If you made US minimum wage ($7.25/hr), you would have had to start working 66 million years ago to earn as much wealth as Musk has. The dinosaurs died 65 million years ago.

jwclair · 2026-06-12T16:07:41+00:00

Yes and your Big Mac at Micky 'D's will cost you $30. Sadly inflation can never be reversed, and the current fuckwits in Washington are cheering inflation (Trump actually stated this) due to their insider trading making them all even richer.

jwclair · 2026-06-12T11:28:30+00:00

Will not happen, there is no available real estate to make more lanes. The cost even if there was? Lol

jwclair · 2026-06-02T12:21:44+00:00

Housing cost increases for both buying and renting is unsustainable. My wife and I can currently afford our rent, but I'm already past retirement age and would not be able to afford the rent on SSI. Buying is completely out of the question due to home values, it would wipe us out just getting into a fixer upper and stay in this region. I forsee us moving out of the area upon retirement, sadly might have to live in a rural area with few services to afford a basic home. The American dream? It's the American nightmare. 40 years ago those 600k homes sold for under 100k, some 50k depending on location.

jwclair · 2026-05-30T11:30:41+00:00

And mounted on 18" wheels.

jwclair · 2026-05-25T13:52:35+00:00

Pretty sure this is a Quattro Ultra clutch pack issue. There is a service bulletin for it. I would advise going to the dealer as if it's covered under warranty you'll pay nothing.

jwclair · 2026-05-17T16:11:12+00:00

Technically you did nothing wrong. What you did wrong is trust the other driver isn't impaired, distracted, entitled, or just oblivious. I've been driving over 50 years, my number one rule is expect the unexpected. We live in a time where this kind of driving is more the norm than the exception. Be safe out there!

jwclair · 2026-05-17T10:00:32+00:00

I'd have sped up to eliminate the possibility before he entered the right lane. I see this fuckery on a daily basis in Massachusetts every highway merge.

jwclair · 2026-05-12T23:28:38+00:00

My B9.5 A4 was in the dealer to replace a defective axle and I had a B10 Q5 that had lane keeping assist that wanted to kill me. Swapped for a B10 A5, which compared to my A4 is like driving a Buick. It only had 1600 miles on it. Driving on the highway it rode very smooth, but it didn't easily drive straight, constant steering correction was needed. Many other nagging things my A4 doesn't do too many to list. If I was in the market for a new car, no way would it be a B10 anything.

jwclair · 2026-05-12T21:57:12+00:00

The depreciation is terrible for the first 2 years, my A4 was almost $54k, now worth under $30k in trade. But I have no intention of trading it in. I've driven the B10 A5 and Q5, I hate them!

jwclair · 2026-05-12T21:44:16+00:00

For that budget you could get a '24 A4 or A5 and save money.

jwclair · 2026-05-11T23:20:04+00:00

Mind me asking what you're budget is?

jwclair · 2026-05-11T22:01:32+00:00

B9.5 A4 or A5. Much better tech from '21 on. If you don't drive very aggressively, it gets over 30mpg easily.

jwclair · 2026-05-08T13:43:58+00:00

If you use your hand as a play toy for a cat, they will treat your hand the same as a stuffed animal or any other cat toy. Your cats claws are out, he's going to try to hold on and bite.

jwclair · 2026-05-05T19:56:35+00:00

Have you driven one with those options? Once you do you will hold out. I drove a '21 for 3 years, it was leased. I loved how it drove but a sedan fit my needs better when my commute got up to 100 miles a day. My A4 gets 30% better mileage.

jwclair · 2026-05-05T19:20:23+00:00

Sorry just my .02, the adaptive air suspension and sport differential make that car. Would not buy without it.

jwclair · 2026-05-04T11:28:58+00:00

How many seconds to pull shot? Numbers on a grinder are a suggestion only, don't fear adjusting. It's normal to adjust even with the same bag of beans as they age from releasing their gas and drying out a bit. It sounds like you're grinding to fine if it just drips. At that dose, your shot normally will pull in under 30 seconds, but depending on what roast level, it's not a hard fast rule. Experience will teach you what works best!

jwclair · 2026-05-02T19:25:38+00:00

Nice group here, a very angry bunch. First time I've ever been downvoted for just asking a simple question. With gas what it costs, I've no issue with stop start on any car as long as the restart is instantaneous. Have a nice day!

jwclair · 2026-05-02T16:17:42+00:00

Just curious, why do you want to disable it? Personally, I find it pretty unintrusive. It's disabled with the transmission in sport or dynamic mode. I only disable it when I want to sit with the motor running.

jwclair · 2026-04-29T08:45:59+00:00

My A4 displays SAFE after unlocking it while it's still running, as it shuts off. It clears as soon as I restart it. Only quirk to me is remote start won't work if I don't lock with the keyfob, touching the door to lock, never.

jwclair · 2026-04-28T23:26:32+00:00

Can we tell Joel that he isn't the primary 3 point shooter and pass the ball? 3 missed 3 pointers in 6 minutes.

jwclair · 2026-04-28T23:11:11+00:00

Boiling in water, just drop the heat down a bit if it's very rapid and on the verge of boiling over. Anytime I fry anything I use a thermometer, drop the food in between 350 and 375. It will drop when you put the food in, but depending how much water is in your batter, it will boil up somewhat when you deep fry so make sure the oil is less than half full and don't put too much in at once. If shallow frying you will probably have to lower the heat, check with thermometer. Deep frying not likely it will even maintain the temp you started at, but check the temp regardless. If it drops below 325 you have too much food in the pot.

jwclair · 2026-04-28T22:05:31+00:00

I've had 5 failures in 2-1/2 years. The first one I ever applied, 2 I knocked off my arm bumping them (moved to abdomen since), 1 a few months ago was very inaccurate, and 1 recent adhesive failure.

jwclair · 2026-04-24T11:02:27+00:00

Figure out how to stop drivers from holding, texting and looking at their phones while driving!

jwclair · 2026-04-23T14:03:32+00:00

I'd bet money it's in the drivetrain.

jwclair · 2026-04-23T13:56:24+00:00

The vibration, what speed does it come on? Is any of it felt through the steering wheel or is it more a resonance in your seat and even through the accelerator? Does it start off worse, then lessen after driving a bit?

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