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Happens to me all the time. Ive gotten many speeding tickets this way in which I just mash the peddle to get away from them as Im soooo bloody disgusted and mad and I dont want to be road ragin' because If I keep seeing them whether in front of me, beside me or in my rear view mirror, Id be ragin' and low and behold, a speed trap further down the highway...and if they would just be in the correct bloody lane to begin with...Id also be in the correct lane, yes left lane for me and right lane for them, Id be going the bloody speed limit to begin with therefore NO SPEEDING TICKET!!!! IM GLAD THAT IN CERTAIN STATES and in ONTARIO, they actually give tickets to people that are in the left lane but NOT going the maximum speed limit or passing anybody...but not in Quebec though....Quebec likes to be backwards! Washington state just passed a law that says you cannot be in the left lane if you are going more than 10mph below the posted speed limit. I am hoping this gets many scared drivers out of the left lane where they do not belong. That is great. There is a probem in Quebec though. We have a minimum and a maximum. 60 KM/H minimum and 100 KM/H maximum. Therefore technically, rolling 60 KM/H in the left lane is permitted. Some politicians want to do away with that minimum and maximum stuff though. And they are trying to make some sort of logical speed to be in the left lane....they are calling it the passing lane...but no speed requirement is acknowledged, only that you must pass vehicles on the left. And where the speed limit maximum is 70 KM/H, the roads are usually small and tight so going more than that you are really endangering yourself.

Happens to me all the time. Ive gotten many speeding tickets this way in which I just mash the peddle to get away from them as Im soooo bloody disgusted and mad and I dont want to be road ragin' because If I keep seeing them whether in front of me, beside me or in my rear view mirror, Id be ragin' and low and behold, a speed trap further down the highway...and if they would just be in the correct bloody lane to begin with...Id also be in the correct lane, yes left lane for me and right lane for them, Id be going the bloody speed limit to begin with therefore NO SPEEDING TICKET!!!! IM GLAD THAT IN CERTAIN STATES and in ONTARIO, they actually give tickets to people that are in the left lane but NOT going the maximum speed limit or passing anybody...but not in Quebec though....Quebec likes to be backwards!

Like I said...GREEDY CEOs!!! If true these allegations are of course. But it wouldnt surprise me one bit if true...

Amen to that DFELT...to both your points about dummies that use their electronic device while driving...yeah...those a-holes are the reason for this mania over self driving cars... I too, hate most safety features in most cars...the absolute most I want in my car is airbags, seatbelts, ABS brakes and traction control for certain situations. Not all...And that is it....No...No back-up cameras, no beep beep beeps, no lane departure warning systems, no nothing. No smart cruise control, no radar/camera interventions of any kind.... If humans were more conscience in their driving, most of these features would not even be needed...

I too agree with Hyper with self-driving automobiles as the Anti-Christ. Ill go further still and borrow hatred for anything remotely robotic in such movies as Terminator and iRobot. Im not however down with vintage iron being my sole choice though... No...not because I dont like vintage iron...au contraire...I LOVE vintage iron....its just that the cold cold winters of Quebec....my home...creates havoc for the metal through an insane amount of corrosion in a relatively short amount of time... You know...the stupid salt that we use to melt that stupid snow. And the thawing and freezing that goes on...is not that much better for the cars themselves... On the upside...when one is 70 years old, in Quebec, they make you take a practical driving test again, to see if your fit to drive...then and only then will the apocalypse be fine with me, if and when the Quebec government deems me too old to drive...but then again, I might be living in Greece by that time...spending all my time on a beach...who needs gas, or electricity or hydrogen? A couple of watermelons to feed the horse and she takes you back home...come to think of it...THAT would be the ORIGINAL self-driving automobile...and I presume much much safer...horses dont make a habit of getting hacked or crashing into one another...and I dont seem to recall horses rebelling against us humans ever in history...

And a perfect way to stop consumer fraud...and to maybe humble some future greedy CEOs... If VW had to play advertisements apologizing to the world for lying, Id make the CEOs that actually made this scandal happen the ones to deliver the message.

Yup. I cried. For him. But not at that moment. When I went home later that day and took my yearbook out to look at his graduating pic. And sooooo many questions and no answers to this day. In fact. A little tear is coming out of my eyes as I type this.

http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2015/10/16/ftc-reviewing-vws-clean-diesel-ads-for-fraudulent-claims The Federal Trade Commission is now reviewing whether that 30-second spot and others like it touting Volkswagen's "Clean Diesel" engines amount to fraud, adding a new avenue for U.S. regulators to punish the German automaker for its emissions-rigging deception. While the FTC can't send anyone to jail, it can go to federal court to protect consumers and negotiate settlements with wide-ranging penalties. Those could potentially include paying cash restitution to the affected car owners and forcing VW to buy new national ads admitting the company lied to customers. I even called this one....Ill just leave it at that...and let Lady Justice do her thing. If Lady Justice feels that VW did nothing wrong, than so be it...however if all the Lady Justices in this world from differing countries drop the hammer for consumer fraud on top of everything else... I wont even respond to the inevitable defensive excuses some might have regarding THIS issue as well... Ill be watching on the sidelines laughing.

Time to finish up work and break out the wine and chocolate! before or after your work out? LOL always Wine Down Friday at the end of the day, but then if the day is light, you know it is 5pm somewhere and if you worked the grave yard shift then this is 5pm and time to enjoy. Well....who am I argue? Relax and Enjoy! PS: Dont forget the strawberries! for a nice evening with the Missus.

Time to finish up work and break out the wine and chocolate! before or after your work out?

I am saddened if this is true. Its easy to say "oh well, it was a good run" especially 25 years worth. Its true, that many sports cars dont see a 25 year production run and that is an amazing feat in itself, but like a marriage, when you pass the 7 year itch (I wouldnt know what would be the equivalent in the automobile world if there actually is one) I tend to think that things should be smooth sailing as a name has been established and a core of loyal buyers too. Yes I know, both Camaro and Trans Am went away...and wasnt THAT sad? Proof of what Im talking about though is that CAmaro came back with a vengeance in both sales and performance to beget a 2nd generation Camaro loyal following and a 2nd generation of the 2nd generation resurrection. When Viper briefly went away a couple of years ago, I naively thought it was never permanent and I naively thought that when it did come back that it was here to stay forever, like the Corvette. In turn, I naively think the Corvette is here to stay forever also ignoring the fact that Corvette was nearly canceled several times in its history. As recently as the C4 to the C5 and the C6 to the C7. The C8 is a lock to happen, but are we sure the C9 will happen? Anyway, its sad when an automotive icon has to go away, especially an American legend like the Viper as I am an American car guy. Just to say, the Corvette eats up another competitor...

yup... You wanna get freaked out? There was a fellow Greek kid that came to my high school when we were both in Grade 10. His high school closed down. We became good friends for the next 2 years when we both graduated high school and then we both went our different ways...This was in 1990. No news from him since then. I met my future wife in December 2001. Her dad had died in 1998... When April 2002 arrived, we went to cemetery to see where her dad was buried, because that was the same cemetery where my grand parents were buried, we did a meeting of our dead relatives... I was looking around at my future father-n-law's neighbors when I saw not too far away down from my future father-n-law, my friend that I havent seen since 1990. He had died in 1994.

Yup...I would rather see your 'Canes play my Bruins in the Conference Finals, but hey...Ill take this too. But Id like to point out that the Jays are not "my" Blue Jays....Im more on a bandwagon on this one....

I take it you are a HUGE fellow...at over 6 feet tall with all those years pumping iron... I wouldnt want to make you angry, I dont think Id like you if youre angry... Dont sell yourself ...ahem...short... but pumping iron is a form of athleticism...ancient Greeks trained themselves lifting rocks and stones to become stronger when competing in the Olympic Games...and THAT in itself eventual became a sport. The male physique was revered and became a sport to build it up and perfect it... and weight lifting stones Discus Thrower as shown to be strong and muscular to throw the disc even farther... Poseidon Statue depicting the beauty of a perfect male body... And yes...there was no Doritos back then to help with love handles, but...weight training was indeed a factor for Olympic athletes and Olympus Gods to have those wonderful 6 packs... As far as those crazy salaries go...sports is a billion dollar industry world wide...and yes...I contribute to it....its not as if Im not entertained by it though, and the billion others on the planet that see the same as I concerning sports... Yes Russel, I am entertained... I have been for thousands of years actually... As far as family bonding goes....there are no rules as to how that happens.

I LOVE your ride Cletus. I enjoyed the video and what the video's message was about that Impala and about muscle cars in general...well, those are my exact thoughts too.

Oh...I got a solution to the $10 beer. DONT BUY IT!

I love to Travel, Photography, Working out in the gym, Home Theater reviewing movies and auto's. I do love bowling and I have a wine collection that I enjoy with Chocolate. I also love to travel. I used to like taking photographs. I dont anymore. I used to work-out, to play sports, to be stronger and faster with my athletic ability. I enjoy my home theatre watching movies. I also enjoy going to the movies...although my home system set-up and TV is top notch for home theatres, nothing beats going to the movies to watch a block buster. I enjoy wines. I cant drink anyore though. I LOVE CHOCOLATES. I do two drugs. 1. Chocolate 2. Speed and danger. I LOVE getting my adrenaline pumping. I get adrenaline pumping by driving fast, skiing, skating, playing team sports, even working. Riding on roller coasters etc... But...I also enjoy watching sports. Why? I used to play hockey and baseball. And other sports, but I used to play baseball and hockey at competitive levels and so watching sports takes me back and makes me remember all the feats I was able to do. I have two kids and I also make them play sports, because its good for the body and soul. And I enjoy more to watch them play and excel than these professional guys, obviously...but watching pro sports on TV is MORE than just entertainment, its an understanding that I have in realizing how hard it really is to accomplish athletic abilities...I marvel at what the human body and mind and soul can do to overcome adversity to win... Yesterday's Blue Jays game versus the Rangers is a perfect example. I saw a very short version of the game, but I felt all the emotions involved and knew exactly how Bautista felt when he pelted that ball out of the park as I have won games myself for my team in that type of dramatic situations. I have also lost games in which heroics of my opponent sank us by that same dramatic fashion... You know what I miss the most in playing sports? The emotional roller coaster ride an athlete goes through winning and losing. I miss losing games as much as I miss winning them. Because the emotions of losing made me stronger and made me want it more the next time around which made me a better player and athlete. I pushed myself to be better so I could win. AND THAT is why I still LOVE watching games...THAT emotion comes alive in me watching my favorite teams play. Adrenaline... Which in turn, makes me teach my kids HOW to win...and HOW to lose...and HOW TO COMPETE...yes...my kids are taught NOT to be sore winners nor sore losers, and I teach them to channel those frustrations or glees to better themselves and I try to correlate that for real life situations...Im still working on that as they are still young...

I guess I have to settle for the quick 1 hour recap....its OK... What got my attention REEEEEAAAAAAL fast was a name that I havent heard since like the early 1990s... I mentioned Moises before...as in Moises Alou...but the Rangers scored their first run by a player named Delino Deshields... He got traded and I lost track of him... He looks soooo young in that pic...as a Ranger...he looks, well....GOOOOOD!!!

You ain't kidding. That was a gong show. Now Im peeved. It turns out that every Sports Net feed has the Astros versus the Royals...the satellite guide says that SN west would rebroacast... *SIGH* No Jays Baseball, maybe when this game finishes... *SIGH* I happen to love effed up ball games.

Ive already made me some hotdogs and popcorn. I dont have beer, its OK...chocolate milk will do.

DAMN! I was at work. I just came home! The Blue Jays won, that much I know!!! So...Sports Net replays the game at 9:00 Eastern...I guess Im watching the game then...

Me too. Me too. I even have it on VHS to this day . I had recorded it and watched it the next day. But by then it was no longer a surprise 'cause I knew what had happened. It must have been nuts watching it live as it hapened right then and there. "Surreal" may be the perfect word to describe that game.

The views on most VW owners you know surprised you? Everybody sees corporate greed but yourself...THAT is what surprises me!!! Laissez faire type business models dont work in 2015 corporate Earth...hell...laissez faire type business models barely worked at the start of the industrial revolution where businesses offered slave labour to people, and then very very low wages...yeah...like China standards today, and let us not forget child labour...and yeah...like China today... If you have forgotten, THAT is why unions were formed in the first place...to ensure an honest pay for an honest day's work and to ensure a safe working environment for the worker....and together with the government...made laws for the employers to follow for their employees....hardly laissez faire that is!!!

Hey...that is the good news for the 3 and 4 Series as they will no longer be the asshole birthday present for the entitled kid...Finally, the 3 and 4 Series has moved up a notch. Sadly though. Im afraid they will remain THE choice vehicles for the asshole adults... Seriously though, this and the former 1M are the Bimmers that I respect the most as those to me....represent the best qualities that the legendary 2002 and E30 M3 have passed on to modern Bimmers post 2000s.

Well...if that is the case, I wouldnt mind THAT reality at all...even if it means that the Blue Jays...well...CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!!! But we may be getting ahead of ourselves here... Maybe there will be another Moises doing the Bartman in the next series...you know...curse... But since we are entertaining this thought about Back to the Future II...I want Pontiac back and more important than that....I want my flying Jeep!!! Offroadin', no roadin', flying Jeep!!! With round headlights though...