Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Well she did try to pounce one that landed on the front door overhang and donked her head pretty good. It didn't seem like a "I want to gently pet you and be your friend" type of pounce, but I could be wrong. In hindsight, maybe I shouldn't have cleaned the windows last night.

Our big cat that grew up with our bird totally ignores it but freaks at the ones outside. The kitten we rescued that was feral until about 12 weeks old try's to play with the bird but he won't have any of it and just bites and hisses at him. So far it is bird 100 - kitten 0

[HaXx]

Greddy vs. HKS learn me

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by HaXx

Greddy vs. HKS learn me

For what?

[DarkPira7e]

Originally Posted by HaXx

Greddy vs. HKS learn me

Both are cool JDM name brands. They both have a reputation. I think Greddy wins in the quality dept, but there is better quality available of anything they offer- they're just well known and a trustworthy middle road for whatever it is you're eyeing

[ScoobsMcGee]

Welp, Maryland finally got me. Speed camera mounted up on a hill that I didn't see until it went off. Ticket arrived today for 52 in a 40. I kind of want to ask for higher quality pictures since I never really get to see my own car's tail lights.

[HaXx]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

For what?

for brand identity, how was around first, whos the leader vs follower etc, race heritage, notable accomplishments etc. im just looking into general insight. ive watched some pretty great youtube videos detailing the brands, but didnt know if anyone here had anything they wanted to add, or just wanted to kill time talking about. i just like learning about yesteryear jdm stuff.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by spike021

Not super happy about Prop 22 passing.. Sigh.

and although i'm not currently effected being many states away, i'm disappointed as well.

if nothing else, i wanted to see it fail for the incredible sums they spent to get their way. but i'm most concerned about the overarching changes it will inherently bring to labor rules and increasing corporate greed in all of our futures.

something did need to be done about the taxi industry, but it bothers me that uber/lyft are making the claim that they can't be sustainable if they have to do things as every other company is/was already required to comply with. if the only way for any company to be viable is to cheat the system and flaunt established regulations, it's not all that much of a viable option in the first place...





a little good news though, massachusett's right to repair law/loophole that GM was running a seriously negative campaign against, passed with 75% approval to allow others access to the data:
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/4/2...ar-data-passes

again, most of us aren't directly affected by it, but had it failed, i was concerned about the concept gaining a foothold for the rest of the country. because it passed, there's already speculation that it will help uphold existing right-to-repair regulations across the rest of the country.

[NoHaveMSG]

We just made “personal” amounts of schedule 1-4 drugs a $100 fine

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Welp, Maryland finally got me. Speed camera mounted up on a hill that I didn't see until it went off. Ticket arrived today for 52 in a 40. I kind of want to ask for higher quality pictures since I never really get to see my own car's tail lights.

Where was that? Baltimore county?

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

We just made “personal” amounts of schedule 1-4 drugs a $100 fine

what does that even mean? no weed for you?

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG

We just made “personal” amounts of schedule 1-4 drugs a $100 fine

Yeah I saw that and am still scratching my head. I mean, I'm all for addicts getting help instead of prison, but is it really less of an offense to be carrying heroin around kids and such than it is to drive over the speed limit?

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by soundman98

what does that even mean? no weed for you?

Perhaps this will put that into context for you...

https://www.dea.gov/drug-scheduling

They decriminalized posession of amounts deemed small enough to be for personal use.

[NoHaveMSG]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Yeah I saw that and am still scratching my head. I mean, I'm all for addicts getting help instead of prison, but is it really less of an offense to be carrying heroin around kids and such than it is to drive over the speed limit?

Yeah, doesn’t seem like much of a deterrent. How do you quantify a “personal” amount of meth?

[ScoobsMcGee]

Originally Posted by Spuds

Where was that? Baltimore county?

Yup, right about here. I guess there wasn't much of a hill now that I look it up. Also just over that crest is an elementary school. No wonder they were running a speed trap there. (The ticket was at 6:30 PM)

Edit: resized picture to be less annoying.