Alright, this is me crossing the lines of cultural insensitivity. Consider yourself warned.
First off, I'm in Northern California, and yeah, the weather actually IS as bad as you heard. Three hour delay in Vegas because of the 60+ mph wind gusts in Sacramento. Rain so hard it took me three hours to make a two hour drive, going around some busted up trees and lots of water on the road.
Anyway, on the way up, I was listening to NPR and heard that the annual Dakar Rally has been cancelled due to concerns over terrorist attacks. Now, I'm not really sure how much we're supposed to stop civilization to these assclown fundamentalists but auto racing? Seriously?
I mean, I'm sure there was some form of credible threat but these guys are going to bring down society by shooting up cars? Hell, L.A. would have fallen decades ago if that were the case.
Anyway, and here's where I truly plumb the depths of my sick mind, but the first thing I thought off when I heard of backward, 8th-century al-Qaeda wannabes shooting up race cars was this bit from The Phantom Menace. Fast forward to about 1:50 and you'll quickly figure out what I'm talking about.
