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Reader Question: Why Don’t “Terrorists” Fly Private?

Off Topic eric - June 15, 2019

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Matteo asks: I fly private, mostly with family, because of no TSA. It is something I budget for and sacrifice other endeavors for...

Reader Question: “Climate Change”

Off Topic eric - June 15, 2019

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Missy asks: You've written disparagingly about climate change in several of your articles but I'm wondering why you're not concerned? Do you have...

AGW is “Uncomfortable”

Off Topic eric - June 15, 2019

Here's video of a gum-snapping AGW (why do so many AGWs snap gum?) who feels "uncomfortable" about a man video-recording him and a dozen other AGWs at some kind of checkpoint. The...

Reader Question: Non-Mechanical Recommendations?

Off Topic eric - June 14, 2019

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Nick asks: I love reading your articles - and am not very good at mechanics! Just wondering what vehicles are still good out...

AGWs Hut! Hut! Hut! Bicyclist

Off Topic eric - June 14, 2019

Here's video of a bicyclist getting Hut! Hut! Hutted! by three armed government workers for the "crime" of riding his bike in an unapproved manner - no headlight - and without...

Reader Question: The Elio Not Cometh?

Off Topic eric - June 14, 2019

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Ben asks: I noticed the question and your answer from May 10 about Elio and why they have not been able to get...

Reader Question: Harley Value?

Off Topic eric - June 13, 2019

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Frank asks: How much is a 2009 Harley Fat Bob with 45,000 miles worth? My reply: According to Kelly Blue Book (KBB) the average...

Reader Question: Don’t Leave Home Without Them?

Off Topic eric - June 13, 2019

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Vic asks: I just watched your interview on David Knight show. Thank you for all the great information you provided. I wanted to...

Reader Question: Yankee Pricing?

Off Topic eric - June 13, 2019

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Matt asks: I am wondering if the fiat pricing is different in different areas? I am in MA. It seems even the list...

Reader Question: On Fiat?

Off Topic eric - June 13, 2019

Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply! Marks asks: Excellent and balanced article on the Fiat. It is truly a cute, roomy and economical subcompact. But this is the age...

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Jason Flinders: That’s a great info dump, Jeremy. I’ve had bits and pieces of much of it gathered over the years, but stored...
MarkyMark: Doug, You can thank Uncle in large part for cars’ increasing complexity. If it weren’t for the emissions and...
Jason Flinders: The movie is on youtube. You can get a glimpse there of the shining future the technocrat elites have been dreaming about...
BrentP: It depends on the crowd. Most people who believe in man made climate change are “repeaters”. People who repeat what...
BrentP: HG Wells also wrote about the future world the self proclaimed elites were building. The products were “The Shape of Things...
Tuanorea: Patrick, You bring up gun shows. I’ve been hearing that gun collections are going down in value. Seems the younger shooters...
Jeremy: Hi Chuck, Look into these people: Judith Curry, John Christie, Bjorn Lomborg and Freeman Dyson. Others, like Tim Ball, Willie...
Crusty Old TV Tech: The only good thing about a sail fawn is it acts as a decent user interface for OBD2 dongles…gotta love am $80...
Patrick: Gun shows are mostly for older dudes, too. I don’t think the next generation cares all that much about hunting or...
Eightsouthman: Nunz, the EPA mandated 15% a couple years ago. Even as greedy as corporate subsidy farmers are, they fessed up and said...
Zane: I was thinking of getting a custom ordered JL 2dr later this year, think I’ll get a Saaaaaaafety free BRZ limited with stick...
Guerrero: Around 1990 I purchased my running and driving 1971 Custom/10 Deluxe pickup for $350. Granted, I’ve put a lot of hours...
Jason Flinders: There’s plenty of info out there. For starters, back in January a UN official admitted the real reason behind the...
Shotgun Chuck: I’m on the extreme other end. There was a time (back when I was younger and emojis were still called emoticons) that...
Shotgun Chuck: RIP Corvette, it’s been an alright run of 66 years. I must wonder if that number is in any way significant, perhaps...
Shotgun Chuck: Off topic but: I’ve kicked over a hornets’ nest of EV fanbois on another forum. I need you all to feed me...
Anonymous: I’ll just leave this here, https://pics.me.me/brave-new-w orld-1984-we-are-here-idiocrac y-the-handmaids-48206155.png
MarkyMark: How could any guy put up with a BOSSY bitch? There are some things this ol’ Jersey boy won’t put up with…
Shotgun Chuck: So what about those of us who have “emotional needs” that can’t be fulfilled in VR? Are we just to be...
gtc: Hahaha! It took me hearing Eric say that to me for a year before I got it. I have a flip-phone, but absolutely no need for the type...
Jason Flinders: I don’t know… changes that came into play 40 years ago were not as radical. What’s the cost comparison...
Tuanorea: Muggles, “this could have been written 40 years ago (using different examples) and the same complaints would be made.” 100%...
gtc: P.S., I had afemale friend with me during the rain-ride, and she started complaining that her nipples were freezing; which only made...
gtc: Ditto. I have an ’81 Goldwing that still has a working factory radio. 15 years ago that would have still been exciting just to...
Nunzio: “Musk will harvest the current produced by electric eels to power his new ocean-going tow-vehicles (Expected delivery date:...
Horst Muhlmann: “We want to fulfill people’s emotional needs” I have a 67 Chevelle SS for that. I’m pretty sure Audi isn’t...
gtc: I wonder what kind of cute CG shit you see when the car drives head on into a semi, or when a bunch of AGWs run up to the car and...
Bill B: Brazos & Rich, this tech and your comments remind me of the novels by William Gibson (the guy who coined the term...
Jeremy: Hey Nunz, More new on this topic: According to an internally leaked memo, President Trump has called upon top scientists to...
richb: Never noted that being a “hero” isn’t even in the top ten most dangerous jobs. It’s more dangerous to be a...
Tuanorea: Eric, You ever listen to this? https://publicintelligence.net /aldous-huxley-1962-u-c-berkel ey-speech-on-the-ultimate-r...
richb: Natural areas will be reserved only for the elite. Everybody else will live in little concrete box in a overcrowded city.
The Bobster: A typical Millennial can not buy a 2019 SUV for $38,000 and pay this $50,000 college tuition with his summer job money…...
Anti Federalist: Reminds of the final scenes of Soylent Green: Gently rocked to death at the Euthanasia Center while being surrounded by...
OppositeLock: Of course, he was obstructing. By standing there and recording video, he would have been able to record them planting...
brazos_bend: Eric, off topic but I don’t want to search for the relevant article this belongs in. Look at Mark Reus’ comments...
Muggles: Although I am in the nostalgia demographic and agree with most of Eric’s Good Old Days sentiments, this could have been...
1UnknownSubject: Now I get it – sail fawns = cell phones.
Nunzio: Hey Jer, Don’t give him ideas! In the absurdity that is modern America today….he could propose it; and people would...
Mark in BC: Interesting that the Holoride video has this text below it by the poster: “No matter how far you go, a ride should make...
brazos_bend: I am in the No-A/C No-Radio club when i drive by myself, even in the Houston Summers. I like to feel the weather outside and...
Nasir: Learning to fly myself so I can go exactly where I want without all the questions is totally on my list of things to do….
Nasir: Mooing – x Ray scanners and metal detectors are my favourite bits of useful kit at airports. In a world where you can get...
Tom M: Government wrecks everything they touch. Anyone in government is a control freak. Nice story and the new times are not always...
Allen: They can keep their “entertainment”. The majority of the time, I happen to enjoy the drive itself and being in 100%...
ken: Well the cartoon gal is saaaafely on the road by herself….In reality there would be wall to wall cars with everyone in group...
Jeremy: Hey Nunzio, “Back in the 70’s and 80’s, Cubans used to float over here on rafts….amazingly, no one proposed a sea-wall...
Eric C: this article really hits the nail squarely on the head. I’m 56 andgot 2 old mustangs, a 72 Mach 1 Q code with 56k miles and...
ken: Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun…. Mao Zedong Translated: It’s the government that should have the guns...
Nunzio: You are so right, Nasir- on all counts. There’s no fixing this mess, because the majority of people have bought into...
Nunzio: Trouble is, Moo-Moo, that’s a Federal ‘crime’…R 30; They might not look too closely at an old cheap...
brazos_bend: One thing I noticed is the move away from the natural world for kids. In the 90’s it was about large mammals,...
Jason Flinders: I’m amazed at what of those old barges are fetching. Buckets that I remember owners had trouble dumping for a...
Jason Flinders: I thought that ’73 was the last year for the original Datsun 510 after which the company brought out some really...
Jason Flinders: Once seen as a place to escape, young people are herding themselves back into cities, just like the UN’s...
Eightsouthman: I’d seen it already. It’s sickening to say the least. They weren’t scared, they were and still are,...
Hugh Mannity: Uber and Lyft have done more to reduce drunk driving than any laws or checkpoints. They may not have done anything to...
Eightsouthman: Bin, sorry to hear about this. I totaled my Turbo Diesel that was like new inside and nearly new outside. They gave me...
Eightsouthman: T, wish I could send a pic of the last tractor I was hired to drive and then had to quit because of my wife having a...
ReadyKilowatt: RE: “penny ante operations” The thing that got me about 9/11 was that the spy state was all geared up for the...
ReadyKilowatt: Well, they can’t get an emotional response out of us by designing a cool car, so why not try the gadget route? I got...
Mooeing: vin swap the car with a clean title same model car that is privately owned but junk. Scrap the junk car and get 100-200 for...
eric: Hi Mooeing, Ditto. If I had the money, I would get myself something interesting, like a refurbished Volksjager (He 162, aka...
Mooeing: I had a friend who was a cop who quit and worked for the TSA as a part time job. They pretty much take anyone and spend a ton of...
eric: Hi Lance, It’s true – and very sad. One specific thing related to this discussion: “Beaters” are getting...
Nasir: Nunzio, glad there are others who see this. The only use I can see for the wall is trolling the CNN/Progressive crowd…....
eric: Hi Doug, Amen, in re all you’ve written. Just one of many vignettes: The coffee dive where I often go to work is popular with...
Nasir: Have they also found the Iranian passports floating around in the water – in the future ofcourse!?
rick237: “But where I live, people are killed by drunks and druggies on the roads every week.” Most car accidents are caused...
Tionico: Thinking I mightnbe needing to buy a twin screw truck tractor, perhaps with a small can on th reach for overnights. Now I know...
Tionico: Why wish her daughter to bear the consequences of her stupidity? I’d far rather see HER reap the direct rewards of her...
Douglas L Self: Cars COULD still be simple, but there’s not enough demand nor profit potential in doing so. Besides, there’s...
gtc: In their own words, why would these “officers” be uncomfortable “if they aren’t doing anything wrong”?...
Lance Ripplinger: Cars are an expensive liability these days. We are also seeing the heavy urbanization of the USA. Young folks...
Tuanorea: Nunzio, “where are the black boxes???” Nunzio, Nunzio, Nunzio. A crowd killer is purportedly crashed into a building and you...
gtc: Frankly, I’ve seen more damage caused by DWF and DWO than DWI.
Anti Federalist: I’m sure they didn’t. Most people don’t. They are trained to “call the authorities”....
gtc: Are you assuming that only reckless motorcyclists end up dead? And I suppose you are alive only because of your flawless ability to...
Douglas L Self: Acquiring an airworthy surplus airliner like a 707, 727, or even a 747 isn’t really a big deal, and even many 757s...
Jinxthinks: There are no inexpensive cars today. My $35.00 Chevrolet would have a 350 Chevy engine power seats air and be north of 30k....
Anonymous: Hey 8, Thanks. It was a family member. One who has NEVER displayed any violent tendencies to my knowledge. The ONLY reason I...
Douglas L Self: What should have raised eyebrows was the transcript of what to do with WTC 7, wherein the decision was made to...
Nunzio: Doug- those are the only ones who can keep a gun in Switzerland- those who have been in their military- as if one has a choice...
Douglas L Self: And not only not interfere in how a Swiss citizen ARMS himself, but hell, upon completion of mandated military service,...
Nunzio: Aww! I found a whole list online! http://www.c4vct.com/kym/humor /baltese.htm
Douglas L Self: Bonnie and Clyde had a two-year run prior to their being ambushed in Louisiana on May 23, 1934. They went from being the...
Nunzio: When I was a teen, in a Reader’s Digest [Yes, I was a barrel of laughs!] they published this thing about how people speak...
MarkyMark: Man, I wish we’d be more like Switzerland, be neutral, and mind our own business.
MarkyMark: I don’t think that the Taco Bell employees knew that this was going to happen. All they knew was that this car was still...
Nunzio: Isn’t it funny? Every time the US wants to attack any country, that country miraculously obliges by ‘taking the first...
gtc: Well, I guess it’s their word against the word of a corpse. We know who will win that debate. I never once saw this man...
Nunzio: Exactly, Anon! That’s what I’ve always said- just like right after 9/11 when they were screening people in the NYC...
Douglas L Self: The Magnum Force film made it clear that the three young cops Davis, Sweet, and Grimes, and their “mentor”,...
Tuanorea: Tionico, “You sound just like the gun grabbers..” I’ve read your post a few times and I think you are the gun grabber. Where,...
gtc: I interpret those signs in the back window as referring to the “baby” behind the steering wheel, and that’s the...
gtc: I have friends, family, customers and acquaintances all over the country. Who the Hell are you to assume someone’s personal...
Anti Federalist: From Eric’s OP: “Taco Bell employees called for a “wellness check” when they noted McCoy passed out in his...
Eightsouthman: There’s a better one than that today. Pompeo threatened Iran for attacking a Swedish tanker with 23...
Anti Federalist: Protected and served.
Anti Federalist: Ken wrote, “In the 70s Officer Callahan (Dirty Harry) was condemned but every one of his shoots were good.”...

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AGW is “Uncomfortable”

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AGWs Hut! Hut! Hut! Bicyclist

Reader Question: The Elio Not Cometh?

Reader Question: Harley Value?

Reader Question: Don’t Leave Home Without Them?

Reader Question: Yankee Pricing?

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