About the only policy they had, was to NOT set up or use any wireless access points, they did actively scan for these but cellphones and the like they never had a policy against them on worksite.

People still buy that brand?

Well, the Viper is quite nice....

I had looked awhile back at a new corvette and last I heard you could NOT get the fscking OnStar system out of the car....

So, wondering if this is another "feature" that isn't optional....

Why is it so hard to get a car without it being fucking connected to everything? I just want performance, and nice looks...I drive a car, I'm not trying to do a spreadsheet while driving for God's sake.

If you want fun, go have it in a place where people who are merely trying to get on with their lives are not endangered by it. Your fun is an artefact of driving, not the reason why people drive. Cars are a mode of transport. You finding fun in driving one is akin to a foot fetishist at the shoe store - the shoe store serves a distinct purpose, yet the fetishist derives pleasure for a different reason. I appreciate you having fun, but to insist on endangering others simply for your fun is, well, hideously selfish.

Why do you automatically make the assumption that my fun driving endangers others?

I drive what is safe for each given road environment and conditions at the time. I also have a performance vehicle that starts and stops better than most cars, so I have the ability to actually be safer in traffic than most cars.

The times I drive fast, are generally when there is no other traffic around me, and conditions warrant it to be safe to do so, given my vehicle.

Eh.. married men live longer than their single counterparts.

The men don't actually live longer....it just seems longer.

;)

And I feel sad when I hear about people like you who waste precious limited resources and pollute the planet just for the fun of it.

Hey, life is short and I'm only on this planet for a short time.

I fully intend to make that limited time as fun and pleasurable as humanly possible within my means.

Why should I not? Resources are there to be USED, and I'm certainly not seeing any reason to deprive myself during my short time on this planet.

So, if I juggle my iPhone, a cheeseburger and a cigarette while my car is driving itself, for all intents and purposes I am mimicking the majority of other drivers.

You forgot keeping an opened, cold beer between your legs while doing this too.

:)

Actually soon they will be ten time safer and better at driving than any human and they will be wizzing past you

Yeah, but where's the fun in that?

I enjoy the adrenaline rush of firing up the fun performance cars I've had over the years, and hitting the road.

I feel sad for those folks that see a car as nothing more than rote transportation from A to B.

:)

If they are going to just go the speed limit and stay in the right lanes (in the US), then, I'm game for them.

Please just stay out of my way and let me get on with my drive.

:)

...as long as you don't cohabitate in certain states (where common-law marriage may apply).

Yep, always a good idea to check the laws in your community/city/state.

I don't marry them, the most I've done is live with them for awhile, kinda like leasing with an option "to buy".

:)

But I've not lived in a place with those laws, or length of time to make me liable to give her half my worth just for sleeping with me.

I've had some really good pussy in my life, yet the BEST of it wasn't worth giving half of what I own away.

Even better yet: Make every effort to be loyal to your spouse. If you fail, repent, hope for forgiveness, and try harder next time. Flee from all forms of temptation to do evil.

Even better yet....don't get married at all, unless you are planning to have children.

If you're not wanting to have kids, then there is no real reason to get married. This way, you don't lose half your shit with you "upgrade" to a new and better mate periodically. No need for repent and forgiveness....

There ought to be some societal reward for all of us married folk who take our vows seriously,

I think you already have that. It is called NOT losing half your shit you own for getting caught playing in someone else's panties.

You also get tax breaks for the marriage thing, and if you have kids, you get those breaks too, etc. EIC?

The permanently single -- aka the creepy 55 year old guy still hitting on women in the bar with no intention of settling down or even being honest

Aside from the parts about not being honest, you seem to turn your nose up at the concept of someone not wanting to marry and to have new and exciting experiences with different women over their lives.

Why is a guy 55 with no intentions of marrying or "settling down" creepy to use your term?

If a guy settles down he ceases to be creepy? Why?

Honestly, at age 50+ it is a GREAT time to be a single man and still hunting women. If you're gunning for women in your own age group, the good thing is, their kids are pretty much GROWN and out of the house and not a drag on you or the relationship. You also have a good job, and disposable income (both of you do) which is nice and so finances aren't that big a strain on the dating or even relationship if it happens.

At this age, you are both usually more able to travel and experience fun things.

If you're hunting for the younger ladies, well, again...your more mature, fiscally established and know what your doing in life, can be more confident and all which does make you more attractive to a large swath of women out there.

Again, not talking about being dishonest, but I'm puzzled why you have the notion that "no intention of settling down" is synonymous with "creepy".

OTOH, the employer has to pay payroll taxes of the employee, there's paid time off, etc. And well, the person doesn't have to seek out work when the contract's running out (because of the way things work, an independent contractor has the obligation to seek additional work to provide "independence" - you cannot have your contract renewed over and over again otherwise you can get classified as an employee.

Not true.

Especially not true if you're working federal contracts....been on multi-year, renewed ones many times.

Mind you I'm in Canada, but this is specifically NOT in the rules for allowable travel if to/from work sites if part of regular routine.

When I was referring to expensing travel, I was referring to the mileage you get to write off for gas. I'm working from home now, so not up on current value, but it used to be like $0.58/mi or so? When doing this I just kept a log book in the car and recorded the odometer start and end when traveling to job site,etc.

CA won't take that from you? You should still be able to do it for your federal returns.....

But no, I'm very conservative in my business. I write off everything I can, but I am careful to not do anything to raise red flags. I don't write off part of my house as 'office', that often raises flags....but there is no need to try to push it or abuse it when it comes to deductions, just stay within the law and reasonable and you still are further ahead, IMHO, than you are in W2 land.