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  1. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13079085/california-plastic-bag-ban-backfires-reusable.html "Now, California legislators are working to rectify the growing problem by proposing a new law that plans to ban the thick plastic bags too. " https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/new-jerseys-plastic-bag-ban-backfires-big-time/ https://lluh.org/patients-visitors/health-wellness/live-it/online-health-show/episode-2-reusable-grocery-bags https://stanfordmag.org/contents/paper-plastic-or-reusable#:~:text=In terms of disposal%2C paper,is the next best option. It will be a never-ending cycle. Only consistent thing is when governments get involved they usually make matters worse. 🤦‍♂️
  2. Well. There's always the Soylent Green solution..
  3. I had the opportunity to drive the previous Vantage on track and it was a blast, perhaps still with Matt's touch involved. The new one certainly looks the business as a serious anti-Porker. They have at least had competitive dabbles in endurance racing in the recent past and have also had a classy air about them probably thanks in no part to involvement in the Bond saga. Would definitely keep them on the list for my lottery win. 🤷‍♂️
  4. I'll see your Jag and raise you an Elise GT!... https://en.springbok.de/cars/details/?f=126
  5. Lewis would be in for quite a culture shock with that move. If he thought he had some WTF moments on tire strategy with Mercedes, just wait. 🤪
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    Wordle

    Wordle 957 2/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Had not played in ages, time to back into retirement on a high note!
  7. It's more like the Polestar story. Though not a manufacturer per se, it's worth remembering what a Polestar badge once meant.
  8. What? no reviews of "Ferrari" as yet? I'll go, saw this past weekend. No spoilers here as it's all history already. Good, not great. AD's acting was good though not that believable as Enzo, an admittedly challenging character. I may be biased by the Enzo years that I've lived to see when he would've made a good Godfather character. Well-played by AD but on occasion allowing some brooding Kylo Ren to show through. Good combined use of driving and CGI. Significantly graphic but probably still less so than the time was in reality. I found it difficult at times to know what the film was going for: was it about Enzo, was it the company, was it about Laura/Lina/Piero/Enzo quadrangle and the ghost of Dino, was it about de Portago and the Mille? Highlighted them all but I didn't get an a+b+c=d moment. Other observations: enjoyed seeing the cars but clearly most were Bonham's queens with 15 layers of hand-rubbed lacquer when originally were disposable racing tools with just enough paint to cover the metal. Usual Hollywood racing conventions of probably more wheel to wheel action and excessive shifting than there actually was, but they had to make it interesting to non-nerds. I don't know about anyone else but I'm tired of seeing McDreamy in a race car, real or imagined. I get it, you're a racer, still never be as cool as McQueen or Newman. To digress, though, what I could not help thinking of throughout the film, and clearly showing my bias, is when the heck are we going to get a definitive treatise on "Chapman?" Has anything other than a few mentions in DMC documentaries and minis been produced? It would really take a miniseries of some significance to cover it all and would have all the story anyone would want: formative years with Colin and Hazel (a much more endearing character, I predict, than Laura Ferrari, though well-played by Ms Cruz. Ms Cruz played her desperate and devious enough that she probably would have made a better Enzo), early wins, real David and Goliath stuff with genius to go along with it, the Jim and Graham years, Indy, Emmo and Jochen, Mario and Ronnie, stunning and revolutionary road cars, constant money woes, enough tragedy to go around for anyone interested to say nothing of the end of the genius (sure, more DMC references) and subsequent survival of the company (thanks MJK!). Perhaps when the Peaky Blinders crew get done working on the next season of Rogue Heroes ("Paddy Mayne" does have a bit here too), they can get right on that! Overdue.
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    Pilots

    Sadly another black eye for Boeing and the Max. Fortunately no loss of life or limb this time, bladder and bowel contents not withstanding. Have friend that works for Boeing and internally there seems to have been a been a culture shift in recent years from management down of revenue over quality where, in the longstanding past, Boeing had always been known for their people-focused QC, both in manufacturing and in procedures/pilot education. On the upside, they always eventually seem to bounce back from bad press, so that Boeing stock may start looking enticing.. 🤔
  10. Country or defence Number of officers Rate (per 100k people) Year Vatican City * 130 15,439 [120] 2012 Pitcairn Islands (UK) 2 3,509 [citation needed] 2015 Palestine * 85,000 1,565 [82] 2005 Montserrat (UK) 76 1,544 [72] 2012 Monaco * 500 1,302 [71] 2012 Aha! I knew Vatican city was a police state! The uniform budget for Swiss guards must be celestial!
  11. Taylor Sheridan is Paramount's golden goose right now. Seek out anything he does, Yellowstone (gives going to the train station a whole new meaning), the prequels, Lioness, Tulsa King, etc and they rarely disappoint. I'm sure I'd love to be a fly on your wall any time your Dad's around, Kimbers.
  12. One of the best theft deterrents these days is a manual transmission..
  13. If this is turning into a "streaming" thread, recently checked out "The Drive" on Hulu hosted by our old friend Swizz Beatz. Still don't care for him as a host but the people and subjects he covers are pretty interesting in different car cultures. He says he's a car guy but haven't seen any mention of his chrome Evora...
  14. Anyone else looking forward to this? (not sure if should be here or Pilots thread 🤷‍♂️ )
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