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EorayMel: May 30, 2015; WE GET IT. YOU LOVE GUN JESUS. Toujours des fusils Bullpup Fran�ais.

# ? Feb 22, 2022 17:06

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signalnoise: Mar 7, 2008; i was told my old av was distracting

gently caress those cars

# ? Feb 22, 2022 18:00

Fashionable Jorts: Jan 18, 2010; Maybe if I'm busy it could keep me from you

The people who bought those worked very hard underpaying their employees to afford those! Give them a break, exploiting others is a lot of work.

# ? Feb 22, 2022 19:29

kntfkr: Feb 11, 2019; GOOSE FUCKER

I had this fake encounter in my head yesterday:

-Nice Tesla, rear end in a top hat!
-Uh, this is a kia.
-You calling me a liar?!

# ? Feb 22, 2022 19:31

signalnoise: Mar 7, 2008; i was told my old av was distracting

Fashionable Jorts posted:

The people who bought those worked very hard underpaying their employees to afford those! Give them a break, exploiting others is a lot of work.

You misunderstand me

# ? Feb 22, 2022 19:35

Betty Wight: Jan 1, 2022

Fashionable Jorts posted:

The people who bought those worked very hard underpaying their employees to afford those! Give them a break, exploiting others is a lot of work.

Really truly rich people don�t buy run of the mill Porsche and Audis. If you are making a few hundred thousand, which is firmly in the realm of �doctor, lawyer, computer toucher, other specialist roles� you will likely see these cars. Double income no kids (DINKs) that are upper middle class may have a household income exceeding $200,000. They are the rich you are looking for. Hell, half this forum is probably middle to upper middle class.

# ? Feb 23, 2022 02:11

signalnoise: Mar 7, 2008; i was told my old av was distracting

Betty Wight posted:

Really truly rich people don�t buy run of the mill Porsche and Audis. If you are making a few hundred thousand, which is firmly in the realm of �doctor, lawyer, computer toucher, other specialist roles� you will likely see these cars. Double income no kids (DINKs) that are upper middle class may have a household income exceeding $200,000. They are the rich you are looking for. Hell, half this forum is probably middle to upper middle class.

Looks like someone needs a little refresher on necessity vs sufficiency

# ? Feb 23, 2022 02:21

Betty Wight: Jan 1, 2022

signalnoise posted:

Looks like someone needs a little refresher on necessity vs sufficiency

You misunderstand me

# ? Feb 23, 2022 02:44

signalnoise: Mar 7, 2008; i was told my old av was distracting

Betty Wight posted:

You misunderstand me

Go on

# ? Feb 23, 2022 02:57

Waltzing Along: Jun 14, 2008; There's only one
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Betty Wight posted:

Hell, half this forum is probably middle to upper middle class.

Where are you getting these statistics from?

# ? Feb 23, 2022 03:46

Lil Swamp Booger Baby: Aug 1, 1981

Think about it every car burned just saved a human being from getting murdered by a drunk driving rich dude who gets a slap on the wrist and walks out 100% fine even tho his car turned into a balled up thing of tin foil

# ? Feb 23, 2022 03:59

Darth Brooks: Jan 15, 2005; I do not wear this mask to protect me. I wear it to protect you from me.

Here I was wondering if the boat sank and had to read the stupid slapfight over income levels just to find out, no, there wasn't an update on the boat posted.

Here:

https://nationworldnews.com/fire-aboard-car-carrier-adrift-in-atlantic-may-finally-be-burning-out/

quote:

(CNN) � The fire on board the large car-carrying cargo ship Felicity Ace could soon be extinguished because there might not be anything left to burn.

The 656 foot-long Felicity Ace roll-on/roll-off car-carrying ship caught fire in the North Atlantic last Wednesday as it carried around 4,000 vehicles, including Porsches, Volkswagens, Lamborghinis, Bentleys and Audis from Emden, Germany to Davisville, Rhode Island. All 22 crew members on board a safely abandoned ship after the fire began to spread.

A full five days after the cargo ship and the luxury cars it was carrying on board began to burn 90 nautical miles southwest of Portugal�s Azores islands, captain Jo�o Mendes Cabe�as told the Portuguese news agency Lusa that �the fire had subsided in recent hours,� thanks to a lack of materials left to blaze through.

Two large tugboats arrived on the scene Tuesday from Gibraltar and are spraying the ship with water to cool it down, according to a statement from the owner of the Felicity Ace, Japanese ship operator Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL). The tugboats will also help to position the Felicity Ace as safety conditions are assessed. Once approved, The initial salvage team will board and provide more insight on the damage as well as next steps. Two salvage boats are en route to the cargo ship to assist with firefighting and towing, according to the statement.

Cabe�as told Reuters over the weekend that the fire was being kept alive by the lithium-ion batteries of the electric cars on board, with flames edging closer and closer to the fuel tanks of the ship. A main concern of the Portuguese navy has been the potential environmental impact of the fire. Pollution is a high risk with the large amount of fuel and car batteries present.

There is currently no oil leakage confirmed from the stable ship, according to the MOL statement Tuesday.

The giant cargo ship has $334.5 million in burning cars on board, consulting firm Anderson Economic Group (AEG) estimated in a new report. The salvage cost alone is estimated to be $150 million � bringing the total loss for the ship to half a billion dollars, the group estimates.

Porsche sent a letter to impacted car dealers that all lost cars would be rebuilt and delivered as soon as possible, according to journalist and television host Matt Farah, whose new 2022 Porsche Boxster Spyder was among those lost at sea. An estimated 1,100 Porsches and 189 Bentleys were lost on the ship, including many high-end, customized models that collectively would exceed $140 million in value, according to AEG and Reuters.

Volkswagen Group, which owns Lamborghini, Porsche and Audi, confirmed to CNN Business the ship was transporting its vehicles but has given no additional details.

Once deemed safe, the Felicity Ace will be towed to another European country or the Bahamas, Cabecas told Reuters

# ? Feb 23, 2022 04:56

hot cocoa on the couch: Dec 8, 2009; 100% DOG LOVER
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Darth Brooks posted:

Here I was wondering if the boat sank and had to read the stupid slapfight over income levels just to find out, no, there wasn't an update on the boat posted.

Here:

https://nationworldnews.com/fire-aboard-car-carrier-adrift-in-atlantic-may-finally-be-burning-out/

thanks, thread has been a giant piece of poo poo but this nearly salvages it. vote is still 1

# ? Feb 23, 2022 11:27

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Poohs Packin: Jan 13, 2019

Good boat gonna still make it my cigarette base

# ? Feb 23, 2022 13:20

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