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On the other side of the Notre-Dame Basilica. The square is called Place D'Armes And the statue Maisonneuve At the base there are other statues. And the Bank of Montreal

This scenery really speaks to me. And...its 'Winnipeg'. Double 'n' ? Love the pics!

Maybe you'll think Im crazy, but besides the wedge shape and the Countach being lower to the ground, the Countach, seems to me at least, to be taking some took cues from a Charger. The side stylings and certain lines of the Lambo are more pronounced and more dramatic, but I could see a slight influence there. I came to this conclusion when I saw a video from a stupid (young...in his 20s) youtuber claiming to never see your idols in person. (He was referencing human idols such as a popstar of some sort or athlete to a car). In this case, he was disappointed with the Countach because as he stated, he was expecting to see a car with lots of curves and all he saw was just a weird shaped with lots of straight lines and not one hint of a curve anywhere on the car. Well...he is right about that. That the Lambo has no swoopy curves. Its all wedges. But you dont need to see that in person. You could see that from a photograph. I started analyzing the design language of the Lambo when I realized how similar the lines are to the Charger. Its only perception tho. I could be waaaay off. (I dont think so...)

HOLY PHOQUE, DREW!!! The damage done looks like the fire was intense... The way you described it, had you not done what you done, it seems to me the whole house would have been destroyed in 15 minutes. I dont know you or Albert, but man I feel your pain and Im glad you guys (and your home) are alright! Lets all keep safe and healthy and let us put 2020 in the rear view mirror! Happy 2021 everyone!

Late 1960s/early 1970s Nissan Skyline 2000 GT-R Alfa Romeo GTA and GTV

On loop A week late...but as the lyrics go... Here's hoping that 2021 will be better. At least by the time 2022 rolls along... HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

Dream Car Garage 1994 for me as it were back in the day. In order of want starting at the top

YESSSSS!!!! 2 WEEKS!!!! Im just afraid of all the Covid cases that we will be undoubtedly hearing about. The NBA and NHL had PURE bubbles in the playoffs. This time around... Good luck to all the athletes, trainers, managers TV crew etc... involved.

Bad choice of words in the first part of the sentence I used. I did say he wasnt re-signed later. The thing is, his contract was up at the end of the 2019-2020 season. All season long, the Bruins played coy with him as the upper management always hinted at the media that Chara would be coming back for 2020-2021. During the last couple of months, Chara stated that Bruins management kinda ghosted him when him and his agent wanted to talk about re-signing. Kinda shytty if you ask me about a guy giving you 14 years of loyal, broken jaw performances WITH 3 Stanley Cup finals, 1 Stanley Cup that ended a 40 year drought. Id say that the Bruins management should have been a tad more classier in handling his situation both for him and for the fans. He says "recently" the Boston Bruins have informed him... The season ended at the end of September. That is 3 months of false hope for Chara and for the fans. Remember, the new season starts in less than a month. In 2 weeks to be exact... The drafts and the trading for drafts happened 2 months ago... Bruins management with Chara behaved like the Canadiens management with their superstars. (One reason why I am not a Canadiens fan...) His tweet:

Well...a 1970s V8 (and prior years) was not a thrifty affair in ANY displacement. While an Olds 350 is a damn fine engine, an Olds 455 is a mighty one. Despite being choked up with catalytics, those 455s (from Pontiac and Buick too) still had healthy torque figures to melt the tires. Therefore, if I was a 47 year old restauranteur in the mid 1970s (as I am now in 2020), I think I would have had a version of that Cutlass (Hurst or 442 or Supreme) with a 455 lugging my family around. I would have tried to buy a Trans Am with a 455 as well as my "me" car.

Well...I did not expect the Bruins to cut him like they did. Im not surprised by them not re-signing him. I am however surprised that they werent up front to him about it. At the end of last season, at the end of their playoff run, they should have been honest to him and the fans about their intentions. They misled him and the fans by suggesting he will be back for another season... All things said, I cant wait to see the C on Bergeron's jersey! He was a great captain. The Capitals should be able to use his calm, intimidating demeanor on the ice. I do hope Ovi breaks Gretzky's goal record. Its going to be tough for him to do so. 2 lockouts, 2 shortened Covid seasons. He would have had AT LEAST 55 goals this year instead of the 48 he got. This year is a 52 game season? Well...I hope he gets 50 goals in 50 games then! Well...I hope he could get that in LESS than 50 games. Interesting year up ahead... The Senators and Canadiens look (on paper) to have fortified their chances in going deep in the playoffs. The Caps, despite getting Chara (awesome presence on the ice but BECAUSE they got Chara) and the goal scoring freak in Ovi, have gotten older. The NHL lately has become a young league. Yeah...like you said, interesting to see those Bruins/Caps games!

Ribeye Steak! (Mmmmmmmm delicious!)

I like this car despite this car being a Toyoter I dont have an issue with the horsepower and torque figures for this car Despite what I said above, Id rather any V8 versions of the Challenger and Mustang. Actually, Id rather any versions of a V8 Challenger and Mustang over ANY 2 door sport coupe available on the market today... I almost forgot, a C8 Corvette is sweet too. A shout out to it is necessary. Id seriously consider a C8 as well.

455 (that is all I want to say)

End of an era Thank-you Big Z for your loyal services

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-narrowly-misses-goal-of-100000-electric-vehicles-on-the-road-1.5856007 Since the Quebec government's big push of promoting EVs in 2012, 92 000 new EVs have been sold. The target was 100 000. Narrowly missing the target. Still a success though and more and more Quebecois are accepting an all EV future. And a little tidbit of info and concerns for EVs from a Quebec perspective. Same ones we have been discussing here at CheersandGears.

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^^^ A person who has his priorities all wrong. Im afraid of this owner's intentions for that Malibu/Chevelle.

Baaaad Cat

Depanneur (as in beer bought at the dep being near beer...beer near my home)

As I was coming home from work later in the afternoon, I came across a Hummer H2 waiting on a red light on a 3 lane road. I was in the left lane wanting to left. He was on the right lane wanting to turn right. It was in rough condition but I was thinking to myself, this thing is a beast of a thing when a Ram 1500 Rebel pulls up between us in the middle lane. I quickly changed my mind about how beastly the Hummer was. The Rebel dwarfed it...

I click in the video. I hear the presenter's voice and accent almost immediately at the start of the video. The accent is very familiar to me. Im very at home with this presenters voice. Sounds like a Quebecker speaking Hae-english that I sometimes cringe in hearing, but other times I welcome with open arms. As he explains the exterior design features and slowly goes to the back of the car, I eagerly await the angle of the camera to capture the license plate... DAMN! Its a manufacturer plate. Looks like I have to look for the scenic backround to try to tell if this video was filmed in Quebec... Nothing to see as he was in a rural area. It did look like it could be in Quebec. I did see a 80 speed limit sign. Im assuming its KM/H as 80 MPH is quite...fast. This guy is French Canadian...no doubt and Im LOVING it! Im willing to bet the video was filmed in Quebec. Anyway...the review was to the point. Excellent. But now...Im curious to know from the Yahoo Mach E review, Id like to know how good the Electrify America charging network really is. The Mach E is undoubtedly a great EV. But Tesla has got a great charging system too. The battleground for EV domination also is fought over charging networks...

Justification for Higher Education Year 2000 Edition

I dont think a start-up EV company will be ever capable of delivering a low-priced, mainstream BEV for the masses. The technology is just too expensive to manufacture. Add to the equation an industry that TAKES billions of dollars JUST to get going and the result is what we are experiencing right now with EVs priced the way they are no matter who is producing them. Yes. Im on your side Balthy when it comes to the idea that BEVs NEED to be priced at or below 30 thousand for them to succeed and perhaps overtake conventional gasoline powered vehicles. The thing is though, the industry going forward has put a MAJOR kink in the idea that : a) ICE vehicles have a chance in surviving the next century b) consumers will actually have a say in what THEY want to drive between ICEVs or BEVs on the account that, as you have put it, Gov't know-nothings and OEM mouthpieces have AND social justice warriors have decided the future for all of us. And THAT future is that the internal combustion engine is done for. And unfortunately for us North Americans, especially for (United States of) Americans, this phenomenon is GREATER than what we could control. Its OUT of our hands. And why I said its unfortunate for Americans, is that, for possibly the first time since WW2, The US does NOT have a global influence on this to DICTATE how its going to be. You Americans have been accustomed to be the uncontested influencer on pop culture, on the political environment, on car trends, on food trends, on musical trends on movies and fashion. But this banning of the ICE has taken a life on its own and its on a GLOBAL level. On a global level that the US really has NO say. The good news out of ALL of this, is that Tesla, an American company seems to be on the forefront of this change and the WORLD does NOT seem to mind. The other good news is that BECAUSE GM is as BIG as it is...and FoMoCo, and STILL has some global influence, GM and FoMoCo COULD be the manufacturers that COULD deliver a cost effective, priced to be low, reliable, not a penalty box EV for the masses. BECAUSE of their other high fallutin' brands such as GMC and Cadillac and Lincoln, that Ford and Chevy could take advantage of. Plus their century old experience in manufacturing, engineering and selling cars. It really does NOT matter what % of market share EVs hold in 2020 or in 2021 or even in 2025 versus their ICE counterparts. The switch WILL be made to EVs whether we want it or not. Whether it be in 2025 or 2055. THIS is why Tesla will NEVER go down despite where there so called profits come from. Tesla holds 3 advantages over EVERYBODY else: 1. Their technology versus every other EV wannabe maker is DECADES in front of everybody else in certain cases and 5 years for other cases. They are the leaders. 2. Their charging infrastructure is second to none and is ALL over the world and they actually OWN their charging infrastructure... 3. People ALL over the world COVET the Tesla brand and the vehicles they produce. The ONLY thing bringing down GM, IMO, is that maybe people wont be coveting Cadillac Lyriqs and GMC Hummers and Chevy Bolts... It seems that FoMoCo's Mustang Mach E has the tech to at least be on PAR with Tesla products, the charging infrastructure lets it down, but that is a trivial thing that could EASILY be assessed with a better support system with those OEMs that are partnered with that charging infrastructure. Im on the understanding that VW and GM are also partners as well as Ford. That is a lot of potential money for upgrades and upkeeps... If Tesla could take care of that side of EV business, there is no reason why this should fail for FoMoCo, GM, VW, Volvo, BMW etc... And DESPITE the Mustang Mach E having a "controversial" name being called...Mustang, Im assuming many people have overlooked that and are considering it... Its a start for an EV to at least have people LOOK away and start considering OTHER EVs OTHER than Teslas... Again, something in my heart believes that GM will NOT have that with people. Something tells me that Cadillac and GMC are going to fall flat with consumer acceptance. NOT because of the tech, BUT because of the brand and logo BEHIND the tech... But...I really do NOT thing it will be a LONGER gestation period for EVs to become mainstream. When government know-nothings from ALL OVER THE WORLD are in AGREEMENT, AND OEMS of the WORLD are ALSO on the same page, (VW, GM, Mercedes, FoMoCo, Volvo, BMW) smart ideas DO start to shape and things DO actually start to happen in the RIGHT direction... Its still early to really predict what will happen. But we ALL know one thing though. The push to eliminate the internal combustion engine is real. And its coming like a freight train towards us...