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Most of the ones you listed are gorgeous. Salma Hayek in her prime and Scarlette Johansen are beautiful.

But if I said Anna Kendrick does it for me and I have no idea why.....half of y'all would give me shite, and the other half would nod in agreement. And I readily admit that there are better looking women that I encounter on a daily basis.

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Do you have access to fun roads where you can actually get what you want out of the car.

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Depends on the car. We have quiet roads here with some curves and even light elevation.

But using all of a 500 horsepower Camaro SS or 911’s capability: not around here. At least not on public roads.

MX-5 or used base level Boxter? Nissan Z or Audi TT? Yeah. Probably could get a lot out of those.

This would be a third vehicle for us.

I’ve always wanted a sports car but never actually bought one. Never thought I would get one.

I’m 41 now…. my wife (no pics) and I are thinking about getting a simple analog roadster as a “just for us” car — something like an MX-5 or maybe a used Boxster. Minimal creature comforts, manual, top down, fun on back roads. Impossible to fit kids inside it. Just a weekend machine that makes us smile.

We test drove one already and honestly both loved it.

It feels a little irrational for me… but at the same time, making memories with my wife while we’re still young enough to really enjoy it also feels pretty rational.

Curious what y’all think. I struggle with decisions like this, and I am definitely the kind of guy that doesn’t know how to vacation or have fun.

I can’t decide if I would regret this or not. I rented a convertible Mustang for a work trip recently and loved it….except for the softer body/suspension and automatic transmission.

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That's what I said. Do you read?

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Every other city would either pussyfoot around or couldn't provide a tract with decent infrastructure or were unwilling to.

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Cities don't typically broker deals like this. They don't provide land and they rarely own large plots typically desirable to private retail operations.

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Every other city would either pussyfoot around or couldn't provide a tract with decent infrastructure or were unwilling to.

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Cities don't usually broker real estate deals like this. They may help with zoning or infrastructure, but it's rare for them to get that involved. Cities do not typically own vast swaths of available land within their borders in this country. Louisiana has a site prep office for major industry deals, but they don't usually chase retail business.

And the land needs is one of the few flaws in the Buc-ee's impressive business model. The size and scale that makes them awesome also makes it very hard to find real estate and fund expansion. They don't move quickly -they move carefully.

You just have to visit one to see that Buc-ee's needs a massive chunk of land for one of those stores. Their footprint is basically the size of a large car dealership or Bass Pro Shops; and it has to be visible to the interstate with very easy access for traffic. It can't have major drainage issues, and the site generally has to fit a specific shape requirement for their giant store and gas pumps (it can't be bisected by a major canal or rail line). Zoning also has to allow for their use as well; and it's not always a guarantee that local governments will re-zone for this.

And their site also has to be reasonably distant from other stores to avoid cannibalization. It has to be a in populated enough area to support staffing, but not so populated that traffic becomes an issue.

There are probably less than 4-5 potential plots like that left along I-12. They exist, but they aren't all available. Eastern Livingston isn't a bad area if they can find the real estate for one of these. I don't know much about the Satsuma typography. But the demographics are there to support staffing.

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Enjoying my $14 egg sandwich and trying to figure out what to do with the other two and a half hours.

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A $8 cup of coffee?

Damn you can hear the controller give the truck clearance to cross, then frantically trying to get them to stop.

These guys have too much on their plates at these busy airports.

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Why should Republicans compromise on funding ICE?

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Why is funding ICE so objectionable that some members of congress are letting this happen? What did all of these people do to deserve the wrath of congressional Democrats?

I forgot what issue the Yankee progressives are holding us all hostage for this time. Why are they blocking funding for DHS and TSA?

200k illegal immigrants have CDL's? Does this explain the complete disregard for traffic laws written in English?