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On a lighter note, yes please…

Going to the beach today, got the folding chairs etc loaded in the Jeep. Maybe I need one of these "surf wagons":

The point is that for the level of work and when one adds in danger, the pay should represent the quality of the job and I have no Idea where you got your median income as MAYBE in some southern un-educated state like Kentucky you get that median income, but not here in Washington State and as @surreal1272 pointed out not in DC. Median Household Income By State 2021 (worldpopulationreview.com) Washington State is 8th in the nation for income at almost $77K a year to live here. Heck even your own state of New Jersey is almost $86K a year. As @Robert Hall pointed out, $44K to $75K is a starting wage depending on job, skill and education needed. I see Union Plumbers and Electrician Apprentices start here at $45K a year in Washington state and once they finish their 4 year apprentice, they are earning on average $85K a year. Again hard to have the best and brightest in DC especially the Secret Service when the pay is low and based on the stories I posted about the Secret Service, quality of life sucks as do the marriages with one of the highest divorce rates in the government sector.

And that is BELOW the median household income of DC, where almost all of those agents work. Not exactly top pay scale work in the beltway area. Just skip the part where an agents pay is not equal to the level of danger they potentially face everyday. Again, by the time those vehicles are actually replaced, they will be more than a decade old.

More Old Auto Recycling :

Will agree to disagree. There is a reason the government does not get the best and brightest and salary is one of them when you can get double that in the private sector.

Gonna give it one more shot, eh?

Sleepy

While it’s nice with the income in DC, the cost of living down there is nuts! Everything is pricey! Now that same income down in certain parts of the south? You’d be living quite well……

Who thought that this yoke would make a good steering wheel? It belongs on an aircraft, not a car. Bring on NHTSA and the lawsuits.

I like the E-Tron GT, but if I got a new Audi I'd go for the RS6...

I know you dont post in here anymore. Whatever. Id like to show you one more time about your envy of European hockey and how false your opinion of it versus the NHL might be... https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/european-hockey-game-called-off-in-second-period-due-to-excessive-violence-230955194.html I came across this yahoo sports article 3-4 days ago. It disappeared. I forgot about it. I did want to post it to you then. Low and behold, it came back. Im not gonna waste my chance again... A little petty of me? Why YES it is!!! Enjoy where ever you are.

Just double checked and even in the base long range model, you have no choice but to have to have a Yoke Steering wheel.

$75K is DOUBLE the median income. You can disagree all day and night, but that's a good salary for an individual. There are all sorts of jobs one can get that's higher than X salary, but that wasn't the point.

Starting salaries between $44K & $75K plus another possible 25% IS being paid well, David.

1. Audi E-Tron GT Of course in the most conspicuous paint theme possible. If I ever had more money than God... (why God???!!! Why do we say God...we SHOULD be saying the Devil...) Id buy this, and do a Tesla drivetrain, hardware and software swap on this... A GM Ultium swap wouldnt be a bad idea either. 2. TIED A) Lucid Air Very Oldsmobile-ish Very 1990s early 2000s. Which I feel very comfortable with. For how long tho? B) Even though I feel that the Model S is loooong in the tooth. I feel because of the lack of nice designs in the EV word yet, the Model S still stands out as a looker. With the little lip crease they did in the front, it pops just enough to look fresh. The back end needs a LOT of help. It hasnt been refreshed and it desperately needs it. Its like the Dodge Challenger. Its an old design. But it still works. But for how much longer? 3. TIED A) Porsche Taycan and B) Hummer EV SUV The Porsche is in 3rd place because I have gotten tired of the front end so soon. I think its because its got the Porsche family face on it and Im tired of seeing it. The ONLY car I like seeing that face is on the 911. The Hummer is not a vehicle Id be comfortable be seen in. Its NOT because of the 'phoque you' styling of it. But because of the SHEER size of it. I LOVE the fact that is a TRUCK of THAT magnitude. Its just that its a truck of that magnitude... Not my style. GREAT for an Arnold Swartzennegar, or a Conor McGregor. Not for me. Still LOVE the truck though. 4) Custom Look Mustang Mach E GT For an SUV... I could go for this. It doesnt got the presence and size of the Hummer. But its got a certain sizzle that I would feel good about being inside it telling the world: "hey...look what I got! Yeah...its a Mustang! Got a problem???!!! No! it got no V8! Its tall, 4 doors and its electric... And best thing yet! Its a FORD! Put THAT in your pipe and smoke it!"

I worship the Twin Gods of Chrome & Horsepower.

Ive heard that the B52 will continue on serving for another 20-30 years... THAT...is INSANE! THAT...will be very near to a 100 year continuous service life of this aircraft with the LAST one built in 1962. Making these aircraft being serviced and overhauled a literal THOUSANDS of times. IN-FREAKIN-SANE! Which leads into this bolded statement that seems to have flown passed people's heads. When people's lives are at stake, no matter in what context we are referring to, we really dont want the very equipment designed to save lives, to fail and ultimately these equipments BECOME the very thing that ends up killing them... There comes a time when the equipment becomes a liability and NEEDS to be replaced regardless of age or the cost. Human lives SHOULD NOT have a COST attached... PS: The more you overhaul, multiplied by age, the LESS effective it becomes and more of a liability. You saw it with Boeing and the MAX 737. SHYTE...(sorry for the political reference), but we STILL see it with the Covid response both in the US AND in Canada... Seeing these 'Burbans are destined to protect political leaders both foreign AND domestic, a fail COULD literally mean....WAR. Yeah...its THAT serious. Not only losing life being a huge negative, but implications of conspiracy theories going wild, WAR may become a result... I seriously cant believe that nobody could see that.

I'm a pretty cynical guy, don't really worship anything. As far as the take out question...that is a tough one..I love both Indian and Chinese, but also Thai and Vietnamese take out. Hard to beat good Mexican, Korean BBQ, southern American BBQ, or Italian sloppy pasta take out also. Or a good cheeseburger w/ bacon. Or southern style biscuits and gravy w/ country ham. So much to choose from. Lots of choice is good.