A rant about bying online difference different countries.

Crivens said:
Is that the same type of consumer reports that only see the world as the US and nothing else?
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CR buys the cars they test from a dealer without the dealer knowing it's them. (The buying experience is also reviewed.) They then test the cars on their own tracks over a period of time. Then they take annual surveys from their subscribers to see how actual users fair with them and, if necessary, go back and check on things. They publish individual articles on their tests of each car and, in April of each year, publish a table of all the cars.

I always look to CR for many things--not just cars--and review their tests before I shop. It's a very good source.
 
It seems I was wrong earlier; according to this rag, the UK welfare bill is forecast to reach 400 billlion (!!!) by 2030, not 100 billion as I thought previously. Getting rid of your manufacturing is also a very expensive exercise.

Quote:-
"Britain is heading towards a £400billion-a-year welfare bill, with one in every four pounds spent by the Government soon to go on benefits. The staggering figure, more than the entire defence and policing budgets combined, emerged in the aftermath of Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget on Wednesday.

According to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility, welfare spending will soar to around £406billion by 2029-30. Total Government expenditure is projected to hit over £1.5trillion, meaning 25.1% of all public spending will be swallowed by welfare by the end of this Parliament."

Even I can't believe that number; but apparantly that is an official government forecast, from the "Office for Budget Responsibility". Now you know why we only have one seaworthy destroyer left in the navy.

So... protecting your home industry behind a tarrif wall is expensive, true. You probably end up paying more for your toaster in wal-mart or tescos.
But so is offshoring all your industry and throwing all your workers onto the dole, and you lose your strategically important industrial base into the bargain.
Then you'd better not get into some sticky international situation, where you need to start making stuff again in a hurry... :oops: 😫
 
blackbird9 said:
Teslas are pretty commonplace here, some of my friends have them.
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In my area, I see Tesla 3s everywhere. As I typed this, I saw two go past my window. The Cybertruck is also popular among construction companies for some reason. I heard it's for the cargo space. Personally I think they're hideous.

There was a mall not far from me that was closed down. The local dealer used to fill up the parking spaces with the cybertrucks and keep refreshing it.
 
drhowarddrfine When you only test local sales, you get only a small slice of what is available. Tarifing and taxing the rest has an impact here. And yes, it bites you more than you may think.

scottro said:
The apparent Nazi salute
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I almost crashed into the guard rails when I saw that, laughing. That place is on my work commute.
Previously, our state attorneys refused to open a case for showing that salute. Then they wanted to open a case against the artists for showing a forbidden salute they previously said was not forbidden. You can't make this stuff up.

blackbird9 I'd look forward for a test from 9 hole review or Taofledermaus in that matter...
 
A rant about tax tariffs,
Here in belgium when you buy a "flat water" in restaurant tax tarif is 21%.
I can only conclude , water is not a basic product, and really not necessary in life, stop drinking water.
 
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I don't know... he looks like he's suffering from some really bad constipation... maybe he put his hand up to ask to go to the bathroom, can't hold it any longer?
 
Why does someone put a video , & what does it prove.
Here in Belgium my biggest problems are , Indian night-shop sell fake, you will puke. You will not be ok. Seriously you will be very bad. You will puke your hart out.
So i want to buy a few simple potatoes. Good for health.
But here pitta , there pizza, .
Sorry we only sell alcohol & chips.
Me i'm going now to "sort of japanese restaurant, caloric nothing, but vegetables are really fresh".
 
A few weeks ago, one of our long time star hockey players was traded away. He came back to town with his new team and, by tradition, our arena replayed some highlights of his career here. When it was done, he came on the ice, patted his heart, and raised his hand to the fans.

There were no horrors mentioned of a Nazi salute. When you have an agenda, everything becomes a Nazi salute.
 
Personally I admire what the guy has done with space-x, and starlink; that's some really brilliant work. And I guess he did ground-breaking work in EV's too, he was into that market way before anyone else. I'm not sure about the cyber truck, it looks like something out of "logan's run", but 0-60 in 2.6 seconds can't be all bad, at least it would wake you up. Yeah, so I don't buy the 'nazi salute' crap. I don't really know what he was doing, but he's not a nazi, imho, not the real thing. He hasn't even got a 'tache.
 
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