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I got another RECALL for the Ford Fusion... I have honestly forgot how many that would be. Its got to be 12 by now. Its been too long Ford...I have wondered where and when would the next one come. Brake fluid may leak from one or both front brake flexible hoses and brake pedal travel will increase and brake action will require more effort with a reductionof rate of deceleration over time increasing the risk of an accident... FoMoCo is ramping up for replacement parts and will inform me when I can go and get my car fixed... 10 years old this Fusion platform is and Ford CONTINUES to dump money into it... GREAT JOB Ford!!! AWESOME way to be...profitable.

Connectivity is not of my concern. I dont think Id be using the smart phone type features of Apple car play or Snapdragon or whatever... My concern is of the privacy thing. And how somebody, whoever that somebody might be, that may have access to my personal info or my persoanl whereabouts or whatever whether through hacking or the OEM itself trying to sell me user fees for heated seats or whatever. Trackability of anykind, whether its literal tracking of where my car is (good thing concerning theft...) or trackability of what I do with my car and its features and how often I use these features like its Facebook or Youtube algorithm...is what I fear for the future not just for cars, but ANYTHING doing with our internet consumption connectivity going forward with humanity. So...my FIRST sentence is FALSE and YEAH!!! I have MAJOR concerns with this kind of shyte. I honestly wish we could go back to the simpler times...regarding dashboards and pushbuttons and lack of electronic gizmo distractions. Some of those electronic gizmo distractions are necessary. Some of them are an evolution of our day to day life evolution and I get all that. But I feel we have swung waaaay out of the middle of where our fantasy world resides and where are real lives should be... Again...NOT just with cars, but in EVERY aspect of our lives.

Were you-ah been boozin' when you helucinated that? Suckin' back on grandpa's cough medecine? Yeah...you'de be the only one to see that!

So, Tucker... being totally honest now, would you ever lie? I bet 787.5 million dollars that you would lie. Actually...Im willing to bet 2.6 BILLION that you definetely lie! Unto the NEXT lawsuit, Tucker. This time tho, I think it will go all. the. way. You might have to sit yo ass on the chair to do some really really hard 'splainin'. And Ill be lovin' every minute of it! Cant phoquin' wait. Mother Tucker Phoquer!

I woudnt eat alligator or rattlesnake either. But are ye equating Greeks to rednex? Dems are fightin' words, ya hear???!!! Son. I reckon that ...a pair of alligator or rattlesnake cowboy boots on my feets would be gnarly I would think tho. Who needs cow when lizards exist, right? I mean...a Greek fits in with the rednex quite well. We were the originals to say Come and get 'em. And...our original main God was the original dude sleeping around with his sister and daughter catch my drift???!!! Boy. Point very well taken then! Sorry I even brought it up.

1. Audi and Porsche Not on the list...but to me, are the sexiest EV sedans to date. Side profile or any profile for that matter. 2. pains me to admit this...but the Bimmer i4. It looks like a regualr BMW sedan 4 series sedan. None of that nonsense of stylizing a funky EV JUST because its an EV. 3. (TIED) (3 WAY) Celestiq Admittedetly, the rounded rear looks a bit off. But Im guessing pictures dont do it justice. When I see it in the real world, Ill adjust my opinion of it. 3. Model S After all these years, it still looks good. Not as sexy as it was when it came out. Time has aged it. But its still very very nice. But to me, its a classic EV that is still sold. Kinda like the Challenger. Its an old car, but its a classic RIGHT NOW!!! 3. Lucid Air The side view flows nicely. Would be SEXY AF if we were still in the 1990s. So it g be tied with 2 othjer cars in 3rd place. 4. Ioniq 6 Its a quirky design on any profile. Side view actually flows nicely. I like. Wouldnt want to own one though. Too droopy of you will for my tastes. But I like nonetheless. 5. TIED (2 WAY) BMW i7 Looks like the the regualr 7 Series. See i4 reasoning and apply it to this one. Some might call it ugly. I wont argue it. Side profile looks stately. And THAT is what counts for me. A fullsized luxury car NEEDS to look stately. And this one does. I like a lot! 5. Model 3 Frumpy. Dated really really quickly. But in all honesty, it aint bad. I dont like the rest of the cars so I wont even bother rating them. Mercedes' attempts at slippery EV sedans look too much like used bar of soaps. That kind of styling would even be too much roundedness for the 1990s. Its not a bad look per se. I just dont like. The Polestar is too square and too tall. Dont like. Not stately enough. Too tête carré to enjoy. Its NOT hip to be square.

Too much Toyota Prius vibes from the side Not enough American muscle...

Its just OK. I wouldnt trade in my current 2012 TL for it. Acura has lost me as a fan. Something about Acura that I dont feel connected to. This particualr trim costs too much money. But its a car that I wouldnt mind owning out of default since there arent many sedans left to buy in North America. On second thought, I dont feel connected to Cadillac either, but I think Id rather a CT5... Love the NSX though. The refresh has a certain Lamborghini flair in the front. I prefer the Acura beak version.

Here is a car story. My cousin bought a 1995 Integra brand new back in the day. Black. Special Edition it said on the back. Manual. I HATED it. He traded it in for a 1999 Integra GS-R. Silver. Manual. I HATED it! It got stolen. Several years later... I have learned to appreciate the GS-R and Type R Integra of that vintage. But Ill tell you one thing...even though I appreciate and kinda like that vintage of Integra nowadays, I STILL prefer the '99 Oldsmobile Alero GLS coupe V6 that I bought brand new then over the Integra. And I dont care what ANYbody will say about that. And no, I dont like this Integra at all. I kinda respect it, that and the Civic its based on. But yeah...Not for me.

Im hungry too... Thanx for the pics. PS: Its GREAT to be GREEK. At least when it comes to food... Seafood. Meats. All KINDS of meats. But veggies too. We are very very into legumes. Dont forget fruits. Ahhhhh yes!!! Its GREAT to be GREEK!!! PSS: I reckon you make what it seems to be AWESOME food @David!!! Thanx for posting all the food you make. It makes my day when you post!!!!!!!!!!

I dont see what colour has to do with anything... red, white, black or blue... PLASTIC body cladding is PLASTIC body cladding... White plastic Is still plastic body cladding... Red plastic And if you havent noticed...its ribbed... Like a Pontiac Silver plastic And... the aforementioned black plastic And...Mercedes carried that folly INTO the 1990s And what is it that I see? Could that BE a late model Mercedes SUV with black body plastic molding? Why yes it is!!! Go phoquing figure!!!

I always LOVE this time of year. Even though I may not like the weather sometimes. Or the dirty slush from thje melting snow. 1. We start with the Cabane a Sucre. My Quebec roots is celebrated with friends and family and co-workers. 2. Greek Easter. My Greek heritage and religion is celebrated with friends and family. 3. Baseball has started which celebrates my almost American citizenship and love for Americana. And to end the love fest 4. NHL playoffs start to celebrate my Canadian heritage. And what better way to start THIS year's playoffs by the Habs MISSING the playoffs, the Bruins starting the play-offs by SHATTERING the NHL records of ost wins AND points leaving the HABS recors pf most points in the freakin' dust. The Maple Leafs getting embarrassed in Game 1 and possibly maybe losing again not winning a freakin play-off series since the Clinton and Chretien Governments... Proud Canadian I am, eh?! But...had the Habs made the play-offs, I might have rooted for them. maybe... prolly NOT! depending... I do want #25.... But Id rather #7...

Maybe you are allergic? My dad was allergic to seafood. Not fish. He was able to eat fish. He was allergic eating crustaceans. Lobster, crab and the like. Squid was questionable. He wasnt allergic to squid but he got stomach pains, like how you put it. Not all the time but eventually got fed up with the hit or miss of him getting pains or not so he quit eating squid. Yeah...deep fried...ummmmmm....calamari as @David put it. Calamari, the word, sounds like its an Italian word. Greeks call squid... calamari. I wonder if its the Roman influence on Greece that we call it calamari... LOTS of lemon... LOTS of lemon and its DEEEEEEEE-licious!!! About the lamb... Nothing special on the spices and preparation. The usual Greek thing of OLIVE OIL, salt, pepper, LEMON, GARLIC, OREGANO, cumin and rosemary. With tsatziki and everything is GREAT with the world!!! Grilled octopus. Common guys???!!! ANY meat on the FIRE is just HEAVENLY!!! Octopi included!!! Olive oil and of course...LEMON!!! In Greek speek. Like the song...everything is better with rock...Im mean lemon! Tuuuurn UP, the RAAY-DIO!!!! Now...Im not giving you guys @David @trinacriabob shyte...but Im giving you guys SHYTE!!! For the lack of love for lamb AND grilled octopus. ESPECIALLY when we are talking about grilled meat here!!!

not too fast, bro. Body cladding WAS an 80s thing... And it wasnt just a Pontiac thing either. It was a universal across many a brand across many a niche. Although the pics Im gonna post now are not of off roading SUVs, its about off roading and racing. From 1984 The actual rallye car And the road car. I see plenty of body cladding on the road car. In 1984 I HAVE to remind you... REAL off roader SUV... There was slight body cladding on that... Because there was an option to NOT have body cladding below the doors. And AMC... early 1980s... There are prominent fender flares there and slight body cladding on the bottom PUNCTUATED with blackness... When clearly there were models that minimimzed the effects of it... And the predecessor from the mid 1970s when it wasnt an offroader and just a station wagon... So...its NOT a Pontic thing. Its an 80s thing. And it was everywhere Because we all know that body cladding = speed... So before you accuse Pontiac of shytty body cladding, take a close look in the mirror...

@David A what @trinacriabob said is pretty much spot on. The red symbolizes the blood of Christ shed on the cross. The shell (with the red 'blood') symbolizes death. The cracking of the egg symbolizes rebirth and resurrection of Christ. The boiled egg inside symbolizes life waiting to break out. Ressurection... Its a game... Tradition... Everybody chooses their egg. Then the game begins. Egg tapping to break the eggshell by tapping with another person. Pointed top with poitned top. Rounded bottom with rounded bottom. Each takes a turn. The first person taps first. Then the scond person taps. Everybody takes a turn tapping with one another. If one side is unbroken then that person gets to tap with another and when everybody has tapped at least one turn and if one person has an unbroken egg, then that person is the winner. Winner of what? It is said that this person will have good fortune through-out the year.

Saturday at midnight Mayiritsa soup. Organs and intenstines of the lamb that will be raosted on a spit on Easter Sunday. And various other Greek hors d'oeuvres. Gouvetsaki which is lamb orzo and a type of tomato sauce. Spanakopita. Different types of cheeses such as kefalotyri, graviera and feta. Closest Italian cheeses to the first two would be pecorino and parmesan. Greek style potatoes in the oven. The aforemention painted red (and in modern times different other colours like blue and green and yellow...) eggs. Tsoureki (Greek sweet bread) and koulourakia (Greek Easter cookies) Easter Sunday. Lamb on a spit And everything else Greeks eat on a spit, BBQ, oven. Cow, pig, lamb, fish, Greek style fried squid, grilled octopus.... Spinaches, spanokopita and tiropita and saganaki and... You name it, we will cook it and eat it. Its a feast after all celebrating our Saviour's resurrection with (and this is the MOST important part) friends and family. The red eggs and galaktobouriko dessert and baklava and whatever other classic Greek dessert and food there is. Now...not all families cook all that. Its what is avalaible and affordable and what the guests and family eat. Not everybody eats grilled octopus so many Greek Easter feasts wont have grilled octopus as a side meal. But then again, many Greeks LOOOOOOVE grilled octopus and they most definetly will have grilled octopus. The ONLY food that is 100% a must is the lamb. Roasted on a spit. And the red eggs. Everything else is preference.

Xristos Anesti (Christ has Risen)

Problem is, @Drew Dowdell aint giving up HIS kidney. He is willing to give up someone else's kidney... I personally dont think the AI sketch is all that great. It looks like it could be a GEELY 山寨. Geely Shānzhài. Translation: Geely Copycat. English name: Geely Copy Leopard. ie...a Chinese knock off Cadillac... Geely Copy Leopard. CTS-V Geely Copy Leopard CT6-V Blackwing