Robert Hall

I'd rather see more front structure for crumple zones and crash engineering... not a fan of the egg on wheels shape. 

cab-forward taken to extremes...

On 8/25/2023 at 7:38 PM, oldshurst442 said:

 

What they SHOULD be bitchin' about is the weight problem.    

It is funny how in olden days automakers looked at lightening vehicles for performance and/or efficiency, but with EVs the weight is irrelevant...

Haven't regularly worn a watch in close to 20 years since I always have a cell phone w/me...but I do like watches.  One drawback from being a software engineer working from home is I rarely need to 'dress up' in anything beyond shorts and t-shirts or sweats and hoodies...but watches are nice when I do go out to a nice restaurant or the symphony.  

I have a few watches going back to high school and college (Citizen and Seiko).  I also have a few Fossil and Skagen watches from the mid 00s.   Maybe I'll get back into wearing watches..

7 hours ago, regfootball said:

curb weight?  (or did I miss it)

Presumably similar to the Hummer EV, like 9000+ lbs... mega bloated. 

On 8/5/2023 at 3:15 PM, trinacriabob said:

I have found that I have to get money orders when I make a donation.  These are to bona fide charities everyone knows. 

 

That would painful...going to the post office, waiting in line and getting a money order like it's 1995...dark ages stuff.  If a charitable organization doesn't take PayPal, I won't donate.  (Most of the charities I regularly support are small terrier breed rescues and shelters)

Haven't been around much lately, been a busy summer...hating the constant rain..been so wet the last 3-4 months.  Is this Cleveland or Seattle?

Moved into the new house on June 22, been going back and forth working on the old house, moving out everything, unpacking boxes, busy with work since then...old house almost ready--should be on the MLS in the next week finally.  Getting new carpet this week.  Had the inside and inside of the garage painted over the last two weeks.  Getting tired of the 25 mile drive on I-271 and the fecal I-480 back and forth between the two houses (480 freeway has the worst drivers in Ohio I think--saw the aftermath of 3 crashes in a 5 mile stretch yesterday).   The worst drivers are no longer BMW drivers--its KIA drivers--they drive like complete assholes....

Looking forward to getting the house for sale and actually getting back to enjoying my weekends.... 

For 'safe' colors, like the way-overused black, silver and white, I never thought I'd go for any of those, but I do like my metallic black Jeep w/ the beige and black interior.   It's a very common color combo on so many SUVs, though...esp premium and luxury models.   Not a fan of white, but could go for a pearl white on Cadillacs..

On 8/3/2023 at 3:26 PM, trinacriabob said:

Spotted August 2

Wandered over from fast food land to a nearby lodging establishment.  I am okay with color and it looks good on the car, but it's not safe enough for me to choose it for what could be a long ownership period.

Not sure about 'safe', but F8 green and Octane Red are my favorite current Mopar colors..I'd definitely go for that green. 

17 minutes ago, trinacriabob said:

Not what you expect to see while getting coffee.

Is this supposed to be a takeoff on someone?  I wouldn't know.  To me, she looked more like a tall pink version of Pat Benatar.

Getting into her Spark with spunk and aplomb.

And making quite an impression while being frugal at the gas pump.

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Hey, I'm all for people who have moxie and seek to be original.

Perhaps like the song, she's 'a Barbie girl in the Barbie world'... it's cool when people are fearless and be themselves in public.. 

Quite the beast.  The contours make it look it smaller than it is..looks smaller in the side profile pics..would like to see a photo parked next to the regular slab-sided upright Escalade.     'Escaladiq' would have a better name? 

The Auto World C8s are very nice...I have a couple of them, my favorite is the Zeus Bronze. 

5 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Hey, most lesbians I know are cool folks, and I actually sort of Like Subarus...

https://www.copart.com/lot/54889943/2021-gmc-yukon-denali-ca-los-angeles

Anyone have any idea why this Yukon in seemingly perfect shape has a non rebuildable title?

It's in Floriduh, so probably flood damaged.   

21 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

100% and why, at this point, I have zero reason to ever consider a non-Apple phone. My iPhones have all lasted between 4-6 years. 

My last one I got 3 years out of (iPhone SE (2020))...it got harder to charge and the battery life got worse over time. We'll see how long my new iPhone 14 Pro lasts..I'll be happy w/ 3 years..

13 hours ago, David said:

Nope, as one that is a computer engineer, the largest market for Tesla is tech workers and they are also the biggest group of lazy individuals around the world.  

I wouldn't say lazy, just efficient...as a tech person, I don't have any interest w/ fooling around with bull$h!..just want products that work well and require minimal maintenance.... that's why I like Apple products,  for example, none of the constant update nonsense w/ MS trash.  Apple products just work and work well.  

I have no interest in EVs at this point, but I can see the low maintenance/charge at home angle as being attractive.   But with gas stations everywhere and very quick to fill up compared to finding a charging station, I don't see any advantage to having an EV for my use case.

Thanks for the birthday wishes.   Today makes a week since we moved into the new house, the movers were pretty quick and efficient w/ the furniture last Thursday.   Been unpacking boxes, getting rooms around the house set up (my office is pretty well along), going to the old house in the evenings to clean out, etc.   Just exhausting...been relaxing in the hot tub in the evenings.   Going out for some good seafood Friday night for my birthday...will Uber downtown.     Looking forward to the 4 day weekend, more unboxing, working on cleaning up the old house, going to the Indy Car race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sunday.   Did do a fun thing the other evening--went and saw Santana in concert--had never seen Carlos play, he's great live. 

The June weather has been crazy...hot and dry at the start of the month, then lots of rain lately, and this week smoke and haze from the Canadian wildfires (I think Ontario is less than 50 miles from here across the lake).   Looking forward to July. 

20 hours ago, David said:

That is so cool, I am sure the body felt wonderful after soaking in it for a good while. Bet your sister loved having her aches from arthritis taken away or at least diminished.

Yeah, she's loving it.     I can definitely see using the tub as part of my daily routine.  Should be fully moved in at the end of the month around my birthday..

New pic of Lula and Lola, now almost 14 weeks...plus Jack!   The breeder called last week and they had one puppy left, asked if we would be interested...so we added Jack to the pack...

Got in the hot tub for the first time tonight...fantastic.  Learning the remote and all the jet settings. Hadn't been in a hot tub in years, just what we needed.   Very relaxing.   Was streaming some Pink Floyd to it's speakers...

Really neat looking car...can see a bit of DeLorean in the profile.   Love the front on the new concept and the flared fenders...

Saw a very clean bright red '71 Chevelle in traffic the other evening...had a nice rumble  Definitely not stock, had badging that read 'Malibu 427' on the sides (definitely not the original engine).  

Was behind a modded '57 Chevy 2dr sedan in traffic yesterday...black w/ flames painted on the side, rumbling, crackling, loud and strong smell of gas.   Very different from all the generic appliances around it on a residential street. 

Not really my style, but I can dig the street rod aesthetic..I wonder what the generic consumer resources in their white Kias and other transportation appliances on the street thought of it..

The microwave and hot tub were installed today...looking forward to using this. Got some landscaping to do around it..

From personal experience, the '00 DTS and '06 STS had some of the most comfortable seats I've dealt with for daily driving and road trips..  I miss cars that focus on comfort and silence...not everything has to be optimized for setting Nurburgring times. 

I drove my sister's DTS from Phoenix to LA or San Diego several times when I lived in Phoenix, very comfortable and quiet.   6 hr drives weren't bad at all.  6 hrs  (or 50 like I did in 2017) in my Jeep  and my back is in a world of pain. 

12 minutes ago, David said:

 

Looking forward to updated pictures when you get a chance. Exciting to think that you will be moved in next weekend.

We pushed out the furniture move by two weeks to the 22nd.    We are behind because it's mostly me moving everything else.  Two people with a lot of stuff...

Saw a few interesting red cars on I-90 today...a red Ferrari 308 coming up behind me this afternoon..it passed me, and I realized it was a Fauxrari...looked like a 3rd gen Camaro or Firebird with a 308 style body kit...faded red paint, '1MAGNUM' license plate...different, haven't seen something like that in decades.     Also saw a '61 Corvette convertible w/ patina--red w/ white cove inserts, 6 round taillights, side pipes, roll bar, old slotted mags.  Spotted a very clean stock-looking red '65-66 Mustang coupe.    

Went to a retirement happy hour for a coworker the other evening, in the parking lot was my company founder's silver Ferrari 812 Superfast which he bought after selling the company last year, and the VP of Product Management's new red Corvette Z06 convertible (in that incredible red that looks like a Hot Wheels spectraflame color).