Random Thoughts Thread

[G. David Felt]

Talk about a lying POS Idiot47 is trying to actually think we would believe he was opposed to ICE raids in Georgia on the Hyundai / LG battery plant.

Hyundai hoped to return skilled South Korean workers to the US after the ICE raid. Trump just opened the door | CNN Business https://share.google/MftbblNnEZquyJcU7

[G. David Felt]

WOW, If this was Biden the GOP would have raged, but no it is Idiot47 looking confused and having to be directed around the room.

Forbes published the whole almost 8 min and wow is Idiot47 confused.

 

[G. David Felt]

Seems VW is working to bring back their Mojo along with lower prices.

“True Volkswagen”: Volkswagen realigns its model range around core values | Volkswagen Newsroom

VW will have their ID3 starting at under $30,000

VW has a Fire and Ice limited edition that looks so cool in the purple color, but clearly the 1,990 produced will be for the Euro market only.

Volkswagen celebrates the comeback of “Fire and Ice” with a special model and a song by Purple Disco Machine | Volkswagen Newsroom

1990's edition was a 160hp fun drive. The ID3 will be a 320HP EV fun Drive.

ID.3 GTX FIRE+ICE: Volkswagen starts series production in Zwickau and Dresden | Volkswagen Newsroom

Fun does not stop there as VW celebrates 50 years of Polo and has an ID.Polo coming out but has released a race car version first.

ID.Polo race car has AWD with 670 HP and 650 lb-ft of torque.

50 years of the Polo: Volkswagen celebrates anniversary with spectacular drift video | Volkswagen Newsroom

Current ICE Polo in the rear, the all new ID.Polo in the foreground.

50 years of Polo | Volkswagen Newsroom

VW has shown off their ID.Cross concept.

World premiere at the IAA: with the ID. CROSS Concept, Volkswagen is presenting a compact SUV for affordable electric mobility | Volkswagen Newsroom

This is the Near Production ID.Cross Concept.

[A Horse With No Name]

16 hours ago, ccap41 said:

Get off the internet for awhile. The real world isn't nearly as doom as gloom as scary headlines make it out to be. The internet does a good job of making the real world look a lot worse than it actually is. Just live your life and control what you can control.

I have re discovered cycling, and find joy in solitude and spending time in my workshop and with friends. But I am here now, and this is the internet..

15 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Yale Economist says that the $300 Million Musk spent to buy him a spot next to Idiot47 cost him millions of EV sales.

Elon Musk's cringe-posting addiction cost Tesla over one million car sales

Tesla is the most over valued stock on the planet. Without government tariffs, they would be dead in a week. Chinese EV's would kill them. 

[A Horse With No Name]

On 10/24/2025 at 1:15 PM, trinacriabob said:

Good afternoon ...

That is a sexy beast

12 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

The people we put in office are essentially zombies. 

[A Horse With No Name]

16 hours ago, ccap41 said:

Get off the internet for awhile. The real world isn't nearly as doom as gloom as scary headlines make it out to be. The internet does a good job of making the real world look a lot worse than it actually is. Just live your life and control what you can control.

And the reason for my feelings is factual, we really are destroying the country rapidly and its not coming back. The debt, the move away from the dollar as the reserve currency for the world, the de industrialization, the loss of family farms, the educational damage, the environmental damage, the division, its all getting worse and not going to reverse regardless of how we vote. The die is cast, the American empire is over. 

 

We took a 102 mile round trip bike ride Saturday, I only made half if it as my bike had mechanical problems at the 51 mile mark. Could not rectify the problem, so I waited at a local brew pub by a fire on the patio with my Cannondale eating a Calzone and drinking good beer 9only had 2 though) until my wife got to the Ranger and drove down to pick me up. 

Drinking good beer, enjoying my life, eating good food, being in touch with nature, and riding my bike are how I am going to live through and enjoy the tough times we are inevitably going to face. 

That ride is a metaphor for the next twenty years of my life...

Hell yeah, at least there is beer. 

 

Bokes loaded into the Ranger after a long day, My wife's Specialized carbon fiber Ruby on the other side of the bed. 

[A Horse With No Name]

The Calzone in question, it was glorious. I will disagree with Olds Hurst, not sure we are going to find a better one in Montreal. 

Nor Italy, to respond to another esteemed member here...

This was a Mexican porter, fantastic, and the other Stout I had was amazing. 

The fire I enjoyed waiting for my wife. 

 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by A Horse With No Name

[A Horse With No Name]

My other bike, a Raleigh. Alum Creek/Blacklick Creek trail, I ride it often. 

 

The rolling junkyards of Ohio, broken rusted frame, broken rusted bed, its a goner. 

I really like this, was at the Columbus Museum, of Art. 

Cool old Desoto wagon in Hilliard, out from a morning walk. 

[ccap41]

16 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

True, but sadly the real world is doom and gloom if you go into any major city with Federal buildings. The ICE building in Seattle used to be a nice place to walk by on my way to work. Now it looks like a Nazi Concentration camp with guard posts outside, razor wire, nothing that says a Democratic America, just a Dictatorship run country. Very scary to see all the ICE out and about Harassing Americans as much as anyone else.

ICE needs to be closed down, and a new Immigration department built with people who are human.

Again, not true. I literally work directly across from a federal building in STL and that is not the case. I'm sure the one in Seattle is that way, but you can't just blanketly cover every Fed building as the same. 

[A Horse With No Name]

16 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

True, but sadly the real world is doom and gloom if you go into any major city with Federal buildings. The ICE building in Seattle used to be a nice place to walk by on my way to work. Now it looks like a Nazi Concentration camp with guard posts outside, razor wire, nothing that says a Democratic America, just a Dictatorship run country. Very scary to see all the ICE out and about Harassing Americans as much as anyone else.

ICE needs to be closed down, and a new Immigration department built with people who are human.

Its the very clear sign of an empire in decline. 

Why American Airlines, Like Spirit and Southwest, is having bumpy skies. Worth a watch.

 

 

A video reflecting a happy teenage years, cars and happier times. 

 

[oldshurst442]

57 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

The people we put in office are essentially zombies. 

 

Not zombies.  The people that are in office are fascist.  

The PEOPLE that put those fascists in power are zombies. 

And...the people that continue to ignore what the reality is are zombies...

I guess, the short term pain is not painful enough.  Problem is, because of zombie-ism, the pain is also numb for them to realize that there will not be any long term gains. Well, only for the oligarch rich that will actually benefit from trump's fascism. For the rest of the population, permanent pain. 

Get off the internet because doom and gloom exists...

But also, put on blinders from reality because doom and gloom ACTUALLY exists, so just lay in a fetal position and hope the pain isnt too much to bear.

 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

8 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

 

Not zombies.  The people that are in office are fascist.  

The PEOPLE that put those fascists in power are zombies. 

And...the people that continue to ignore what the reality is are zombies...

I guess, the short term pain is not painful enough.  Problem is, because of zombie-ism, the pain is also numb for them to realize that there will not be any long term gains. Well, only for the oligarch rich that will actually benefit from trump's fascism. For the rest of the population, permanent pain. 

Get off the internet because doom and gloom exists...

But also, put on blinders from reality because doom and gloom ACTUALLY exists, so just lay in a fetal position and hope the pain isnt too much to bear.

 

 

From a factual standpoint, being a zombie and being a fascist isn’t mutually exclusive so there is that.

[Robert Hall]

51 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

My other bike, a Raleigh. Alum Creek/Blacklick Creek trail, I ride it often. 

 

The rolling junkyards of Ohio, broken rusted frame, broken rusted bed, its a goner. 

 

Wow..that's only 15-20 years old.  A neighbor has one that vintage, a silver STX 4x4 super cab like that but in excellent shape w/ a rumbly exhaust.    I've seen a couple Silverados from that vintage w/ holes as big as my fist in the front fenders (yet w/ shiny red paint).  Saw one on I-77 last year that was so dilapidated the bed was tilted at about 20 degrees left to right from behind.. 

[ccap41]

57 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

 

The rolling junkyards of Ohio, broken rusted frame, broken rusted bed, its a goner.

Maybe they're going to the Firestone in the background to fix...everything... 🤣

[oldshurst442]

2 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

Wow..that's only 15-20 years old.  A neighbor has one that vintage, a silver STX 4x4 super cab like that but in excellent shape w/ a rumbly exhaust.    I've seen a couple Silverados from that vintage w/ holes as big as my fist in the front fenders (yet w/ shiny red paint).  Saw one on I-77 last year that was so dilapidated the bed was tilted at about 20 degrees left to right from behind.. 

Ohio does have snow and humidity and Im assuming salted roads in the winter.  So that would explain the rust.

Poor ownership explains the rest.  And how it was written, "rolling junkyards of Ohio" and Im assuming that a majority of Ohioans make for poor owners of automobiles?

Quebecois in general are decent care takers of their vehicles.  They are shytty drivers, but that is a whole other ballgame.

 

[Robert Hall]

3 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

Ohio does have snow and humidity and Im assuming salted roads in the winter.  So that would explain the rust.

Poor ownership explains the rest.  And how it was written, "rolling junkyards of Ohio" and Im assuming that a majority of Ohioans make for poor owners of automobiles?

 

 

Salted roads, no inspections, poverty, red state issues. lots of beaters on the roads.  Which is sad, as Ohio has many great universities and cultural institutions... still a lot of wealth here, though...I live a few miles from some of the most expensive real estate in the state (Hunting Valley, Gates Mills, Pepper Pike) and they just opened a new Porsche dealer close by.  I'm an Ohio native, grew up here, moved back, still see some good here...it's not all Trump trash.  

[oldshurst442]

1 hour ago, A Horse With No Name said:

And the reason for my feelings is factual

The news of that reality is everywhere other than fox entertainment. 

The stories are real and everywhere.  If one is truly not a zombie and has no blinders on, one could see the shyt even if in their own backyard is clean.  

1 hour ago, A Horse With No Name said:

we really are destroying the country rapidly and its not coming back.

At this juncture, inaction is what is killing your country.  It is still not too late for the country to recover.  Many contingency plans that the world has made EXCLUDING the US in have not been in effect just yet.   

 

1 hour ago, A Horse With No Name said:

The debt, the move away from the dollar as the reserve currency for the world

The US still produces and sells stuff across the planet. Not too late to reverse the new trends and patterns that have taken place with trump's regime.  Topple him and his regime and things will get back to normal. But...a few things have to be rectified first.  Like...

1 hour ago, A Horse With No Name said:

the move away from the dollar as the reserve currency for the world, the de industrialization, the loss of family farms, the educational damage, the environmental damage, the division, its all getting worse and not going to reverse regardless of how we vote.

Yeah...all this has to be reversed. 

The american green back has been the focal point for some time. Many nations wanted the american green back to go away in world trade. trump and his regime facilitated that move. 

Education.  How do americans educate themselves when ignorance is celebrated?

Division. Many americans are racist, sexist. Education is key to eliminate most of that. 

The rest is just corporate greed.  Part of the fascism that is going on now. Topple trump and his regime and expose the corporate greed and the oligarchs that backed trump and his regime and that battle seems to be half won. At least this is my thinking. 

[A Horse With No Name]

6 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

Salted roads, no inspections, poverty, red state issues. lots of beaters on the roads.  Which is sad, as Ohio has many great universities and cultural institutions... still a lot of wealth here, though...I live a few miles from some of the most expensive real estate in the state (Hunting Valley, Gates Mills, Pepper Pike) and they just opened a new Porsche dealer close by.  I'm an Ohio native, grew up here, moved back, still see some good here...it's not all Trump trash.  

It’s actually a fantastic place to live. As disgusted as I am on the national scale, I am the exact opposite on the local scale, my life here is incredibly good!

1 minute ago, oldshurst442 said:

The news of that reality is everywhere other than fox entertainment. 

The stories are real and everywhere.  If one is truly not a zombie and has no blinders on, one could see the shyt even if in their own backyard is clean.  

At this juncture, inaction is what is killing your country.  It is still not too late for the country to recover.  Many contingency plans that the world has made EXCLUDING the US in have not been in effect just yet.   

 

The US still produces and sells stuff across the planet. Not too late to reverse the new trends and patterns that have taken place with trump's regime.  Topple him and his regime and things will get back to normal. But...a few things have to be rectified first.  Like...

Yeah...all this has to be reversed. 

The american green back has been the focal point for some time. Many nations wanted the american green back to go away in world trade. trump and his regime facilitated that move. 

Education.  How do americans educate themselves when ignorance is celebrated?

Division. Many americans are racist, sexist. Education is key to eliminate most of that. 

The rest is just corporate greed.  Part of the fascism that is going on now. Topple trump and his regime and expose the corporate greed and the oligarchs that backed trump and his regime and that battle seems to be half won. At least this is my thinking. 

Rational 

19 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

Maybe they're going to the Firestone in the background to fix...everything... 🤣

They can fix it by unbolting the license plate and driving another truck up to that plate. “Gee Ma, it’s red now!”

[Robert Hall]

7 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

It’s actually a fantastic place to live. As disgusted as I am on the national scale, I am the exact opposite on the local scale, my life here is incredibly good!

 

I love it here in my part of NE Ohio...the park system is fantastic, love the beaches on Lake Erie, all the museums, concerts and restaurants in the Cleveland and Akron area..   I will likely stay here when I retire in a decade or so, maybe spend a few weeks or a month or so in the winter somewhere warmer. 

Edited 6 hours ago by Robert Hall

[oldshurst442]

8 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

Salted roads, no inspections, poverty, red state issues. lots of beaters on the roads.

Quebec has salted roads. And poverty.  But we have inspections. Not really enforced to the max but the little laws we do have  that are somewhat enforced insure that rolling hazards are not on our roads.  

 

10 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

Which is sad, as Ohio has many great universities and cultural institutions... still a lot of wealth here, though...I live a few miles from some of the most expensive real estate in the state (Hunting Valley, Gates Mills, Pepper Pike) and they just opened a new Porsche dealer close by.

Ohio is a beautiful state.  Judging by the personal pictures you post and what I see when I use the google machine.

12 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

I'm an Ohio native, grew up here, moved back, still see some good here...it's not all Trump trash.  

I do apologize for my tantrums. Not directed at you. But...I will continue to rant and temper tant against the people of america and trump.  Do not include yourself in these.  The people that include themselves in these tantrums probably SEE themselves in them... 

[G. David Felt]

1 hour ago, Robert Hall said:

Wow..that's only 15-20 years old.  A neighbor has one that vintage, a silver STX 4x4 super cab like that but in excellent shape w/ a rumbly exhaust.    I've seen a couple Silverados from that vintage w/ holes as big as my fist in the front fenders (yet w/ shiny red paint).  Saw one on I-77 last year that was so dilapidated the bed was tilted at about 20 degrees left to right from behind.. 

I have a neighbor here that has a 5-year-old Mercedes and it has rust spots and moss all over since she never washes it, I suspect the rust is from clogged drains since she leaves it outside year-round by pine trees.

Some just never learn how to take care of an auto.

50 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

The news of that reality is everywhere other than fox entertainment. 

The stories are real and everywhere.  If one is truly not a zombie and has no blinders on, one could see the shyt even if in their own backyard is clean.  

At this juncture, inaction is what is killing your country.  It is still not too late for the country to recover.  Many contingency plans that the world has made EXCLUDING the US in have not been in effect just yet.   

 

The US still produces and sells stuff across the planet. Not too late to reverse the new trends and patterns that have taken place with trump's regime.  Topple him and his regime and things will get back to normal. But...a few things have to be rectified first.  Like...

Yeah...all this has to be reversed. 

The american green back has been the focal point for some time. Many nations wanted the american green back to go away in world trade. trump and his regime facilitated that move. 

Education.  How do americans educate themselves when ignorance is celebrated?

Division. Many americans are racist, sexist. Education is key to eliminate most of that. 

The rest is just corporate greed.  Part of the fascism that is going on now. Topple trump and his regime and expose the corporate greed and the oligarchs that backed trump and his regime and that battle seems to be half won. At least this is my thinking. 

Agree, I see inaction all the time with social media posts of people recording ICE doing illegal things and no one walking up demanding accountability.

ICE has started to do this Nazi BS here in Issaquah, I told my wife to carry her passport as she cares for our newest grandson and takes him all over, will help with proving she is a U.S. citizen, Korean by birth. I also told her to call me if anything like this happens. 

I will not tolerate this Nazi BS.

[G. David Felt]

@A Horse With No Name @Robert Hall @oldshurst442

Agree, national scale, the country leadership is over due to the Russian Asset Puppet the Zombie Boomers put in office trying to live in the past.

Locally, I love living in Washington State, Mild Winters, but 1-2 hrs to drive up and enjoy winter sports. Parks, trails, biking, so much to do and see, love it here.

Not to mention the wine, beer and food scene here.

[trinacriabob]

2 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

That is a sexy beast

I wholeheartedly agree.  The '77 had the cleaner vertical bars with the stacked lamps as opposed to the '76's diamond hatch grill.

Back then, there were a lot of options and not everything was put into strict and limited packages.

It would have been nice to get the plush up-level interior, the gauge package, and a tilt wheel, yet not put on too many of the electric gizmos.

On the exterior, those spirograph wheels are actually wheel covers, hence susceptible to sticky fingers. But they look mighty fine. Then, you'd need dual body colored sport mirrors to go with all that.  Pass on a vinyl roof.

Now here's where I might be crazy.  I would just get the basic standard engine.  It was the 250 cubic inch inline 6 by Chevrolet.  Those have a 7 main bearing crank and they are in it for the long haul.  They purr differently than does a V8, but they were definitely smoother than the V6 (by Buick) of that day. 

So that's a package that features the looks inside and out, but also has a simple and reliable DIY setup in the engine bay.  You'll just have to live with 105 horses.  People may honk at you!

I'm glad you like this car.  Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person on this forum who carries a big torch for the GM colonnades.  And that my detailed knowledge of them is nerdy!

Happy hump day, folks.  It's also Whopper Wednesday.

[Robert Hall]

4 minutes ago, trinacriabob said:

I wholeheartedly agree.  The '77 had the cleaner vertical bars with the stacked lamps as opposed to the '76's diamond hatch grill.

Back then, there were a lot of options and not everything was put into strict and limited packages.

It would have been nice to get the plush up-level interior, the gauge package, and a tilt wheel, yet not put on too many of the electric gizmos.

On the exterior, those spirograph wheels are actually wheel covers, hence susceptible to sticky fingers. But they look mighty fine. Then, you'd need dual body colored sport mirrors to go with all that.  Pass on a vinyl roof.

Now here's where I might be crazy.  I would just get the basic standard engine.  It was the 250 cubic inch inline 6 by Chevrolet.  Those have a 7 main bearing crank and they are in it for the long haul.  They purr differently than does a V8, but they were definitely smoother than the V6 (by Buick) of that day. 

So that's a package that features the looks inside and out, but also has a simple and reliable DIY setup in the engine bay.  You'll just have to live with 105 horses.  People may honk at you!

I'm glad you like this car.  Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person on this forum who carries a big torch for the GM colonnades.  And that my detailed knowledge of them is nerdy!

Happy hump day, folks.  It's also Whopper Wednesday.

As weird as it sounds, I'd love to have a '77-79 Impala 2dr or Caprice 2dr as a hobby car.  Straight 6 or 305 would be fine...I've just always liked that rear window and the overall shape.

 

13 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

@A Horse With No Name @Robert Hall @oldshurst442

Agree, national scale, the country leadership is over due to the Russian Asset Puppet the Zombie Boomers put in office trying to live in the past.

Locally, I love living in Washington State, Mild Winters, but 1-2 hrs to drive up and enjoy winter sports. Parks, trails, biking, so much to do and see, love it here.

Not to mention the wine, beer and food scene here.

I really need to get back out to the PNW for a vacation...been a long time since I've been out there.

[G. David Felt]

4 minutes ago, Robert Hall said:

As weird as it sounds, I'd love to have a '77-79 Impala 2dr or Caprice 2dr as a hobby car.  Straight 6 or 305 would be fine...I've just always liked that rear window and the overall shape.

 

I really need to get back out to the PNW for a vacation...been a long time since I've been out there.

Reminds me of the mid 80's Monte Carlo Areo SS that I loved. Would love to have one as a project auto, but doubt I ever will as I would want it electrified. Moved into that next phase of life around grand kids. no time.

[surreal1272]

3 hours ago, ccap41 said:

Again, not true. I literally work directly across from a federal building in STL and that is not the case. I'm sure the one in Seattle is that way, but you can't just blanketly cover every Fed building as the same. 

Maybe, just maybe, that is because you don't live in a target city or state as designated by the lead moron in D.C. The same mechanisms exist in the Fed building across the street from you as does the one's in Seattle or Portland. Don't let complicity disguise the actually facts.

Edited 4 hours ago by surreal1272

[ccap41]

17 minutes ago, surreal1272 said:

Maybe, just maybe, that is because you don't live in a target city or state as designated by the lead moron in D.C. The same mechanisms exist in the Fed building across the street from you as does the one's in Seattle or Portland. Don't let complicity disguise the actually facts.

That's kind of my point though. "any major city with federal buildings" and it certainly isn't the case. Again, I'm sure it is the case in some cities, but it isn't a blanket statement that's true.

[A Horse With No Name]

3 hours ago, Robert Hall said:

I love it here in my part of NE Ohio...the park system is fantastic, love the beaches on Lake Erie, all the museums, concerts and restaurants in the Cleveland and Akron area..   I will likely stay here when I retire in a decade or so, maybe spend a few weeks or a month or so in the winter somewhere warmer. 

I have so many places to travel and so few years left to live. 

1 hour ago, ccap41 said:

That's kind of my point though. "any major city with federal buildings" and it certainly isn't the case. Again, I'm sure it is the case in some cities, but it isn't a blanket statement that's true.

That we have this sort of insanity at all is an issue though. 

1 hour ago, surreal1272 said:

Maybe, just maybe, that is because you don't live in a target city or state as designated by the lead moron in D.C. The same mechanisms exist in the Fed building across the street from you as does the one's in Seattle or Portland. Don't let complicity disguise the actually facts.

We live in an America with two separate sets of media, two different sets of social media, and a wildly post modern sense of what truth is and how it is relevant. 

2 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Reminds me of the mid 80's Monte Carlo Areo SS that I loved. Would love to have one as a project auto, but doubt I ever will as I would want it electrified. Moved into that next phase of life around grand kids. no time.

This is another great generation  of GM cars, best ever were the midsize 68-72 IMHO. 

2 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

I wholeheartedly agree.  The '77 had the cleaner vertical bars with the stacked lamps as opposed to the '76's diamond hatch grill.

Back then, there were a lot of options and not everything was put into strict and limited packages.

It would have been nice to get the plush up-level interior, the gauge package, and a tilt wheel, yet not put on too many of the electric gizmos.

On the exterior, those spirograph wheels are actually wheel covers, hence susceptible to sticky fingers. But they look mighty fine. Then, you'd need dual body colored sport mirrors to go with all that.  Pass on a vinyl roof.

Now here's where I might be crazy.  I would just get the basic standard engine.  It was the 250 cubic inch inline 6 by Chevrolet.  Those have a 7 main bearing crank and they are in it for the long haul.  They purr differently than does a V8, but they were definitely smoother than the V6 (by Buick) of that day. 

So that's a package that features the looks inside and out, but also has a simple and reliable DIY setup in the engine bay.  You'll just have to live with 105 horses.  People may honk at you!

I'm glad you like this car.  Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person on this forum who carries a big torch for the GM colonnades.  And that my detailed knowledge of them is nerdy!

Happy hump day, folks.  It's also Whopper Wednesday.

Whopper Wednesday indeed!

2 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

@A Horse With No Name @Robert Hall @oldshurst442

Agree, national scale, the country leadership is over due to the Russian Asset Puppet the Zombie Boomers put in office trying to live in the past.

Locally, I love living in Washington State, Mild Winters, but 1-2 hrs to drive up and enjoy winter sports. Parks, trails, biking, so much to do and see, love it here.

Not to mention the wine, beer and food scene here.

It's almost as if we just embraced some form of objective reality and broke the duopoly of the corrupt democrats and corrupt republicans, that we would have a fantastic country. 

2 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

 

I will not tolerate this Nazi BS.

Hell, I am white and native born and about to start carrying mine. 

Get used to Nazis they are an invasive species here to stay. 

[A Horse With No Name]

3 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

Quebec has salted roads. And poverty.  But we have inspections. Not really enforced to the max but the little laws we do have  that are somewhat enforced insure that rolling hazards are not on our roads.  

 

Ohio is a beautiful state.  Judging by the personal pictures you post and what I see when I use the google machine.

I do apologize for my tantrums. Not directed at you. But...I will continue to rant and temper tant against the people of america and trump.  Do not include yourself in these.  The people that include themselves in these tantrums probably SEE themselves in them... 

Ohio has a lot of beautiful parts. No idea what the rest of my life holds, zero effort put into worrying about it. I can plan for some contingencies, but that is about it. 

America is losing the war it has with reality, as well as the trade war. 

 

[oldshurst442]

8 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

That we have this sort of insanity at all is an issue though. 

bingo

 

[A Horse With No Name]

It's not just politics corrupted here, it is religion as well. 

 

Just now, oldshurst442 said:

bingo

 

And zero ability to self reflect or see ourselves in a cultural mirror. It's almost like America has some sort of national autism and can't read the room and can't understand what others are trying to tell it. 

[ccap41]

11 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

That we have this sort of insanity at all is an issue though. 

No argument from me there. 

[A Horse With No Name]

1 minute ago, ccap41 said:

No argument from me there. 

And I am not saying that the Democrats are good, that our problems are all political, or that America is entirely bad. 

But we are going through a bout of national insanity. 

[oldshurst442]

11 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

But we are going through a bout of national insanity. 

 Again...

for the umpteenth time I ask.

How do YOU (a general you as well as a personal you) stop the insanity?

By NOT engaging in politics?

By accepting it and tolerating the insaity?

By giving up?

By blaming both parties yet not doing anything by NOT engaging in politics?  (twice said)

The usa IS a democracy... (for the little time left it has by being a democracy)

Democracy NEEDS ALL of its citizens to be engaged for it to work... 

If not...well...you get what the usa is facing right now... 

 

[G. David Felt]

1 hour ago, ccap41 said:

That's kind of my point though. "any major city with federal buildings" and it certainly isn't the case. Again, I'm sure it is the case in some cities, but it isn't a blanket statement that's true.

Since I can work from home, have not been in Seattle the last week and not planning to for the rest of the year. I have not seen any pictures of Seattle ICE Building on the news or posted online in social media, so I can only pull the Portland one that currently looks like this.

Previously looked like this.

Now they have added the fencing with barb wire.

Local news is doing a good job of how terrible ICE has become here in the PNW.

If you take a look at history, you can see that the ball room, the Trump Arch are right out of Hitlers playbook along with everything else he is doing and all these ICE Lemmings are saying they are just doing their job ignoring that they swore an oath to the Constitution and laws of this country, not to a narcissistic Idiot that 47 is.

[G. David Felt]

7 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

 Again...

for the umpteenth time I ask.

How do YOU (a general you as well as a personal you) stop the insanity?

By NOT engaging in politics?

By accepting it and tolerating the insaity?

By giving up?

By blaming both parties yet not doing anything by NOT engaging in politics?  (twice said)

The usa IS a democracy... (for the little time left it has by being a democracy)

Democracy NEEDS ALL of its citizens to be engaged for it to work... 

If not...well...you get what the usa is facing right now... 

 

Did my part today in filling out my voter's card for the elections next week and dropped them off along with my wife's ballot at the ballot box. We vote on who is the best candidate not the party for the role that is up for election.

One of the biggest problems here in the U.S. is that both corrupt parties have moved in most states to ban the ability to state what party you really are or Independent which my wife and I are. You are forced to choose Red or Blue and that to me is a large problem of the political issues as I think there are far more independents than either party is willing to acknowledge.

I really wish we could figure out how to get an Independent President candidate on all states ballots as it is time to smack both parties where it hurts and leave them with no majority, but a required must work with the Independents to achieve anything or look like the losers they are.

[oldshurst442]

23 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

It's not just politics corrupted here, it is religion as well. 

 

 

 

I listened to this one a whole 5 seconds.

Jesus Christ defended a prostitute when some folk were throwing rocks at her and condemning her for adultery and other lustful sins.  He showed empathy towards her by also showing the hypocrisy of the stone throwers by saying he who hasnt sinned may cast the first stone.  

 Its more of the common bible stories to be told.  And there are countless of other parables of where Jesus Christ preaches empathy.  EMPATHY is literally what Jesus preached. It is Christianity's modus operandi. 

Like I said,  the bullshyte of what is called conservative christianity,  mega christians, evangelicals and all others like that are NOT legit religions.  Those are cults. Lead by snake oil salesmen.  This shyte should NOT be confused.  There are LEGIT religions out there. These are not. These are fake. 

[oldshurst442]

It is good we are talking about it.  Politics and all. EXPOSING all the bullshyte going on.

Even on an automotive forum.

THIS is how the truth remains RELEVANT.

And in the grand scheme of things of me posting burning American flags and being vulgar towards americans really means nothing OTHER than allowing a discussion of what is happening. Allowing another point of view, a point of view of a foreigner if you will, but a foreigner who's country has ALSO been affected by this madness, to be heard.

Others that read this site as lurkers also get to see this point of view and have another TRUTHFUL venue to rely on DESPITE this site being an automotive site.

THIS is one of MANY fights a population has to fight against oppression, fascism and injustices that the usa is facing.  

Edited 2 hours ago by oldshurst442

[ccap41]

13 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

These are fake. 

News flash, buddy. They're all fake. 

[oldshurst442]

13 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

Did my part today in filling out my voter's card for the elections next week and dropped them off along with my wife's ballot at the ballot box. We vote on who is the best candidate not the party for the role that is up for election.

One of the biggest problems here in the U.S. is that both corrupt parties have moved in most states to ban the ability to state what party you really are or Independent which my wife and I are. You are forced to choose Red or Blue and that to me is a large problem of the political issues as I think there are far more independents than either party is willing to acknowledge.

I really wish we could figure out how to get an Independent President candidate on all states ballots as it is time to smack both parties where it hurts and leave them with no majority, but a required must work with the Independents to achieve anything or look like the losers they are.

Me too. On Sunday, my wife, kids and myself voted for our mayor. Early voting.  Nov.2 I think is the day of.  Montreal and its surrounding boroughs and suburbs and towns all have their municipal elections. My suburban town has issues, like all places, and I made it a point to invest a little of my time, my family's as well, to understand what my town's issues are, what our needs are and we made it a point to learn about the possible mayoral candidates and we voted for who we thought we best suit our town. 

I preach what I pray.  It has been a looooong while since I voted for a mayor. When I last voted, I still lived in the city and voted for a Montreal mayor. It is easier to learn about big city mayors than it is to learn about suburban mayors. But...using the google machine, its easy to do nowadays. So I did. And taught a lesson to my kids about...democracy.   

[A Horse With No Name]

2 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

News flash, buddy. They're all fake. 

And here we agree perfectly. 

[oldshurst442]

1 minute ago, ccap41 said:

News flash, buddy. They're all fake. 

You need to learn about life before you could lecture me on what is real and what is fake.  You are still a child if you think that religions are fake.  Religions have a purpose is a clue to what Im eluding to. 

 

2 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

And here we agree perfectly. 

I understand you...

But like I had replied to you a while ago.

a 2000 year old religion like the Greek Orthodox religion is NOT to be bunched up with this bullshyte.

Its fine if you do not believe. 

But not all religions are fake.  And I know you understand this difference well. 

[A Horse With No Name]

This just explains life in America perfectly. 

[trinacriabob]

3 hours ago, Robert Hall said:

As weird as it sounds, I'd love to have a '77-79 Impala 2dr or Caprice 2dr as a hobby car.  Straight 6 or 305 would be fine...I've just always liked that rear window and the overall shape.

That coupe is definitely unique.

The inline 6 would be really rare on the Impala/Caprice.  I've never seen one IRL, let alone one listed anywhere for sale.

A few more basic Malibus might have been equipped with the 6, and sort of stripped down, as loss leaders to bring people into the showroom.  The loss leaders were sort of the runts of the litter.  I'm guessing most people stepped up to a slightly nicer equipped unit, but some did stick to their budgets and drove off with the loss leaders.

Inline 6s are definitely unique (sounding) when you turn the key and feather the pedal to hear its sounds.

[surreal1272]

2 hours ago, ccap41 said:

That's kind of my point though. "any major city with federal buildings" and it certainly isn't the case. Again, I'm sure it is the case in some cities, but it isn't a blanket statement that's true.

Horse said:

”ICE needs to be closed down, and a new Immigration department built with people who are human”

 

What part of that or what he said before then has anything to do with the state of the building across the street from you? You seem to be missing the point for the difference in the two buildings (and the motives behind that). Both building contain the same problems where ICE is concerned. 
 

Or maybe you’re just being deliberately obtuse. Don’t know. Doesn’t matter. 
 

Carry on. 

Edited 1 hour ago by surreal1272

[ccap41]

10 minutes ago, surreal1272 said:

Horse said:

”ICE needs to be closed down, and a new Immigration department built with people who are human”

 

What part of that or what he said before then has anything to do with the state of the building across the street from you? You seem to be missing the point for the difference in the two buildings (and the motives behind that). Both building contain the same problems where ICE is concerned. 
 

Or maybe you’re just being deliberately obtuse. Don’t know. Doesn’t matter. 
 

Carry on. 

My response was to David, not Horse. 

It was specifically to the line "... the real world is doom and gloom if you go into any major city with Federal buildings."

50 minutes ago, oldshurst442 said:

You need to learn about life before you could lecture me on what is real and what is fake.  You are still a child if you think that religions are fake.  Religions have a purpose is a clue to what Im eluding to. 

They're all real alright.

REALly good at scamming people into giving them their money for the promise of hopes and dreams. Let's just overlook the "real" religions that absolutely certainly do not have issues molesting children. 

[oldshurst442]