That One Guy

Just now, That One Guy said:

Moving to somewhere that isn’t broken is weak. Staying where you are and putting in the effort to help fix it is strong. 

Vaguely my stance on public vs charter schools

None of my tax dollars should go to a charter school 

Moving to somewhere that isn’t broken is weak. Staying where you are and putting in the effort to help fix it is strong. 

And no I’m not going to get off this soapbox. Energy for days. I regularly fight city engineers to stop them from attempted retarded car centric implements that will kill or maim pedestrians and cyclists. 
 

We can’t ask god to do all the work. 

Suburbanites tyrannizing the city. 
 

You should not get to dictate how a city runs itself when you do not live in it. That includes state governments trying to specifically bully cities. 
 

And any big city that has excessive suburbs within city limits and allowing to dilute the vote with suburban whims in the urban area is f***ed beyond repair. 
 

Thank god Salt Lake City is only a fraction of the county. If it was bigger, you’d have shit like Murray or West Valley suburb people trying to vote in more parking lots and higher speeds and more death downtown 

Don’t give carbrainers a cunting inch, or shit like undoing Toronto happens 

1 hour ago, BastillePark said:

A new Prelude coming to town but it won't be acceptable to many "purists" because it's a hybrid. Car and/or Driver. 

Quite possibly my mom’s next car. She’s been driving Accord Coupes for 13 years. She has always wanted the Prelude nameplate. She almost bought one new in the early 90s but financing failed. She really likes how this new one looks. 

US vs EU pedestrian death statistics

its not cell phones. 
its not the homeless. 
 

EU has both those things. Without our third world stats. 

40,000 deaths a year 

AND

like half a million serious injuries per year. Many debilitating and permanent 

normalized

fix it 

Sure our distant southern Salt Lake County suburb is acceptable, and happily only a mile from a TRAX stop, but we yearn to return to the promised land one day. I'm talking of course about Salt Lake City. Purchase prices are steep, but we can do it.

That's the damndest thing about urbanism. It costs a lot to live in it, because it's so highly in demand.

1 hour ago, JohnRogers said:

There is little reason for huge pick up trucks to be whipping around the streets in my neighborhood.

yes, let the urbanism flow through you

A Silverado makes one look like a complete f***in' jackass when a Colorado would do perfectly fine. Midsize trucks are very capable and look right-sized. Today's "full size" trucks look like goddamned behemoths. An affront to humanity.

And they kill pedestrians! A modern full-size truck's hood is 12"+ taller than my 4Runner's. It adds up.

BMW

Because nobody envies a Datsun badge

2 minutes ago, JohnRogers said:

I built one at the website and in order to get it interesting, the MSRP went way up. I would rather spend a few more dollars on that little BMW convertible I’ve been pining for.

Correct.

You can either man up, show your wife that your T levels are still in the acceptable range and buy that hawt Z4, and earn my eternal admiration and envy

or you can not buy it like a massive gaper, earning my disdain

the choice is yours

If you haven't driven one of these 2020+ Z4's, you'll probably have a shit-eating grin by the time you're done, especially if it's a 6cyl.

18 minutes ago, JohnRogers said:

I just read and maybe posted here an article from one of the big three legacy magazines that your hot take is to be ignored and that car has to be given a second look.

Look all you want. It's got a whatever generic turbo V6 Infinity came up with 10 years ago, a totally whatever automatic trans, and new exterior bodywork on a 22 year old heavy platform. All for very nearly as much money* as the modern design Supra that has better everything.

*The unobtanium $43k base model doesn't count. Nobody wants an open rear diff in a 400hp car.

Maybe someone wrote this article out of sympathy for Nissan. A 2023+ Z shows up to C&C regularly, it's just not special. It's an older car that got a heavy refresh in an attempt to stay relevant. I don't even consider the Z a Supra competitor, I think it's more fair to call it a Mustang GT competitor due to curb weight.

5 minutes ago, JohnRogers said:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/g6248/hottest-japanese-sports-cars-ever/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpm&utm_campaign=dda_fb_rt_m_i_g6248&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0BMAABHUBugwVd5rTAS8piiAs1C6i6kiVa5cqynHA7ul0g5SbwpTW97kezPnqh2Q_aem_1LhYzflSnG6TosTIOHGOGA&utm_id=6579717225301&utm_content=6579717238101&utm_term=6579717227701

Clown take for the latest Nissan Z to be on that list. It's the least special version of the 20+ year old car they've ever made.

Watching Ben Shapiro get roasted by cons in his own comment section on his garbage take is heartwarming. Earth is healing, we are becoming less divided.

Public opinion on this event is not partisan.

don't link my content to SOCN, c***

if I wanted to post it there and meet the disapproval of a few specific angry windbag men, I would 

was in a room full of leftists lefter than me of all ages last night

there was worship of Luigi

4 minutes ago, Union 5-3992 said:

1216 is one after Magna Carta

duh, as if anyone could ever get that wrong

2 minutes ago, BastillePark said:

Idaho has a lot going for it in the scenery and outdoor activity area, but any government that wants to prosecute it's citizens for traveling out of state to receive a medical procedure, isn't a place rational people want to live.

I guess compared to the midwest Idaho has a lot of scenery and outdoors, but it's always been a distant second fiddle to my native Utah. It just has less of everything, and a lesser version of everything. The north panhandle and the sawtooths are fairly nice, but everything else is a huge sea of nothing.

Any more big ticket items I need to hurry and buy before Trumpflation kicks in? 

You could not pay me to relocate to Idaho, f**k that whole godforsaken state

If I'm living in a red state, it's Utah, a state with a healthier balance that often acts blue, and may one day be a glorious battleground state

There's silly, and then there's an eastern Idaho getaway trip in mid december silly

1 minute ago, BastillePark said:

I have a cousin named Kelvin. Last I knew he was in the Galveston, TX area but I haven't seen nor heard of him for 50+ years. Not sure of his highness or brightness.

 

Galveston is also a stupid-ass name

I think JohnnyRaaj went there recently

2 hours ago, BastillePark said:

When I have bulbouts, I usually replace them with those high kelvin bulbs. I like the brightness. 

Kelvin is a stupid-ass name but I don't think he'd appreciate you referring to him as "high"

4cyl Z4 used if you wanna keep the budget in check

6cyl Z4 used if you just want that excess power and inline six noise

6cyl manual Z4 new if you're pissing money and just really want a manual, even though the automatic is better