We got to see the aurora here last night too. It was pretty cool! But yeah I kept waiting for the apocalypse-triggering EMP. Alas, it never came
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Thank you! I saw your post late last night and went out and saw it here! First time for me!
We're suddenly having a computer problem with wife's car. But it started 2 days ago.
A Ford F-450 driver posted a video of himself laying across the rear seat of his truck, leaving no one in the driver's seat.
No driver assistance system available to the public is good enough to accomplish the feat safely.
Making matters worse, the F-450 is not even sold with Ford's best driver assistance system, BlueCruise, meaning that this driver is relying entirely on adaptive cruiser control and lane keep assist.
It has become dishearteningly common to see Tesla drivers abuse their vehicles' driver assistance systems, but so far other brands' drivers have been better behaved. However, a new video from a Ford driver suggests that the problem of overreliance on automated driving systems could become an industry-wide phenomenon.
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/f...by-getting-into-back-seat-while-doing-80-mph/
No driver assistance system available to the public is good enough to accomplish the feat safely.
Making matters worse, the F-450 is not even sold with Ford's best driver assistance system, BlueCruise, meaning that this driver is relying entirely on adaptive cruiser control and lane keep assist.
It has become dishearteningly common to see Tesla drivers abuse their vehicles' driver assistance systems, but so far other brands' drivers have been better behaved. However, a new video from a Ford driver suggests that the problem of overreliance on automated driving systems could become an industry-wide phenomenon.
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/f...by-getting-into-back-seat-while-doing-80-mph/
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Lottery winner sued by his family after reneging on promise to share $1billion windfall
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-sued-family-share-billion-jackpot-maine.html
The winner of a Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth over $1 billion has been accused in a lawsuit of lying about sharing his winnings with his family.
The lucky gambler, known only as John Doe in court papers, won $1.35bn and collected the lump sum payment of roughly $500m after taxes.
He then sued the mother of his daughter, named Sara Smith in court papers, after she broke a non-disclosure agreement by telling his family of his win.
Now, a new batch of court documents first reported on by The Daily Beast have complicated things further.
The winner's father, a former police chief now in his 70s, wrote in a sworn declaration that his son misled him after telling him of his lottery win.
In the latest court filings, Smith says Doe himself told his father and stepmom about his lottery win, which her lawyers claim 'shatters the remaining shards of this suit'.
On May 10, attorneys for Doe filed a motion for sanctions against Smith arguing that she had tried to publicly expose his identity.
Lawyers also claimed she made false claims about his conduct following the win, including an attempt to allegedly 'kidnap' their daughter which he insists is untrue.
Smith hit back with a sworn affidavit from Doe's father, during which his father scolded his son for not keeping his word in the aftermath of his lottery win.
Doe said in the papers: 'I made the mistake of telling my father that I had won the lottery without having him sign a confidentiality agreement.
'Our relationship deteriorated quickly thereafter. I did not tell him what I was doing with my money, how I was going to benefit my daughter, or any facts other than the simple fact that I had won.'
His father said that his son had misled him about a number of things since the large win.
His declaration says: 'February or March of 2023, my son came to my house in [REDACTED], and informed me and my wife that he won a large amount of money in the Maine State Lottery.
'I understand that my son has stated that he told me nothing about his money ‘other than the simple fact that I had won.’ That is not true.
'He told me he was going to build me a garage, and buy me some cars to fix up. He knew I previously enjoyed working on [and] fixing up old cars.
'He also told me that he wanted to buy us the house that he had lived in with me and his mother (my previous wife) when he was young.
'He said, ‘Find out what they want for it, and I’ll pay double,’ or words to that effect. This is not something my current wife and I wanted to do.'
The father claims his son told him he would set up a $1 million trust fund for him and that would enable him to have a monthly income.
On top of that, his father claims he said he would provide his parents with 24 hour care should they ever need it to avoid them going into a nursing home.
Lottery winner sued by his family after reneging on promise to share $1billion windfall
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-sued-family-share-billion-jackpot-maine.html
The winner of a Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth over $1 billion has been accused in a lawsuit of lying about sharing his winnings with his family.
The lucky gambler, known only as John Doe in court papers, won $1.35bn and collected the lump sum payment of roughly $500m after taxes.
He then sued the mother of his daughter, named Sara Smith in court papers, after she broke a non-disclosure agreement by telling his family of his win.
Now, a new batch of court documents first reported on by The Daily Beast have complicated things further.
The winner's father, a former police chief now in his 70s, wrote in a sworn declaration that his son misled him after telling him of his lottery win.
In the latest court filings, Smith says Doe himself told his father and stepmom about his lottery win, which her lawyers claim 'shatters the remaining shards of this suit'.
On May 10, attorneys for Doe filed a motion for sanctions against Smith arguing that she had tried to publicly expose his identity.
Lawyers also claimed she made false claims about his conduct following the win, including an attempt to allegedly 'kidnap' their daughter which he insists is untrue.
Smith hit back with a sworn affidavit from Doe's father, during which his father scolded his son for not keeping his word in the aftermath of his lottery win.
Doe said in the papers: 'I made the mistake of telling my father that I had won the lottery without having him sign a confidentiality agreement.
'Our relationship deteriorated quickly thereafter. I did not tell him what I was doing with my money, how I was going to benefit my daughter, or any facts other than the simple fact that I had won.'
His father said that his son had misled him about a number of things since the large win.
His declaration says: 'February or March of 2023, my son came to my house in [REDACTED], and informed me and my wife that he won a large amount of money in the Maine State Lottery.
'I understand that my son has stated that he told me nothing about his money ‘other than the simple fact that I had won.’ That is not true.
'He told me he was going to build me a garage, and buy me some cars to fix up. He knew I previously enjoyed working on [and] fixing up old cars.
'He also told me that he wanted to buy us the house that he had lived in with me and his mother (my previous wife) when he was young.
'He said, ‘Find out what they want for it, and I’ll pay double,’ or words to that effect. This is not something my current wife and I wanted to do.'
The father claims his son told him he would set up a $1 million trust fund for him and that would enable him to have a monthly income.
On top of that, his father claims he said he would provide his parents with 24 hour care should they ever need it to avoid them going into a nursing home.
There are so many things that are seriously questionable in this story. But my favorite is the dealer told this lady that her Jeep can't go over 70 uphill and she just accepts it?
https://www.dailydot.com/news/jeep-wrangler-overheats-going-uphill/
https://www.dailydot.com/news/jeep-wrangler-overheats-going-uphill/
I haven't got a problem with a vehicle that slows down on hills, but overheating and shutting themselves off aren't acceptable.
SouthernTJ2000
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So I'm in a few FB groups for the KIA '23 Sportage Hybrid. Some of the stuff posted in there is straight out of the twilight zone. The other day someone asked about burning oil in the 1.6T. One guy replied that its normal for it to go through 2-3 quarts every 2k-3k miles. WTF did you just say?!?!?! Mind you, it only holds 4.8 quarts. I politely replied and said in no way is that normal or acceptable. However a bunch of these folks just eat it up as truth....its honestly scary.
The source of that information may be a car dealer or even manufacturer. One of our younger engineers told me recently that his rather new vehicle (don't remember the make because I don't remember who I had the conversation with) was burning a little oil, so he complained to the dealer's service writer. He was told that the manufacturer doesn't consider it a warrantable issue until it's using 1 qt per thousand miles. I said, "well that's B.S. You need to push back. There is no way with modern machining tolerances (edit: and materials!) that 1 qt in a thousand miles is even close to a realistic amount!"
The percentage of drivers with a total lack of knowledge regarding basic car maintenance just keeps increasing over time, and it is at an astounding level.
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Actually heard that years ago from good tech’s at dealership where I worked. They didn’t agree but that’s what they were told.
Well there *is* the typical Florididiot, 55 zone, slows down to 45 going up over a causeway, speeds up to 65 going down!
That is what I was told by Chrysler in 2008 on my then brand new Town and Country. He said I should be checking the oil every time I filled up like in the 50's??