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I wish I could do so myself, but alas, California.

You'd think California roads would be decent, given that we don't suffer extreme changes in the weather. But they're surprisingly bad. I don't remember the roads in Indiana and Chicagoland to be any worse.

I'm a freelance writer. I can afford none of these things and must resort to living variously through the astronauts, professional athletes, and billionaire heirs in this forum. I had to give up my first-born child to afford the Mustang sitting in my driveway. I have a GoFundMe page if anyone is...

Right. The problem is when government gets involved in business. It’s inserting force into the equation, and yes, you’ll find plenty of businesspeople who will take advantage of it. In fact, the environment breeds those kinds of businesspeople.

I think you misread my comment. I specifically said that ours is a fascist economy, one where businesses are privately owned but publically controlled. You're right about California, but that makes it a fascist state, not a socialist state. And it's not alone, as you say. That's all contrasted...

Unfortunately, we don't live in a capitalist society. To REALLY send us off into the weeds, by a technical definition, ours is a fascist economy. By that, I mean socialism is public (i.e., state) ownership and control of the means of production. Capitalism is private ownership and control of the...

Yeah, I'd debate you all day about so-called "monopolies" and the alleged "robber barons" of the late 1800s/early 1900s. So much of that is pure propaganda perpetrated by the very people we're complaining about there. And the Constitution is actually very clear, when it's read objectively. The...

Here's the thing: we should have a separation of state and business just like we do with state and religion. Lobbyists only exist because, like I said, we're only a semi-free society and economy. If the government didn't regulate business like it does, then businesses would have no reason to...

Sure, everyone makes value judgments like you made, that family was more important than making extra money. But the point is that you were free to make those choices. The department you worked at set your salary based on the need to compete with other departments and with other jobs -- I...

Here's a question for you... I don't know what you do for a living, but have you set in your mind a ceiling on what your work is worth? That is, if your boss (or another company) came to you and offered you more, you'd say, "No, thanks. I'm paid as much as I'm worth"? I kind of doubt it. I...

I've used both now, and I can attest that CarPlay's turn-by-turn directions are much better than Android Auto's. I love how CarPlay tells me that my upcoming turn is the light after the one directly in front of me, for example. That gives me more time to make sure I'm in the right lane. As far...

I don't mind skipping wireless CarPlay. That would be a real battery suck. I didn't even notice the lack of directions on the gauge cluster, something I never paid attention to when I was running Android Auto. I have an Apple Watch that pings me when it's time to turn, and that works well enough...

Mine is smooth in Normal and Track modes, and harsher but not unbearable in Sports mode. I created a custom setting with Track mode and Sports exhaust so I could enjoy the more spirited throttle without deafening myself. But mostly I drive in Sports+ mode and just accept that it won't be...

I wonder if a lawyer wouldn't charge by the hour on something like this, where there may not be a distinct settlement.

My wife and her mom, also in the car, are fine, thankfully. The miracle of modern engineering. We're not sure why she retained an attorney, but we're looking for one.

No, we're only talking to our insurance adjuster. Their insurance company tried to talk to her, but we told them to talk to our company.

We live in California. So, my wife was in an accident and her Pilot was totaled. Right now, the insurance companies are in the process of assigning fault. The other party has retained an attorney and all communication with our insurance has to go through him/her. It’s looking like a portion of...

I do think dealers are getting worse by the day. The wife and I were out shopping for an SUV to replace her totaled Pilot (thank god for modern engineering that she and her 86-year-old mom walked away without a scratch). We test-drove a 2023 FWD Highlander and, at the end, were enveloped by a...

What's so ridiculous about these kinds of arguments is that if things like insurance were scams or "pyramid schemes" or just the means for someone to buy their 16th yacht (jealous much?), then every very wealthy person in the country -- each of whom would be a part of such schemes, by that logic...

I’m assuming you reported this to the police? I’m sure I would have.