New England already had a Portland. It did not need another:
yahoo.com/news/bike-thieves-burlington-vermont-153718678.html
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Seems there isn’t much “virgin” in Virgin Atlantic Airlines.
Stupidity now rules the Western world.
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My three nearest were clean.
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Interesting game. I too once had an engine blown by Jiffy Lube. I had been having my oil changed on a M-B turbo diesel at the corner store. They had someone change the filter who was quite obviously unfamiliar with the M-B system that included a gasket at the top of the filter canister. It was misinstalled and I ended up blowing all the oil out of the engine - and so blowing the engine. When confronted with the evidence, however, they promptly bought me a new engine. No complaints or hassles, like mileage, etc.
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Several years ago, I picked up my Toyota Starlet at the dealer after a routine service that included an oil change. I drove home, which is about 15 minutes, mostly uphill, and everything was fine until shortly before I turned into my driveway when the OIL idiot light started flashing and then came on solid just as I parked the car and turned off the engine. I unloaded the car and didn’t get around to checking the oil until the next day, at which point it was completely dry—nothing at all on the dipstick. I noticed an oil trail on the driveway that went out onto the road leading to it and down the hill.
Leaving the car in the driveway, I arranged to drive up the hill with a Toyota mechanic, and on the way, we spotted what appeared to be the place the oil trail started about 5 minutes from the house. The oil drain plug was entirely missing, and apparently fell out on the way up the hill. He installed a new plug, filled up the sump with oil, and everything was fine. There was no apparent damage to the engine by running dry (or nearly dry) for a short time.
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You got very lucky. Engines will run a short time without oil. Then they seize. Major headache.
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Yes, the place where the early republic was killed is now an accomplice in killing the second republic. Yay!!!
or for those who prefer the comic book version of US History:
The place where America stood up for its proposition about equality is also a place where equality is not offered if you are the wrong color.
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Even in Switzerland. Discouraging.
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Recommendation systems have been ensuring that readers and authors of political nonfiction dig ever deeper into their respective rabbit holes
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‘Natural process’ ‘promising results’… What could possibly go wrong?
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