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Harry P.

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  1. Ditto. Like James mentioned, the guy was not "jailed" for stealing electricity... he spend several hours in a cell while he was being booked/processed. He was not convicted and jailed for theft. And yes, the value of what he "stole" (if that's the correct word, which I believe it is) may be trivial, if we say hey, stealing a little is ok... then at what point do we draw the line? Is it ok to take someone else's electricity to charge your car for 20 minutes? Is it ok to charge up for a few hours? Overnight? At what point does it go from being "ok" to stealing? Is it ok for me to pull into my local gas station and top off my tank for free? Hey, I only needed a gallon... it's trivial. Is helping myself to five gallons ok? Ten? And his excuse for making what he did ok by saying it's just like taking a drink from the school's water fountain is bogus. The school installs water fountains so that students, staff and visitors can drink from them. The school didn't install an electrical outlet for this guy to help himself to it and charge his ecomobile.
  2. Technically it doesn't talk about theft; it says that "In suits at Common Law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved."
  3. This week's car is a Matra Djet, built between 1962-67. From wikipedia: The Matra Djet was a French sports car designed by René Bonnet and modified by Matra. The car had various names in its life from 1962 till 1967: René Bonnet Djet, Matra Bonnet Djet, Matra Sports Djet and finally Matra Sports Jet. Who got it right: sjordan2 ChrisR Badluck13 wisdonm matthijgrit MikeMc GeeBee mr moto george53 trogdor DonW bbsbase
  4. The black wash is perfect, it adds so much realism.
  5. Yeah, I remember them! They were cool But those parachuting army men weren't paid for by the government, they were paid for by my parents.
  6. Somebody paid for the electricity... but it wasn't him.
  7. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2013/12/05/nissan-leaf-driver-charged-with-stealing-five-cents-worth-electricity/?intcmp=trending
  8. If the dropped mice are already dead, why do they need a parachute? Even if they were alive, what's the point of the parachute? Just drop them, already.
  9. Please post questions in the Questions section.
  10. As an actual Mustang owner, I have to say I like it. A nice progression, new without losing the "Mustangness." I think it's a very good looking next generation Mustang... and this from a guy who loves the retro 2005+ design. If they had to shake up the design for the sake of "newness," I think they did a terrific job. Makes me wonder about trading in mine...
  11. Supposed to be independent. Not is independent.
  12. My guess would be B for Belgium, E for Estonia. Just a guess, though...
  13. Isn't the media supposed to be independent?
  14. Done in my best Wicked Witch of the West voice... I'm melting! Melting!!! Oh, what a world!!!
  15. You know it, Carl! Having fun is what it's all about!
  16. Wow! They sure give you a wide variety of license plates!
  17. I love the base model look, nice job!
  18. Welcome aboard... glad to have you!
  19. Yeah, I guess they must be very smart!
  20. Yeah, it's not perfect, as you admit. But the fact that you spent the time to build it for a friend is way more important than the end result. Your friend will be very pleased, I'm sure. Nicely done, Nick.
  21. Yep. You can see that Step 51 on the instructions is optional.
  22. The guy on the Harley is nice.
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