The Peckish Synapse

[richard wysong]

I get it, I put GMA on at 4 when I'm getting up, they always lead off with a tantalizing story so I watch for about 12 minutes til the weather comes on and head for the shower so I'm not late for work, by the time I'm getting dressed the locals news is coming on and I never get to see what I was interested in. This am it was buried gold discovered somewhere

[KARNUT]

I record several different news channels. I can scan and watch what I may be interested in. As well as compare. There’s always YouTube. While doing my morning walk I have several I listen to. It’s always amusing to see the slant and parroting adjectives some so called news outlets use. There must be a memo that goes out in that AM. The guessing game is hilarious. There’s a few that do the headlines without the adjectives. Of course I’m not going to name them.

[Grumpy Bear]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is-the-world-experiencing-more-earthquakes-now-than-before/ar-AA2ahYqD

[Atlas]

Facts tell the story, news agencies sometimes add spin. Some agencies more than others, and some have been found guilty of actually lying and making things up.

 

If you think one or two agencies are the only ones who tell you the truth, more than likely you've only found your preferred flavor of spin, not a cornered market on factual information. And that's just as dangerous.

 

Folks are going to lie to themselves anyway and form opinions which aren't based in reality or fact and they live amongst us.

[Grumpy Bear]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/general/what-makes-this-1963-ford-falcon-red-rocket-special/vi-AA2asoRz?ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&cvid=be9c1b4f79ff4211c526abd60f6da012&ei=16

[Atlas]

There's a Falcon for sale near me, red. A bit of a basket case, but highly original and not much rust. Would be a fun project! The one in the segment posted above sounds amazzzzing!! Tasteful upgrades, too. If anyone reading hasn't watched it, turn your sound up!

 

 

[Atlas]

For most of you, this is probably outside your realm of interest, but, maybe you can appreciate it. The hood and wheels aren't something I'm interested in, but someone made a very rowdy Audi S4... amazing sound.

 

 

 

These were/are very fun cars for the money.

 

Not going to lie, I'm getting an itch to own a newer Audi RS3. The 5-cylinder will be changing, or going away, at the end of this year.

 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Atlas

[KARNUT]

If it has a stick I can have fun with it. When my wife first got her Acura years ago I used to tease her about it. I was only interested in muscle cars. They’re gone now. So once a month I drive the Acura. Every once in a while I’ll take it to Redline. But just normal driving on some twisty back roads usually does the trick. 

[Atlas]

No stick in the RS3. It's 3.6 seconds 0-60, there's no time to shift manually. Too much interruption for the transfer of that kind of power.

 

Our last S4 had the 7-speed dual clutch setup with the supercharged 6. That was a fast car and the DSG fired off lightning fast shifts, up and down. It's wasn't a manual but it was a different kind of fun. Point and hang on. DSG's have a manual mode and they shift as fast as you can click the paddle even when you want to skip multiple gears on a downshift.

[KARNUT]

You definitely can’t shift that faster with a stick. My wife’s Acura only does 60 in 6.2 seconds. For an early 2000s car it’s a fast 4cylinder. 

Edited 4 hours ago by KARNUT