https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn6zzEkstKw/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Link to all the towns: https://www.giroditalia.it/foto/

Last night was 100 days until the start of the Giro d Italia and it's the hundredth race. To celebrate the organizers lit a famous piece of each host city in Pink(the color of the leaders jersey) Since it was a few blocks from home I went out in a storm with my long lens and an umbrella and got this shot of the "bather" statue. I was bullshiting with the crew from the Giro and they asked if I got a good picture as there's were kinda shit and they liked what I had. Got to go hang out with the mayor this morning and it is going to be used in the race marketing it will be in the Italian equivalent to sports illustrated and on a billboard in town. Pretty stoked.

Middle of September and I will no longer be living in Utah! Have some celebratory gifs.

I'm in the process of trying to buy this incredibly clean 100% stock panda. It's a 2002 which is the last year for this generation. The guy selling it is helping with the beuacracy of registering it in my name since I am not an Italian citizen yet. Hopefully it works out. This car drives perfect. It feels like brand new and has 70,000 kilometers on it from 20 years of service.

I have some bureaucracy to deal with before I can take it home. Shooting for next Friday...

@frinesi2

@tophercrowder

"State regulators have said that while big rigs make up about 6% of vehicles registered in the state, they account for more than half of the pollution emitted from mobile sources."

Looks like a solid way to address the issue. Seems like people had 15 years to sell their rigs too. People love to bitch about everything California does but they end up leading the rest of the country and the people bitching are nearly always on the wrong side of history with hindsight.

A couple days ago I posted a pic of Lola in boots due to low traction flooring
A few people were concerned about her depression so I took her to the beach today for some therapy. She is very happy again.
At least until I put the boots back on.

Opinion: The price of gasoline isn't really at a record high. In fact, the inflation-adjusted cost of driving a mile was higher for most of the past century

Author makes a god point and I will add I am so sick of hearing my family complain about this.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-price-of-gasoline-isnt-really-at-a-record-high-in-fact-the-inflation-adjusted-cost-of-driving-a-mile-was-higher-for-most-of-the-past-century-11646770318

@davesaddiction accelerator pedal.

@Taylor-Martin you know you can wear a suit whenever you want right?

@EssExTee everyone's dietary needs are different, for me getting rid of processed food has been a huge help. Not so much by choice as they don't really exist in the same way here. Eating everything fresh and with far less sugar has made me lose weight and generally feel better.

@Wrong-Wheel-Drive ok but a fresh made patty compared to frozen is night and day. I'm all for people eating the fake meat though if you don't mind it. I'm waiting for lab grown real meat to be readily available.

@derp or five cylinder out of the Colorado! Odd numbers!

@AkioOhtori this is all such a horrible idea. I can't wait for it.

@gettingoldercarguy I can't imagine a keyhole hanger would work well in an automotive application.

@EssExTee the other day maps put walking into my route like my panda is a bus I can get out of and back into on the other side of the mystery zone google couldn't figure out.

@derp ugh... this isn't a shit post you good?

@glemon yeah the rule is don't mix. We ran dirt track dot
rag tires on the back of a roadster with front radials and figured that out right quick.

@Qaaaaa yeah my wife can smell anything. I would not recommend storing anything that's touched oil or brake cleaner in your shared space. Trunk/outdoors or nothing for me.

@AkioOhtori said in So... I spoke to the owner of the Studebaker...:

In 1951 the interstate system was just a glimmer in Eisenhower's eye. Route 66 had been around for a while, sure, but driving at 70MPH? 80?

I've never driven a Studebaker but I have driven lots of 30's/40's cars. I can comfortably say a straight axle car with sorted factory suspension bits is totally comfortable on interstates at 70-80 if it has the power/gearing for the speed. Now make that a windy highway or worn out suspension bushings on an independent front end and things get sketchy.