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I haven't skied in a LONG time. I'm not even sure if I miss it. I liked it when I was doing it, as an intermediate of sorts (blue runs). Not only that, the prices are now insane. I don't understand the mask thing while on the runs. People have their own space. I would hope that someone with Covid is as asymptomatic as to send them skiing. But I can see putting the mask back on while approaching and boarding a lift. Just one comment: I feel that I'm in the minority for strongly disliking fiercely sunny skies when a place is full of snow, and I especially dislike them when on skis. It's more comfortable to ski under overcast skies. My two cents. Nice photos!

As for the hurricanes, at least they warn you. They're working on earthquake prediction. I've heard that, unless provoked or their space is invaded, alligators don't seek to interact with humans. I know Floridians who, except for maybe in a zoo, have never seen one. Nonetheless, I would never walk a dog, or even myself, right next to a freshwater body of water anywhere in the Southeast that is their habitat.

Putting the sightings into the right slots ... November 19 for this one ... south suburbs of Houston, TX. It was dusk, but it's obvious that, if a hurricane doesn't come up from the Gulf, these old cars can last quite a while. What a hoot. About as goofy as a Maverick.

Yes, this is slightly more humorous than hippos chasing boats in lakes ... and not giving up. With that car parked the "wrong way," I was going to say Australia. It's South Africa. Had it been Australia, it would make me wonder if this ostrich had some magpie in its genetics, where magpies are territorial, aggressive, and swoop down on people, sometimes causing injury.

Beans, beans are good for your heart The more you eat them, the more you fart The more you fart, the better you feel So eat beans at every meal

This song remains funny in perpetuity. Released when most people could make a go of it in Los Angeles. The main "actor" in this resembles a young Ron Howard and that lady sitting there in the beginning looks like she's had one too many smoke breaks while waiting on tables in a diner in a rough part of Reno.

Y2K (cue the music from "Jaws")

I'm usually not a fan of things presented in posh English (think Robin Leach's "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"), but this is well done, as are the photography and the topic. In Florida, their population is such that there is about 1 alligator for every 20 people. Sink your teeth into that.

'77 was amusing, IIR (twinned with the Ford Elite coupe?) and I liked '90 somewhat, though I prefer the '94 to '96 for the sheet metal improvements. The latter was a nice coupe when outfitted with the 4.6L V8 - a decent combination of power, smoothness, and fuel mileage.

You did?!? I'm going to vote on the Monte Carlo with sideways squiggly Coke bottle headlamps. - - - - - You blink and you miss it or, should I say, you blink and things change. Since we've been discussing when the next Dodge Charger and Chrysler 300 will arrive, I looked at the current website to see what these cars are up to. They pretty much continue as we know them. But I found something interesting. In both 2020 and 2021, the basic Chrysler 300 is back to standard cloth seats, in both black and tan. With tan, you still get a black dashboard and other trim bits. That's cost control at work. We saw the same thing with the very last Grand Prix sedan. Changing the entry level seat offerings to cloth probably enables them to keep the price point of around $30 K MSRP. If you think about, when you change the sofa you order from fabric to leather (not something I'd do), the price goes way up. Both still beautiful vehicles - inside and out - in my book.

Some of these cars were certainly hit with the ugly stick, with that Thunderbird and Cadillac Cimarron ruling the ugly roost. The Camaro was fine, but I preferred the same year's Firebird, and, for some reason, I sort of liked Pontiac's 6000, and certainly more so than either the Olds Ciera or the Buick Century.

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@David Thank you for all these great photos. Incredible. I've never been to Vancouver Island (and Victoria), yet I've been to Vancouver (city) between 50 and 100 times. I feel that the ferry ride from the principal ferry port (Tsawwassen, BC, I believe, south of the city of Vancouver) is a little expensive if you were to bring on a vehicle. It was to me. Sure, you can be a "walk aboard," but then it's a pain to get into Victoria and get around using transit. On the other hand, doing the "walk aboard" on the WSF system from downtown Seattle to either Bremerton or Bainbridge is an incredible experience and "reasonably" priced. You always want to take out of town guests on that for the incredible views and endless photos you can take. I've even brought on my car a few decades ago and it was doable ($). I haven't priced it lately. Wow, just like WA, the population of British Columbia has boomed. I remember when it had 3 million people. I'm being a geek now ... British Columbia - 4.6 million Vancouver metro - 2.6 million Vancouver city - almost 700,000, similar to Seattle Vancouver Island - 870,000, like you said, but look at that land mass! About 370,000 of those folks live in the greater Victoria area, meaning most of the island - about the size of Idaho's panhandle - is not populated.

Comment: this one isn't a household word; it was a transatlantic that sank near the Canadian coast, if I recall. - - - - - response to thread: Gelato

@riviera74 Another birthday greeting from me, with not much time left in the day but, nonetheless, still official and not belated. Hope you had a great day.

Vancouver Island is supposed to be incredible. It is not related to the city of Vancouver. That's why I've never been there. Vancouver Island sits across the wide Strait of Georgia and requires an expensive ferry ride to get there. The only recognizable names on the island might be Victoria and Namaimo (tasty Nanaimo bars were named after this town). The island is enormous and is hardly populated. One of its not so great aspects is a fairly high incidence of mountain lion and human encounters. Western Canada seems to have more of these than the Western U.S. Nanaimo bars! You can definitely get these when getting coffee in Canada. Not so much in most of the U.S.

I looked up the stats on this 2017 and 2018 truck and it was aluminium. I, too, was surprised. If a mainstream car maker is making an all cast iron engine for a vehicle at a good price point, someone needs to let me know!

Right. It lives on. An acquaintance has it in a basic Chevy truck. Like the last 5.7, it would be an all aluminum (block and heads) unit.

A very random thought: I can't help but wonder if AOC has AOL?

Ok, you look at current goings-on and see some shocking negative news about someone famous during this long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Four years ago on this same long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, there was high profile news about another famous person. Within the last few days, soccer star Diego Maradona of Argentina died. He died of heart failure and was 60. This is the guy who led Argentina to the World Cup victory in 1986 and was depicted on the side of an Aerolineas Argentinas 747. After his soccer career ended, he dealt with addiction, poor health, poor habits, significant weight gain, and a lot of drama. Before any burial, his casket was at the Casa Rosada, the one with the balcony from which Eva Peron addressed the people, so that the mourning fans of Buenos Aires and Argentina could pay their respects. At about the same time 4 years ago, Fidel Castro died. In contrast, Miami's Little Havana district was roaring with celebrations. I was in South Florida for Thanksgiving that year - booked months in advance - and happened to see it. Castro and Diego Maradona were friends. Castro invited Diego Maradona to Cuba and Maradona supposedly went there as his guest. I wanted to check the dates. They both died on November 25, though 4 years apart. Sad news about Diego Maradona. I wasn't expecting to come across something like this anytime soon.

An epic vehicle that made so much sense and that Cadillac dialed just right. As for this one, I prefer the stock grille to the one shown and think much darker burgundy leather seats would be better than these bright red ones. I would like to experience riding in one ... or driving one. It would be interesting to see how well Cadillac retained the Cadillac in a significantly smaller vehicle.

Anymore, these look like something from a communist country

Incredible. I would love to take ViaRail, Canada's national railway system, across Canada and through the Canadian Rockies and view a lot of it from the dome car. - - - - - I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. Here's the drill: buffet - tryptophan - nap - rinse (decompress) - do not repeat, at least for a good while ...

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It's definitely a Boeing 737. It also looks like this image piggybacks onto a Ryanair livery - they're the "Southwest Airlines of Europe," but there ain't no free 2 bags on Ryanair ... quite the opposite. I found this photo funny. Check out the front door, too.