As an attorney and someone who wrenches on very old and beat cars... I sort of get it? 10 years and 100k miles are arbitrary points, but depending on where you are in the world, they can serve as a good proxy for “Car is of an age that suspension points are rusty. Brake lines are rusty. Floorpan is rusty. Starter is… Read more

Aren’t sports in general kind of irredeemable? Like, the whole fundamental basis of almost every sport is physical superiority and aggression and violence. Physical fitness is cool, and competition is cool, but any sort of enterprise which celebrates victory achieved by physical domination and force versus cooperation… Read more

I like this. Are you planning to open the engine up for carbon deposit removal, or do a vac hose and a jar of water?
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YES, this is awesome.

This song is absolutely infuriating in that it is not at least three times as long.
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This was funnier and more entertaining that I had expected.
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Upon reflection, I agree.
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bless you
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My Dad was a member at a local semi-private club from the day it opened and he and I played there pretty much every weekend for 3 years. He and I were about as much “regulars” as you could be. Place was nice, but a little hung up about accentuating the divide between member and non-member amenities/facilities. Dad had… Read more

nah
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Man, you’re a riot.
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He killed many a Saab, and yet outlived Saab.
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Sweet. Someone should do a post: “I took my 1914 Model T to the local Ford Dealer for an inspection. You won’t believe what happened next!”
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Steve, do you have an article in the works about the issues facing drivers in states with mandatory safety inspections? Can you address it here? In NY the inspection reg is sometimes misread in such a way that some shops just won’t give you a sticker. “If you don’t have turn signals, I can’t test them. Sorry man,… Read more

Cats, like beer, are great.
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Rat-Tail: "So what are you in for?" Read more

It was railbanking. That was why they were dragging their feet. Not going to bore under the old line to run a gas main if there was a chance the Boston and Springfield line was going to start service back up and screw up the whole thing. This is why the old Haskins parcel that had been on the market for ever was… Read more

A good strategy for this is to get past the cliched straight-from-a-sitcom script of how it's all supposed to unfold and actually get to know the humans inhabiting the roles of Father In Law and Cousin Rick. It may turn out that despite being a tired old grump who likes Fox News, FIL is an interesting guy who, back… Read more

Amazing how that works, isn't it? Read more

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