Random Thoughts Thread

[G. David Felt]

2 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

One more thing political but car related, every time I have been to Canada I have seen a lot of American cars. I wonder how the Canadian auto market will change with the current political environment?

This is kind of the direction I would like to go. 

Japan and Korea have clearly stated that all Auto's EV, Hybrid, and ICE will now be shipped direct to Canada rather than into the US and trucked up north. As such, Canada is having a boom in port building to handle the increase in direct shipments to Canada. 

Another loss for the US and as such, Canada will get additional EVs from Kia and Ioniq's from Hyundai that we will now not get or have built here. 

Total destruction of America by Idiot47 who is clueless about business, growth, jobs, etc. It is too late to pull out of the Global Economy and go back to the 1950's and 60's that he calls the golden years and will redo again here in the US. 

We have and always will be great, but sadly we are on decline as a country with the embarrassment of the current administration and their lack of understanding business due to lemmings running things rather than people with intelligence.

37 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

It's already outdated because Japan has been updated and changed to 15%, if I remember correctly. 

Yes, the incompetence of Idiot47 and his lemmings thinks 15% tariff is better than the original 10% tariff.

True Morons that have no clue about business or trade deals.

This makes it even worse as during the current time to allow for deals, the Tariff was 10%, but now the real facts come out as we know see that the average tariff on items from Japan was between 2 to 3 %.

State of U.S. Tariffs: July 14, 2025 | The Budget Lab at Yale

Taxation and destruction of America by puppet47.

[ccap41]

10 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

Yes, the incompetence of Idiot47 and his lemmings thinks 15% tariff is better than the original 10% tariff.

True Morons that have no clue about business or trade deals.

I was simply pointing out that it was outdated already. 

[G. David Felt]

20 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

I was simply pointing out that it was outdated already. 

I figured as much but also wanted to point out that it is worse than what we had before and clearly will increase costs for Americans, not decrease anything.

People who imported Skylines, KEI trucks and Vans, etc. are going to see much higher costs to get parts out of Japan now and in many cases, we will see reduced auto variety here due to the tariffs imho.

[ccap41]

22 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

I figured as much but also wanted to point out that it is worse than what we had before and clearly will increase costs for Americans, not decrease anything.

Yes, I know you point out everything the president does. 

23 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

People who imported Skylines, KEI trucks and Vans, etc. are going to see much higher costs to get parts out of Japan now and in many cases, we will see reduced auto variety here due to the tariffs imho.

Oh wow, I'm really worried about people importing vehicles that aren't even getting daily driven. I'm more worried about people like you and myself, if we had Japanese vehicles, who would be paying the additional costs. I couldn't care less about the 1% of the 1% of the 1% of vehicles on the road having to pay higher prices for exotic parts for their toy vehicles. If anything those are the people who should be paying more for parts. 

[A Horse With No Name]

21 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

Yes, I know you point out everything the president does. 

Oh wow, I'm really worried about people importing vehicles that aren't even getting daily driven. I'm more worried about people like you and myself, if we had Japanese vehicles, who would be paying the additional costs. I couldn't care less about the 1% of the 1% of the 1% of vehicles on the road having to pay higher prices for exotic parts for their toy vehicles. If anything those are the people who should be paying more for parts. 

Actually most of those people have plenty of discretionary income anyways. 

[G. David Felt]

1 hour ago, ccap41 said:

Yes, I know you point out everything the president does. 

Oh wow, I'm really worried about people importing vehicles that aren't even getting daily driven. I'm more worried about people like you and myself, if we had Japanese vehicles, who would be paying the additional costs. I couldn't care less about the 1% of the 1% of the 1% of vehicles on the road having to pay higher prices for exotic parts for their toy vehicles. If anything those are the people who should be paying more for parts. 

I actually see a ton of Kei Trucks, Vans and Skylines driving around here on a daily basis but that also is probably due to being so much closer to the asian rim and having a very active asian auto culture here.

[trinacriabob]

21 hours ago, Drew Dowdell said:

That's where your Windows Updates are being stored. If you're going from 10 to 11, Windows just treats that like a really huge Windows update. 

11 sucked when it first came out, but for the last year they've fixed it up enough that it runs better than 10 now. 

Thanks.

I do better with numbers.

Does this mean that a considerable number of GB is sitting there in anticipation of a person updating their machine to 11?

If so, when I put through the update, will all the programming for 10 go away so I end up with a net gain in storage?  (It sounds and seems like there is an overlap in terms of storage on my laptop.) 

[trinacriabob]

WTH

Hulk Hogan, who had a life full of high drama, just died at 71.  This was in Clearwater FL.

He had had a lot of medical issues lately.  Carrying around that sort of bulk from the earlier years generally doesn't bode well later on unless you try to get leaner and eat healthy.

Hulk Hogan's father was Italian. His birth name is very different. (Wiki is your friend.)

This got me thinking, so I checked the ages.

Kirstie Alley was also 71 when she died in Clearwater FL a few years ago.

[ccap41]

1 hour ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Actually most of those people have plenty of discretionary income anyways. 

Yeah, that was kind of my point. Those aren't the people I'm worried about having to spend extra money on. It's the average Joe who needs a new water pump for his 2010 Camry and now the price is $X higher. 

29 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

I actually see a ton of Kei Trucks, Vans and Skylines driving around here on a daily basis but that also is probably due to being so much closer to the asian rim and having a very active asian auto culture here.

For the "ton" you see, the rest of the country sees nearly zero. Again, it's likely there is 1% of 1% of 1% of vehicles on the road that are imported like that from Japan.

[G. David Felt]

9 hours ago, ccap41 said:

Yeah, that was kind of my point. Those aren't the people I'm worried about having to spend extra money on. It's the average Joe who needs a new water pump for his 2010 Camry and now the price is $X higher. 

For the "ton" you see, the rest of the country sees nearly zero. Again, it's likely there is 1% of 1% of 1% of vehicles on the road that are imported like that from Japan.

Would seem Texas is seeing a ton of them as they fight along with other southern states to ban the Kei trucks and vans from being imported due to their cheap price.

Due to the import price being from $6,000 to $14,000 dollars, this is why they are becoming so popular here.
Buying a Kei Truck: A Step-by-Step Guide for First-Time Owners - Auto Verve

This truck is local to me and I see it driven daily by the owner.

According to government records, 7,594 trucks alone were imported into the US last year. Yes that is small compared to the 750,000 plus F150 trucks Ford sold last year.

Yay for Kei? Owners of the Tiny Imports Cheering in Massachusetts - Hagerty Media

Good info on the various Kei trucks and vans.

Kei Trucks: Are They Here to Stay? » JDMBUYSELL

Even the 4x4 offroad versions are pretty cool and usable.

[trinacriabob]

Good morning 

Not political ... just commenting on her looks, or lack thereof.  That's why she instead had to develop "business acumen."

[G. David Felt]

3 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Good morning 

Not political ... just commenting on her looks, or lack thereof.  That's why she instead had to develop "business acumen."

Is this the woman who recruited kids for Epstein and Trump? Seems they want to pardon her and get her out of Jail, makes me think she will then end up in a mystery death. Very Homely 

[trinacriabob]

1 hour ago, G. David Felt said:

Is this the woman who recruited kids for Epstein and Trump? Seems they want to pardon her and get her out of Jail, makes me think she will then end up in a mystery death. Very Homely 

It is.

She reportedly grabbed one of the young apprentice's boobs and said something like, 'You'll do.'

I don't know how it is that so many super rich people's kids turn out so warped.  Maybe they think that the money and privilege they're accustomed to will get them anything "good" and get them out of anything "bad."

Incidentally, she arrived to the world on a Christmas Day.

[trinacriabob]

Yep, it's another July 25th.

That means it's another anniversary of the sinking of the "Andrea Doria." 

I always reflect on this.  It brings me in touch with my parents' generation and my heritage. 

[trinacriabob]

I don't see much in the way of new product, so I'm wondering what's up with Tesla's cash flow.