It’s just a little Kia Spectra. Cheap. Nothing super fancy.

Considering what he did with the fully functioning Windows 3.1 computer you gave him, I don't feel too sorry for him, tbh

Wrong son, my older son did that to the computer. The younger son drove around in a car with no AC complaining,

I stand corrected and now I feel bad for him

Fancy cars aren't worth it IMO unless someone really has caps cash to spend on cars. Too pricey to begin with, too expensive insurance, costly repairs and spare parts, etc...

Indeed.

Round here these parts our regular ride is a Subaru Legacy.

And his sister went and bought the same model, different year.

I told him if we buy one too I'm going to throw a fit.

If you ask anyone who has owned a string of varied cars that included a Subaru; most will tell you that Subaru was one of their favorite rides of them all. They are supremely comfortable and look nice no matter how many grimy children you fill them with. And also = despite their drive train was built by chipmonks out of twigs that snap with ease; they give the impression of running well when you reminisce about them later.

Subaru(s) may not be that eye-appealing but they're very reliable, the best proof for this is that lots of very old Subaru cars can still be seen on the roads, in our parts at least.

I had to sell my Suzuki Vitara as the family expanded so I bought Honda CR-V instead which has more than enough space. I wanted to buy Subaru Levorg at first but I decided for CR-V because of higher sitting position and because of slightly larger trunk.

I'm very satisfied with Honda, though, so no regrets at all.

Hondas are usually pretty good vehicles.

Sister inherited moms Honda. Was the one my sister picked out for her at the dealer, too. Funny how things turn out.

Bf's parents Subaru rides nice and isn't very good looking but they had to replace the brakes just recently. Think it's either an 09 or 06. Can't remember. Not new by any means. Often hauling a trailer or a GSD. Lol.

Agreed! John Deere uses Honda engines in its best and highest end model tractors - and they are fairly comfortable with some really nice features, too.

I won't have the time to put into starting that podcast I've wanted to do for the foreseeable future, so I have focused on making that blog that I was bouncing around in my head. I feel pretty close to actually starting it, but I want to finish writing a couple posts before I do it. I'm not going to create my own site, though. I'm going to use a site that hosts that kind of stuff.

If anyone wants to read it when I start it I will be happy to share it (although I would rather do so through private messaging). But I can't say how interesting any of you would find the general topic that I am predominantly going to talk about, although I am going to try to give it a little variety too.

What was the predominant topic you were wanting to discuss, Rader?

Political science. My goal is to become a political analyst one day. It would all be from a nonpartisan perspective. But I would like to throw in some straight-up history and maybe a little bit of other stuff too for a little variety so I don't get burned out. But why things work the way they do in politics is quite fascinating to me.

Hmmm, well Khajiit would be interested in checking it out when you get something up. Just PM us a link when you are ready.

Dang it! I yet again failed to upload my latest Transport Fever ride-along YouTube episode. It's been ready to upload for days. Originally intended to upload Saturday night. Felt too puny that evening to mess with it. Sunday my brother visited, tying up the internet. Yesterday evening I got a bit burned out adding scenery to TpF. Decided to take a break and read an hour or two before beginning the upload. Fell asleep within minutes. Didn't wake until 2338, too late to begin the upload process. Maybe tonight?

In one sense the delay might prove beneficial as it gives me extra time finish scenery along one train route that might end up worth "filming." (I'm running out of film worthy routes.)

It's done! Uploaded Ep9 of my YouTube Transport Fever Scenic Ride-Along series overnight. It's now available for viewing.
The episode sees us revisit a Fuel Delivery run to the city of Chesham, subject of episode two. I consider that earlier episode my weakest to date scenery wise. Lots of relatively open land on the Chesham side of the river with little to attract the eye. That's changed, for the better I hope. Change was made on the Oil Refinery side too, though not as dramatic. This video, like its immediate predecessors, features third-person segments in addition to its first-person "nose ride"

I'm quite pleased with third-person video quality. As usual the ride-proper tends to blur, sometimes excessively when our train is in motion, as it almost always is. Still, enough sharpness remains to get an decent idea of what's what.

P.S. If you too default to 720p, 1080p can and should be selected via the quality icon.

This post has been edited by Decrepit: Aug 8 2018, 10:18 AM

Mowed yesterday evening. Didn't really need it. In an ideal world I could have waited a couple more days. But. Yesterday was forecast to be our "coolest" day for some time. Today is forecast to be four degrees hotter, tomorrow two degrees hotter than that and so on. Also. Starting tomorrow we've a long stretch of potential storms and/or rain. In other words, yesterday was our best day to mow.

The mow itself went well, marred only by the mower clogging with about four minutes of lawn left to cut. Cleared out blockage. Took a five min break. Finished the mow.

Wasn't sleepy come bedtime. Read until circa 0035. Took an OTC sleeping aid. Fell asleep maybe 40min later. Woke 0600!!!!!!!!! Prepared and ate breakfast soon as I was off the sofa. Downed morning meds and supplements. Morning inhaler treatment. Brushed. Gargled. Walked immediately afterward. Am now contemplating what to do with a steep slope at trackside in TpF. Want to use that route for my next SRA episode.