Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Under Florida law, vehicle owners must surrender the title of any car, truck, or SUV deemed a total loss within 72 hours.
"If you're dealing with an older car that's been in a minor crash, try to get an independent adjuster or auto body shop to assess the damage," said Michael Delong of the Consumer Federation of America. "Insurance companies often direct customers to their own preferred shops, which may be biased. Don't just take the insurance company's word for it."
Why is this an issue?
"A State Farm representative said that they sent our Lexus to the body shop and that the body mechanic himself was the one who determined it was a total loss. (Later) A State Farm supervisor confirmed that the agent who told us that was the party who determined it was a total loss."
The agent informed the couple that the repairs would exceed the car's value, estimating costs at over $12,000
Three months after the crash, State Farm finally agreed to an independent inspection, Haddon said. The new estimate came in at under $7,000.
So, State Farm lied. Imagine that, a for profit insurance company has employees that lie
the city of Chicago systematically overcharged residents for city stickers and other parking violations for more than a decade.
This class action lawsuit involves more than 1 million tickets issued between 2012 and 2022, most of which involved city stickers.
The lawsuit stems from an Illinois law that prohibits the city from assessing more than $250 in fines and penalties for standing, parking or compliance violations. According to the suit, the city assessed as much as $400 for city sticker violations.
"The problem with the city of Chicago is... it can't help itself when it comes to ticketing revenue," said the plaintiffs' attorney, Jacie Zolna.
Zolna says it has been an eight-year battle in court, and at no point did the city of Chicago try to settle or compromise on this lawsuit.
"It would be illegal for us to fine... to issue these fines under the court's ruling. So, if we did issue them, we would expose ourselves to litigation," said City Attorney Mark Siegel.
The city of Chicago's Law Department says it's evaluating all legal options, including an appeal. However, as attorneys for the plaintiffs point out, an appeal would just go up to the appellate court that ruled against the city three years ago.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
I admire this effort to help just ONE employee ( he must be amazing!) A US-based tech firm stepped up to help one of its employees of 3 years, leave the Mexico safely.
Cloud platform company Vercel arranged seats on every available flight headed to the United States from Guadalajara in a bid to ensure their employee and his wife could get out of Mexico pronto.
The Chaos in Mexico on Sunday forced flight cancellations, with flights called off at several of the country's busiest airportsTheir strategy ultimately succeeded. Barba and his wife were able to board one of the flights that took off and later arrived safely in Dallas, Texas.
I bet there would be some great cars, trains, and airplanes illustrated in this, with Alley Oop on adventures in 1939-41
But the people selling these on Ebay and Amazon want bonkers money for them.
Maybe someday I'll find a library that's really well stocked, and enjoy them then. I seriously doubt I'll ever pay 150 to 250 for a book I only want to ever read one time. That's way outside my financial ability
Stuart Ng in Los Angeles has what seem to be the best prices, and they are at 125. https://stuartngbooks.com/products/alley-oop-the-complete-sundays-volume-1-1934-1936
interesting update on the nationwide Big Boy tour, the Union Pacific Museum will be AUCTIONING OFF two CAB RIDES in the locomotive on April 17 in Utah, with proceeds going to the nonprofit museum. The auction starts Monday, March 2, and ends Thursday, March 19.
the Big Boy will leave its home base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on March 29, traveling across Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and California
Four public display days are planned for this mighty steam locomotive during the western leg of the tour, with two days each in Roseville, California, April 10-11 and Ogden, Utah, April 18-19.
In addition to the public display days, rail fans can see this historic machine in action at whistle-stops in communities along its journey. Whistle-stops are generally 15- to 30-minutes long.
Details of the eastern leg of the coast-to-coast tour – including whistle-stops and public display days - will be released at a later date.
Monday, February 23, 2026
My favorite cave man makes it on the blog, because he has a chauffeur, and is a mean motor scooter. Says so right there in the lyrics, and those two things qualify for a post on my car guy blog
and the intro is from a YOUNG Dick Clark. So, enjoy!
I've enjoyed this song since I first heard it around 1975
Dan Blocker, who played Hoss on Bonanza, was the 1st tv star to be hired by a car dealership, to help sell cars. Nickey
The source for this bit of trivia, is the MCACN magazine, and I guess they meant that it wasn't a celeb hired by the manufacturer, as so many radio and early tv stars were part of the advertising of cars in magazines, newspapers, and commercials.
Maybe he was the 1st tv star that was hired by a dealership, and not the manufacturer.
But what's the real interesting point, is that he was hired by Nickey
Ever heard of Sign Post Forest near Yukon?
The Sign Post Forest is Watson Lake’s most famous attraction. Travelers from around the world have been bringing signposts from their hometowns to the Sign Post Forest since 1942 and continue to do so today.
The tradition began during the Alaska Highway Project in 1942, when U.S. soldier Carl K. Lindley spent time in Watson Lake recovering from an injury. A commanding officer asked him to repair and erect the directional signposts, and while completing the job, he added a sign that indicated the direction and mileage to his hometown of Danville, Illinois. Others followed suit, and the trend caught on.
The tradition began during the Alaska Highway Project in 1942, when U.S. soldier Carl K. Lindley spent time in Watson Lake recovering from an injury. A commanding officer asked him to repair and erect the directional signposts, and while completing the job, he added a sign that indicated the direction and mileage to his hometown of Danville, Illinois. Others followed suit, and the trend caught on.
this is really impressive up close and in person...
First time I've come across a GTR in a residential, and it's a Hennessey? Damn, there are some RICH people in San Diego
seen on tonight's after work walk
I think this is a mid 70s Camaro. The side profile view was far more indicative, but I think this head on shot also makes a good case for that guess
this poor ol Dodge has been at this address since 2014, only moving from one side of the drive way to the other
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you know how Google Street View can be useful? Looking at parked cars under car covers to see if they were ever uncovered
that poor Corvette has been sitting there since 2014
That van hasn't moved in 20 years.
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