WTF-Beta

Break a leg! (Or don't.)

With due respect, Andy made the claim. I'm asking for the cite. It's the BBC. It shouldn't be difficult.

I want to see this movie in the worst way.

I must find ways to do these things.

Universe willing.

Sad:

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Happy:

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White Castle is the worst and that's saying something. I remember when I worked at Wendy's the quality was 10x better. I remember when I lived in New Orleans the quality of Popeye's was 10x better. McDonald's was the best when I was a kid. It's turned in genetically modified, pesticide infused, dangerous cooking oil, chemicals added garbage. I'm sure their labortories are working hard to make it even worse and squeeze more profit out of it.

I'm looking forward to cooking at home.

I've been to countless restaurants in New Orleans, Hawaii, and everywhere else. Been there, done that.

Lows 60 and above tonight and 8 more days (the difference between low 40's to low '50's to low '60's matters a lot when you have no heat).

Highs in the mid '70's.

The draught continues with no rain forecast.

I found temperature forecast charts for the months of March, April, and May.

I took screenshots of them.

The numbers on paper are surprisingly moderate. At least, they surprised me.

The sweltering will start in June. No doubt.

Hopefully, I'll have electric and climate control by then.

Link?

South Korean cars were a revelation to me.

I've always liked Japanese cars.

I can remember every Honda Civic from the 1st generation 1973 cvcc to my 7th generation hatchback. The 4th generation was my favorite but I didn't own one. I wish the timing had worked.

I can remember the 1st generation Accord.

My 1997 Accord was arguably the best car I've owned.

I can remember the first Toyota Tercel.

I can remember every Japanese brand's small truck.

Etc.

Then Korean cars came along and had a poor reputation.

Then they got better and fast.

My 3rd generation Hyundai Accent was a tank.

I remember being surprised at some point in Hawaii when about 60% of the cars on the road suddenly turned into Hyundais and and Kias.

I can't wait to own this one.

Really? I'd like to see irrefutable news footage of his most recent appearance. (Or not.)

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New favorite. Listing price is impossible. Have only glanced at the carrying costs.

Sill, the market is on a downhill slide.

What do you think about this one?

Again, my advice is save your 5¢ on Lucy's psychotherapy.

I have to have it! Congratulations! 🥳

Poignant and whimsical.

At least being "an eccentric" is a personality type over there. Of course, we have eccentrics (e.g. Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, our greatest poets) but it isn't "a thing."

I'm going to have to face this set of decisions when I move.

For one thing, I'm replacing my 2024 Motorola Edge with a Pixel 10 Pro XL. Life is too short.

Then I have to figure out how to get internet and whether I want to have television again.

I can't know now what the options will be or how much they will cost so I'm not worrying about it.

Andy, thanks!

Bernard, I owned a 2nd Generation Accent 4-door I bought with 70k.

I loved it. It never gave me a problem.

Then, TBH, RM totaled it. I didn't have collision. This was about 10 years ago.

I haven't had a car since then after having one on the day I turned 16.

Not having a car has been terrible both psychologically and in terms 8ngof my health.

You feel stuck. You feel like the world is passing you by.

I developed a bad knee and then a bad hip after loosing my car.

I have nothing good to say about the experience.

The only thing I can do is learn from it and move on.

Congrats on the new car! I'm glad you like it. 🥳

Andy, Our Mother's Day is May 10. My mother passed several years ago of cancer 3 hours after Mother's Day ended. It's always a solemn day for me but the loss gets easier all the time. I suffered intensive grief for two years. Then that period stopped. My thought at the time was I don't have to experience that again. My cousin found my mother's large cardboard box of old pictures including many of her throughout her life and many family pictures. She's offered to send them to me after I move. I thought that was extremely thoughtful of her.

Dol, the issue of rural delivery is vital in the US as well as you probably know.

They are the bane of my existence. I cut them; I file them; I use chemical cuticle remover; I use balm and wear cotton gloves; I use liquid bandage if I bleed.

Nothing works.

Is it a vitamin deficiency?

Maybe they need collagen treatment?

Does anyone have any advice?

Believe what you want. I don't agree with a lot of what you believe. It doesn't diminish my esteem and fondness for you.

Andy, Happy Birthday!

You're doing great with your house.

I'm not mechanically inclined and have no patience for large renovations.

We've been renovating this place for eight years and we're never going to finish!

2019-accent.pdf https://share.google/h1R94gzlO7tGn2xMP

I found this while searching car sites. I'm buying a white one with give or take 20k miles.

I thought of buying many other nice used cars with even better build quality but older with more luxury.

I decided this is the car that's "me," the best value, and stealth as opposed to standing out, something I don't want at this stage of my life.

I would consider red and beige, too. I don't want black, don't like this shade of blue, and don't like this car in gray at all. Also, I'm not interested in and wouldn't buy it in silver.

These tend to have 20k- 40k and then jump to 70k- 100k. I decided the premium was worth it to have a car in like new condition.

I love the design of this car. It's definitely Korean, very harmonious, and had this Auto Union/ Audi grill for the last years it was sold in the US.

Do you think it's a good choice?