“Yo dawg, I heard you like Cybertrucks, and bacon!”

[hemiarch]

That is AMAZING!

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[hemiarch]

Guys are you ready for your daily adult content courtesy of Grok?

Then I told it more bacon and it made a new wrap.

And you guys keep saying those mirrors are useless. Pish posh. You can fit almost two full rashers on them.

who wants some bumper stickers?
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[That Beast Mode]

And they said the CT isn't a capable off-roader. I present conclusive evidence otherwise.

 

[hemiarch]

And they said the CT isn't a capable off-roader. I present conclusive evidence otherwise.

World’s most sophisticated traction control.

 

[That Beast Mode]

World’s most sophisticated traction control.

Even AI can't get the cantrails right.

 

[hemiarch]

Even AI can't get the cantrails right.

Omg. Stop. I laughed so hard at that I almost aspirated.

 

[Crissa]

This Google Maps image is before completion. The red outline shows the actual shape of the parking lot. The purple star is about where my truck was parked. What’s interesting is that the building highlighted and yellow is residential and people have balconies that are basically directly behind one of the screens. I can’t imagine that those folks are happy.

Ignoring the lovely lady taking a picture of me with her DSLR, just zoom in and take a look at the balconies that are on the edge of the screen there are many many more behind it that basically have their view completely blocked. I can’t imagine that there wasn’t some non-trivial amount of controversy about this locally.

Wasn't there buildings there before?

-Crissa

 

[asl]

I named mine Baconator

 

[hemiarch]

I named mine Baconator

And your truck? Whaddya name that?

 

[ABILISK]

And they said the CT isn't a capable off-roader. I present conclusive evidence otherwise.

 

[dalton108]

Wasn't there buildings there before?

-Crissa

Oh, I have no idea. It seems like they acquired some properties at least interspersed with the other residential spaces. And maybe they demolished those? It’s usually the only way you get such a funky footprint.

 

[Flatty]

Quick review of the food.

1. The burger was good somewhere between In-N-Out and Five Guys … or a mashup of those two. I would say don’t add the bacon. It was crispy, but a little bit thick and chewy didn’t really improve the burger in my opinion.

2. The fries were super crispy, but in my opinion just OK. Kind of like if you ever get In-N-Out fries and ask them to make them “extra crispy” they make them golden brown and crisp but kind of hollow/insubstantial— like bigger, thicker “shoestring potatoes” (if that helps).

3. I had the kombucha it was fine/solid (if you like kombucha, which I do). Beverages are served in a (probably recycled) paper cup with a thin bamboo straw. The bamboo straw is better than paper straws, but the paper cup fit >>very snuggly<< in the cupholders in the CT and as a result of that and it all be made out of paper including the top— EVERY SINGLE TIME I tried to pull it out, the top popped off! Annoying experience.

That’s all I had. There are a number of other options, perhaps another time.

Overall, it was fairly slow. No line to get into the lot, no line at the food counter, ample parking right in front.* I arrived about 7 PM on a Thursday so I’m sure timing matters. No celebrities, no real fanfare. No girls on rollerskates, no Optimus making popcorn. I think it’s very fair to say that the initial hype has died down considerably. I think that’s only natural.

The Wi-Fi was a bit buggy. It seems that you’re supposed to be able to play the movie in your car it takes over your screen and you get audio but that didn’t work.

Actually, the ordering menu glitched when I arrived but it did straighten itself out and that went just fine.

My truck got lots of attention (more than) I would like. But all of it was positive.

Oh! I forgot to mention the charging, it was amazing! I was so distracted by everything else that was going on that I barely paid attention, but I can say that charging from somewhere around 30% to 90 to finish my trip was lightning quick! But, I can’t be more specific than that, I just feel like it was the fastest I’ve ever charged.

Tomorrow I get to visit UP, and LEO gets his rock rails.

*It did get a bit busier as I was leaving. In my photo from the upper deck you can see that there’s only one spot available right up front. For most of the time I was there I would say it was about half empty. The place also has a weird footprint like they shoehorned it into whatever space they could get I don’t know how many stalls there are I’m sure that affirmation is readily available, but the lot itself looks like a puzzle piece.

This Google Maps image is before completion. The red outline shows the actual shape of the parking lot. The purple star is about where my truck was parked. What’s interesting is that the building highlighted and yellow is residential and people have balconies that are basically directly behind one of the screens. I can’t imagine that those folks are happy.

Ignoring the lovely lady taking a picture of me with her DSLR, just zoom in and take a look at the balconies that are on the edge of the screen there are many many more behind it that basically have their view completely blocked. I can’t imagine that there wasn’t some non-trivial amount of controversy about this locally.

Very easy fix for beverage cups that get stuck in the cupholder. I simply use the sleeve they give you so you don't burn your hands on your coffee cup. I just take that and put it in the cupholder and then my coffee cup slides in and out every single time.

 

[dalton108]

Very easy fix for beverage cups that get stuck in the cupholder. I simply use the sleeve they give you so you don't burn your hands on your coffee cup. I just take that and put it in the cupholder and then my coffee cup slides in and out every single time.

Perhaps, but unfortunately I don’t often drink hot coffee on the go so the chances of me having one of those sleeves are near 0%; and my beverage from the café was cold. Also, I don’t store things in my car like that it’s clean as a whistle. So, even if I somehow came upon one it would go out with the coffee not stay in for back up.

 

[Crissa]

Perhaps, but unfortunately I don’t often drink hot coffee on the go so the chances of me having one of those sleeves are near 0%; and my beverage from the café was cold. Also, I don’t store things in my car like that it’s clean as a whistle. So, even if I somehow came upon one it would go out with the coffee not stay in for back up.

You can always nab a free one and leave it folded in the glove box.

-Crissa

 

[hemiarch]

So I’m not understanding . The little cardboard heat shield designed to stay on the cup and protect your hand makes it easier to slide the cup in and out? Like Velcro as a permanent adhesive which is allegedly what it was originally design for?
Spectacular design failure resulting in a new use?
Does it just keep the 4 little non-slip grip tines from gripping the cup?

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