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I have noticed what it seems like forever, that birds, have ALWAYS flew RIGHT in front of my cars while I am driving. No matter what speeds Im doing. Im going down a road or boulevard and birds seem to fly from a perpendicular street and zoom by successfully in front of my car. Im like thinking, they are playing a game if they could beat the speeding car and succeed in flying in front of it successfully getting to the other side. Ill repeat, I think birds are PLAYING A GAME, a game of chicken, in testing out there own agility and speed in trying to out race a car by flying perpendicular to a car and seeing if they can succeed to fly in front of it to get to the other side of the street. I honestly do think birds do this on purpose to test out and practice their flying abilities. Pretty gutsy. Pretty smart. Pretty awesome Id say.

Thumbs up on the 1st part. And no, you and I both do NOT need to work on being less verbose. Its in our (my) Greek and (your) Italian DNA to actually be emotionally expressive with lots of dramatic words and dramatic hand gestures to communicate. Let us NOT forget the tone and reflections of our voice. Sarcasm, sassiness and plain old a$$hole responses is what our cultures do. We should be proud of that!!!

I never said his tweeting is a direct result of why they have quality issues. But his wasting of time tweeting is definitely not fruitful in running Tesla the way a multi-national, multi-billion dollarr company should bee run. Hell, my small enterprise couldnt be run well if I wasted all that time tweeting and speculating like he is doing... But read what @riviera74 and @Drew Dowdell wrote to you. Ive also mentioned and hinted at what they both are telling you. Its OK... once again, we have differing points of view. Sometimes I sees where you are coming from. Not this time tho...

what does this quote even mean? She is running the company. Not her mouth... Ditto for GM. People LOVE their Volts and Bolts.. People LOVE their C8 Corvettes... People LOVE their fullsized pick up trrucks and SUVs from Chevy, GMC and Cadillac. Once upon a time ago, GM ALSO had sheeple... Look how THAT eventually turned out... But even with all those words...you still didnt make ANY correlation as to how Marry Barrra should be held to thee same scrutiny that we have ALL put Elon to. I guess you are a big proponent of free speech on Twitter because I dont see you give a shyte about Johnny and Amber...

Problem tho. Several. GM has a LOT on their plate right now to resolve. Bolt battery fires. Production delays with Camaros, Corvettes and just about all other vehicles in their line-up. Corvette Z06 rumors that transmissions are failing or crank cases are cracking or whatever the rumor is... Mary Barra is NOT out there trying to buy Twitter using GM shareholder and GM investor monies...and causing a real shyte show with Twitter's IPO AND Tesla's and having all investors involved in a phoquing tizzy... Mary Barra is NOT out there DOWNPLAYING the Bolt battery fires like Elon is doing with the NHTSA autopilot investigation. Mary Barra is not tone deaf and sticking her nose in a physical and sexual abuse case when Musk's own company has a very very serious problem of its own regarding sexual abuse of its own. FYI, NOBODY asked Elon his opinion on the matter for him to interject it anyway even IF he dated Amber Heard just right after Johnny Depp's marriage failed with Amber... He wasnt even called upon as a witness DESPITE his generosity of him giving money to charity in Amber's name... Kate Moss stayed out of it and she testified... Marry Barra is actually running her company. Elon is running something...his mouth. How is Tesla robotics gonna solve Tesla's sloppy manufacturing? Its an issue that NOBODY is ignoring in 2022. Only Musk, Tesla sheeple and Sandy Munro are ignoring this issue. It seems that Musk is ONLY concerned on how Johnny and Amber move on from this trial... He has several female employees that want to discuss THEIR sexual abuse within Tesla. I wonder if he has a clue on how his company moves on from these allegations...maybe he should forget about Aquamaaaaaan and Captain Jack Sparrow and start dealing with Tesla's problems... Maybe he should start tweeting on how he will address Tesla's issues and maybe he should forget about free speech platforms and Hollywood's shytty drama...

I did a sad face thingy vote, because its not funny from the point of view of your HR director. But regarding Elon Musk's leadership, concerning himself with everything important of what is going on in this world, EXCEPT for actually running Tesla correctly, its phoquing funny!!! 1. Lends Ukraine his Starlink satellites to counter Russian blackouts and propaganda. (Good thing) 2. Tries to buy Twitter all in the name of freedom of speech, except he ignores misinformation platforms are not beneficial to the freedoms of anybody. And he forgets that he doesnt actually have the LIQUID cash to buy Twitter, and the Tesla investors are not exactly continually giving him money to fund a Twitter buy out. (Bad thing) 3. Concerns himself with a lawsuit case that has really nothing to do with him. He might have dated Amber Turd, and he gave her some money to help her feed her personality disorder lies, but really, nobody gave a shyte about his opinions on the matter, INCLUDING his former narcissistic girlfriend. (Bad thing) (He just proved himself to be a beta male cuck) 4. Instead of focusing on his OWN legal battles. Tesla's own sexual abuse claims in the workplace AND the NHTSA probe into Tesla's autopilot failures... (Bad thing) Sandy Munro's MAIN complaint about Tesla has ALWAYS been Tesla's sloppy manufacturing. And THAT hasnt improved. And Sandy Munro thinks that Tesla's sloppy manufacturing aint gonna be a problem and the other OEMs will fail but not Tesla? What a joke! Hence why your story is also funny!!! I have come to LOATHE Tesla... (because of Elon)

A LOT of musical genius came out of Seattle. Im very impressed by that. Im not so impressed by all that rain. But then again, Ive NEVER been that way, so what the hell do I know about being Sleepless in Seattle (pop culture reference ) and the rain Seattle accumulates... Nirvana was the group that is mistakenly credited with "inventing" or "introducing" grunge to the world. Some say it was Neil Young. Maybe Nirvana was the first to popularize grunge.

I too, love Pearl Jam. Of course Boeing. I was just using the most simplistic stereotype of each region be funny. For shytes and giggles. I have nothinh against Seattle. Other than maybe, the rain.

Again joke and sarcasm... But you got to admit. More of the WORLD's pop culture, not just the US pop culture, talks about NYC and California than they do about Seattle... If they actually do talk about Seattle at all...

I dont hate grunge. Not my favorite style. But I dont hate it. I HATE Nirvana though. But its more for the group and singer rather than the style of music. But when all is said and done, Its called a joke. Sorry to disappoint you in you thinking I was serious. I thought maybe the Back to the Future Gif was an indication...

@David A group from QUEENS singing about California!!! New York rappers trading places with California's own beach bum Beach Boys doin' the wipeout They all got that New York Groove, baby PS: Dell Griffith and Neil Page. You havent seen this movie? You are missin' out. Its a holiday classic. Its reallyy really funny. I suggest you watch it, around Thanksgiving, of course. Its a GREAT movie!!!

According to DeLorenzo, rant from June 8 2022 episode 1149, Ford has ominous signs and a shaky future... http://www.autoextremist.com/ Quite the opposite of what Sandy Munro suggests with Ford... Both opinions have some hard core truths to them. At the end of the day, both remain opinions...

Although I like Sandy Munro, I dont understand how he could come to a conclusion that only 3 (presumably he is ONLY talking about the ones from the US) automakers to survive when he 1. hasnt really seen anything Ultium from GM because GM hasnt really launched anything Ultium just yet therefore cannot possibly see what or how Utlium will do in the market place. He hasnt been able to see and give an opinion on Ultium on how good or bad or how it compares to Tesla, Ford and Rivian... How does HE know what tech the Lyriq will have? How does HE know what the public will do for the Lyriq? How does HE know how the EV Silverado will fare against the F150 EV both in the market place and tech wise? 2. Hasnt really seen anything of concrete from Rivian. Other than that one SUV... And isnt Rivian currently having production woes and financial woes? Let them get by the chip shortage, the inflation, the production woes of 2022 and 2023 and possibly 2024 and THEN we could talk about Rivian becoming the new Big 3 from Detroit... Is Rivian even from Detroit? 3. Ford. Nothing really concrete from Ford either. Other than the Mach E. The F150 EV aint out yet. He hasnt seen it to tear it down... Pretty bold statements to make also considering that Tesla's quality issues are a huge concern and Tesla's manufacturing capabilities are STILL questionable REGARDLESS if people will always flock to Tesla. People cant buy a Tesla if Tesla cant produce the cars to meet demand. IF Ford is THAT good, then people WILL go to Ford if Tesla cant meet demand. And they (Tesla) CANT meet demand. They increase production, quality goes further down the shyytter... Tesla stays neutral to where they can comfortably build, produce and have decent quality, and it WONT be enough. GM will further get left over sales... especially if Utlium is that good as they say it is... And they means not only GM engineers, other folk not named Sandy Munro... He is like, dooming GM without ANY knowledge... He doomed the Mustang Mach E BEFORE he tested it... He tested it, he NOW believes Ford will survive and continue to be Big 3. He doomed Tesla too at one time... As much as I like him, I thought he was a blowhard then, and with this, I think he continues to be a blowhard and full of himself... Although I DO acknowledge the importance of what he does. I DO acknowledge his knowledge. However, he is like many of them, too phoquing cocky. Bob Lutz, Peter DeLorenzo, himself (Sandy Munro), all cut from the same know-it-all cloth blowhards...

They dont make songs about Seattle tho... Of ALL the musical genius that came out of Seattle, and there is a LOT, NONE have sung about Seattle... If you could make it there, you could make it anywhere is talking about NY not Seattle. The little old lady who drives a super stock Dodge is from Pasadena, NOT Seattle. NYC is home to Batman, Superman, Spiderman. Macaulay Culkin was left alone IN New York, NOT Seattle. (Originally in Chicago) Dell Griffin and Neil Page were working IN NY to get to Chicago. They wouldnt even think about being in Seattle one iota... (cute little reference there) Crocodile Dundee visited NY AND Los Angeles. NOT Seatltle. New York is FAMOUS for its subway system and taxis... LA is famous for its hot rodding, roller skating, surfer lifestyle. NYC and LA overcrowded and overpriced? Lets talk about overcrowded and overpriced...coffee from Starbucks. How about we add another adjective starting with over. Overrated coffee from Starbucks. California has its own music sound. Same for NYC. NYC was home to many musical sounds. Seattle has...grunge ? Whoa. Where did all that hatred come from???

Im so happy for you for your Mustang!!! When I read this post this morning, I was all smiles!!! Im so glad that the Mustang fired right up and was ready to be driven again...as you said...like it was 1987!!! Perfect Mustang songs, from the year 1987 and of course something from Hysteria maybe a love song a pop song and a classic '80s synth

And then California comes along to renew my love affair with her.

Its a shame that half of the Beatles are dead. Just as I was finding out who the Beatles were and what they meant, Lennon was murdered. But the thing is, when I first heard of the news that Lennon was murdered, I as a young kid, was not fully aware that John Lennon, was a Beatle, and was murdered... It dawned on me that one of the Beatles had died when Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson was singing Say Say Say. Ive seen some nice rides these past few days. I will be posting some pics.

^^^ I could sell the idea to the wife as: "Hey babe, its a hybrid!!!" Or "Hey babe, Im in the middle of a mid-life crisis over here. I NEED this car, capisce. At least Im not out here trying to seduce younger chicks, amirite???!!!" Either quote with a thick, New Jersey mafioso Italian accent. While I play this song as I say these things...

Yes. Canadian, Bryan Adams is. I believe his dad was British though. An officer in the British Army. He was stationed somewhere in Canada when Bryan was born. Or something like that. If Im not mistaken, Bryan has dual citizenship between Canada and the UK. I like Bryan Adams. I would call myself a fan.

We've had crazy gas prices in Quebec since the mid '80s to be honest. In Quebec now, its ludicrous. Its Europe levels of high gas prices right now up here. EVs are looking better and better by the minute...

Tiganites and loukoumades are very very similar. In all honesty, I think one is a variation of the other. Tiganites being flat and individually being of different size and shape and usually bigger than loukoumades and loukoumades being made round and more uniform to each other. And I was thinking more of loukoumades rather than tiganites to be honest. My aunt used to make tiganites and my mom loukoumades. I definitely preferred the loukoumades. Been awhile... Looks like @trinacriabob is more Greek than I am at this point. LOL

Krispy Kreme glazed donuts are the best! Dunkin' Donuts strawberry filled donuts are a close second. Well, the ones that I tasted and ate in the 70s and 80s at least. Tim Hortons Donuts suck BIG TIME!!! I am not a big donut guy. We only have 1 Krispy Kreme location and its far from where I work and live. It was near my mother-n-law's house. But she passed away a couple of years ago so I dont visit that area anymore. Therefore I dont eat donuts anymore. There is a Greek equivalent called τιγανίτες. English spelling tiganites. Its fried dough smothered in honey. Sesame seeds are optional. Those I die for. Unfortunately my wife REFUSES to make me. Since my mom and mother-n-law passed away, I have no where to go and eat them anymore. There is a place called MR. Puffs in the Montreal region that makes tiganites. There is an outlet near my restaurant. I just havent had the desire to go. I miss my mom and mother-n-law.

Hi! My name is Oldshurst and I am an automotive bigot. All CUVs look the same to me...therefore I judge them to be all the same. I also HATE them all!!! I wish they could all burn to the ground. I am NOT for a more diverse automotive universe. I prefer the automotive world to be car based coupes, sedans and convertibles while REAL SUVs should be relegated to work shops and off-roading. Hauling stuff around should be done in pick-up trucks and fullsized vans and if we need to haul families around, sedan based wagons should be the ONLY way. We could stretch that to vans and minivans. Yup...all CUVs look the same and I am Oldshurst, an automotive bigot. PS: I am NOT lying when I say that CUVs all look the same. The rest is just humorous banter. Except the part that I wished ALL CUVs dead dead dead!!!

It would be a complicated answer. There are many variables to consider and calculate. On all sides of the equation. Definition of "all sides of the equation": 1. people who are against EVs 2. people who are for EVs 3. people who are against oil and big oil companies 4. people who are for oil and big oil companies All 4 types are different from one another but they may belong in one subset or two of each other. Biased reasoning that will make it seem that batteries are dirtier than gasoline or batteries are cleaner than gasoline depending on what spectrum the reasoning lies on. In some cases, its that. However, if the world's engineers could decide on a future where compatibility of recycling batteries could be achieved, then it could be a cleaner future and a very interesting one at that... There is talk about using old EV batteries as a unit, a collection of EV batteries that are no longer viable to power a single car, but as a unit, could power factories, buildings, hospitals, houses etc... as a second life after EV usage. https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/car-makers-and-startups-get-serious-about-reusing-batteries https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Industries/Automotive and Assembly/Our Insights/Second life EV batteries The newest value pool in energy storage/Second-life-EV-batteries-The-newest-value-pool-in-energy-storage.ashx#:~:text=Potential to spark a second life&text=Subjected to extreme operating temperatures,useful life in most cases. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016821001757 One thing that us humans should be thinking about, IS trying to reduce our polluting ways. Whether EVs are the answer, we really do NOT know if THAT is truly the way to go. However, we DO know that using fossil fuels is NO LONGER the way to go. We DO need to change our ways in THAT regard and STOP using fossil fuels to power our every day transport vehicles. If we DO accept and adopt EVs as our method of every day transport, and THAT happens to NOT be the answer, then we shall course correct and find another way. But we DO have to STOP fossil fuel usage to adopt a new way. RIGHT NOW. If batteries is a short term solution, then so be it. We shouldnt be afraid to course correct every time a solution happens to NOT be the right way. Batteries, you will find, on the greater scheme of things, do pollute LESS than fossil fuels do. When you do your own research from ALL the biased places from all equations, and you read up on all the possible technology that batteries, electricity, charging networks using solar power etc, you will see for yourself that electricity and batteries have a great potential to change our way of living. For the better. Take batteries as a second life. Install used batteries in your house. Use solar power to recharge these batteries. Use batteries to power your home. No need to be on the grid for too long. The grid has a blackout, no need for a generator as your home will have batteries to power your home. And the possibilities are endless.. Already, EV F150s, as Ford is tooting around, that in case of an emergency, the truck itself could work to power your home in case of a blackout... Tesla's often laughed at Powerwall. Well, second life batteries started as an idea BECAUSE of Tesla's Powerwall technology... Keep in mind we are still learning about electricity. We are still learning how to create it, how to better distribute it, how to harness it... Maybe we us a species will find that miracle energy source that will power every thing, for free and wont pollute. Until then, we will have to course correct for slightly better solutions, small steps at a time going forward in our future for our existential survival. Batteries is this next small step forward. Just my opinion. But my opinion is NOT based on anti-anything or pro-anything. Im pro batteries, yes. But its not because Im a tree huggin. car hatin' green guy hippy. Im pro battery because batteries and electricity have the potential to be THAT utopia solution. But Im also not bound to that principle. The research to come to a conclusion on your own is exhausting. YOU will have to do it on your own though. Take it all in. Its worth it.