Re: OT: Judge Judy

user wrote:

> On 6/9/2024 2:42 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> D wrote:
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>>> On Sun, 9 Jun 2024, dsi1 wrote:
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>>>> user wrote:
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>>>>> On 6/8/2024 4:27 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>> D wrote:
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>>>>>>> On Fri, 7 Jun 2024, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Recently, some of you expressed admiration for Judge Judy. 
>>>>>>>>> Here's the
>>>>>>>>> opinion of a female American judge whose diary I'm reading:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "I doubt that there is a single female judge in all fifty states 
>>>>>>>>> who
>>>>>>>>> views Judge Judy as her role model. I have watched her show several
>>>>>>>>> times and each time I was appalled. If I talked to parties the same
>>>>>>>>> disrespectful way as Judge Judy, I would be brought up on ethics
>>>>>>>>> charges by the Commission on Judicial Performance. She is 
>>>>>>>>> demeaning,
>>>>>>>>> sarcastic, ill-tempered, and just plain mean. It may be good for
>>>>>>>>> ratings, but it's not real judging. I am disappointed that the 
>>>>>>>>> public
>>>>>>>>> thinks that Judge Judy's style is characteristic of woman judges."
>>>>>>>>> Katherine Mader, "Inside the Robe"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you, Ms Mader. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When I went before a Judge in CA, the guy went over the charge 
>>>>>>>> with me
>>>>>>>> all the while keeping his face buried in a document on the desk. 
>>>>>>>> After
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>> said my part, he paused a while, then looked up at me. It was the 
>>>>>>>> first
>>>>>>>> time I saw his face. I thought he looked like a young, non-crazy, 
>>>>>>>> Brian
>>>>>>>> Wilson. Nice beard. He said "Okay, case dismissed."
>>>>>>>> I figure that he believed that justice should be blind and had 
>>>>>>>> already
>>>>>>>> come to a judgement before he looked up. "The Judges here are 
>>>>>>>> cool" is
>>>>>>>> what I thought. They wouldn't be very entertaining on TV though. 
>>>>>>>> When
>>>>>>>> I'm before a Judge, I don't need entertaining banter and sarcasm. 
>>>>>>>> The
>>>>>>>> only thing I want to hear is "Okay, case dismissed."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sigh... you didn't even get to say "you want the truth??". 
>>>>>>> Definitely nothing for TV! ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That happened to me in the San Francisco Bay area. My second brush 
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> the law over there was late at night as I was entering onto the
>>>>>> freeway.
>>>>>> There was a car rapidly coming up behind me. That gave me some 
>>>>>> concern.
>>>>>> I was in a Mazda RX-2 which was quite zippy so I brought my speed up.
>>>>>> The car behind me was still approaching so I went a little faster. 
>>>>>> Then
>>>>>> the cops pulled alongside me. "Slow down!" he said through his
>>>>>> megaphone. What a scare! Then it zoomed off ahead of me and 
>>>>>> disappeared
>>>>>> into the night. Ha ha, lesson learned.
>>>>>> https://www.californiaclassix.com/Bernard/RX-2-1.html
>>>>
>>>>> Better looking than the 2002, but maybe not that Giulia. But much 
>>>>> less likely to need a flatbed home.
>>>>
>>>>> https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/restomod-alfa-giulia-gt-has-503bhp-v6-giulia-quadrifoglio
>>>>
>>>>> https://www.topgear.com/sites/default/files/2021/09/Interieur%20Alu-RET.jpg?w=892&h=502
>>>>
>>>> I checked out a 72 GTV 2000 - molta bella! It had a wonderful new
>>>> yellow/orange polyurethane paint. I would have committed to it except
>>>> there were rust holes in the car so I reluctantly passed. That was a
>>>> good decision. For a long while, I used to drive down the street and
>>>> see
>>>> that car parked on the guy's yard and dream about it. In the end, I
>>>> bought Fiat 124 Coupes instead. It was an eminently more practical
>>>> idea.
>>>> If I didn't have a young son, we would have been happy as clams in a
>>>> 124
>>>> Spider. Those Fiats were certainly boss. 
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuTRThThcw8
>>>>
>> 
>>> Do you have any recommendations for a sporty and _quiet_ car? I'm
>>> thinking about starting to drive to spain for vacation instead of 
>>> flying, which would take about 2 days, and the thing that most annoys 
>>> me when driving
>>>
>>> for long times is the noise.
>> 
>>> So my theory is that with a more upscale car, with comfortable seats
>>> and
>>>
>>> complete silence when driving, would make me less tired after a day of 
>>> driving, than my current budget car.
>> 
>> We're entering a new era of quiet cars I.e., electric cars. They would
>> give you the quietness that you desire. Unfortunately, you might have a
>> little problem reaching Spain! My prediction is that electric cars will
>> soon have a range of 300 to 500 miles (and more.) They'll charge in
>> less
>> than half an hour.

> Lucid Air and Tesla have that now.

>> I was at a stop light the other day. There were 12 cars stopped, three
>> of them were Teslas. That's so weird.

> When they usually would be running into pedestriasn, lol...

>> I'm out of the car scene so I have no idea what vehicle would be
>> appropriate for you. I too, seek quietness and am trying to procure a
>> 2014 Lexus RX 350. These days, I like a nice, comfortable, ride.

> Just reskin those seats and wheel and you're good.

> I would buy:

> https://youtu.be/796xP_ifma0

My daughter rented a high end F-150 when we were on the mainland
recently. Boy, I loved that ride. It felt comfortable, roomy, and safe.
Beats me how you can make a truck with a ride like that.