The squat toilet is for pooping what the urinal is for wee. If you have really baggy trousers and are freeballing you don't even need to undo your belt.
I didn't know what Dimmu Borgir is but since were talking about food I have now convinced myself it's a Middle Eastern take on the cheeseburger and I will not be told otherwise.
EU (and UK) car licenses cover a maximum fully-laden weight of 3.5T, which these trucks vastly exceed - some of them weigh well over 2.5T before you even put fuel in. Since US regulations are not currently being considered, it's up to the importer to declare the maximum weight so they just pinky-swear that the MLW is 3,499.9999kg or whatever. It's arresting to think that if these were judged fairly, most EU drivers couldn't drive one of these but could drive a LWB Sprinter.
It's also worth remembering that even in the US, trucks are commercial vehicles distinct from cars and it's only because of terminal car-brain that they're subject to exclusions and subsidies that makes it possible to use one just for commuting.
Because I read the actual announcement, and I remember something that all authors of sensationalist nonsense about EU laws want their readers to forget: any new law or agreement exists alongside all the existing ones. The actual agreement here is that vehicles can be imported from the US - in fact, it arguably makes it easier - but they will be categorised, regulated and taxed as if they were first registered in the EU rather than given special exemptions. That means they'll need to meet EU laws on pedestrian safety, emissions, efficiency , and so on. Even ignoring that, these cannot be driven in the EU on a car license because according to the EU they are not cars. So the EU has not opened a floodgate, they've closed a loophole.
As I posted in another community this was crossposted to: This article is bullshit.
With the exception of what's happening in the author's imagination, nothing that's is happening will make it easier to import or drive these in the EU. In fact, the EU, by respecting categorisations made in the US, will be mandating that these be treated as the dangerous, polluting industrial vehicles they are. They won't be able to drive through town centres, in low emissions zones, park in car parks, be driven on car licenses, or be taxed and insured like a Fiat Punto any more. So instead of there being tens of thousands of incorrectly regulated one-off exceptions like we have now, there will be vehicles held to the same standards as all the others.
This article is bullshit. With the exception of what's happening in the author's imagination, nothing that's is happening will make it easier to import or drive these in the EU. In fact, the EU, by respecting categorisations made in the US, will be mandating that these be treated as the dangerous, polluting industrial vehicles they are. They won't be able to drive through town centres, in low emissions zones, park in car parks, be driven on car licenses, or be taxed and insured like a Fiat Punto any more. So instead of there being tens of thousands of incorrectly regulated one-off exceptions like we have now, there will be vehicles held to the same standards as all the others.
You're getting downvoted by the kind of people who make serious conversation about this kind of thing impossible. This agreement will make importing - and driving - these trucks in the EU harder, because they'll actually be correctly identified and classified by EU laws for the first time instead of being treated as ten thousand unclassified one-offs. Sorry you're getting screamed down by a mob.
Go to the supermarket. Buy a bag of Brets crisps: any variety, but shallot flavour is a personal recommendation. Eat nothing else for the rest of your trip (though maybe get some A-Z vitamin pills if you're there more than a month). Thank me later.
Yeah, you know what, I'll say it and I'll say it right to you: "fascists" shouldn't have a "c" in it. It just doesn't look right when I read it and seems to unnatural to type. I get that it's a loan word, but still.
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The squat toilet is for pooping what the urinal is for wee. If you have really baggy trousers and are freeballing you don't even need to undo your belt.