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eric - September 23, 2017

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Jeremy: Hi Brent, “Bicycling was a huge adult activity in the 19th century”. It was also the most popular spectator sport in...
BrentP: I get that, but it isn’t new. It’s been an adult activity for 200 years. The first boom for pedal power was 200 years...
Jeremy: Chuck, Despite your many thousands of words attempting to justify unjustifiable behavior your “argument” is simple,...
John in NH: Carbs were phased out-especially by Ford. They built MPI and carb trucks on the same lines for at least 4 years. GM did it...
eric: Hi John, Hang tight… review of the new Widebody is coming!
eric: Hiya Nunz, Did you see the movie about Hoffa staring Nicholson? I thought it was very well-done. The final scene especially. The...
John in NH: Man, I want a police Charger…
eric: The first Decider I have memories of is Jimmy Carter. I can remember watching his inauguration on TV with my parents in our house...
Nunzio: I’m old enough, too! In ’72, I had a Nixon bumper sticker on my bicycle (I was 10)….but I never saw one of...
eric: Hi Brent, I’m on your side here; I’m not anti-cyclist. But recreational adult cycling as a mainstream thing is a new...
Nunzio: Tu, I read this book once, about the whereabouts of Hoffa. Seems in all the pictures, he was always wearing a red & white...
Jeremy: Tuanorea, “Jeremy I know you’re a bit younger than me but are you old enough to remember when cars in Detroit were still...
eric: Hiya NUnz, I get all of this; I really do. But I cannot not vote when AOC, et al, are the beneficiaries. It has gotten that bad.
Jason Flinders: You have to look at the VW in the United States in the context of its foreign competition. In the 1950s and 1960s (before...
Nunzio: Hey Jeremy & Eric, Just wanted to clarify: The reason I mentioned “drinking the Kool-aid” is because some here...
eric: Hear you, Chuck! 🙂
ken: If you’re antique then I am Prehistoric! Stop making me o l d!
Nunzio: And an old Beetle is sure 1000x more interesting than a stupid Neon or Hyundai or Chevy equivalent …or anything that passes...
Tuanorea: Eric, “The Safety Cult has made people look upon driving as frightening, fraught with imminent peril – which must be constantly...
Nunzio: Hey Eric! Imagine going into a grocery store where they are advertising Roma tomatoes on sale. You go to purchase some of the...
BrentP: “Some of us remember the era before adult recreational cycling became a common activity.” Huh? Bicycling started out...
Nunzio: Mornin’; Eric! ****”Obamacare would be enshrined – and people like me who choose not to “participate” Hut! Hut!...
eric: PS: I hear you in re voting; the topic depresses me. I feel like a combat medic trying to salvage soldiers with their legs blown...
eric: Amen, Jeremy – I’ve come to realize that much of the hate directed toward cyclists is really – properly –...
Jeremy: Hi Eric, Your attitude on this is reasonable, Chuck’s is not. It is true that some cyclists are assholes and some ride in...
eric: Hi John, “Horrible” depends… I’ve owned and driven old Beetles as daily drivers, including daily driving in...
eric: Hi Mike! True… but… that 5.0 had speed potential. A cam swap – about $300 in parts – would do for it the...
MikePizzo: Nice time capsule, Eric! I need to note one shortcoming of that 5.0 GT that seems to have been overlooked in the warm glow of...
Tuanorea: Jeremy and Eric, In preparation for the upcoming Martin Scorsese movie, The Irishman, I’ve been reading “I HEAR YOU PAINT...
Vonu: Horrible is usually good enough for the vast majority of buyers, it seems, in addition to being extensively subjective.
Jeremy: Morning Eric, I haven’t argued that the election didn’t matter, in fact I specifically agreed with you about that. I...
brazos_bend: Slightly off topic. Ford has some HUGE bill board presence in Houston these days. I see some nice looking boards with...
John in NH: The problem being: the VW is a horrible car.
Bryce: Exactly! That’s one reason Studebaker is no more: The cars they made were too simple and reliable, and they didn’t change the...
eric: Hi Tom, The “hit and run” risk is also hugely variable. For me, living in the sticks and rarely parking on the street...
eric: Hi Bryce, Huxley wrote about this – purposeful disposability – in his best-known book, Brave New World. It keeps the...
Bryce: Sounds like you’re all noticing what I’ve been noticing: Just like cars and bikes, appliances and tools in general have changed in...
Bryce: Geez, I still think “1969” whenI think of “25 years ago!”
ReadyKilowatt: If you want to feel young again, visit a construction site. The boombox radio will be tuned to the classic rock station,...
tom: Hey Mark: I get what you say. The most likely application of uninsured motorist coverage is the hit-and-run. Say, you go out to your...
eric: Hi Slinky, Yup. The Declaration – and subsequent revolution – were sold out almost immediately. The average American...
slinky: I disagree it started with the “so called by the parasites” crushing of the Pennsylvanian whisky rebellion by federal...
Mark in BC: Another thing you’ve got to watch our for: Uninsured Motorist Coverage. If insurance in MANDATORY why are there people...
eric: Morning, Jeremy! I didn’t choose to be divorced; the choice was thrust upon me. I have had to make do with the choices...
eric: Hi Government, Amen. The myopia afflicting GM is that the “boxes” must be checked. The boxes are objective performance...
eric: Hi Chuck, At great risk, I will offer the following: Some of us remember the era before adult recreational cycling became a common...
eric: Hi Nathan, Very well-said. I dread this, too. Though it arguably won’t be a civil war. One can already see the blocs forming,...
eric: Hi Crusty! I like this very much! And around here, it’s no problem… for now. I live in a rural area; no zoning…...
eric: H T “Fun has been outlawed in just about aspect of life in these United States.” It has been criminalized! And this is...
The Handler: “It’s kind of like voting for what flavor of condom gets used when you get ass-raped. [Sorry for the vulgarity- but...
Nunzio: Speaking of ‘pone vote’….funny story: A while back, the local magistrate of the town closest to where i live,...
Nunzio: Hey Swamp, Haha….4 more years- be it Trump or whomever, and we will not have any guns when the SHTF.
Nunzio: Hey Jeremy, *****”I can be persuaded to encourage those inclined to vote to vote for Trump,”***** I must admit,...
Nunzio: I do agree with both you and Eric, Jeremy, as per all you’ve said above; and I don’t mean to condemn Eric for voting...
Nunzio: “Make Israel Great Again”! 😉
Tuanorea: Jeremy, “you can’t have fun driving, the fact that many do means that this is an issue for you, not a fact.” I’d argue that it...
Crusty Old TV Tech: I’m with you on the heavy and complicated thing. Give me a 70’s Western Auto cheapie with a Tecumseh...
Crusty Old TV Tech: Or Eric, you could do the Patented Anti-PC-Anti-Big-Brother Thing ™ and find an old 2-stroke push mower to go...
Nathan Hail: I agree that the dems are sunk for 2020. But the Republicans are sunk too because many Trump supporters- including me- think...
Shotgun Chuck: One thing I forgot to add: before all this started, I put a ton of thought into how to achieve speed without endangering...
Shotgun Chuck: “As for your belief that you can’t have fun driving, the fact that many do means that this is an issue for you, not...
Government Motors Product Planning: End stage economic bubble product planning is why this Corvette came about. When the bubble pops, my...
Jeremy: Hey Nunz, I agree that it’s all a show. Years ago, I coined this phrase, “they pretend to disagree so we can pretend...
Jeremy: Hey Nunz, “It’s just BS to keep the major parties enshrined; it’s as fake as pro wrestling”. That’s an insult...
Nunzio: Nat, it’s just a show; an act to keep people participating (and it seems to work very well, as it even works on some of our...
Nunzio: Exactly, Mike! I too had a least a shred of hope when the uncouth boor was running (But started losing it as soon as picked...
Jeremy: Hey Nunz, I agree, many people actually do want the batshit crazy stuff that the Dems are pushing. Still, many don’t and...
Nathan Hail: One of the BEST things about President Trump is the way that he makes the opposition go absolutely BATSHIT CRAZY ! If your...
Nunzio: Me either, Handler. People whom you would never expect to drink the Kool-aid….are fooled by mere words, even though the...
Jeremy: Hey Chuck, I’ve read your argument many times, it has not changed. I not only disagree with it, I think it’s...
Nunzio: Hey Jeremy, and Chuck, You both make good observations here, BUT, let us not forget that there are 55 million communists in CA;...
Shotgun Chuck: My entire point is that it shouldn’t be “unjustifiable and dangerous” – or at least, no more than...
zero: It’s nice to know that I’m not alone, Tom. My ’06 WRX is well into stage 4.
Jeremy: Hey Chuck, I agree, the Dems are probably toast. Rather than do any self examination they concocted the fantasy that Russia and...
Shotgun Chuck: Speaking of, I’ve been monitoring politics and I now believe that the Dems are pretty well sunk for 2020. The...
Mark3: the ‘funny’ thing about afghanistan is we cant even control the road to the kabul airport. Everyone uses helicopters...
Jeremy: Yeah Chuck, we know. You have made your irrational obsession with cyclists and your delusional belief that the mere possibility...
The Handler: I’ll never understand why some libertarians still have hope in this corrupt system.
Shotgun Chuck: For me, the two go together. I hate bicycles because I love cars and want to resurrect the car culture of the 1960s.
Mike in Boston: Hey Nunz, I don’t waste my time voting anymore but I have to admit I had high hopes for the Trumpster, at least as a...
Jeremy: Hey Chuck, Maybe just once you could post about your love of cars without taking a gratuitous jab at cyclists. Just a thought,...
Shotgun Chuck: You know, now that I’ve thought about it some more… as awful as anti-ricer forums were, I now suspect they...
BrentP: My ’97 is only a couple-three years behind that ’94 (depending on build date or model year). It will be around when...
dread pirate anonymous: When fuel is just pouring out, there is definitely something wrong with the fuel system! With my chainsaw, the...
dread pirate anonymous: Just use one of the tire size calculators online to find a different size/aspect/wheel that is the same overall...
dread pirate anonymous: Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Shotgun Chuck: Oh, I know. I’ve got a Yard-Man self-propelled from 2006 or so with a leaky carburetor and while writing down all...
ken: All insurance should voluntary. Anything squeezed out of you regardless of what they call it is extortion. Extortion: ” Law....
eric: H Bin, Amen. Channeling Judge Valkenheiser from Nothing But Trouble (a great movie): Insurance people need a ride through Mister...
BrentP: “The real problem isn’t immigration. It is entitlement.” I keep asking open borders now libertarians how does a flood...
BrentP: The premise that some people are too stupid to make decisions for themselves thus nobody should. What does this premise get us?...
Charles: Until this spring, I ran a mower from the late 1970s that was built before the mandated safety handle. It even had a real...
Bin: After owning my first home for 3 years, hurricane Katrina struck. I watched in awe as my co worker who owned a mobile home in a...
Mark3: Brave government warriors: https://nypost.com/2016/12/23/ cops-tase-91-year-old-man-with -alzheimers/?utm_source=fac...
JohnZ: Read “Three Felonies A Day” by Harvey Silverglate.
JohnZ: You forgot the JCOP. Which he did so because of his hatred for Obama. He ordered Jerusalem to be the capitol of Israhell. He has...
JohnZ: Because Israhell told us to do so. Just remember,Israhell will fight to the last American.
JohnZ: He was not bailed out by the government. he was bailed out by the Russian/kazarian mafia.
JohnZ: And a great number of Republicans such as Mitch McConnell, light loafered Lindsay Graham and the late John “songbird”...
Nunzio: Hey Eric! I know 😮 The big mowers (Commercial zero-turns, etc.) already have emission controls and fuel injection 🙁 (And...

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