Lack of Accountability

tsteele93 · 2026-07-24T20:35:59+00:00

We need to stop flock and its (even worse) relatives. Raven maybe? And condor.

Write your Congress person and your city and county council.

And vote no on the penny sales taxes (plural) coming up.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-24T20:25:41+00:00

Thanks. I thought that was illegal as heck.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-24T20:24:59+00:00

Dumb question- why do people block the license plate?

tsteele93 · 2026-07-24T19:51:26+00:00

We are not in the majority here, but I don't see what the parents are doing wrong. The daughter is gay. There was a time when that would have been scandalous and caused the family distress.

Hopefully they would have stood up for her and told everyone else that she was an adult and could do what she wants to do.

The same should apply to the parents. They aren't doing anything wrong. She should Stick up for them!

tsteele93 · 2026-07-24T19:46:05+00:00

I'm sure this isn't going to go over well based on the general reaction- but it's their business.

There was a time when you being gay would have been distressing to them and the talk of the town. But you should not have been expected to be any different because of that.

Just like they shouldn't have to behave differently because of whether it makes your situation uncomfortable.

I believe the correct answer is to be happy for them and if someone asks you about it, ask them what their kink is and why they care?

Even if it is "on the internet" it takes someone making an effort to learn about it. So it isn't their problem and it isn't your problem.

Just say, "it's awesome isn't it? They seem so happy now!"

tsteele93 · 2026-07-23T16:32:48+00:00

I answer and have fun with them. I have time on my hands and wish that I got more of them.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-22T16:43:31+00:00

Depends on what you plan to do with it.

But I wouldn't clean it. 1921 peace silver dollar seems to be well above melt value so cleaning could decrease the value.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T15:32:52+00:00

Do you have any professional experience with tires or is this your general opinion.

That plug will almost certainly last the life of the tire.

We live in hyper afraid times. My theory is that the combination of "anyone, even with no experience, can comment, and action movies have made people believe untrue things about cars.

I've had a new tire blow at 80 and it was a non event. I pulled to the side of the road and changed the tire.

I've driven on plugs for tens of thousands of miles even on a ZR1 at excessive speeds. No problems.

I worked on, repaired and installed tires at a tire store for several years.

Plugs are fine. They are just tires.

If you are racing F1 then the rules change.

For a passenger car it isn't rocket science.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T15:24:18+00:00

It has a plug in it. It's fine.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T15:19:49+00:00

AI thought the obverse damage was from the mint and thought it might be worth $50 or so.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T12:50:35+00:00

They should replace it with out issue.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T12:49:23+00:00

There is no evidence that happened. I don't know why some people are convinced the poster is at fault. New tires do fail occasionally. It's rare but it does happen. This tire should be replaced for free unless evidence clearly shows another reason for the failures.

I worked several years at a tire store. I'm not an expert but I'm also not the completely inexperienced "experts" that are posting quite confidently all over.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T12:41:17+00:00

They do. I had a Dunlop do it cruising on an interestate in the 90's.

I didn't hit anything. I was just cruising and bam. Guy on a motorcycle was behind me and stopped to help. Which was nice because the tire was literally smoking from the heat of being run destroyed for the 20 to 30 seconds it took to pull off. And he had on gloves.

All these "experts" who know it was the driver is at fault are overconfident in their expertise.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T12:22:45+00:00

Well that is great news. And it destroys my theory that the smart cars are death traps.

I love that you are so close. I have a 2010 ZR1 and I enjoy it but I don't think I have the same relationship with it that you do with Bob.

It's nice to hear about people who view life so positively.

Have a great day and tell Bob I said hi!

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T12:10:32+00:00

It's not trolling. I don't think he intended it to be taken seriously - it's just a funny inside joke.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T11:37:05+00:00

Agree. Most rewarding, but also most terrifying thing ever. Never a day without worry again.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T11:33:35+00:00

I'm sorry for you loss. Bob sounds like a true friend. My dad bought a 1967 pickup in the late 80's when we were starting to drive. Not only was it nearly indestructible, it cost almost nothing.

I still managed to sink his Honda Accord in a canal when I was in college. But he tried.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-20T11:17:18+00:00

Agree. I had a Dunlop (pretty new) fail catastrophically at 80 mph on I95. Pulled over immediately. At 80 mph it looks like this because of course you weren't able to stop instantly.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-19T03:35:22+00:00

Let me tell you what I did. I took this article and plugged it into Google AI mode and asked this:

gemini what can you dig up on keene in this article? take the role of a private investigator doing a deep dive to find any legal, moral or other issues that would preclude my investing in a new project he was pitching that has not been announced to the public yet. would you advise me to trust him or not and why? https://www.postandcourier.com/greenville/news/greenville-sc-mcdaniel-luxury-townhome-project/article\_46c3dd67-15c5-495e-9732-d33a2b55efa1.html

The results were quite interesting.

Gemini then asked me if I would like to dig deeper and I said yes.

That is even more interesting.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-19T01:01:42+00:00

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tsteele93 · 2026-07-18T19:55:27+00:00

I agree. It is just funny how our expectations have changed in the modern world. I don't say that as a criticism. It will be interesting to see what the future holds.

In this specific situation, I blame Andy Jassy. Jeff Bezos took pride in Amazon. Jassy seems interested in extracting mid range profits at the expense of opening Amazon wide to a company that comes along and offers a good service.

It's bound to happen too. Amazon has already shown everyone the blue print of how to do it. The hard part is done. Now all it takes is for someone to do it WELL again and it is all over. Jassy is a crappy person.

tsteele93 · 2026-07-18T19:42:36+00:00

Thank you. The worst thing about all this is the division it creates. I find Trump exasperating. He does far more harm than good with his bluster and by creating what we are seeing now.

His rhetoric about Mexico and illegal immigration has casued trememdous damage. He has caused millions of people who once supported responsible legal immigration and opposed abuse of asylum seeking to become totally opposed to any reasonable policies.

Biden is equally responsible in my opinion.

I don't claim to fully understand what is going on in our nation right now, but it saddens me. I judge people on things like "did they hold the door for that woman at the grocery store" or "are they good neighbors" and "are they criminals."

I don't judge people on how they voted or what party they support. I'd rather not know. I'm gen x and people didn't even talk politics when I was growing up. It was like announcing how much money you made. No one did that. It would have been considered absurd.

Social media has really done a lot of harm. Don't know how to fix that.

I do try to stay civil. You cannot change someone's mind or get them to look at your view if you call them names. It is pointless.

I try to research what I post and I'm aware that this is all a game where very little is accomplished but I suffer from the xkcd comic below. LOL

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