Aw man! There’s no shame in the Aisle of Shame. My camping pillow for the past couple years was a throw pillow from the random stuff aisle in a Penny (an Aldi competitor in .de) after my actual bought-at-an-outdoors-shop “camping pillow” was just too lumpy to deal with. I recently found a better small pillow to take… Read more

Oh man, how’d I miss this announcement? Congratulations, and Oppo 4 lyfe!
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!!!!! Holy crap, how did I miss this announcement?! Congratulations!
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This site just went straight to hell after I left, eh?! I will stand by Alanis’ right to have bad pizza opinions, but by golly, this very wrong take is a step TOO FAR.
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What the hell? Charcuterie boards are more of an appetizer—and a super fancy one I’ve never seen at Thanksgiving—than a side. Also, where are deviled eggs?! I can’t stand most Thanksgiving food or sides, so I basically lived off deviled eggs, rolls and pie until my parents figured it out and just let me have a steak.
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Holy crap, I love that Porsche Cayenne. That’s what I want. That right there. (In Mahogany Metallic, and with a tow package for other toys.)
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So cool, and great photos!
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!!!!! The Puffalumps APPROVE. These buses are adorable! Congrats!
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My point is, it’s not rule for the people. It’s rule for whoever has the biggest donations and does the heaviest lobbying. So it might change now with Tesla having a bigger presence in Texas! But it also might not if Cleetus T. Oilbaron has a few dealerships and de facto owns the right state politicians.
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Yeah—a lot of my power outages in Texas are a combo of poor infrastructure, poor maintenance and wind. We know we get gnarly storms from both ends—Tornado Alley and the Gulf. Why aren’t we trimming trees back further from critical power lines? Why aren’t we burying more lines? It’s more expensive, but then my basic… Read more

The fact that the state goes along with the dealership association is further proof that things are borked here.
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I’m somehow on a grid that didn’t lose power until an iced-over tree knocked out the line...because of course we don’t do proper maintenance when it comes to trimming trees back, either. :( Feels like I lose power every time there’s a big storm and no one does anything about it.
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As someone who lives in Texas, I can confirm that this state sure tries its darnedest to achieve third world status.
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I’m...here for it.
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^5 to another Car Person who isn’t a Watch Person.
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Welcome! Heh, there have been non-US staff writers before (waves to Máté Petrány), but I’m surprised they won’t just let you keep using your UK license here while you get situated.
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YESSSS DOWN WITH SILLY FRACTIONS
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Oh man, I tried and tried all weekend long the last time I went camping and nothing happened until I was at home, at which point, I absolutely rekt my own toilet. I think I could hear the voice from Mortal Kombat or whatever say “FATALITYYYYY’ as I flushed. It was a nice enough campsite toilet out at Abilene State… Read more

Y’all know my one true dumbest but more awesome dream would be to poop in space, right? Not just an up-and-dump situation or an “oops, the vomit comet escaped out the other end” bout of diarrhea. I want to drop a big ol’ dookie in a spot that’s undeniably, irrefutably Actual Space unlike the Bezos vs. Branson… Read more

Calm down, man, it’s a fart joke.
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