So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

[LizzieMaine]

It's time for the Crosley to make a comeback --

From the fine folks in Cincinnati who gave you Crosley radios, the Crosley Shelvador refrigerator, the Crosley Icy-Ball, and the Crosley X-Er-Vac hair-growing helmet, the Crosley car was the first ultra-economy car of its time. There was someone in town when I was growing up who had one, and I was fascinated by it -- it was the first introduction I had to non-Euclidean space, because it seemed like it had to be bigger on the inside.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

If they were Spanish made, then it's possible that at least they were pressed on the original machines; if memory serves, the ones supplied by Nazi Germany to Franco's army were mostly pressed up on machines imported to Spain.

The helmet in question is the Spanish M1926 helmet which predates the WWII German M35 by about a decade.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Did I mention the latest youTube irritations? Namely the increased use of computer-generated robot voices for narration and now instead of the one ad that plays before the video they've crammed several ads that interrupts the video throughout.

 

[Fading Fast]

The "Moviepass" thing. How do they get off starting a business that requires theatres to cooperate without even asking if they want to be involved? And then when something goes wrong with the card or the transaction won't go thru, we have to take the blame. Nuts to that.

MarketWatch
MoviePass majority owner Helios & Matheson's stock tumbles after company expresses interest in reverse split

Published: June 20, 2018 10:08 a.m. ET

By EMILYBARY

Shares of MoviePass majority owner Helios & Matheson Analytics Inc. HMNY, -26.69% are down more than 30% in Wednesday morning trading after the company provided information about its July annual meeting. The company said that, at the meeting, it will to looking for approval for its plans to increase the number of its shares of common stock from to 2 billion from 500 million as well as to do a one-time reverse split. The company wants to do a reverse split "at a ratio of 1 share-for-2 shares up to a ratio of 1 share-for-250 shares, which ratio will be selected by the Company's Board of Directors." The meeting will be held on an unspecified date in July. HMNY shares are down 95% this year, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.14% is up 3.6%.

 

[Fading Fast]

It's time for the Crosley to make a comeback --

From the fine folks in Cincinnati who gave you Crosley radios, the Crosley Shelvador refrigerator, the Crosley Icy-Ball, and the Crosley X-Er-Vac hair-growing helmet, the Crosley car was the first ultra-economy car of its time. There was someone in town when I was growing up who had one, and I was fascinated by it -- it was the first introduction I had to non-Euclidean space, because it seemed like it had to be bigger on the inside.

Very cute face - not a hint of a sneer. Almost looks a bit nervous, like he's thinking, "holy cr*p those others cars look big and fierce."

And this "it was the first introduction I had to non-Euclidean space, because it seemed like it had to be bigger on the inside -" good one .

 

[BobHufford]

It's time for the Crosley to make a comeback --

From the fine folks in Cincinnati who gave you Crosley radios, the Crosley Shelvador refrigerator, the Crosley Icy-Ball, and the Crosley X-Er-Vac hair-growing helmet, the Crosley car was the first ultra-economy car of its time. There was someone in town when I was growing up who had one, and I was fascinated by it -- it was the first introduction I had to non-Euclidean space, because it seemed like it had to be bigger on the inside.

Had one of those pickups (a 1947) in our backyard for years when I was growing up. Dad never got around to doing anything with it though. He did buy a marine Crosley motor so we probably could have done some river crossings with that one as it was meant to be around water. I came pretty close to buying a Hotshot once. A car that won the Index of Performance at the 1950 Six Hours of Sebring

 

[MisterCairo]

Canadian pubs and restaurants that don't know that, by law in this country, to sell a "pint of beer" in English* it has to be the 20 Imperial ounce volume, and not the 16 American ounce volume, and then having the cheek to say "you're being 'technical'" when you point out they're breaking the law.

In French, a "pinte" is defined as one QUARTER of an Imperial gallon, i.e., TWO pints! To order one pint in French, ask for une chopine de biere.

 

[GHT]

There was a guy somewhere in England building new ones (based around Indian-made new steel shells and chassis) for around the price of a new Fiesta some years ago, no idea if that's still operational. .

Charles Ware of Bristol completely renovate the car. All the mechanics are stripped down to basic parts, sand blasted, remachined and re-assembled. The interior, body panels and wood are replaced like for like with new. You have to be careful how it's registered though, the new heritage cars law makes this a new car. Brace yourself for the price.
https://www.morrisminor.org.uk/car-for-sale/101-1969-trafalgar-blue-traveller

 

[2jakes]

 

[Edward]

The helmet in question is the Spanish M1926 helmet which predates the WWII German M35 by about a decade.

Ah! Different beast entirely (based on the bottom photo, looks like the other side wore 'em!).

Did I mention the latest youTube irritations? Namely the increased use of computer-generated robot voices for narration and now instead of the one ad that plays before the video they've crammed several ads that interrupts the video throughout.

Mn. Seems to be based in part on the length of the video. There does come a point where advertising that I'll put up with to keep a service 'free' just ends up with me noth bothering with the service. I particularly hate those stories where they spread ten sentences across twenty 'you'll never guess what happened next!' type photopages. I usually drop out after the first three. If I look at all.

Canadian pubs and restaurants that don't know that, by law in this country, to sell a "pint of beer" in English* it has to be the 20 Imperial ounce volume, and not the 16 American ounce volume, and then having the cheek to say "you're being 'technical'" when you point out they're breaking the law.

In French, a "pinte" is defined as one QUARTER of an Imperial gallon, i.e., TWO pints! To order one pint in French, ask for une chopine de biere.

What we really need to do is to solve this silly confusion by adopting the sensible, metric system and buying by the 300 or 500 millilitres. It's always been a matter of disappointment to me that the British government didn't do metric properly in 71 when they decimalised the currency.

 

[Edward]

Charles Ware of Bristol completely renovate the car. All the mechanics are stripped down to basic parts, sand blasted, remachined and re-assembled. The interior, body panels and wood are replaced like for like with new. You have to be careful how it's registered though, the new heritage cars law makes this a new car. Brace yourself for the price.
https://www.morrisminor.org.uk/car-for-sale/101-1969-trafalgar-blue-traveller

That has to be the most serious price I've ever seen on a non-performance vehicle (ho do they think they are - Harley Davidson?? ). That said, it's about inline with what Labour alone would have been for such a complete restoration twenty years ago, so.... The model also lasted long enough that the white and yellow plates wouldn't look hideously wrong on it. Even still, I think I'd get them to drop something with more poke under the nose, like the 1300 A+ lump from a Morris Ital, mated to a five speed Toyota box. Enough to make it practical, without resorting to the rover K series - I don't need to do over seventy.

 

[tonyb]

Canadian pubs and restaurants that don't know that, by law in this country, to sell a "pint of beer" in English* it has to be the 20 Imperial ounce volume, and not the 16 American ounce volume, and then having the cheek to say "you're being 'technical'" when you point out they're breaking the law.

In French, a "pinte" is defined as one QUARTER of an Imperial gallon, i.e., TWO pints! To order one pint in French, ask for une chopine de biere.

I recall to this day my uncle Ray, who back in those days (early 1960s) rarely went anywhere without a tape measure clipped to his belt, measuring a “foot-long” hotdog that was a good deal less than a foot long. Some thought he was being nit-picky and, I dunno, “literal” or something. But I, then as now, was in his camp.

I recoil at hyperbole, especially when it crosses over into outright deception. Normalizing it is inviting more of the same, and worse.

 

[MisterCairo]

adopting the sensible, metric system and buying by the 300 or 500 millilitres.

NEVAH!

Give me a proper pint, or give me death!

 

[GHT]

NEVAH!

Give me a proper pint, or give me death!

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There speaks someone from a country with the province of Quebec in his country. Did you know that The French use the term pound in weight form? Une livre is half a kilo, but they don't ask for half a kilo, it's une livre.

 

[2jakes]

I recall to this day my uncle Ray, who back in those days (early 1960s) rarely went anywhere without a tape measure clipped to his belt, measuring a “foot-long” hotdog that was a good deal less than a foot long. Some thought he was being nit-picky and, I dunno, “literal” or something. But I, then as now, was in his camp.

I recoil at hyperbole, especially when it crosses over into outright deception. Normalizing it is inviting more of the same, and worse.

 

[scottyrocks]

If somebody could turn out either an original Beetle or a Morris Minor to original spec but with an electric motor of decent performance, it'd be quite a seller with the right marketing imo.

I have seen this done (in print) in the VW community with apparent success. If a shade-tree, or even better, a professional custom/restoration shop can do it, why not an OEM?

 

[scottyrocks]

It's time for the Crosley to make a comeback --

From the fine folks in Cincinnati who gave you Crosley radios, the Crosley Shelvador refrigerator, the Crosley Icy-Ball, and the Crosley X-Er-Vac hair-growing helmet, the Crosley car was the first ultra-economy car of its time. There was someone in town when I was growing up who had one, and I was fascinated by it -- it was the first introduction I had to non-Euclidean space, because it seemed like it had to be bigger on the inside.

Why not American Bantam while we're at it?

 

[tonyb]

I had a factory one in an air-cooled Vanagon. It was wonderful. Could turn it on five or ten minutes prior to starting the car and I was nice and toasty.

At one point I thought of having hand towels embroidered with the VW logo and selling them as "defrosters" -- you could hang them from the grab-handle on the dash.

You had the air-cooled Vanagon. My brother’s mother-in-law bought a used but relatively late-model (at the time) water-cooled version. The old gal figured it would be the last car she ever owned, and she was right about that. On her death the car got handed down to her daughter and son-in-law. I drove it on a few occasions and found it considerably better suited to American limited-access highway travel than those old microbuses I once owned, the pre-’68 models which are now commonly called “split windows,” and which often fetch prices I wouldn’t consider paying.

I recall my brother and sister-in-law forking over a considerable amount to have that water-cooled Vanagon’s cooling system overhauled.

 

[BobHufford]

... I once owned, the pre-’68 models which are now commonly called “split windows,” and which often fetch prices I wouldn’t consider paying.

Getting ready to sell off my '64 21-window deluxe sun-roof microbus that I bought from the original owners in 1996 (and have done nothing with in all those years). Hope to make a cool $90K profit on it. (yeah ... I don't get the inflated prices either).

 

[tonyb]

Getting ready to sell off my '64 21-window deluxe sun-roof microbus that I bought from the original owners in 1996 (and have done nothing with in all those years). Hope to make a cool $90K profit on it. (yeah ... I don't get the inflated prices either).

Wow! But good for you.

I suspect we’ve reached the top of this market. The people with fond memories of those vehicles back when they were current are getting to be high-mileage units and soon enough bound for the heavenly scrapyard themselves.

I take it those are the original owners in that second photo?