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We had to put another dog to sleep today, Tinkerbell aka Tinky, a 15.5 yr old puppy mill rescue Silky Terrier... she was a sweet, timid little dog that struggled w/ cancer and and enlarged heart the last few years...she'd been losing weight and had no appetite lately.

If you are at all interested in model railroading (HO scale, etc.) or railroad museums in general, check out the following links.... Valley Model Railroad Club, S Elgin IL: http://www.trainweb.org/vmrr/index.htm ...My parents used to take my sister and I here at least once a year. Each time, we'd see a slightly different layout. It was always a fun time and one that we eagerly anticipated. The drive to get there seemed to take FOREVER. Now, we know just how CLOSE it really is! Fox River Trolley Museum, S Elgin IL: http://www.foxtrolley.org/ ...I've been here a couple times ... not much lately ... but, as with the VMR noted above, is very very close. Illinois Ra…

While out driving this afternoon, I was doing a bit of radio channel surfing and caught the end of 'Prairie Home Companion'...apparently, the show has Toyota as a sponsor, 'cause Garrison Keillor was saying something to the effect that Toyota has increased the production of the Prius, making it easier than ever to get yourself one. Hmmm.... the bastion of upper Midwestern square has sold out! (I'd picture GK being more of a staid Oldsmobile or Volvo man than a Pious driver)..

Over the years, I have done many of these now, especially with those among us who came over from MT. So, staying true to tradition, let's hear some guesses on what made it into the Frisky household this time. I'll start off with ONE hint- It's used.

My son Joel has a really cool friend Paul who is 16 and learning how to drive. Paul's dad has a nice older Cadillac (similar to Sixty-Eights bannana boat). Paul was pulling into his parent's attached garage, being coached by his father. His father said "now hit the brakes gently." Instead of hitting the brakes Paul hit the gas by mistake. While people may debate the fuel economy and such of old caddies, one thing is for sure...they are just the cat's ass when it comes to destroying drywall and 2x4 studs. The car lurched forward, through the garage wall and into the living room. About six grand worth of damage to the house and a similar amount to the car. While it …

Let's give this a try... If you have any idea what your car is getting fuel mileage wise, post it here! I'll start it off On the last tank of gas- G5- 30.5MPG IMPALA- 25MPG MAXX- 24MPG

Yes, the time has finally arrived, when I have to wear a kilt in my niece's wedding in Scotland. I arrive in the UK on Friday evening, my time. The wedding is Saturday. I sure hope my kilt doesn't make my ass look fat! :rotflmao:

Did you ever frequent a business not only because you like the service, or the food, etc., but because you have a little "thing" going with someone who works there? This evening before heading home, I stopped by a college hangout/pizza joint that I used to go to every few weeks, but hadn't been in about 4 months. Whenever I went in, I used to look for the pizza chef back at the brick oven (not a counter person). He always gave me a special smile and said hello, and I did likewise. Nothing more ever came of it. He's a tall, skinny Italian guy, and there's something intense about him. Anyway, since I hadn't been there in so long, I kind of forgot about him, until toni…

I was searching around like always and came across a 1988 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 2WD with a 454 BIG BLOCK and the Turbo 400. This black beauty has NO RESERVE, and only 67,500 miles on her. Bidding is around 1,200 currently. If I was closer and was half nuts I would snag this thing for a road tripper. Here is the link... I am sure XP, and 68 will fall in love with this thing. 1988 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 2WD 454ci. BIG BLOCK

Stupid rocks, I keep telling her to drive around flying object, but you know women, they just dont listen. $120, got to check with the insurance company to see if its covered without jacking up our rates.

Hey, everybody have a great Memorial Day weekend! I am heading to my little brother's new mountain vacation house tomorrow morning, what're you all doing to celebrate or remember?

Have you ever done it? If not, have you at least heard of it? I've been doing it since Monday... and damn it's awesome so far. I know I've only done three days of workouts (plus I'm watching what I eat like they suggest), but it's been great so far. My body is sore all over, and I'm getting real results. I'm really just doing this to get ripped and toned, and I think it's going to work. It's the only fitness program I've ever tried, other than lifting weights here and there... and so far I'm very impressed. I weighed myself Sunday night and the scale said 151.4 lbs. This morning I weighed in at 147.2, so that's a loss of 4.2 lbs in approximately 3.5 days, so a good 1.…

Because I need some help. Since my PC is crappy... it won't let me download something. Specifically its the 1024x768 version of this pic: So... can someone please download and post it for me? Or whatever needs done... Here's the link: Pontiac G6 pic

Just watched the movie Crash today on 'OnDemand'. Anyone else seen it? Waht did you think? I think every person in America should see that movie at least once. The only thing I did not like about it (minor complaint) is it had a very subtle anti-gun overtone.

satellite pic It's somewhere in the Florida Keys. Click on Map and zoom out to see where you are. Kinda creepy.

The Dodge Rampage This K-car based POS like several other useles "Car based Trucks" are still cooler and more innovative than the hideously ugly Ridgeline. Hmm... looks stock to me. :P Call me crazy but even though the Rampage was a K-car I thought it was a pretty cool looking ride. Chalk it up to me being a child of the 1980s and having one of these in my Hot Wheels collection:

You were talking about getting it on Black Friday. So did you get it yet? Or has the Snow and Ice and Salt scare you from picking it up. Or does the Dealer not have it yet? Fill us in?

My dad always talks about his old datsun patrol. Over the years he has had 3 or 4 corvetts, 2 gto, an impala ss, a jeep, a bronco, among other things. but for some reason he talks about that datsun patrol non stop. WHAT THE HELL IS A DATSUN PATROL

1997 infiniti j30 1997 ford taurus SHO 1995 toyota camry what do you guys think? can i get info on the infiniti j30? all i know now is a RWD 210 hp 3.0 V6 nothing other than that and i dont plan on modifing it its perfect from factory for me

lol i'm just trying to see how effective salespeople are out there... i know that about 95% of my sales staff asks me for any info on GM... soo...?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3759955.stm ...and I was ridiculed for liking Oasis more than the Beatles

http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr061306.html Electronic stability control could prevent nearly one-third of all fatal crashes and reduce rollover risk by as much as 80%; effect is found on single- and multiple-vehicle crashes ARLINGTON, VA — An extension of antilock brake technology, electronic stability control (ESC) is designed to help drivers retain control of their vehicles during high-speed maneuvers or on slippery roads. Previous research found significant effects of ESC in reducing the risk of fatal single-vehicle crashes. Using data from an additional year of crashes and a larger set of vehicle models, researchers at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety have…

EARLY MORNING ~8a, 03/02/2011, Schaumburg IL: ~7:15a, 09/15/2009, Kingman AZ: ~8:30a, 11/27/2009, Odell IL: MID DAY ~11:30a, 03/02/2011, Schaumburg IL: ~11:15a, 02/02/2011, Elgin IL, 2011 Blizzard: ~11:30a, 02/02/2011, Elgin IL, 2011 Blizzard: ...btw: other pics from the 2011 Blizzard are here... http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2113227&id=1300282613&l=80bcdc8ced LATE AFTERNOON ~3:15p, 03/02/2011, Schaumburg IL: ~3:45p, 09/08/2009, Afton OK: ~5p, 1991 family road trip, western US, outline of Corsica: BONUS Misc: Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic | * meet_05.21.11_FrnkGrv.IL * MCs.CC + …

Toyota's totally bizarre recall this is similar to some already posted topics, but the quotes in here were priceless.... http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/07/11/bad_recall/index.html example: (1) "The Tundras in question were built with an airbag shut-off switch but not the LATCH system. The solution? Spend lots of money and inconvenience customers...to remove the airbag shut-off switch. The move not only doesn't enhance the safety of these vehicles, it actually makes the vehicles unsafe for small children riding in the front seat. " WHY is toyota still having the "switch" mechanism, just put in an sensor like GM does? Can they be that stupid? (2) "Toyota has no oth…

We'll my "youngster" is graduating this year. She has been the kryptonite in my pocket. Through her I got the chance to relive my adventurous youth from time to time. Now its time for us to put together a colage of photos and a message. Well, Im not going to write all the usual "were proud of you, you can do anything you put your mind too, you are the rythmn of our hearts".....ect..ect..ect..ect.. No! not me, I have to give something more, something from within, something with thought and deep internal meaning within the family. I have writtin' some great stuff in the past, for songs, but I seemed so hard pressed to come up with anything for this, my daughter and it rea…

Let's see what juicy clips we come up with. This is a Buick dealer spot out of the Tri-State area: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAqQJbOW4Lk A cartoon ad for the 1969 Dodge Charger: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoMr0WUy5V0 More later.

Good grief, this kid can sing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izXbMqcOVcA...related&search=

I wanted to know if a blank key or set of keys could be made by GM to look like stock Chevrolet keys? I want to trick my grandpa when he opens up his present into thinking he got a new Impala. My whole family is in on it if we can do it and we will tell him we leased it for him. It is cruel, I know, but he loves practical jokes. Can this be done?????

The 'Camino has a kink in the hood from someone forcing it closed instead of oiling the hinges. It kinked at the built-in factory "fault line" . How reliably can that be fixed? I think I'm going to use the hood from the parts car instead, but if that one is too rough I might want to fix the original. I'm just concerned that it will be too weak to stay straight after being fixed. Watcha think?

... go up?? WTF... http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38317 I really want to give whoever invented insurance a big swift kick in the nuts with my steel toed boots.

With the recent gas prices spiralling have been doing a non scientific experiment to find out how much driving habits can change the fuel economy. Reading those news about people getting 50 mpg in a regular four banger Accord makes you think how do people claim this surreal number. Is it true or it is a banal trick played by the import humpers. Websites like these Gas Savers make me try to validate this claim. So here goes my experiment. I will just give the data, you folks decide what to claim from it. The Precursors: 1. I keep a pretty close if not up to the decimal tab on my fuel economy numbers. For the previous miles, before the experiment, my three cars have aver…

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil’s public health system will begin providing free sex-change operations in compliance with a court order, the Health Ministry said Friday. Ministry spokesman Edmilson Oliveira da Silva said the government would not appeal Wednesday’s ruling by a panel of federal judges giving the government 30 days to offer the procedure or face fines of $5,000 a day. “The health minister was prompted by the judges’ decision,” Silva said. “But we already had a technical group studying the procedure with the idea of including it among the procedures that are covered.” Article continues: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20323334/

* What do you have in your vehicle(s) to play tunes? 4 vintage options: Craig, Motorola, Panasonic & Pioneer: http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/2015/04/25/automotive-daily-97/ Also … 3 years of the Ford Thunderbird: 1968, 1978 & 1988! http://www.oldcarsstronghearts.com/2015/04/26/automotive-daily-98/ Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.com 1979 & 1989 Caprice Classics | pigValve, paceMaker, cowValve "I guess we never really moved on" __ Hinder __ 'Lips of An Angel'

...but wonder if you are the only one.... A discussion about NBC's "Friday Night Lights" (Fridays, 8p central) set my mind to wonder about what other shows are on TV (or WERE on TV this season) that you watch, but wonder if you are the only one.... "Friday Night Lights" is definitely one of those for me. With Connie Britton (from ABC's "Spin City") and Kyle Chandler (from CBS' "Early Edition") and an amazing cast ... it is one of my favorites each week. And, while it is critically acclaimed, it doesn't have much of a fan base, claims NBC. Others for me include... ABC's "Pushing Daisies" (Wednesdays, 7p central) ABC's "Samantha Who?" (I think this was originall…

This car is killing me.... This is why you should never help family out (by buying one of the cars)... I took it to the dealership and found some stuff out: - My slow to shift trans (only when cold) is common on the year of my Balt for some reason (2006) - That even though the brakes were strange (pedal), they were fine. Part that surprised the heck out of me: all FOUR steelies are bent- two pretty good. Now, the ride issue it has I thought was due to the fact that it is due for tires, but I wasn't expecting that....how does that happen, anyways? I didn't realize that there was that many potholes around here... Now I expected a few issues...but wow, this is…

So in the upcoming month I have to renew my license plate, and I was thinking about getting a vanity plate for the TA. Here are a few that I like and are available... Let me know what you think about these, or if you have any suggestions Why Try? Sorry Officer In Trouble Need Bail Got Torque? Bad F'N TA

Click here. I'm... speechless!

I just felt the need to share the pain I experienced when I found this picture.

I leave this Wednesday for my first trip out of NYS since 2006, when I went to Texas. It's been a long time coming. Here's what's on the agenda: 9/2: arrive in Las Vegas, spend the night at the Mirage 9/3-9/5: Bicycle Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park spending the night at various inns along the way 9/6: morning hike in Zion, return to Vegas in the afternoon, finally unpack at Desert Rose Resort - a suite across from MGM that's $30/cheaper a night 9/7: leave for a one day white water rafting trip in the Grand Canyon 9/8: skydiving over Las vegas in the morning, rest of the day free 9/9: return to NY

Yanktheez!

...are the two most significant events to occur in your lifetime? For me: Fall of the Berlin wall 9/11

Please visit http://www.JoCaine.com and vote for him. Oh yea, check out his new song with Uncle Kracker - "Neck of the Woods" Love ya Harry!

Another of my favorite GM cars from the past:

Do you want to this to happen to you?

all yah half to do is ask a question but answer the previous one, like this and so on and so forth. illl start Pepsi Or Coca Cola?

...and YUCK! What a floaty boat! Twitchy front drive too - instant turn-off of a car.

Well, since the Euro-American cousin of the Epsilon family has arrived, let's see everyone's opinion on it... Note: OVH = Opel / Vauxhall / Holden

Just browsing nfscars.net for some add-on cars to install with "Need For Speed: High Stakes" and I felt like posting pics of a few cars I'm downloading or I think are 100 per-cent bad ass to just plain old neat. If you have a few, please feel free to add to this thread.

Okay, yesteraday after giving the Dakota a good exterior cleaning at the car wash, I notice some pretty nasty areas on the roof and hood of the truck. Here. Take a look for yourself. The hood: The roof: Another part of the roof: Okay, yeah, I guess it could be much worse, but this still requires new paint on the roof and hood. I mean, just look at the roof. It's stripped down to the primer in one spot. I guess what I need to ask is, what will it cost to get the roof and hood repainted?

I've read it all, it's black and white The spectrum made a shade I like. The crimson rays are ruby bright Technicolor light. Red! I want red, there's no substitute for red. Red! Paint it red, green ain't mean compared to red. You don't know what it does to me, My crimson intensity I'm haunted by the mystery, The mystey of red. Red knocks 'em dead, Some like it hot, I like it read. Red is my lover, got it covered Red is my number, sure as a coma Red is my drummer, and I hear red thunder Move over brother, Red's a motherfu...(cker) (Red! Red!) Thats' what I said... (Red! Red!) Come on to bed (Red! Red!) Gimme' that expensive sprea…

I was in the desert on Saturday. It was 110+. Sure it was dry heat, but it was also 110. In May, I took 1 week of vacation and went to Florida. You rarely see triple digits in Florida but the 85 to 90 is always accompanied by high humidity (and thunderstorms). Obviously, I prefer 85 with 40% humidity, but if you had to pick....I seem to respond negatively to the high Farenheits. Your comfort zone?

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Figured I'd go in a similar path as Fly did with his Jag thread. This was imported from Japan and now in Canada. This car is amazing. One of the cleanest examples I have seen (in fact one of the very few I've ever seen). http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...ADME:B:EF:US:11 Very cool.

So I had some circa '71 GM seatbelt buckles laying around, left over from the Cutlass days (these didn't work because GM had changed the buckle/harness design in '72). Deciding not to let them go to waste, I decided it would be cool to put them to good use. After a few cigarettes, some glue and thread, and a cheap-o Dickies strap I had snagged for free later, I had this: Yeah, the pic sucks. Cut my 3GS some slack. Sure, Levy's makes a seat belt strap, but it's nowhere as cool as this. While Levy's claims that they use real, recycled buckles, you only have to take one look at their straps to see that it's obvious they're just blowing hot air. However, this is made from…

Good News We're mostly settled into our new house, although there's still a lot of boxes to unpack & some of my clothes are MIA. Bad News Business has been exceptionally slow for almost two months now and that combined with the expenses of moving means finances are about as tough as they have been in 4 years. Good News I have an interview today at a great international company for an excellent position with decent pay, opportunity for overtime & very good benefits. There's room for advancement & I have an inside track from my friend Izabella. Today's my second interview. Bad News Marcia is once again asking for a separation and it looks li…

Everyone here seems to be thinking about a change of fleet. Camino is looking slowly at getting a better work truck, Balthazar is wanting that nifty Lincoln Flower car, Olds is looking for a car for Albert and a truck for his rental business, Dave 87 RS is thinking about a Cruze, Satty's wife is thinking about a Volvo, Roger wants a Truck, Ocean would be wanting another car if he had Jay Leno's garage, and I'm missing half the Forum. This thread could be pinned for awhile if Olds wants...but I would like to see if we could get a good discussion going on what we are all actually doing with changes to the C and G fleet. As for me...I have checked out and or driven a bunc…

They say flexibility is good. And, you know, they’re right. Sometimes, changing plans and “going with the flow” can be just as rewarding (if not more so) as carrying out the plans you’ve made…. At least, that’s what I’m counting on right now…. Since the COBRA issue (through my former employer) had not been resolved and the rental company, despite having the reservations for a couple weeks, ended up having only a Chevrolet Suburban (among a couple other cars I wasn’t interested in driving for just over a week) for me, I changed the dates of my road trip. Not too big of a deal … and, it may turn out better than I expected. Course, since our internet went down Tuesday …

As you are reading this, you will notice the animated GIF files in my signature and in my Avatar. I have had one or two complaints about them, in that they are slowing down connections, browsing, etc. Really, the number of complaints is like 0.00001 of the site's members, but perhaps there are those who find them annoying and haven't said anything. I understand members still have dial-up internet and my files would be a huge drain on their speed. My question is, should I keep them going? I don't have a poll set up because I think that'd be dumb, because there could be some sort of middle ground or compromise, instead of just "Yes" or "No."

I've probably met the most interesting person I'm going to meet while working at a parts store. Yesterday a gentleman came in to pick up an Optima battery he had ordered. He brought the core with him, a battery sold by us 6 years ago. Generally, a battery that old is not the prettiest thing. They range from dirty to downright scary. This one wasn't though, it looked practically new. I happened to comment on it and he told me its because it came out of a DeLorean. I like DMC 12s, so I asked him a bit about it. As it turns out, Patrick Shea and his father own not one, but three of them. One of them is a restored DeLorean, another was restored and converted into an accurat…

Thought I'd start a thread in the spirit of the old Cheers and Jeers threads that looked back at the previous year here at the forums. 2006 may not have been a great year in reality (do we really have to go there?) and here at the forums (server problems among others), but there are still plenty of good things we can highlight. For example, here's one of the first designs posted in the Member Showcase section for 2006 (that have image links that still work, anyway) by budding C&G designer, member, and Designer's Guild Founding Member, American_Revolution2005 (this actually predicted the 2008 Magnum refresh in many ways -- way to go, man). So start posting about 20…

Last week at work, my co-workers and I got on the subject of sayings that we knew, such as: "Good night shirt tail" "Finders keepers, losers weepers" "Nice play, Shakespeare" ...and a few others that I had never heard ... and, of course, can't remember exactly.... So ... how about you? What are some quips that you know? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker PICS:lego.HO.model.MCinfo.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I know there’s so much more to life" ... Vonda Shepard ... 'Searchin' My Soul'

I was looking at this car on Ebay for a while and I don't have a log-in there and can't anyways because it is the American site. I really want to know the email or somewhere to contact this person. I am really tempted to buy it because, it is good condition and I believe these are quite a rare package. I have only seen one before and it didn't have those rims either. I know I have the taste of someone not 16 but these are sweet cars. I would really like a RWD Lesabre that won't break the bank. I know it says reserve not met but I would like to find out the reserve. ANd yes I did see the plaid interior. Here it is. 1979 Buick Lesabre West Palm Beach edition

With my habit of doing project cars, I am feeling the need to do my own body and paint work. The stumbling block for my projects always seems to be dealing with the bodyshop - either they don't get to it, don't get it, or cost way too much. I'm thinking that the answer may be to do it myself, so I'm looking for any and all input on the subject. I have a huge commercial compressor, but I need to convert it from 3-phase electric to 220 in order to run it here. There may be another alternative compressor in the mix as well (brand new and never used). Years ago, my Dad bought a Binks #7 paint gun but I'm not sure where that is now. I want the paint on my cars to be …

Another one of those articles that seems like its straight out of The Onion. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22183967-2,00.html Of course it did, that route sees more traffic than the Lincoln Tunnel.

This is one seriously awesome game. The graphics, the realism, the combat modes...and mostly, the scenario. In 1989, the Soviet Union mounts a full-scale invasion of the United States (Seattle, to be exact) and you're engaged in various campaigns to route the Russian advance. Its single and multiplayer and this is probably the first multiplayer game I'm going to take part in because its so neat. http://www.worldinconflict.com/ Downlod the demo and try it out or at least watch the trailers under DOWNLOADS. This is great.

We're going with a couple of err....couples this time around. Each pairing will have a lesser, more usable option and high performance sports/super car option. However, there's a catch. There is a delta between each of those respective options. So, would you rather.... Combo 1- Cadillac CTS 3.6 (trim, drive and options of your choice) C7 Corvette Z06 (body style, trims, and trans of your choice) OR Combo 2- Ford Focus SE (body style and powertrain of your choice) Ford GT

Are they really just dumb or having fun? Like people, living life... Maybe a combination there of. http://www.clipjunkie.com/Ducks-on-an-Icy-River-vid2672.html

It's March, wow, we made it through another winter. For once, I am happy to have March come in like a lion (if it's the lion on the grille of the Holden Coupe 60, that is.) Anyway, post your stuff if you got it!

Start Stop, Affects the Starter? So I have also wondered this and another web site actually got an answer. More info available at Green Car Report but to quote their story, the end result of what happens with the starter system on new auto's is as follows: What follows is his explanation of those technologies. (1) The gear ratio from the starter-drive pinion to the flywheel ring gear is optimized to make the starter's motor turn more slowly. This can be done without materially changing the design of the transmission or flywheel at all on existing designs. Crucially, this reduces starter-motor speed (in RPM), since 90 percent of starter-motor brush wear…

was watching cities of the underworld that i recorded from monday night, along comes this commercial about controlling your acid reflux (evidently history channel = old people medicine demograhics) and that you should see your dr because he might prescribe rabeprazole sodium... over the counter name i kid you not : aciphex (pronounced ass iffex) is it just me or does the PR people need to get the boot on this one, sounds like a movie that would be on at 1am on skinemax http://www.aciphex.com/default.asp?page=home