Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2025 12:32:45 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <1126njll2vjtnlvjhrtme7k7oe3cds496q@4ax.com> <4rm7nj5bp7p6t1uojs6f6sc64netbf1qot@4ax.com> <94kbnjd3ogg051ghlbhj67ds8kf3eorm5a@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="1961602"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:63767 comp.os.linux.advocacy:682755 On Sat, 4 Jan 2025, rbowman wrote: > On Sat, 4 Jan 2025 01:38:10 +0100, D wrote: > >> You should be happy that you (most likely) have never tried to park in a >> european garage located in the old parts of town. Bacteria have a hard >> time fitting in those parking lots. > > Quebec City is as close to a European town as we get. We went there on our > honeymoon in my Lincoln Continental. > > https://www.classic.com/veh/1962-lincoln-continental-sedan-2y82h406575- > pgKPY1p/ > > 5500 pounds at the curb, 430 ci engine to motivate it. We stayed at the > Chateau Frontenac. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_Frontenac > > When I saw the lay of the land I parked the Lincoln and rented a Dodge > Colt, a rebranded Mitsubishi when Japanese cars were barely roadworthy. In > the Lincoln I could cruise at 100 while my bride snoozed. In the TonkaToy > I could get up to almost 25 before her panic attack set in but it handled > a city with its roots in the 17th century. Smart move! Fun fact... did you know the politicians of europe are trying their best to make those little toy cars the only cars you will be allowed to own! The way this "nirvana" goes through ever fewer and tighter parking places and increased taxes.