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Originally Posted By: rshaw125 Maybe it was not a good idea to REBUILD a city built below sea level? NO was warned for decades before Katrina but it was still completely unprepared. considering it would be unprecedented to completely vacate a city, I don't see how they had much choice. how...

Originally Posted By: GearheadTool And, dont forget, the last time a hurricane struck N'awleans it was a "weaponized hurricane" and the National Guard was alleged to have set off explosives to blow the levees of the French Quarter. Nice huh. Remember back to 2006 and the allegations made. I...

agonizing over motor oil, LOLZ...

Originally Posted By: scurvy Originally Posted By: mpvue awesome. ours is a 5 speed sport, lots of fun to drive and biggest issue has been tires (factory toyos are terrible) and a clunk that just developed in the rear, it's 3 yrs old. Nice! We also got the sport model with the new 6-speed...

Originally Posted By: bretfraz I'm confused as to why the OP posted the seller's response here. How does this enrich BITOG? just something to talk about, that's all. that's why it's in 'off topic'

Originally Posted By: scurvy If that's the dumbest thing you've done all day consider yourself lucky! $4.10 isn't enough to lose sleep over. BTW, how do you like your 5? We just bought one and loving it. awesome. ours is a 5 speed sport, lots of fun to drive and biggest issue has been tires...

awesome. all 4bangers should be run to redline. I remember years ago I bought a used '86 GTI from a really OCD anal-retentive guy. after the test drive, I said 'I think I hit the limiter?, it cut out (I never had a car with a rev limiter before) he's like 'WHAT?!?!!! I've NEVER done that!!!!'...

ordered some sway bar bushings from rockauto for my mazda5. the price was $4.10 ea. I thought, oh that's cheap, two will only be $8.20. so I ordered two. and that's what I got, 2 boxes of swaybar bushings with TWO in each box... DOH! I just 'assumed' they were priced 'each', but that's REALLY...

not the worst I've seen. the interior is worse than the wheels IMO. for that money, I'd expect an upgraded drivetrain and some larger brakes.

I have grown so weary of this story. back when Lance started, there were tests done on him and he DID have 'superhuman' ability; I forget the technical terms, but his VO max whatever it was was off the charts. he does have a naturally superior athletic ability. what bothers me is the same thing...

Originally Posted By: ledslinger What do you like for a little more money? depends on your goals and intentions with the bike. too many variables. but, for much more than $1K, I want something that's going to last. which means I would stay away from carbon fiber components and fancy weird spoke...

Originally Posted By: gathermewool Originally Posted By: mpvue my '93 camry w/ 287K miles... lolz...

'91 camry...LOL. probably only by virtue of there being a lot of them on the road still. I don't think anyone is lusting after my '93 camry w/ 287K miles...

long commutes are an unintended consequence of the 'American Dream'; the areas with 'good paying' jobs also have a higher cost of living, so if you want to live at a certain level but can't afford it, you have to live where the cost of living is lower. very common here in PA; either locals went...

Originally Posted By: eljefino Facebook, myspace, and twitter have macabre "death policies". Basically they look into it when their spider bots see lots of RIP postings. The family can choose (creepy) to leave the site semi-up as a memorial. my Mom had started a facebook page maybe a year...

Originally Posted By: Pop_Rivit Originally Posted By: andrewg Death is more of a personal and family matter.....not to be trifled about on a website from people we don't really know. Agreed. When I die those who are important to me and my family will know. Beyond that, I really don't care...

seriously, I doubt any of us have shared our usernames and passwords with our spouses or families so that they would even know the life we lead on the internet forums. there are a lot of members who I don't see post here anymore and it's sobering to think that they could just pass on w/o anyone...

Originally Posted By: 2oldtommy Off the subject, but does anyone know what happened to Johnny, the original poster of the Z-max thread. He is listed as member #10 and was a regular poster for many years. As a retired guy formerly employed by Pennzoil, he always had something interesting to...

I didn't comment earlier because it's a moot point; either one is a good example of what's available in that price point. neither really excites me.

even if it is rusty, as long as it starts and goes, I'd be all over that for the winter. my neighbor had a dusty rose kind of colored impreza for a few years, a dorky little pink auto trans toy car that his buddies made fun of. but you can bet they were calling him in the winter when they...