Good point.

Budweiser has a consistency process that keeps older brews in order to have taste tests. They are pretty precise.

One odd thing is that Budweiser at one point didn't do the headache thing. Then around 1970, something changed. In High school, I could drink it with no problem. Then something happened. two buds, and I'd get queasy, and a hella headache. three and I'd vomit. Switched to "Rolling Rock", and nary a problem.

Yes, I was underage.

Battery life has exceeded the naysayers pronouncements of early doom since the Prius which had to have a 150,000 mile warranty way back in the day, and hardly had anyone using the warranty.

Same with solar panels which I was told they'd stop working in a few years. In Cape May there are quite functional Solar Arrays that have been there 25 years. At a school.

Time to move the goalposts again.

Yup, it is definitely not a session beer. Between the alcohol content and the hella lot of malt, even if a person likes it, one should be enough.

Is no.

Wars have always been about destroying infrastructure. WW2 had The Allies destroying oil refineries, ball bearing plants, railways harbors and other manufacturing. As Germans retreated via rail, they had machinery that broke up the railroad ties. Uncle Joe Stalin moved his materiel production factories out of range. All corporate stuff.

Sometimes I wonder if the people who write these stories don't study history at all.

Umm, is it your premise that all American beer is bad? Where do you get your facts from - 1960?

Thousands of Microbreweries, competent companies that make every version and style of beer on earth, and you make a bold statement that it is all bad.

I've tried many beers from many countries, and seriously, there are many American brews that are equals. The concept that all American beer is Bud Light, or Pabst Blue Ribbon or other light lagers is simply wrong.

Although I do use PBR in my sausage making. IPAs give the product an off taste - I might try Maudite from Canadian company Unibroue.

BTW, most pre Prohibition American beer wasn't all that good.https://www.beeradvocate.com/articles/4381/pre-prohibition-lager-more-nostalgic-than-authentic/

Yeah, no. Seriously dud, The country you hate has every range of beer that exists, from light to triple, IPA, We have thousands of microbreweries, that quite frankly brew beer that is equal to or even superior. Now go have a nice European Stella.

America has enough problems at the moment, that don't need the stupid and ill informed to chime in with their inanity.

I don't disagree. As I noted before you questioned my veracity, there really isn't much of a use case for it any more. I'm fine in First class. Hell I'll fly coach if needs must. Paying the price that it would be today, is financial irresponsibility, unless the need is to be there in a short time, and the stars align - that is, there is a Concorde flight taking off that you can get to the airport in time for it. There are probably many jumbos heading that could get you there sooner because they are taking off many times a day.

Do you think that Slashdot is made up solely of programmers and developers? It is not.

There are people here who are scientists, physicists, Engineers, I believe some NucE's as well, and may or may not be highly placed. My present position involves electromagnetic issues - RF from 100 MHz to 6 GHz mainly. but can be anywhere from DC to Daylight as we say.

As I noted, I'm not a VP in name, only that is the closest type position I can associate with what I do.

The advisement I give and counsel I give is on mitigating RF interference, very broadly stated. And since the process looks like black magic to normal people, what I say generally goes. That pattern weaving and mirroring I noted in my previous reply is why I can speak to the CEO's on their level, the Engineers on their level, and interact with all levels on the food chain.

And that is about as much as I can tell you.

Explain for the folks at home exactly why I would do such a thing. Your debate technique has a non zero chance of not being very good.

It is extremely clear that you do not want to deal with anything I wrote. Discombobulated or not.

Elucidate on your specific claims, where I said you said something you did not say, or is it perhaps that you are demanding to control the conversation by claiming the other person is discombobulated, lying about what you said or does not make sense.

Here's your challenge, If you care to reply. As teacher says, make your claims, and show your work.

Show exactly where I made up things that you supposedly said that you did not say.

Hunter Thompson said it best. "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”

Make certain you stay as safe as possible, Any risk is unacceptableand insane . 8^)

Do you have proof of the stock prices going down when he rode a jumbo? Seems you could make a good case if you have that proof.

It is weird, was there a time when America had no power outages?

In the early 1990's when I bought my hose, I bought generators because power outages happened. Windstorms snowstorms, tornados and hurricanes to not bend to who is president.

Another item.If you aren't in a development where the costs are already in the purchase, and you have some distance from teh power lines, you pay the costs of running the power lines to your house. Solar becomes a no brainer at that point.

And never forget that electrical prices are set to soar as regular customers bear the brunt of paying for Data Centers. You may even be told to limit your electricity use.

Related item. One of the objections to the cancelled American SST was that it could interrupt delicate work such as brain surgery, or harm people with nervous problems. My experience with Sonic booms suggests it might have caused some as well.

I've never heard a Concorde, I have heard a 707 taking off, which was really loud, so I can only imagine what the SST would be like, your experience tells me it would be terrible.

Well, as I answered your question, I am a bit of a thrill seeker and you aren't the only person who has called me crazy. Yes, that bridge crossing was dangerous, requires steady hands, balance, and total concentration.