Modern Vespa

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Aight. I am officially putting the kibosh on further discussion of trans athletes in sports. It's clear that there is a lot of emotion on the subject, and I don't wish any actual stakeholders ill-will. I don't believe that MV is a suitable venue for this conversation, and I can see that this will spiral out of control in short order.

Thanks, all.

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skids Love you, brother, but that topic will only divide us. Jess is right.

True story...one night.....I met a sweet brown lady. I was a little drunk. She climbed on top of me...and her balls rubbed my thigh. She spent the rest of the night laying on my chest and getting high. Honestly, if that was my gig I would have married her.

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From my perspective, Jess gave you the last word.
I'd not argue the point further.

My siblings have been on a Brussels sprout kick as of late. They strive to include them as a side dish in a meal at least twice a month.

The current preparation involves beer and bacon, two elements that shine on their own.

It feels dishonest to have to have to doll up said vegetable in order to make it palatable.

So says the weirdo who likes lima beans.

But without said flavor enhancers 'Sprouts taste like eating steel. Not that I have, of course.

Conclave wasn't as bad as Heretic, but I'd see Heretic again.

I love brussel sprouts and lima beans. My brother always makes a fancy bacon infused brussel sprout dish during the holidays that I love, but it's not weekly dish. I get frozen limas bogo and load up. Simmer them in chicken broth for a few hours and eat on them all week.

LED "upgrades" are absolutely trash for anything on the road, this is a hill you can't even trench into. I've got some other technology cranks I'll drag out one day. This isn't an opinion. It's mind blowing science.

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ahh ....

Adding out of parameter parts to engineered systems is always not good plan. https://flodraulic.com/resources/formulae/basic-electrical-formulas/

Keyword: efficiency.

Less power wasted as heat with LED.

Also, how much generated light is in the visible spectrum?

I'll let other people take over the argument from here ...

I'll make a metaphor, I came across a strange code in a Land Rover, twenty years ago. So I emailed them, their lead tech replies we've never seen that before, the code was clearly out of spec. It even had too many digits. So it sat in my brain for two decades. No answer.
Then this year two different vehicles came in with a similar situation, a Toyota and a Mercedes. Thankfully the Toyota is mine so could really put my John Wick into it. I've read Vespa technical manuals and they are quite cutting in their language, which is assumed in German. Anyway, I'll let this develop if there are any takers. 😂

Work fine in my 1994 VW Westfalia.

My beef with LED headlight upgrades is people who think the higher the colour temperature number the better. Bollocks - stick to 3500K and stay safe.

My take is simple, if it comes into my shop with any electrical issues that's the first place I suspect. An issue could take a very long time to pop its head up. It's like a leaky faucet. If it were in my wheelhouse I'd simply put a resistor into the circuit to balance the original design. Electricity does super weird stuff when back flowing, I'm certain it will haunt you someday. And you may never even know it. Good luck.

As opposed to what? Incandescent? Cheap LEDs from 10 years ago, sure. Try me.

Thus throwing away the advantage of reducing the current draw. Keeping the current higher is only necessary with some turn signal relays or in some situations in CANBUS vehicles. As a lifetime electronics engineer I'll not worry about your opinions.

LED lights work even when they're failed

Turn indicator fail

Sharks vs LEDs

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-12/shark-study-finds-led-lighting-surfboards/104588738

So as not confuse my post with poetry, reality is hierarchical, meaning there is thermodynamic law, and electrical equations to figure out how one violates such laws, or engineers systems in accordance with the previous laws.

Shovels $55
Wheel Barrows $77
Picks $57
Order now.

One of the first upgrades I did for my Chinese scooter was replace all of the bulbs with LEDs. They were super bright, I was much more visible, my wife was happier and then I noticed my teeth getting whiter, my muscles getting stronger and my gray hairs disappeared. Soon after I got a promotion and a substantial raise allowing me to buy a vacation home in the Hamptons, where I recently hosted a dinner party attended by Nathan Fillion, Dave Gilmour, Woody Allen and a host of other wonderful people.

So, all in all, I think the LED bulbs were a good investment.

Well that's fine and dandy, I'm just trying to save the Whales, incandescent lights saved the Whales btw. You like Whales don't you? I'm pretty sure all your fine friends just Love Whales, I'm so committed to Whales I'll even drop a link to a friend of mine who has tirelessly fought for Whales his whole life. I had the upmost pleasurable experience seeing him talk and express deep emotions for Whales in public, private and in the media. I also had the wonderful Whale tour with him, looking into a the eye of Whale in his environment is awe inspiring.

http://www.hawaiiwhalesrus.com/

You are truly The Prince of Whales.

What is a "whalesrus"? Is it some kind of hybrid between a whale and a walrus?

No, it's more like "Toys -R- Us", but instead of toys it's just a store full of whales. Whales of all types, as far as you can see. They put "Whale Depot" out of business because they have such a wide selection, and their service has always been top notch.

Our local former Toys-R-Us is now a large liquor store. I refer to it as Booze R Us, though that's not their actual name. The big giraffe is still on the front of the building, but now he's wearing sunglasses and a big grin and has a Martini in his .. uhh .. hoof.

Whale Depot went massively down hill when they stopped doing click and collect. God knows where the dolphins get their whales now.

And don't get me going on their return policy. I wound up with two used sperm whales in the shed and it took me a year to unload them on eBay. Learned my lesson, I did.

You should have put them on Vinted, just say they are faux denim and they get snapped up.

Women live longer so should retire a couple of years later. And a pension is basically a Ponzi scheme funded by your kids, so you shouldn't get it if you haven't had kids.

Here are a few

Beer is made from malted barley, hops, yeast and water.
Nothing else. No jicama guava lime maple earwax bacon mars bar infusions. (Sideponder- do they still make mars bars?)
Beer does not belong in a snifter.
The more ingredients that are not malted barley, hops, yeast and water in a brewpub's beer, the less likely it is that they make good beer.
Unfiltered beer should be treated like a urine sample from someone with a bladder infection.
None of these ideas are intended in any way to limit pretentious twats in their beverage choices.

I want the WhalesRUs franchise for Tokyo. I hear whales are very popular in Japan.

The hardest part about being vegan is that you have to remind people every fifteen minutes that you are vegan.

Unfortunately, whales are not part of a vegan diet.

Bad News- Because of windmills, whales might not be around much longer.
Good News- Lowes is having a sale on freezers. So you can still enjoy them after they're gone.

I'm totally down for Sapporo and whale sushi. I'm not a cheap date.

I don't think drone strikes on work-from-home scammers who send text messages at 3:27 AM is an unreasonable response.

Just have "Do not disturb" turned on between 21:00 and 07:00.

I do. 2230-0630, actually, so I wondered why the hell I even got woken up. The only calls or texts I should get during those hours are from a family member.

As it turns out, I'd set DND when I was working and some of our offshore idiots would call, text, or IM me at whatever semi-reason time it might have been in Hyderabad. Since they didn't work weekends, I'd only set it for Mon-Fri. I fixed that.

Since I'm now retired, I also took the opportunity to change the DND end time to 7:30.

Are you being serious right now? Because if you are, you sound like a massive asshole.

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Im pretty sure self contradictory posts should never be taken seriously. Especially if they're munching popcorn in a quiet theater.