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Blood pressure on the rise the last few days. A little over two years ago there was a tragic accident where the driveway of the condo complex I live in meets the main road. A car at high speed jumped the curb and struck a small tree, a street light and finally a group of seven and eight year old Girl Guides and their leaders. One little girl was killed and others left with what are described as life altering injuries. The court case started last week and the details coming out indicate it was much more horrific than originally imagined. The driver says her brakes failed and since the car had been serviced earlier that day the dealership must have done something to make the car malfunction. The cars data recorder indicates the accelerator was 99% to the floor and the speed was 120 km/hr. slowing slightly to 100 km/hr. when the stability controls kicked in as she closed in on the street light. Seems like a case of confusing the pedals as she has said that while trying to slow down the car just sped up. When asked by police how the brake pedal felt she responded "like a gas pedal".

This caught my eye, finally found one.

All Nascar in a pile, 60's funny cars in a pile, IMSA racers in a pile, JDM cars in a pile, what I consider exotics in a pile, muscle cars in a pile, anything with a tubbed chassis in a pile. Well you get the idea.

Have the readings been estimates (under estimates) lately with the latest bill an actual reading of the meter?

Exactly. I see my optometrist once a year. When she recognized I had developed glaucoma she referred me to a specialist who I see once a year. The appointments are staggered so that I see either the optometrist or the specialist every six months. The specialist treats the glaucoma and a developing cataract. When I told the specialist I was experiencing some double vision I was referred to another specialist who determined I now require prism lenses. Each doctor keeps the others aware of what they are doing.

Canada Post! Somebody needs to arrest that band of thieves. Received a package from the U.S. and the postal employee came to the door not just to deliver the package but to also collect taxes equivalent to if the goods had been purchased in Canada. I get it, that's the way things are heading but Canada Post also charges a $9.95 service fee for them to collect the taxes. When there's Duty owing you get a heads up and an opportunity to pay on line ahead of the delivery avoiding a fee but apparently not for taxes.

I like it and I've got space next to my Challenger.

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She was 95!

This was from the new (young) pharmacist at the drug store. She gave me my Covid booster and helped me pick a magnesium supplement my doctor suggested. She handed it to me and said something like this one is good for the elderly, those over 50.

Got referred to as elderly for the first time today.?

Working from home pre-Covid was completely different from work from home necessitated by Covid. Pre-Covid it was not unusual that even though a parent was home working the kids still went to day care and there was a dedicated working space that wasn't the kitchen table.

Last week I received two packages on the same day. Both wouldn't fit in the parcel bin of our mail box cluster so he just left one in the bin and brought the second to the door. ?

I'm waiting for the Top 5 celeb obit thread to see how long it takes for someone to post 7.

Really? I'm surprised it wasn't a police officer approaching you. There are just places a lone adult male cannot hang around these days without provoking a reaction.

My father was a Corrections Officer at the County jail. During his time he saw "prisoners" become "inmates" which would later become "residents".?

When you see them lowered and with the body kit attachments it starts to look like the Nissan Skylines of the same vintage.

Saw a '70 something Ford Maverick today driving in the lane next to me. Kind of reminded me of one I saw auctioned at Barrett-Jackson, Las Vegas 2017.

Here we go again with USPS. Please, please, please stop relying on hobos to deliver the mail and hire some real employees. My package, Allentown Pa to London, Ont., a distance of 500 miles is on day 26 and not out of the US yet. I wonder if Amazon is interested in delivering mail?

I've had this suspicion that USPS was using hobos to deliver the mail. Hand them a sack and ask them to drop off the mail as they pass through on their travels. Hobos travel by rail, this is practically confirmation.

Not assuming anything, just wondering if that is the case then why the statement had to be included in your rant in the first place.

Your statement may be painted with a broad brush. Is there room in your world that those from diverse backgrounds may be the ones with merit and experience?

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I just thumb through a hot rod magazine and I'm off and running again.

Pre-ordered 2 years ago, then production delays but it's finally here.