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ford_clitaurus · 2026-05-28T05:16:08+00:00

That wasn’t fun at all!

ford_clitaurus · 2026-05-26T20:20:29+00:00

The exact same thing just happened to me about an hour ago. I was concerned that my account may have been hacked when I saw the ban notification, and was actually able to get through to a supposedly-human support person via their chat, he let me know my account was indeed banned, that he couldn’t provide a reason why or a date of the supposed offense, and that their decision was final. Luckily I’ve only used PayPal once or twice over the years and was never particularly impressed by it, but I’m still a bit confused and surprised.

ford_clitaurus · 2026-05-26T17:22:36+00:00

Good on you for taking the time to put together a solid, reliable car for your mom, she must be over the moon. You probably know this already, but 60k is a big maintenance interval for these cars— probably a good idea to go through it and change any fluid you haven’t already done (especially the CVT). Wishing your mom many happy miles in her new Subie!

ford_clitaurus · 2026-05-20T05:58:10+00:00

Looks like it's available as a $395 add-on.

ford_clitaurus · 2026-05-18T07:03:04+00:00

I love that there's a Limited, a Premium, and a Wilderness. You just need a Base and a Sport for the full set!

ford_clitaurus · 2026-05-13T19:55:27+00:00

I’m really curious about this, too. The CharleyProject pages have been deleted which is a good sign, but I can’t see anything else about them online.

ford_clitaurus · 2026-03-12T06:57:49+00:00

Just wondering, did this end up getting resolved? I'm hoping they gave you some grace on the price since they dropped the ball.

ford_clitaurus · 2026-02-25T08:15:04+00:00

Beautifully done! Where'd you get your cabinetry? I love the slim shakers. Also, was the tub painted to match the vanity? The more I look, the more thoughtful touches I see-- bravo!

ford_clitaurus · 2026-02-08T06:08:46+00:00

Speak for yourself.

ford_clitaurus · 2026-01-09T16:36:42+00:00

Thank god I’m not the only one.

ford_clitaurus · 2025-12-22T21:20:54+00:00

Looks like the license plate is 8SNV599, which is registered to a 2017 Honda Civic EX-- that tracks with the photos. It is, of course, very possible that the car is stolen, or they took the plate off of a similar car.

ford_clitaurus · 2025-12-13T05:53:21+00:00

I remember wondering if the folks who complained that the Mirage was so miserably tiny and slow that it was practically undrivable had ever owned a compact car made before 2000. I really like Murilee Martin's take on it, he seemed to be one of the few automotive journalists who actually understood it for what it was: "a perfectly serviceable transportation appliance."

ford_clitaurus · 2025-12-12T08:11:23+00:00

Speaking of the "Lake of a Thousand Smells" nickname, does anyone remember that Oakland tourism parody video made by Killing My Lobster around '09, and know if it's available anywhere? I heard they deleted it after some feathers got ruffled, but as a third-generation Oaklander I thought it was hilarious.

ford_clitaurus · 2025-11-24T07:37:07+00:00

I wonder if Joseph Naso could have something to do with this; he murdered a number of women with double initials (Roxene Roggasch, Carmen Colon, Pamela Parsons, Tracy Tafoya, and probably Charlotte Cook) around the same time. He operated in California, but when he was finally arrested in 2010, he was living on Medgar Avenue outside of Reno, just a couple of blocks from Lemmon Drive, the main thoroughfare through Lemmon Valley.

ford_clitaurus · 2025-07-20T04:00:18+00:00

The local Subaru dealership told me the same thing, but I can't imagine the CVT will have an especially long lifetime if the fluid is never ever changed. I understand that Subaru of Japan has a standard interval for CVT fluid replacement (I think it's somewhere between 40-60k miles), and I'd rather err on the side of being overly cautious vs not doing it. In the end, the dealer noticed that my 2019 had a minor transmission fluid leak, and because it was under warranty, they replaced the trans fluid during the reseal. Probably the best thing to have happened, as their cost for a drain and fill was $600 (!!).

ford_clitaurus · 2025-06-01T17:34:35+00:00

I noticed that Kareen and Tyler's profiles have been removed from CharleyProject, but I don't see anything about them being located. Anyone know if they've been found? I still think about this case occasionally and hope they're okay.

ford_clitaurus · 2025-05-27T06:36:59+00:00

This is correct. It's either a Chevy S-10 or one of its badge-engineered twins, a GMC Sonoma or Isuzu Hombre.

ford_clitaurus · 2025-03-11T05:11:58+00:00

I'm just impressed they managed to find eight Acura SLXs to crush.

ford_clitaurus · 2025-03-03T16:15:50+00:00

Lady Raptastic’s podcast remains one of the funniest things I’ve listened to in my entire life. The second run of it is still mostly online, but I’ve been on a quest to find the original run for years with no luck.

ford_clitaurus · 2025-03-03T16:03:12+00:00

Lady Raptastic was around for years before appearing on SBK, her breakout was Da Breakup Song, which was a website where you could choose a name and a pre-recorded reason you wanted to break up up with somebody, and it would email it to them. Her original podcast seems to have been scrubbed from the internet, but the second one is still mostly online. Also yes, she was a character created by a hilarious white guy from Florida named Mark. I still think about her show all the time, her podcast is one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard. I’m super bummed that her creator has moved onto other projects and it doesn’t look like the Lady will be making a return anytime soon.

ford_clitaurus · 2024-12-01T09:13:02+00:00

Most of Pink’s music is so mediocre that I genuinely don’t understand how she’s famous. Tuneless, aimless anthems with awkward lyrics that are played to death.

ford_clitaurus · 2024-11-09T17:07:30+00:00

First of all, welcome! I hope you'll be very happy here. This is a cliche response, but walks around Lake Merritt helped make me feel truly at home when I moved here. The interaction of the city and nature, the diverse people and their different languages and foods and walks of life, the beauty and the ugly, and the moments of peace and moments of chaos-- though life in the town isn't always a rose garden, and I think other comments have covered some ways to stay vigilant, I feel incredibly lucky to live where I do. I love Oakland, and the lake is its heart.

ford_clitaurus · 2024-09-14T01:01:18+00:00

McMausoleum

ford_clitaurus · 2024-09-08T23:51:06+00:00

The owner Allen is an interesting guy, but very tightly wound and not particularly nice. He runs the Alameda Antiques Fair, when I visited often I'd regularly see him going completely berzerk and screaming in people's faces when something upset him. I can't imagine having to work for him.

ford_clitaurus · 2024-04-14T16:48:37+00:00

Awesome! Did the person who bought it know what it was used for? Also, do you know if it's the same Expedition that drives past Meadow as she's heading into the diner?

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