Random Thoughts Thread

[G. David Felt]

Sad that due to Idiot47 and the incompetent administration we currently have, we will loose out on the benefits of entry level EVs from Kia that offer awesome range, performance and interior space.

Kia’s Smallest EV Could Become One Of Its Most Thrilling Performance Models

The EV2 GT model looks real cool and could be a blast, sadly Canada and Mexico will get it before us due to the incompetent administration we currently have.

[G. David Felt]

Interesting read, though they talk about 1 million mile batteries, they do not state which ones actually.

These EV batteries now last 1 million miles – Morning Overview

[oldshurst442]

9 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

Sad that due to Idiot47 and the incompetent administration we currently have, we will loose out on the benefits of entry level EVs from Kia that offer awesome range, performance and interior space.

Kia’s Smallest EV Could Become One Of Its Most Thrilling Performance Models

The EV2 GT model looks real cool and could be a blast, sadly Canada and Mexico will get it before us due to the incompetent administration we currently have.

Chevrolet will give us an Ultium Bolt.  Which is not bad. I wish they would have changed up the styling.  Not jut a refresh but a brand new body to go along with the Ultium battery technology.  

But I see how Chevrolet could keep the price down by just refreshing the body.  

Id like to see if Canadians keep the Elbows Up regarding the automobile industry.  Its hard to boycott as GM, Ford and Chrysler do keep the factories open in Canada.  

It will be interesting to see how Canadians are going to react to the KIA EV2 GT.  Of all the American product boycotting in Canada, GM and Ford are not really targeted.  

[A Horse With No Name]

18 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

Thank you for acknowledging the obvious...

But you did ask me a question for me to address.

Gen Z.   1997-2012

2024 (because problems started last last year...)- 21 (drinking age) = 2003 

2018 would be the first year Gen Zers drank whiskey as they came of age to drink. 6 years of Gen Zers drinking but as soon Ticky Tocky told Gen Zers to drink more healthily, than ALL of Gen Z stopped drinking whiskey simultaneously causing all this mess. 6-7 years worth of Gen Zers drinking and THAT is the cause for bankruptcy. Have the Boomers completely stopped drinking whiskey too?  What about Gen Xers?  I dunno how popular whiskey was with Gen X, but I do know that Gen X drank a lot when we were in our 20s.  And from the Kentucky area only as the one from Tennessee aint really complainin' loudly about Gen Z being a problem.  But he did complain about Canada dropping his brand from ALL Canadian liquor stores.   He did laugh and say that Canadian sales do not account much anyway.  But I didnt hear him complain about Gen Z at all in the beginning of this mess...   

So Gen Zers targeted Kentucky bourbon area distilleries only...

 

When this first happened, NO article mentioned Gen Z about a possible problem...  

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/kentucky-bourbon-industry-caught-middle-global-tariff-war/story?id=119675707

https://globalnews.ca/news/11068673/donald-trump-tariffs-us-alcohol-canada/

https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2025/03/07/canada-spirits-rep-tariffs

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/life/food/spirits/bourbon/2025/02/03/canadas-decision-to-stop-buying-us-alcohol-will-hurt-kentucky-bourbon/78177222007/

https://theconversation.com/u-s-tariff-threat-how-it-will-impact-different-products-and-industries-248824

https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-kentucky-bourbon-trump-canada-europe-11bbb928bcacccb6ba35c31522783e14

 

 

Me thinks American journalism is trying to soften the blow about how shytty Trump really is and trying to lay blame elsewhere.   Yeah. Hard NO to the excuse that Gen Z is causing a 9 billion dollar industry to go bust all of a sudden when its the world actually BOYCOTTING American whiskey BECAUSE of Trump's needless and useless  tariff war. 

 

https://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article307948565.html

This articles states that Jack Daniels erased a decades worth of growth.  

 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jack-daniels-parent-sees-weight-loss-drugs-cannabis-hurting-liquor-sales-bce7beea

This article blames weight loss drugs, cannabis and Gen Z.  Yeah...coincidentally all those factors stopped a decades long growth JUST to end it on tic tok fads of last year. NOT because Tennessee is a Red State, and that the world has targeted to boycott Red State products.  

THIS is my opinion of course.  You cant really blame me for being skeptical...

Cheers with Canadian Club this time around

 Elbows Up!!!

 

FAFO has hit Kentucky. The bourbon industry can't collapse fast enough as far as I am concerned. 

10 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

Chevrolet will give us an Ultium Bolt.  Which is not bad. I wish they would have changed up the styling.  Not jut a refresh but a brand new body to go along with the Ultium battery technology.  

But I see how Chevrolet could keep the price down by just refreshing the body.  

Id like to see if Canadians keep the Elbows Up regarding the automobile industry.  Its hard to boycott as GM, Ford and Chrysler do keep the factories open in Canada.  

It will be interesting to see how Canadians are going to react to the KIA EV2 GT.  Of all the American product boycotting in Canada, GM and Ford are not really targeted.  

Lots of domestics in Canada, lots. But I think outside of trucks American legacy car makers are pretty much cooked. 

11 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Interesting read, though they talk about 1 million mile batteries, they do not state which ones actually.

These EV batteries now last 1 million miles – Morning Overview

Interesting. I have visited NYC a ton, lots of Hybrids with stupid high miles used in Taxi fleet service there. 

11 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Sad that due to Idiot47 and the incompetent administration we currently have, we will loose out on the benefits of entry level EVs from Kia that offer awesome range, performance and interior space.

Kia’s Smallest EV Could Become One Of Its Most Thrilling Performance Models

The EV2 GT model looks real cool and could be a blast, sadly Canada and Mexico will get it before us due to the incompetent administration we currently have.

America is a dying empire, and will be for the next 50 years. Don't expect positive change from DC regardless of party in charge. 

13 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Lets be honest in setting the blame where it belongs, IDIOT47 and the 1% crowd that is only more than happy to do illegal pay offs to get billion dollar deals done. Example is the Paramount deal!

We are in the Decade of Criminal Pay to Play mode!

Paramount Merger Approved After $16 Million Trump Settlement

One reason to boycott everything corporate and US, corporate media included. If I could buy almost nothing American, I would be a happy guy. 

[A Horse With No Name]

19 hours ago, ccap41 said:

Yeah, it's a mixed bag that the tariffs are putting a nail in the coffin for the smaller distilleries. 

Wine in Portland does not seem to have a similar decline. What I am most sad about is that Micro breweries seem to be in decline also. yes, i said that I don't buy many of their products any more, but it also seems small independent breweries went from brewing just good independent beer to brewing stranger and stranger stuff to be original and get attention. 

[A Horse With No Name]

The economy is cooked. 

I ate breakfast at a place that's normally packed Sunday morning, three other people eating. The economic downturn is going to be brutal. 

[A Horse With No Name]

I am really convinced Honda has lost the plot as well, love this Aussie commentator. 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

16 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Interesting BBC story on Kentucky Bourbon from Boom to Bust. Spot on.

How Kentucky bourbon went from boom to bust

Yes on the BBC story. 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

16 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

https://www.moneydigest.com/1825884/why-walmart-stores-closing-2025/

 

https://www.thestreet.com/retail/walmart-cvs-panera-and-more-quietly-close-more-stores

• Daniel Kline
• Aug 3, 2025 9:08 AM EDT

Reviewed by Celine Provini 

 

These retailers have quietly closed stores in 2025 

While some closures get more attention than others, these have flown under the radar. In most cases that's by design, as companies don't want the negative local publicity that comes from closing until the shutdown process has already begun.

• Walmart
  • Locations closed in July-August 2025 in Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania.
  • Often cited for underperformance, crime, or changing local demand.
• CVS
  • Still executing previously announced plan (900 stores over 3 years).
• Panera Bread
  • Some franchisees are closing low-volume locations quietly.
• Rite Aid
  • Bankruptcy-related closures, but many new rounds still being added.
  • Entire company is being shut down.
• Family Dollar / Dollar Tree
  • 1,000+ closures expected by the end of 2025.
• Walgreens
  • Continued "store footprint optimization" through mid-2025.
• Macy’s
  • Closing 66 stores, with 150 total closures expected by 2026. 

 

 

Maybe 154 store closures were in 2016 and Walmart may have completed those by 2024, Walmart is closing an additional 11.  But...that is not the issue here. The issue is that OTHER retailers are closing as well. And its a significant amount.   

I guess Gen Zers are to blame for this as well?

 

At the end of the day, it does NOT matter if Gen Zers are not drinking whiskey.  At the end of the day, Trump's tariffs are killing the US economy ALL AROUND.  Turn a blind eye to it, tell me Im posting misinformation or that Im gullible to not believe what the Kentucky bourbon industry is telling us, call me anything you want...tariffs were called no good for the economy.  And tariffs are reeling the benefits as we speak right now. 

What are those benefits?

You guys have a brain.  Believe what you wanna believe.  God bless America!!!  Just hope he forgives you for turning a blind eye to all those Epstein and Trump victims...

 

 

I shop at CVS for prescription drugs and little else. Rarely shop at the others. I dislike the marketing, product, and management of a lot of American companies. Would not shop at most of these if our government was made up of absolute saints. It goes beyond political to me just not really liking or caring about the companies above. 

Interesting VW test. 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

The economy is tanking, for real. 

 

[oldshurst442]

6 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

The economy is tanking, for real. 

 

 GM CEO at the end of the video was not forthright about the eventual rise in prices by not wanting to link it to the tariffs. 

Donald J. Trump threatens not to raise the prices for the consumers to eat it and to definitely not blame the tariffs.  He warned Walmart for that 2-3 months ago.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-walmart-prices-tariffs-response/

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-warns-walmart-eat-tariffs-instead-raising-prices

By GM not admitting that prices will rise BECAUSE of tariffs is PURE COWARDICE!!!

You gotta stand up...  Everybody gotta stand up.   Businesses and civilians alike.  But a GM CEO makes plenty of money, he/she dont care what a particular political leader does or does not do...  It is the little guy that pays the price.  

The video talks about many OEMs having theor profits slashed by a significant amount.  I was shocked with Toyota's loss of profits as well as GM's.  I want to surprised with Ford's results.  But lets keep in mind those are figures for Q2.  By year's end, lots of panick for those same CEOs not wanting to fight back the tariffs loud, proud and publicly... 

The sales prices WILL go up regardless if CEOs want to admit reasons are tariffs. 

These CEOs better hope that American citizens have deep pockets and are capable of absorbing yet another price hike on yet another product.  And for how long can these deep pockets of these very very rich average American Joes last?

 

But I keep on hearing that average Americans do not monies for groceries. 

And wasnt Biden fired from his Presidency because the price of eggs were sky high even BEFORE the tariffs and Donald J. Trump himself?

Ah yes...yes...

I kinda remember something like that...

[oldshurst442]

The American political system does not need a phoquen revolution. Nor does it need a change in how people vote as how @Drew Dowdell stated in the Ford EV thread.  

The US needs to get their educational system back to world standards again. And not just to world standards, but the US needs to be on TOP of the world in education.  And they need to do this NOW.  Kinda hard when Trump defunded the education department... 

That is step 1.

But before step 1 happens, American folk need to start having EMPATHY towards other people...MAINLY OTHER FELLOW AMERICANS.  And to stop being so phoquen nosy on other people's business... 

But even before THAT happens, American people have to stop relying on what the phoquen church is preaching.  It is quite ironic that the so called christians (no capital c as I do not think that denomination of the church that rules the bible belt are truly christians...) have devil thoughts and actions.  

And even BEFORE that happens, Americans need to stop being racist, sexist and all kinds of other 'ists' like narcissists, individual-ists...

But that will never happen.  I once thought the world of America, Americans and the American dream.  Now...I am disgusted with what I see and hear about my neighbors to the south.  

The US has turned into one phoquen ugly society.  Trump is not the reason for all this yuck, Trump is just the guy that has been able to take advantage of the ugliness that has become the American people. 

[ccap41]

19 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

The US has turned into one phoquen ugly society.

Come down to middle of America. I'll buy you a beer here and we can find a classic car show to roam around. It isn't as ugly as you portray it to be. I'm sure it's also beautiful in the PNW where @G. David Felt lives and the Pittsburgh area where OUR leader resides, @Drew Dowdell. There are so many good people from these parts. Don't let the internet make you think everybody everywhere is jacked in the head. The internet can be very powerful and can portray many things that are skewed. There are certainly bad people everywhere, but I don't think there are as many bad people around as you think. 

[G. David Felt]

21 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

Come down to middle of America. I'll buy you a beer here and we can find a classic car show to roam around. It isn't as ugly as you portray it to be. I'm sure it's also beautiful in the PNW where @G. David Felt lives and the Pittsburgh area where OUR leader resides, @Drew Dowdell. There are so many good people from these parts. Don't let the internet make you think everybody everywhere is jacked in the head. The internet can be very powerful and can portray many things that are skewed. There are certainly bad people everywhere, but I don't think there are as many bad people around as you think. 

While the News can be deceptive on what is going on as they take advantage of the 73 IQ Idiot47, your right not everywhere is totally nuts and I am happy that we still have places that embrace the multi-cultural world we are in.

Will be interesting as ICE has stated they will be coming to Washington this weekend and will spend the next few months getting rid of criminals.

So far I have only seen a ton of hard workiing people, going to be interesting to see how people respond to this.

This was back in June and ICE quickly left the state, so be interesting to see what the news covers this coming rest of August here:

Anti-ICE protesters clash with SPD at Federal Building | FOX 13 Seattle

[oldshurst442]

1 hour ago, ccap41 said:

Come down to middle of America. I'll buy you a beer here and we can find a classic car show to roam around. It isn't as ugly as you portray it to be. I'm sure it's also beautiful in the PNW where @G. David Felt lives and the Pittsburgh area where OUR leader resides, @Drew Dowdell. There are so many good people from these parts. Don't let the internet make you think everybody everywhere is jacked in the head. The internet can be very powerful and can portray many things that are skewed. There are certainly bad people everywhere, but I don't think there are as many bad people around as you think. 

You are right.  Not every American is disgusting and ugly.  I am wrong to paint everybody in that negative light. 

There are many nice Americans that didnt vote for this shyte. 

And Ill gladly accept your invite. As I hope you'll accept mine to come to Montreal and Ill show you my city.  For real.  

But I will decline that invite temporarily.   51st state rhetoric and unwarranted tariffs on my country warrant me to think about my country first.  Red States follow Trump's word and most folk down in those states now view Canada as an enemy because education is sorely lacking...   Trump has hidden ideas for those tariffs on certain Canadian products.  Lumber, steel and aluminium mostly.  And he has convinced many in those fields that Canada truly is an enemy.  I do not respect that.

Also...yes, the internet is full of mis and dis information, but I can filter our the nonsense.  But when I see California and New York sponsored (Blue States) travel ads on MY Canadian television stations telling me they miss my tourism...that only infuriates me more...   

Why?

Well...I know that my fellow Canadians have mostly stopped from travelling to the States, and all that tells me about those adverts is that California and New York only miss my tourist DOLLARS.  Not that they give a shyte about the welfare about MY country.  Do NOT spend advertising dollars begging me to come back for my money, spend that money FIGHTING Trump and his regime...

 THIS is what Canadian tax payer money bought for advertising in those Red States

 

THIS is what Canada as a country and as a people communicate to try and educate...  

 

 

Keep your phoquen golf balls...   Apologize because your leader is a tyrant and you dont agree with the 51st state rhetoric. But do not tell me that.  Fight in the streets that you do not agree with the 51st State rhetoric.. .  Promise to fight for your freedoms. Dont beg me to come because you miss my tourist dollars and you will go broke.  Boo freakin hoo. 

 

Do not tell me that Hollywood wouldnt be Hollywood without Canada.  Shout that out loud so TRUMP... could hear you.   SHOW it by fighting BACK at Trump!!!  

 

Again...dont tell me that Trump is trying to make enemies out of you and me. I know that. I aint stupid. But YOU fight back in your OWN country.  California has got 2000 miles of beach coasts.  Well...so does Canada. More actually. And its about time that we...CANADIANS, discover our OWN country. Time for us to love OUR country. You can start loving your own country. Start by respecting each other rather than the almighty dollar...

So yeah...Im sure not all Americans are ugly.   But American culture has turned to shyte. To which I say no thanks to!!! 

 

 PS:  Huge contrast on how each culture has decided to approach this.  Its like our country is a joke to you folk.  Its like you folk dont even respect your own society so why the phoque am I asking you to have empathy for my country when you guys dont even care for your own???!!!   

 

PSS: Yeah...I know there are public outcries.  The news do not cover that.  Make it so that the news DOES cover it...    Your outcries do not go far enough...  Your society is still to selfish... 

Edited 19 hours ago by oldshurst442

[G. David Felt]

@oldshurst442 Intelligent people know how to help others, that is why after my tradeshow, I went to Fairmont Hot Springs and spend my hard earned money on Canada, supporting jobs, buying food and enjoying the mineral hotsprings.

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort - Top Hotel Fairmont, BC

Why go to a Phouqed up red state when you can go locally and enjoy the great outdoors and soak!

Course love that my money gets me 30% or so more there too.

[G. David Felt]

Nothing like Banf National Park, fresh air, Lake Louise and mineral hotspings.

Can spend years exploring the park, lakes, etc. and never see it all.

Banff & Lake Louise Tourism | Official Destination Website

[A Horse With No Name]

15 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

 GM CEO at the end of the video was not forthright about the eventual rise in prices by not wanting to link it to the tariffs. 

Donald J. Trump threatens not to raise the prices for the consumers to eat it and to definitely not blame the tariffs.  He warned Walmart for that 2-3 months ago.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-walmart-prices-tariffs-response/

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/trump-warns-walmart-eat-tariffs-instead-raising-prices

By GM not admitting that prices will rise BECAUSE of tariffs is PURE COWARDICE!!!

You gotta stand up...  Everybody gotta stand up.   Businesses and civilians alike.  But a GM CEO makes plenty of money, he/she dont care what a particular political leader does or does not do...  It is the little guy that pays the price.  

The video talks about many OEMs having theor profits slashed by a significant amount.  I was shocked with Toyota's loss of profits as well as GM's.  I want to surprised with Ford's results.  But lets keep in mind those are figures for Q2.  By year's end, lots of panick for those same CEOs not wanting to fight back the tariffs loud, proud and publicly... 

The sales prices WILL go up regardless if CEOs want to admit reasons are tariffs. 

These CEOs better hope that American citizens have deep pockets and are capable of absorbing yet another price hike on yet another product.  And for how long can these deep pockets of these very very rich average American Joes last?

 

But I keep on hearing that average Americans do not monies for groceries. 

And wasnt Biden fired from his Presidency because the price of eggs were sky high even BEFORE the tariffs and Donald J. Trump himself?

Ah yes...yes...

I kinda remember something like that...

The Trump administration will just speed up the demise of the conventional legacy auto makers. Fine by me. I will happily drive a Chinese EV at this point. 

More...

 

[A Horse With No Name]

12 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Nothing like Banf National Park, fresh air, Lake Louise and mineral hotspings.

Can spend years exploring the park, lakes, etc. and never see it all.

Banff & Lake Louise Tourism | Official Destination Website

That looks unreal, my wife and I need to do that. 

12 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

@oldshurst442 Intelligent people know how to help others, that is why after my tradeshow, I went to Fairmont Hot Springs and spend my hard earned money on Canada, supporting jobs, buying food and enjoying the mineral hotsprings.

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort - Top Hotel Fairmont, BC

Why go to a Phouqed up red state when you can go locally and enjoy the great outdoors and soak!

Course love that my money gets me 30% or so more there too.

Canada is a whole different (and in many ways better) world than much of the USA. I still plan to visit several places in the USA, but will probably wilderness camp to bring as little revenue as possible into certain (red) states. 

15 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

You are right.  Not every American is disgusting and ugly.  I am wrong to paint everybody in that negative light. 

There are many nice Americans that didnt vote for this shyte. 

And Ill gladly accept your invite. As I hope you'll accept mine to come to Montreal and Ill show you my city.  For real.  

But I will decline that invite temporarily.   51st state rhetoric and unwarranted tariffs on my country warrant me to think about my country first.  Red States follow Trump's word and most folk down in those states now view Canada as an enemy because education is sorely lacking...   Trump has hidden ideas for those tariffs on certain Canadian products.  Lumber, steel and aluminium mostly.  And he has convinced many in those fields that Canada truly is an enemy.  I do not respect that.

Also...yes, the internet is full of mis and dis information, but I can filter our the nonsense.  But when I see California and New York sponsored (Blue States) travel ads on MY Canadian television stations telling me they miss my tourism...that only infuriates me more...   

Why?

Well...I know that my fellow Canadians have mostly stopped from travelling to the States, and all that tells me about those adverts is that California and New York only miss my tourist DOLLARS.  Not that they give a shyte about the welfare about MY country.  Do NOT spend advertising dollars begging me to come back for my money, spend that money FIGHTING Trump and his regime...

 THIS is what Canadian tax payer money bought for advertising in those Red States

 

THIS is what Canada as a country and as a people communicate to try and educate...  

 

 

Keep your phoquen golf balls...   Apologize because your leader is a tyrant and you dont agree with the 51st state rhetoric. But do not tell me that.  Fight in the streets that you do not agree with the 51st State rhetoric.. .  Promise to fight for your freedoms. Dont beg me to come because you miss my tourist dollars and you will go broke.  Boo freakin hoo. 

 

Do not tell me that Hollywood wouldnt be Hollywood without Canada.  Shout that out loud so TRUMP... could hear you.   SHOW it by fighting BACK at Trump!!!  

 

So yeah...Im sure not all Americans are ugly.   But American culture has turned to shyte. To which I say no thanks to!!! 

 

 PS:  Huge contrast on how each culture has decided to approach this.  Its like our country is a joke to you folk.  Its like you folk dont even respect your own society so why the phoque am I asking you to have empathy for my country when you guys dont even care for your own???!!!   

 

PSS: Yeah...I know there are public outcries.  The news do not cover that.  Make it so that the news DOES cover it...    Your outcries do not go far enough...  Your society is still to selfish... 

You are absolutely right about American society going to crap. Trump is the symptom, not the cause. 

[G. David Felt]

2 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

That looks unreal, my wife and I need to do that. 

Canada is a whole different (and in many ways better) world than much of the USA. I still plan to visit several places in the USA, but will probably wilderness camp to bring as little revenue as possible into certain (red) states. 

Trust me that you will love the Fairmont area as well as driving through the Banf national park and if you plan, camp and drive the park all the way up north to the Artic Circle. It is amazing to be in 24hrs of daylight and enjoy the outdoors at 1AM.  

2 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

The Trump administration will just speed up the demise of the conventional legacy auto makers. Fine by me. I will happily drive a Chinese EV at this point. 

More...

 

Sadly Idiot47 is wanting to live in his Dementia filled head in the 50's and 60's and going backwards as he attacks alternative power is a BIG BIG MISTAKE! At this point, let the red states collapse and sadly I can see much loss of life due to how stupid the current administration is. America is going backwards as we give up leadership to China and Korea.

[A Horse With No Name]

17 hours ago, ccap41 said:

Come down to middle of America. I'll buy you a beer here and we can find a classic car show to roam around. It isn't as ugly as you portray it to be. I'm sure it's also beautiful in the PNW where @G. David Felt lives and the Pittsburgh area where OUR leader resides, @Drew Dowdell. There are so many good people from these parts. Don't let the internet make you think everybody everywhere is jacked in the head. The internet can be very powerful and can portray many things that are skewed. There are certainly bad people everywhere, but I don't think there are as many bad people around as you think. 

It's more of an overall culture thing. yes, Pittsburgh, Columbus Ohio (where I am from), the PNW and St Louis have some great aspects. 

But even had we had a blue wave in 2024 and Kamala gotten 350 electoral votes, I agree with Olds. A lot of American culture is really ugly and I would rather travel (and live!) elsewhere. 

This will not change if all 434 house seats, the white house, and the 100 senate seats go blue. 

It's cultural. 

3 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

Trust me that you will love the Fairmont area as well as driving through the Banf national park and if you plan, camp and drive the park all the way up north to the Artic Circle. It is amazing to be in 24hrs of daylight and enjoy the outdoors at 1AM.  

Sadly Idiot47 is wanting to live in his Dementia filled head in the 50's and 60's and going backwards as he attacks alternative power is a BIG BIG MISTAKE! At this point, let the red states collapse and sadly I can see much loss of life due to how stupid the current administration is. America is going backwards as we give up leadership to China and Korea.

It's going to be the Chinese century for sure. The 20th should have been the German century and they abdicated through their actions, the United States filled the void. 21st century should have been another American century, but we abdicated. 

The Chinese abdicated by cutting their navy and turning inward in the 1400's before the rise of Spain, something that we should have learned from but didn't. 

Music cover for today. 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

Be interesting to see what happens with these Airbus planes in the Russian fleets. 

 

More on the trade war...

 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

I really like this channel, accurate, compassionate, rational. Does an excellent job of explaining how effed up things are. 

[ccap41]

16 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

You are right.  Not every American is disgusting and ugly.  I am wrong to paint everybody in that negative light. 

There are many nice Americans that didnt vote for this shyte. 

And Ill gladly accept your invite. As I hope you'll accept mine to come to Montreal and Ill show you my city.  For real.  

But I will decline that invite temporarily.   51st state rhetoric and unwarranted tariffs on my country warrant me to think about my country first.  Red States follow Trump's word and most folk down in those states now view Canada as an enemy because education is sorely lacking... 

Understandable, and I would LOVE to actually visit Canada one day. I will get there. I just don't know when.

For what it's worth, Illinois is not a red state. 

[A Horse With No Name]

Does anyone have any actual information about cars sitting on lots forever? Hearing more and more about this. 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

18 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

Understandable, and I would LOVE to actually visit Canada one day. I will get there. I just don't know when.

For what it's worth, Illinois is not a red state. 

I don't buy RED state vs Blue state, the divide is rural vs urban. Rural NY is ruby red, Urban Utah is purple or blue. 

19 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

Understandable, and I would LOVE to actually visit Canada one day. I will get there. I just don't know when.

For what it's worth, Illinois is not a red state. 

Canada and Mexico are both amazing. Of the two, I liked Mexico better but I love both of them. 

[G. David Felt]

3 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Does anyone have any actual information about cars sitting on lots forever? Hearing more and more about this. 

 

I remember when this story came out on the same thing.

New Car Models That Sit on Lots the Longest