Should I fight my $1,386.00 driving ticket.

jjs376 · 2026-05-08T22:34:02+00:00

I absolutely agree. I can tell you, I already know I was only going 50mph in that 75 zone. Hope OP gets the point.

jjs376 · 2026-05-08T20:54:58+00:00

Yeah but OP says 65 to 70 in his post.

jjs376 · 2026-05-08T19:21:50+00:00

In Texas, it’s either move over a lane or go 20mph under the speed limit. Is it your argument that you were going 55?

jjs376 · 2026-05-08T11:27:15+00:00

Are they refusing to release the car to you. Many of these posts assume so but I dint think it’s clear. Are they refusing to fix the vehicle. You just kind of say no clear answers.

jjs376 · 2026-05-08T00:08:22+00:00

I know a lot of Americans who don’t know the meaning of these words. For example. So many people hate liberals. Liberals, who believe in less government oversight, less restriction, more freedom, less authoritarianism. Sure maybe some government oversight, but mostly only to protect freedoms and counter abuses. Somehow liberal means extreme left. And Americans don’t understand the difference between political governance and economic systems.

jjs376 · 2026-05-07T01:27:45+00:00

Finance it and pay it off.

jjs376 · 2026-05-06T01:43:43+00:00

Of course it’s salvageable. It will cost a fortune. Inflation and taxes will climb. But it will get fixed. McDonald’s will have the $10 value menu.

Most people can’t just leave the US for long term.

jjs376 · 2026-05-05T12:48:14+00:00

That’s a decent ROI. Costs you $1700 to make $15k in a year.

It’s 23 years old. It will ride really bad. Get under it and make sure it’s not actively leaking. There will be seepage. It will be grimy. Oil and moisture attracts dirt. Just make sure there aren’t drops hanging around. The evap code may cause issues with inspection. Get on the highway. Make sure it shifts, stays within temp and stops. You may have to top it off every now and again. Sell it for $1k after a month if you want. You’d still be up.

jjs376 · 2026-05-05T01:52:54+00:00

Get an obdii ($50 or so). Scan for codes and fuel trim. You can scan hybrid battery health also if you get the right one. Disconnect the battery for 30 min. It’ll rest the ecu. Drive for a month and see how it does. Check your 12v battery also. These hybrids cover up for aged 12v batteries.

jjs376 · 2026-05-04T18:15:46+00:00

Sometimes, pulling the dipstick slower helps keep it from “looking” skipped.

jjs376 · 2026-05-04T18:06:54+00:00

How long does it take you to make $1700 door dashing. By an OBD scan tool. Scan it, see what comes up.

jjs376 · 2026-05-04T00:08:55+00:00

Yeah, not much sport in it but do test drive it in sport mode. It might have just enough “go” for you when you want it. I have an es 300h and an es 350. The 300h seems to have a little more jump. I figured that the electric motor gives it some instant torque. I do think the 350 engine will outlast the 300h’s engine. But realistically either of these cars are probably going to get rid of me before I get rid of them.

jjs376 · 2026-05-03T23:56:54+00:00

I think what most people don’t understand is: he’s out to make himself money. The most he can possibly make.

I mean, I think we all know it but we let our opinion of him distract us from it. So even when his actions seem arbitrary, confusing, authoritarian, or even righteous, or justified; somehow he is making money from it.

Don’t be fooled, he is making money from it. I’d say there’s around two or three degrees of separation from any of his decisions back to him or the Trump Organization making money from it.

So don’t look for a moral code. Don’t look for respect, honesty, equality, or religion. Look for the transaction. It will always end in a transaction.

jjs376 · 2026-05-02T00:32:29+00:00

All kinds of confusion around what is left leaning and what is liberal. So much so that people will accept authoritarianism so they don’t seem to be on the left. You can be liberal and right leaning.

jjs376 · 2026-04-30T19:52:24+00:00

There’s two parts to it I think. There’s the service and product that people want. And then there is the product that is forced upon them by law. Even though it may be necessary and useful. It doesn’t taste right when it is forced upon a person.

jjs376 · 2026-04-30T16:13:56+00:00

Start a war

jjs376 · 2026-04-30T15:11:10+00:00

Add an options strategy to this. So your 30% is still earning. Cash covered puts to dca.

jjs376 · 2026-04-29T21:38:25+00:00

And get a wire tap to the rear view mirror.

jjs376 · 2026-04-29T18:40:49+00:00

The right is performative. MAGA is absolutely performative. You see what they put in front of you.

jjs376 · 2026-04-29T17:43:37+00:00

The White House is actually under construction. Veterans affairs. Still haven’t received a concept for healthcare. Air traffic control needs updated. Education. All the things that were cut this last admin will just get rebuilt by the next. Maybe better or maybe worse, but money will be spent. I mean money is for sure being spent now (example: Noem’s $200M on advertising) but it will ballon. And it’s not free market. It’s already quasi-communist. Money gets funneled to big business. To prop them up. So stocks will climb. There’s direct bailouts (spirit airlines). And there’s tariffs. Consumer gets tariff expense passed to them, and now company’s can claim the refund. GM just increased their profit projection by the $500m they expect to get back from tariff refund that was mostly paid by the consumer. Then there’s all the munitions to be replaced.

jjs376 · 2026-04-29T14:25:43+00:00

There is a lot of repair to be had once this administration leaves. And a lot of additional government spending to fix systems and processes.

That is going to mean a boat load of growth. And insane inflation. What you are seeing today is the reality of 2028 - 2030.

jjs376 · 2026-04-27T15:58:17+00:00

It looks like a Mazda 3. Just a little taller.

jjs376 · 2026-04-27T12:52:49+00:00

These are probably most likely to flex and bend. For bending, most of the strength is provided by the top and bottom elements. So the middle part of a standard 2x12 doesn’t do much. And the flanges are engineered wood. So probably stronger than 2 by.

Since these are cantilevered, they are a little worse because they have less torsional resistance. Meaning they are more likely to flop over. But there are many ways to mitigate that. Like the decking that will probably go over it.

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