Recent content by Variant_S

You reminded me of an experience long ago when we were looking at new cars. The salesman was unable or unwilling to tell us a firm price for the car. Instead, he kept asking us, "If I can get you a $300 a month payment, will you buy the car?" We walked out.

I learn something new every day. I caught the tail end of a car show at an Elks Club 4th of July gathering last Saturday. I came across this gem while there. Two-tone, wide whitewalls, curb feelers and beaucoup chrome. What's not to like? I thought that I knew the Canadian names of...

I have gotten good results using Terro for household ants.

I thought that I should start another thread instead of reviving this one from 2024. There's a pretty good writeup / bio here: David Clayton-Thomas, powerhouse lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies at 84 Sad to see him go.

My first ever coffeemaker was similar to to this one. I showed it to my mom and she called it a Vaculator. It made a good pot of coffee.

Same beans? Same grind? Same ratio of ground coffee to water? I too would have expected that the percolator would have produced the darker-looking brew.

Were it me and if I were quite a bit shorter, I'd like my final ride to be in this one or in this replica.

I flew the nonstop SBA --> ORD route yesterday. After touchdown, we took the tour of what felt like every taxiway at O'Hare before we got to the gate. Along the way we passed this: .

Did some yard work this afternoon. I spotted something peeking out in the pachysandra:

Orange marmalade, anyone? Made with real oranges and lemons.

Mobility-impaired passengers may (likely?) require an aisle seat. Boarding them last would work, but deplaning them last may not. Orders of boarding a plane have been studied a lot. Here's one of many writeups, a Scientific American article, about the topic.

NHTSA safety recall report

On a dare, once, in my misspent youth, I ate a jalapeño and anchovy pizza. I would not ever do that again.

Yes, point taken.

To be fair, it's not just Windows machines. Saw this at Costco this morning. On a Chrome display screen next to some appliances this morning: