Just a guy who likes fixing up old Volvos and reading about cars. Other interest include analog photography and STEM education.
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Last Notes npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Obviously this is pure fantasy but there is a lot of room between the $75,000 Boxster and the $30,000 Miata that they could aim for. Imagine what kind of $50,000 base light weigh, analog, sub 300HP car Porshe engineers could turn out if they really wanted to. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Sent Lauren this auction for a 300TE that the owner claims once belonged to Jimmy Fallon. "Will it make me unfunny?" fair to say shes not impressed. (also I don't think she wants a wagon) https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1995-mercedes-benz-e320-94-2/ npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: My daughter — possibly the biggest 10 year old fan of the Polestar brand in the US is asleep with fever. But I’ve acquired a Hot Wheels Polestar moon buggy so she should be happy when she wakes up in the morning. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/116/043/871/155/645/093/original/cf2407fcc3e396ef.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Pinned down the accelerator didn’t notice started the car? npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: My town recently elected its first all female governing body. They reached out to my wife for an art piece for the occasion. She worked all weekend to make this. It’s not quite done. The portraits are ment to be removable so they can be swapped out with other historic women. They refused to take the piece. Governor Phil Murphy was at the ceremony. Apparently this was too controversial. 😂 https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/115/832/848/389/525/106/original/39050951bb5f81a3.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I just read @npub1fdr…lvhs book Enshittification and am noticing these patterns to separate us from our money everywhere. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Here is how dealing with my cable company went the last 2 days. 1. Damn my bill is getting high let me log into my account and see if there is anything I can do. 2. Click an offer to upgrade to gigabit connection and save $50 a month. 3. Get an email that says j/k about that price it’s actually $20 a month more. 4. Call company — decline an offer to biometric scan my voice. 5. No agents available schedule a call back for the next day 6. Actually we can do the orginal offer! npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Probably preaching to the choir here, but it’s my first winter with an EV, it’s been very cold and it has been a non-issue. Yes the range is reduced, but not dramatically so. Nothing weird is happening, its just a car. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I think Honda needs a better name than E-CVT for their system. It’s cooler than that implies. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: All those parkways would be absolutely amazing to drive if it weren't for all the people. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: The true-ism expressed in the article is that you will spend $30-40k fixing/maintaining an 80’s Rolls Royce to end up with a car worth $15k. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: There is a pretty great story in the latest Hagerty magazine where the author made a sight unseen 3rd party purchase of a 1982 Rolls Royce. It went about as well as you imagine. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Fun Polestar ownership fact. The car comes with LTE internet access for all its gizmos. Does this access run out? How much does it cost when it does? No one knows. Polestar has never turned it off on anyone and us owners have decided it’s best not to talk about it. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: The thin mahogany line. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I’ve been a mediocre middle aged white guy for a while and have enjoyed the privileges thereof. But becoming a woodshop teacher has opened a whole new world of privilege. Everyone loves it, blue collar people white collar people. Ask the custodians for a favor, they jump to it. It’s too much congeniality for one introvert. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Idk I think I’ll split the difference. It will sell more than a Miata but not great for a fairly mainstream Honda and be considered a failure. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Luckily it’s Tuesday. — but kids aren’t in yet, so if I break down they will survive the meetings without me. But Im here, now I just have to make it home — that’s way more important. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I am without a designated commuter car since my new car doesn’t have EZ Pass or a place to charge. So I’m going to take a different car to work each day. Day 1: The car that most needs a highway run and the most likely to break down! https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/115/134/966/953/780/339/original/3c640831ce5b658f.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: He actually called me back today! The elderly gentleman was so proud that the car has always been kept in a “affluent” area that it was almost endearing. He even texted me two pictures. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/115/028/202/490/930/459/original/d9a44bfa5589ee2d.png https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/115/028/203/354/016/475/original/81ea1f12de989b79.png npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Does anyone on Mastodon still mess with minidisc, I’d love to purchase a minidisc recorded with an alternative rock playlist as a little car warming gift for my friend. Please boost for reach! https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/988/416/013/278/102/original/1e82c7ac8348efe1.jpeg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/988/416/183/842/182/original/7236e19a7588c232.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: In today’s episodes of trying to buy a cheap old Mercedes Benz. This dude seems awesome, of course no pictures are posted and he DOES NOT email or text. Maybe he will get the photos on the nearest auto-gyro. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/976/406/605/653/424/original/f59a1ff804fd5ed5.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Subarus are really popular in New Jersey and they have two built in hoagie holders. Coincidence? https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/750/966/255/098/575/original/7a0ddea4bab6629c.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I don't love posting about this stuff, but there was a pretty great quote in this article about an ICE raid in a small town in the Pocono mountains. "It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon. https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/wayne-county/its-just-made-to-instill-fear-ice-detains-3-restaurant-employees-in-wayne-county-honesdale/523-e463cdf3-4464-44f3-89ae-08a499f77768 npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: My 9 year old daughter seeing the “Girls who code” club at the STEM fair. “It weird that they would split that up boys and girls” “Well traditionally less girls code so the club is to encourage girls to get into coding” “That’s dumb” “Well I think it’s kinda nice…..” “No, I mean the world is dumb” Got me there kid npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Is the $9,500 Boxster a better deal than most $9,500 Miata’s?? I know, IMS bearing. It’s under 10 grand just keep oil in it, drive it and hope for the best. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/343/794/842/462/389/original/ebba2795ec977a67.jpg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/343/794/814/129/682/original/25b8b534bb60b90b.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I had to go back in your feed and look, but I assumed you were talking about the Audi. Didn’t expect the Fit. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: People love to road rage small cars it’s extraordinary npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I’m still messing around a bit with the settings on this 2 color inlayed 3D printed license plate holder but it’s getting close. If our brave leader @npub1klz…zg63 wants one let me know and I’ll drop it in the mail. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/280/749/776/313/561/original/eb91878d555c68f0.jpeg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/280/749/913/839/585/original/6d11d8682ecdd501.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: The classic Saab 900 owners manual is a trip and extremely Saaby. For service manual the answer probably has to be some air cooled VW aftermarket one. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: My friend is upping their game and attempting to make me double extra broke. God I’m a sucker for red interiors. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/146/980/931/249/135/original/0f7bb2687ff7f59a.jpeg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/146/981/032/156/049/original/376e4b1466e269e8.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Tire rack doesn’t sell QuaTrac Pro anymore I had to get a QuaTrac Pro+ It apparently has 5% more grip. Will this cause me to torque steer into a tree?? Only time will tell. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/146/203/716/067/930/original/e99851d06c1ed793.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Having a weird car friend over the house is dangerous because your having a nice conversation and the next thing you know they are trying to make you broke by texting you stuff like this. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/139/031/009/438/452/original/1987c78d8d694c46.jpg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/139/031/027/354/511/original/57fadb1ab5883a56.jpg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Even the doughnut is tired of life. The stoic Swede must now step up to daily driver duties for a couple days. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/133/209/792/627/922/original/cf3915c7b21286b1.jpeg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/133/210/002/440/129/original/1e35f607dc9b6395.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: How do you feel about how this all went down. Is Columbia just sort of unlucky to get stuck In the crosshairs? (Seems at least a little bit this) Did they mess up the whole situation? Did they capitulate too much towards Trump? My pet theory is that it’s all punishment for the school of education rejecting my PhD application, but it seems sort of unlikely. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I was very responsible and rotated my tires last weekend. Had a blowout tonight. Lock nut key still in garage. I’m 42 and ordered my first rideshare. That shit ain’t cheap. Wife and child did not enjoy the automotive adventure. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/130/060/861/868/958/original/cac707442c62c849.jpg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/130/060/966/216/707/original/8fd2b20ed2c12a90.jpg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Local Fascist Bully Update: He had his ‘meeting’ today, which was just him and a local journalist. The journalist then immediately met my wife at the coffee shop to spill the tea. He is furious that my wife is “misrepresenting her Instagram page” and it needs to be taken down. The journalist was like “she’s not, unfollow it and move on with your life.” Also this dude is trying to train a little army of fascist children, but that’s a story for another time. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Unclear — we will probably know more tomorrow. It’s a small town, like we have the mayors cell phone number small, none of the conversations will remain a secret. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: She doesn’t even see kids so even that’s not an angle they can take. We are not actually worried about anything but it just goes to show these fascistic tendencies trickle down to the lowest possible levels. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: my guess is they are confused and think my wife’s art is somehow her business, a lot of people think that. She’s actually a therapist with her own practice. Good luck boycotting someone who gives away free art. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Apparently he managed to put together a meeting about my wife tonight. It’s currently unclear who is in the meeting or how they plan to police someone’s instagram. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: My wife posted her protest sign and hat to her instagram page. — which is a combo personal page and page for her community art project. This has caused a local “Spartan Boot Camp” owner to loose his mind. He’s reporting her to the city for exposing children to inappropriate things. 😂 https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/098/933/507/741/868/original/19791f1be4a6fdd2.jpg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Its not something I would spend ~$20,000 on but I’m curious to see what this extra spicy Ford Focus goes for. https://carsandbids.com/auctions/98lLWPMY/2013-volvo-c30-polestar-limited-edition?utm_source=pd&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=n npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I’ll be starting a Linux project soon with my daughter. I hope you’re right. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Ahh I got curious and looked it up. Interestingly I doubt I would ever say it wrong if spoken out loud. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Anyone from Long Island would clearly say “Born in Strong Island” 💪 npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: This is obviously subjective but it’s a real shame they never figured out how to make the Panamera look decent. I’m sticking with the E -Class npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: The Kenwood is installed in the Saab 900. Period appropriate tape bumping through the Pioneers https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/114/010/961/761/801/406/original/93d3035f3597a336.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: My thought stream while reading your post went something like “well some cars go through brakes fast but you can’t really blame the Audi. Oh shit three wheel bearings at once is kinda a lot but I guess you’re already doing the brakes…….. Wait what the hell is an auxiliary clutch.” Sometimes I grow bored of our mid-market Japanese cars, but they both have had stupid low maintenance costs. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Slamming on your brakes in winter weather to judge traction is one of life’s small pleasures. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Their van was to transport his daughter and family and I forget what he paid for it. I’m sure adding drivers controls is an entire other layer of expense. I do know when his daughter passed I helped him sell it and it really only had a tiny premium over a regular used van. Talk about depreciation. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: When my buddy needed a wheelchair lift the most affordable way was to add it to a full sized van. This truck seemed wildly extravagant, but if someone wants to pay, why not? npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I saw a full sized Chevy pickup modified so the entire left side opened like a gull wing door and was modified for a wheel chair. It was pretty cool. It must have cost a fortune. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I know I'm not the first person to say this but I would not be surprised if Tesla stopped making cars / sold off the automotive part of their business in the next decade. Then the stock can really go up, when it is 100% based on lies instead of like 80% based on lies. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: This stupid AI pissing match is one of the only things on the internet that still brings me joy. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Yeah it would be more powerful then my laptop I could do my video and photo editing there. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Shit didn’t realize it was only $499 with an edu discount. Kinda makes the idea of buying used a bit silly. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Mac People — My 2010 Core 2 Duo Mac mini isn’t cutting it anymore on desktop duty. What’s the lowest spec (cheapest) Mac mini or iMac that I can buy that won’t be painful to do light duty big screen desktop stuff. (Store pictures and music, do taxes that sort of thing) Optical drive is a plus. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I ran it through a tunnel wash, got it most of it off and added plenty of micro-scratches. With a 7 year old daily I don’t get too worried about it. Hopefully have a little time in the spring to give it a polish. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: The splotches are dried cement water mix (like from a wet saw) from crews working on a grade crossing. It was raining down. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I was going to wait till it rained and got some salt off the road to wash the car, but the NJ Turnpike Authority had a different idea. Thanks for the concrete spatter! https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/901/261/541/542/822/original/0512d390551f43ab.jpg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/901/261/468/958/924/original/25e64d5148236a56.jpg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I still haven’t found a cassette radio I like to install in the Saab 900, but this dual cassette recorder / dictating machine I found on eBay would make our drive much more productive. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/878/273/158/544/945/original/a9303dce5da25035.jpg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I was shopping FC RX-7’s for a bit. When I owned one it was a 2+2 I didn’t realize that was a bit unusual. If I ever got another I would want it in dad spec. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: The security guard as I enter the hospital today looking at my shirt. “Saaaaaaaaaaab what is that?!” npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: The only way gas gets significantly cheaper is if the economy collapses. Which it probably will — checkmate liberals. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: While my boss was high on ether I got him to order this expensive pencil sharpener. Little did I know that the kids can’t use it. It’s supposed to self adjust to pencil size but the kids just put the pencil in crooked. I designed and 3D printed a pencil guide. I give it 3 periods. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/799/806/903/162/614/original/af10c0f272944dfb.jpg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/799/806/903/963/379/original/a812872c123e2a1f.jpg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: My doctor said "Men react pretty strongly to the drug, I see people loosing 40 pounds in 2-3 months" Which frankly sounded a little scary to me for the reasons you pointed out. Thats why I liked the "starter" dosage. I still got hungry for meals (and could enjoy them), but it made portion control and resisting mindless snacking so much easier. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: One month in on being on tirzepatide. Lost about 15lbs. Snoring has ceased, according to Lauren. Dosage goes up today so we will see how that goes. To be clear though if medically safe once I reach some sort of goal weight, I would like to return to the 2.5 dose indefinitely. I kinda love it npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Playing around with the new solar briefcase, Edgar has decided he needs to inspect it. He’s been sitting like this for 10 minutes. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/770/612/652/192/719/original/59587154d3f436bc.jpg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I like the looks of it but the price is a turn off. I’m not sure I could bring myself to spend $50k on one. The Toyota tax is real and preowned does not help much. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Seems like a great plan. How many years does 90,000 miles buy you in typical driving?? I've been day dreaming a lot about our car plan. Can't quite figure it out. I have a longish commute so when the time comes, I should really get a commuter EV. My wife barely drives and loves Bruno Sacco designed MB's so why not?? But we still need a largish wagon/suv to do our road trips in and I'm not sure I want to road trip in an EV. I can't square that hole yet. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Googie architecture is the only thing Wildwood New Jersey is good for. Although they call it “Doo Wop”. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/715/195/706/359/879/original/8c622592139aaf47.jpeg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Got a buddy of mine that specializes in caricatures to take a look at it. Best I can do is $3.50 npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I designed and 3D printed, in flexible TPU, a cup that will hopefully catch the oil on the Volvo when doing a change. I give it a 30 percent chance of working. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/674/224/177/673/824/original/05a2a43a4827cfea.jpg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/674/224/124/382/316/original/4a8a30223eb9107e.jpg https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/674/224/159/723/685/original/1f3f1b53e3616e41.jpg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I'm on my 'ramping' dose so no crazy effects yet, but my doctor casually being like, "A lot of my male patients loose 40lbs in three months" was almost a bit frightening. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I took my first dose of Zepbound yesterday and I never thought so much about how full I feel and how much I just ate in my life. I dont think its had any physical effect on me yet but I guess it’s tricked me into being mindful, which isn’t bad. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: One of the very few human qualities that Trump outwardly possess is his destain for alcoholics. Once reports of Hegseth's alcoholism started to make the media, I knew he was cooked. (as the kids would say) npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Is she working with undergraduates? That would pretty much line up exactly with when I started to notice the changes in my younger students. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: A strange learning/media consumption trend I have noticed in my students. Five years ago for computer based projects (CAD/basic programming) I would create video tutorials that allowed students to work at their own pace. They generally liked these and all attempted the video tutorials without complaint. Now they hate them and often refuse to watch the videos. Often wearing headphones seems to be the big sticking point, many attempting with only auto generated CC. I'm not sure why. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Jaguar npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I was having a yard sale and this guy pulls up in his outback and is looking around and starts asking questions about some cross bars I had for sale. I walked over and showed him the built is ones on his car. 😂 npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I think people of a certain age feel the need to justify their purchase of a CUV. I was pretty anti-CUV for a while, and while I still find 95% of them boring, I understand that those are just the cars they sell. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Thats actually why I think it's okay that Mazda has the CX-5 and CX-50 one should 'the Mazda' of CUV's and one should be an upscale Outback. It's hard to make a car do everything. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: It seems important, and SavageGeese did not even mention this, that the CX-50 Hybrid looses a decent amount of rear leg room and actually picks up rear cargo space vs the non-hybrid options. This seems more important then the dozens of people who are going to care if the dynamics are less sharp than they standard versions. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I know nothing about bmw’s but I look forward to updates. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Im actually pretty skeptical that the Trump administration will be able to do ALL the horrible things they want to do. However I am pretty sure that he is going to successfully appoint his entire parade of creeps, grifters and weirdos to the executive branch and I am not sure how much energy I can expend caring about that. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: One day in the distant future, I will need some sort of fuel efficient (or electric) appliance wagon/CUV. They put a Toyota Hybrid in a Mazda CX-50, which honestly makes the Mazda a reasonable choice for an appliance car. Probably the biggest benefit would be not having to deal with a Toyota Dealership, which generally act like they are doing you a huge favor by letting you buy a car. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4XGOIcOBsw npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: My 9 year old daughter acquired this cassette and won’t stop listening to it. I may not be the best parent. https://weirdautos.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/113/466/541/321/839/734/original/f360962a505d958e.jpg npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I never have the best ear for such things, recordings from bands like Belle and Sebastian, Mountain Goats and Neutral Milk Hotel are never ment to sound like Steely Dan records. I do remember an interview from a member of Belle and Sebastian saying "If You're Feeling Sinister" is their best work, they just wish it was recorded a little better, but I agree it sounds great. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Somewhere someone is slowly losing their mind trying to make “If You’re Feeling Sinister” sound like it was recorded well. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: New Jersey and no — seems to be a lack of ‘new’ machines plus they are slow. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Top advice on local Facebook today, bring a lawn chair to vote. Waiting in line 2-3 hours is physically challenging to many people. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I knew he wasn’t that funny npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I never understood the whole ‘trump is so entertaining” thing, but might be the funniest possible excuse for giving a microphone a blowjob. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: The right wing is really trying to meme this event into the 21st century Waco Siege. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: My father in law has some sort of back woods mechanic he brings his truck to. “Dan the truck needed a water pump a serpentine belt and a few pulleys. He charged me $350 is that fair??” Me, “Does he want to work on a Saab??” npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: My 2012 mazda3 was just an excellent little economy car. A real throwback. My 2018 Mazda6 was honestly a “near luxury” bargain when new. It’s a just a shame that other than the Miata they don’t sell a car that interests me anymore. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: The Phaeton of the 2020’s? I’m not sure that’s what VW America was hoping for. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: Another round of ID Buzz reviews dropped. (I guess it's actually for real for sale this time??) I kinda hope I am wrong, but I think this thing is going to be an enormous flop. npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: I got that too. I could be wrong, but is Mark editing his old replies? npub1m2hqlv5fptrntefm2ksv5qj0aa454zq05hgadxkpp5h4k224tv3s2pgq6f Dan :volvo: The media specialist at my daughter’s elementary school has started “library club” once or twice a week during recess/lunch. Is this a club where young scholars share their love of books? Not exactly. The organize the library, and my slightly OCD neurodivergent daughter LOVES it. Rock on Mr Hamel