When a car completely runs out of gas and shuts off, doesn't the ignition click back to the off position? That garage had 5 years for the car exhaust to clear the room, after all... and being smoked would explain the mummification, and why the neighbors never smelled anything.

No, the key won't move.

So, something doesn't add up.

and CO poisoning is not the same as smoking which is a low, dry heat (145-160 degrees).

Like having a car engine heat a sealed garage for about 6 hours in the summer?

Edit: ignore the bit about her wearing a winter jacket.

Not to mention those parching arid michigan summers ;)

Oh Glatt.
You have to give a warning before posts like that.
I was honestly worried I was going to be sick, I laughed so much, so hard and so unexpectedly.

And although Diz did not claw me, he did make a sultry, slinking exit with a disapproving cat-moan.

Superb find.

Douglas Peters Boca
 

Hello,
Everyone..:typing:

Woman sues over 'terrifying' seagull swoop at Greenock building


I understand that Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel are acting for her.

Pottery street, you say?

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Glatt: :thumb::thumb::thumb:

Thank you, sir!

Sue, Grabbit & Runne, shurely.

You're quite right, Sundae. An unforgivable error on my part.
I believe F, S & F are appearing for the other side.:biggrin:

Canwe, Fuckem & Howe, barristers.

That sounds as if it might almost have come from the closing credits of 'Car Talk' on NPR.

Almost, but not quite...

My economics teacher in high school would call them "Dewey, Cheatum, and Howe." He also talked about the fraternity "I Tappa Keg," which might get him reprimanded these days.

She had nothing to worry about. Dr Howard, Dr Fine, and Dr Howard were on duty in the emergency room. People don't die from laughing.

Well, there's one way of dealing with marauding Gulls....

'Super falcons' to deter 'nuisance' seagulls in Devon

I suspect that there is more amusement to be gained from this type of 'damned good thrashing' than that outlined above.

He's not dead... he's meditatin'...
 

I get these electronic newsletters about IP Law, and one of the firms sometimes mentioned is Morrison & Foerster, which calls itself MoFo for short.

So these articles constantly refer to the MoFo attorneys. I have to wonder if anyone over there has any idea what the rest of the world thinks of when they hear "mofo."

Woman accidentally joins search party looking for herself

She's a joiner...

hahahaha, My brother did that once. When he was caving/potholing. Hadn't signed back in at the hostel and then when the search parties went out they didn't say the name of the 'missing' cavers. So, off he and his mate went with them all lol

Who amongst us hasn't wedged a Range Rover in a basement? I know I have.;)

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Daily Telegraph.

WTF? It's legal to drive like that there?

My guess is diplomatic plates.

Well, the Police have had similar problems so they are not best placed to criticise. :eek::eek::eek:

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ETA: Crossed with Sundae's post. I suspect that you have hit the nail on the head there, Sundae.

I guess that happens when you leave giant gaping fucking holes two feet off the roadside.

:right:

Good job it was a basement and not a cellar.:eek:

ETA: You've seen the 'after', this is the 'before':

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It takes serious application to knock down iron bollards and railings before 'parking' your Range Rover.

I don't suppose anyone is too worried. In that part of London many people will finance the replacement out of petty cash.

More likely, the insurance company will pay-off without comment and the expense will be spread across others, because you want those :yelgreedy clients.

No-one is injured, it's not worth the police time to try and prove the driver was negligent. if the insurer of the basement owner wants to persue it, or the council wanting to get their bollards fixed.... If you hit another car, you just exchange insurance details. Several years ago I learned the hard way that here in the US you should call the police regardless. So this time I did and it proved a very good call. But I feel a tit calling 911 for a fender bender, it's just not how I was brought up.

Put the regular (non-emergency) number for the police in your phone.:eyebrow:

I think that a bidding war has started in London to see who can 'bend' the most expensive car.

That Range Rover was peanuts. This Lamborghini cost £300,000. Now yer talkin'



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Daily Telegraph.

Easier said than done, within 20 minutes drive from home I could be in one of dozens of police jurisdictions, in three states.

here, they tell you to call 911

(maybe because it's not unusual to get a plethora of menu options followed by an answerphone on the regular number)

Re: The Corvette Sinkhole

I'm watching the Corvette Museum webcam, I think they're about to lift out the black ZR-1 Spyder rfn. It looks pretty damn smushed.


ETA: The above link is for Skydome Camera 1. Skydome camera 3 may be where the car will be set down, and thus your best view of the carnage.<--See what I did there?

Thanks. I tuned in just in time.

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It's out, and gone. Pics to come.

I wasn't lying:

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Yep. Definitely smushed.

By the by, all this is a hoax, y'know:

that Lamborghini *really can* fly!!!!
 

The moment of impact/takeoff.


ps, I know the vid is embedded in the daily telegraph link, but it was exasperatingly slow to load, youtube was much more responsive.

Thanks V, I hadn't seen that video. I think the site was updated after I posted the link. Unfortunately, you have to sit through a commercial for most videos on the DT site which is a pain in the fundament.
Perhaps the ads are restricted to the UK audience and you have the great good fortune not to be troubled by them!

I was thinking earlier today, which is a rare event in itself, but if I could afford a Lamborghini, the last thing I would spend £300,000 ($497,500) on, would be a Lamborghini, or any other similarly pricey car.

Maybe it's an age thing.

Nope, same at my age.
Really, where are they sensible to drive? Not anywhere I can think of in the UK.
I may be an eternal pedestrian, but I do have a driving licence and did have cars. It's only the cost of driving which stops me having one now.

But I just don't get owning an impractical car, even if you have money falling out of your aresehole.
Expensive? Fine, your choice.
Can't go over speed bumps or carry an overnight bag? Silly.

It would appear that with the lamborghini, there is also a high risk of people pulling out in front of you because they misjudge your distance. Maybe because it's short, it is closer than it appears. And if you are driving fast, as sports cars are want to do, then you also have less reaction time to people pulling out in front of you.

I think that's how James Dean died too.

Glatt and me, walking.
Walking down the streets and saving ourselves the price of a house by doing so.
And I'm happy, because I'm walking with a man I think could be The Doctor.
Even though the Tardis probably costs more than a sports car.

Walkin' man.

Every day. I'm the walkin' man. Why, just one hour ago, I finished my usual 3 mile lunchtime stroll. I didn't see a Lamborghini, but I did see a DeLorean. Another impractical car.
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Nothing is more impractical than a pet... yet here we are with millions of them.

Oh, I see, if it doesn't suit your wants/needs, it's impractical. :eyebrow:

Have you seen Comedians in Cars Drinking Coffee? You should. The DeLorean episode is great.

Comedians? You mean the guys that ridicule everything from soap to motherhood, for money? On a TV show they're getting paid to perform?
You've no basis for determining what's practical, so let comedians determine what you feel is impractical? :rolleyes:

Actually, I think you, Bruce, would really enjoy this show. Seinfeld picks up his guest in a different interesting car in each episode and they go out for coffee.

I've seen the show. Comedians opinions about cars, or anything else, are just opinions. Being rich and/or famous doesn't confer any special knowledge, and even if they have a background like Leno, his opinions are just that, opinions. Some, may think a motorcycle is impractical, but much of the world would disagree.

Seinfeld fawning over an expensive, rare, ancient Porsche doesn't make it better or worse. While he may be more knowledgeable of the history, where it fits in the grand scheme of Porsche, his opinion has no more merit than yours or mine.

Yeah, sure. But isn't it cool seeing the different cars? He's driven a wide variety, from one of those a VW bus frame based pickup trucks to that tiny Fiat, I think, with the wicker seats. To the custom David Letterman Volvo that tends to catch fire because the exhaust is so close by the floor boards, to the DeLorean that breaks down and has to be towed away. The speeding ticket with Chris Rock in a supercar that I forget, and the honest but funny discussion about race and treatment by the police. It's all entertaining. It's not a car review show.

and back to the DeLorean being impractical, or course it's impractical. I didn't say it was terrible or that it should be banned, just that it was impractical. It's basically a Chevy, so you can probably find a lot of parts to keep the engine, transmission, suspension, etc. going, but what are you going to do if a meth head smashes a window to look for spare change in the glove box? It's a very rare car from a company that's out of business, and I can imagine that all the exterior and interior body parts would be extremely difficult to source. And it's low to the ground, so getting in and out will be just a little harder for most people. The doors open upward, so you have to stretch way up in order to pull them closed. If you are shorter than average, you may even have to sort of kneel on the seat as you reach up in order to grab the door handle and pull it closed. All that is doable, but I think 99% of the population would find it impractical. I actually knew somebody who was considering buying a used one, but he decided against it when he thought about how hard it would be to maintain it. This was back when they were common enough that you would occasionally see used ones for sale for an affordable price.

I think there are lots of impractical cars out there, but I'm glad they exist because they are interesting. Just because I think something is impractical doesn't mean I want to ban it.

There is nothing *really* in walking distance around here. Well, as Steven Wright said "everywhere is walking distance, if you have the time." Which I do, currently, but I'm still not walking 4 miles to the grocery.

I always thought I would love a city, walking around all the time. Then I spent 5 years working in downtown Dayton. *shudders* Nasty, nasty place.

There are those who think my car is impractical. Maybe it is, in that it's not the 4 door sedan with a trunk in which I can transport dead hobos, and I DO call it 'my mid-life crisis' (which is really more of me trying to be humble and self-effacing because I do get a lot of comments.) I know that I am not my car, my car is not me...but it reflects a part of me. And it does because I bought it because I could. Because I like fun cars and it's a fun car. So? I tried practical, got smashed into two weeks after purchase of practical, and bought the 'vertible when my brand new Astra was totaled by a punk ass on a cell phone.

AND...it isn't so impractical. It does better on snow than most SUVs, due to traction control and anti-lock brakes and probably some more technical stuff I know nothing about. It's zippy (not as zippy as zippyt, but zippy nonetheless.) I can park in tiny spaces.

This spring, when the weather finally broke for a couple days after a long winter, I fulfilled the tradition of picking up my buddy at work. We drove around with the top down, and people were waving and slug-bugging each other. It felt great, after the worst winter in my memory besides 1978.

There's a part of me that would like a different car. An impractical jeep or an SUV or truck that seems practical because I could actually haul stuff in it. But there are still enough days in the year that my car gives me joy that I may as well hang onto it for a bit. I like cars. Always have. So sue me.

Wait, what were we talking about? There was some weird news about a car?

I think your car is very practical for you.

What do you have to haul that you need a pick up truck? All those bales of hay?

Ha! Yes! And you should try relocating the still every time the revenooers show up! It ain't easy.

Oh, sometimes I want to load up some stuff to drag to the dump or something. And I've been acquiring stuff of my mom's so I have to stuff it all into a small car (then stuff it into a really small home...did I mention I also want a big old apartment in an old house?)

But yeah, for a single person it's practical enough.

Well, that's just weird. I just saw a cellar cookie with this quote. I don't always read the cookies, and I've skipped all over the place since I posted the above.

Does the cookie generator have some sort of googly eyes, like...um, errr...Google? Speaking of which I noticed on a game site that I frequent that on the changing ads I keep getting an ad about kicking heroin addiction. I've never done heroin, I don't have occasion to discuss heroin. Maybe I read too many articles about Philip Seymour Hoffman?

If I see a cellar cookie now that reads "Everything is heroin if you have the time" I will run away, screaming and flailing my arms. Then I will pause and consider the great powers I possess.