IIRC... The max posted speed on I-5 anywhere in the state of Oregon is 65 mph. As for the freeways running in the city(Portland,OR) I believe most are posted at 55 mph(at least the 405 is).;)
Cheers.
You're right. I was confusing Oregon's posted speeds with those of Washington thanks to all the trips I've had to make up to Seattle recently.
Still, my point remains: For most U.S. cities -- even the larger ones -- this car doesn't make a lot of sense.
As someone else pointed out earlier, 28mph IS approximately the speed limit in european cities. How high is it in the USA?
It depends on where and how far you're driving, but here in Portland, Oregon it ranges from approximately 30MPH on neighborhood streets to 60MPH on the freeway within the city. Once you get outside of the city limits, the limit on the freeway jumps to 70MPH.
There is a bit of variance depending on which state you live in here in America, but our limits are pretty typical for this country.
Seriously though, about the 28mph : this is marketed as a city car. Most of the time, in cities, you'd be happy to be driving at that speed. In most bigger cities, the circulation is stop and go for the better part of the day, along with some awfull air polution.
I don't think this really applies to "most" big cities. New York and LA maybe, but as someone who splits his time between Portland and Seattle 28MPH simply wouldn't work.
Reducing the car's viable market to 3-5 cities in North America where the speed wouldn't be a huge downside certainly wont pique the interest of shareholders.
Yes, but in retrospect it becomes depressing as fuck as a result of her new-found corpulence being a palpable reminder of human mortality, and more specifically of the changes one's body goes through with age.
In short, the fatties mirror our own inescapable flaws back at ourselves. Quite a downer.
Hate to be a language usage/spelling nazi, but fuchsia is spelled that way, and the phrase you're looking for in your sig is "For all intents and purposes" - whether or not the purposes are intensive is irrelevant.
Unless those uses of "whom" are also classified and code fuchsia. Intensive times call for intensive use of the word "whom." Sieg Heil!
"less ability to accurately judge distance" should actually read "less ability to accurately judge distance in three dimensions, that is, depth perception"
True, but like all mammals with eyes situated to the sides of their heads, a cow's visual focus remains roughly straight ahead. They merely have a larger peripheral vision (and less ability to accurately judge distance) than, say, us humans.
If their eyes allowed for simultaneous focus in two separate directions you'd see a lot more cows with headaches, vomiting up four stomachs worth of cud.
on the plus side, I'm only a few hundred km away from a country that would take me in (due to my heritage in the unlikely event that something really bad was decided and I needed to get out of here FAST
Since we're apparently going down this road, I read a long time ago that elephants physically can jump, but that the stress of doing so, and their massive bulk would almost definitely result in shattered leg bones.
Thus, over the years, they've developed an innate aversion to jumping.
Not that they'd ever really have much reason to jump anyway...
Would anyone like to refute my claims or support something that I only vaguely remember from childhood?
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Who the hell measures their penis in milliliters?
Guess what? You went to a school? You PAY for a school! Otherwise, go live in a third world country.
And what of those of us who attended private school funded entirely by our parents? I'd hate to think we'd miss out on your charmingly angry rhetoric.
North america isn't the only viable market in the world.
True, but it is a rather significant one.
IIRC... The max posted speed on I-5 anywhere in the state of Oregon is 65 mph. As for the freeways running in the city(Portland,OR) I believe most are posted at 55 mph(at least the 405 is). ;)
Cheers.
You're right. I was confusing Oregon's posted speeds with those of Washington thanks to all the trips I've had to make up to Seattle recently.
Still, my point remains: For most U.S. cities -- even the larger ones -- this car doesn't make a lot of sense.
As someone else pointed out earlier, 28mph IS approximately the speed limit in european cities. How high is it in the USA?
It depends on where and how far you're driving, but here in Portland, Oregon it ranges from approximately 30MPH on neighborhood streets to 60MPH on the freeway within the city. Once you get outside of the city limits, the limit on the freeway jumps to 70MPH.
There is a bit of variance depending on which state you live in here in America, but our limits are pretty typical for this country.
Seriously though, about the 28mph : this is marketed as a city car. Most of the time, in cities, you'd be happy to be driving at that speed. In most bigger cities, the circulation is stop and go for the better part of the day, along with some awfull air polution.
I don't think this really applies to "most" big cities. New York and LA maybe, but as someone who splits his time between Portland and Seattle 28MPH simply wouldn't work.
Reducing the car's viable market to 3-5 cities in North America where the speed wouldn't be a huge downside certainly wont pique the interest of shareholders.
Yes, but in retrospect it becomes depressing as fuck as a result of her new-found corpulence being a palpable reminder of human mortality, and more specifically of the changes one's body goes through with age.
In short, the fatties mirror our own inescapable flaws back at ourselves. Quite a downer.
We are. Now it's "+ a smart phone."
Geez, keep up, hey?
"Public domain" does not only mean "no longer under copyright".
When intelligence agencies say "public domain" they mean "not-private" or "not confidential".
Hate to be a language usage/spelling nazi, but fuchsia is spelled that way, and the phrase you're looking for in your sig is "For all intents and purposes" - whether or not the purposes are intensive is irrelevant.
Unless those uses of "whom" are also classified and code fuchsia. Intensive times call for intensive use of the word "whom." Sieg Heil!
Certainly, but you can't make a blanket statement that all members of the media are terrible at their jobs.
As with every field there are competent, hard working members and there are those that simply do the bare minimum to get by.
"by that logic every service fee ever paid on new car sales is extortion."
Have you seen those service fees? You aren't far off.
I admit, I looked.
It's a picture of Bill O'Reilly for some reason.
I... think that's an improvement...?
Yes, but it's a cow -- not exactly the pinnacle of cerebral complexity.
You know you spend too much time on the 'net when "exciting patterns" automatically translates to "pornography" in your head.
Stupid 'Enter' Button!
"less ability to accurately judge distance" should actually read "less ability to accurately judge distance in three dimensions, that is, depth perception"
True, but like all mammals with eyes situated to the sides of their heads, a cow's visual focus remains roughly straight ahead. They merely have a larger peripheral vision (and less ability to accurately judge distance) than, say, us humans.
If their eyes allowed for simultaneous focus in two separate directions you'd see a lot more cows with headaches, vomiting up four stomachs worth of cud.
Your support of Paypal makes me wonder whether that .sig of yours is an ironic jab or a cleverly veiled salute.
Either way, you do realize where you're posting right? Stop fucking with the status quo!
on the plus side, I'm only a few hundred km away from a country that would take me in (due to my heritage in the unlikely event that something really bad was decided and I needed to get out of here FAST
Psh. When has that ever happened in Germany?
Since we're apparently going down this road, I read a long time ago that elephants physically can jump, but that the stress of doing so, and their massive bulk would almost definitely result in shattered leg bones.
Thus, over the years, they've developed an innate aversion to jumping.
Not that they'd ever really have much reason to jump anyway...
Would anyone like to refute my claims or support something that I only vaguely remember from childhood?
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What's wrong with your grandmother that her hands are both warm and wet?
I'd be willing to bet that even amongst the largely British fanbase, the majority of those viewers are also geeks to some degree.
Maybe they aren't all stereotypical geeks, but they're at least Who geeks, which I think most would agree says certain things about their persona.
No. I saw. Take a look at my own response to my comment.
It's not like I RTFA'd until after that first comment anyway. Heh.
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