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She endorsed Biden last go round... I do you think that will change?

I just assumed it was Ernest Borgnine

8th gen Maxima no idea about reliability, but sportier than you think. 300hp 261tq. Should eat up highway. Should be pretty cheap CTS-V Caddy she's fast and probably loose BMW 3 Series Great little ride that's well behaved on the highway (smallish) buy a good one and depreciation is going to be pretty flat.

You would have thought they could read the signs

idk but I do like that FJ70 series look

So close

In this scenario he's nuking Russia, right?

God I hope not

Finally some Offense(s)!

A few more things... Alamo Rent A Car had unlimited mileage and free drops in different cities. Check the travel aggregators for a rate and then check Alamo directly. It was a good bit cheaper. Book the smallest car you can comfortably fit into... They'll put you in a bigger car anyways. Fuel is expensive and in the Highlands/Islands range is your friend. Not to mention the roads are laughably tight. Here's a cute one... the speed limit signs don't have the unit of measure on them, being in the UK I figured it was KPH, and was careful around traffic cameras and in small towns, then I noticed the car's Odometer was set to MPH... So I was pissed. I mentioned it to a local and apparently the speed limits are in MPH not KPH so all good... no tickets in the mail for me... suck it Italy! Consider the full insurance protection plan, if going into the highlands... According to the lady at our car rental return 75% of the cars coming back from the Highlands need at least 1 new tire. (seemed outrageous, but she VERY carefully checked all the tires) When asked her about it she said UK rules for rental companies are very strict and ANY gouge of the sidewall has to be replaced. I drove pretty gingerly and still hit plenty of stuff on the sides of their narrow ass roads. You'll want more times on the islands than you think.

Mcleod's Fish & Chips - there can be only one! When we were passing through we stopped in and were the only gringos around. One order of fish and chips is plenty for two. Good food, local vibe, you'll smell like fish n' chips till you shower Sounds like a great trip. I'd consider doing your loop and then catching a flight from Inverness out imho You need to be making reservations NOW You can take the ferry from Mull Tobermory => Kilchoan then from Maillaig => Armdale on Skye (it's a nice drive) Make reservations for the ferry (Especially from Oban => Craignure) Be sure to inlcude the CAR... the prime spots do fill up and will limit your options https://www.calmac.co.uk/ Stuff to make your trip more interesting... Check out hikes and walks here https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ B&B's here https://www.historic-uk.com/BedBreakfasts/ https://www.thebritishhistorypodcast.com/ (if you're a nerd and have time to kill... They do focus some episodes on Scotland) https://www.storiesofscotland.com/storiesmap (more entertainment focused but the story map helps you listen to stuff about the places you'll be) Also you'll be doing a lot of driving ... so not bad a bad listen in the car or on the plane)

How about the lack of enforcement on emission controls on cars/trucks. We really need inspection and enforcement nation wide.

They could have saved lives and been heroes like these guys https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/editorials/2023/12/31/tennessean-people-of-the-year-nashville-police-covenant-school-shooting/71824996007/ Instead they are cowards who let kids die.

I'm sorry to welcome you all to the pain/outrage S. Florida has been feeling for years prior to Uvalde. I told my kids after MSD, the student walk outs, pushing for meaningful gun control, and police policies would change nothing. Just talk till the nation lost focus and moved on until the next heartbreaking shooting. Unless when they turn 18 they vote in every election and make sure all of their friends do too. Uvalde kids will have to wait a lot longer to change things. Those poor kids and families. This news while important will revictimize parents and loved ones and simultaneously galvanize resolve to resist change by others. sucks

Toxic shock syndrome?

I can visualize this cohort sitting amongst a sea of carts, snot nosed kids, grumpy retirees, and various bulk refrigerated/frozen goods warming up and a long hot car ride away from the fridge.

Doesn't sound so bad to me!

oh man, that one scene. Pretty sure that impacted just about everyone.

It's been my experience even the manliest of men who have had shingles get a little animated talking about the experience. One of my father's friends is a commercial fisherman, he famously lost some fingers working the wench on a haul siene, he just put the fingers in the fish box and kept going till his guys dragged him to the hospital. He doesn't talk about that, but will tell you about his bout of shingles!

Well to be Trump's lawyer, maybe.

yeah but universally better than the shingles. csb: The nurse who was gave me the shot told me the symptoms would be rough, but then she shared that for her 50th B-day she was getting the shingles vax. Evidently she had worked in a clinic and her experience with pain management in shingles patients meant she was going to ANYTHING to avoid getting them, including spending her birthday feeling a bit low.

I was thinking about that too. I'm not sure if it was explicit in the movie, but the main character slept with a High school girl who may have been under 18... That's rape. But I don't remember if the movie just said she was in high school or a minor.

How was the toast?

Good to hear, my daughter's just passed the 60k mark... fingers crossed.