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Unlike the Orlando concept, these have an awkward look.
Couldn't disagree more.
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Ground beef should be cooked well-done, i.e. no pink otherwise you are courting food-borne illness. Not worth it over a burger.
For non-ground meat, I go rare. It's warm, all the surface bacteria have been killed, and with a little au jus, it's the perfect taste.
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Yeah, smk, because electricity rates are completely uniform across the country and do not vary AT ALL!
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You know what? I really need to get back into writing stuff like this again. If I can yank 4 pages worth of responses -- both positive and negative -- out of people, then I think I'm doing my job here.
And I'm going to bash the L-Bodies, like I intended to.
DO ITTTTT!! Just seeing *ahem* certain members get their fangirl panties all in a knot makes it worth it.
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Subaru: The latest KD Lang disc comes as standard equipment.
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Never had LL Bean. Mine was a North Face Yavapai.
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Oh you candy ass, you
Wow, you sure got me fgured out...
So you were an asshole in high school. Least shocking development ever.Fer sher.
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Did you guys even look at the picture? It's the same one for the rebadged Vue.
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It also reminds me of a house I drove by on Latigo Canyon Road in Malibu, CA:
It was a pretty surprising sight to see after 15 miles of twisty road. The surrounding scenery was incredible, too... something about those hills seemed magical and Lord of the Rings-ish.
Drive around Palos Verdes--even more so. Early morning when the sun is rising, or later evening, as the sun is setting and the marine layer is coming in are the most magical times.
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In HS, I just carried everything from the locker to class and back. Backpack was generally reserved for the end of the day and maybe during lunch. Then again, I did all my homework during school the day it was due.
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Not really from media, mostly from friends, and sometimes coming up with something that sounds interesting myself. Some of the slang that started out here has definitely spread a ways...kinda cool.
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We use to full-bore punch kids with LL Bean anything in my HS - reason enough right there.
Might be partially why I've never owned a backpack my entire school career.
Oh you badass, you
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And the best part for me: how do you carry a change of clothes in those? Gym shoes? There are many advantages to having a big, amorphous zippered pouch.
This thing is just a laaaaaaaaame double messenger bag.
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How to humiliate yourself in school:
Some chiropractor in Oregon redesigned the backpack...
...doesn't she know she's f@#king over her own business here? Dumb ####.
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If it's in the front/side yard, I'd hope they're respectful enough to also fence it in or use arbor vita or something to hide it from the street, out of respect for the neighbors.
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I went to Indianapolis once. Ate at a steak place (Sizzler I believe) and spent the next two days vomiting. Still better than a weekend in Cincinnati.
I don't know if Sizzler is even still around. Indy does have a good steak place, called Peterson's, up in the Castleton area off 82nd St. and I-69.
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish government has received information on a possible pullout of investors backing a deal by luxury car maker Koenigsegg to buy Saab Automobile, and is making further checks, a government official said on Friday.
"We have received some information, yes, saying that," said Joran Hagglund, state secretary for Sweden's industry ministry. "We haven't managed to confirm it ourselves with Koenigsegg. We are keen to get this confirmed and are chasing them."
The question arose after a report on Friday in a regional Swedish daily, Goteborgs-Posten, that said the Saab deal was at risk due to investors possibly pulling out.
Hagglund declined to say where the government's information came from or whether it concerned one or more investors. "But there is nothing, as far as we have understood, that would prevent or complicate a deal between Koenigsegg and GM."
Swedish niche sportscar maker Koenigsegg struck an accord in June to buy Saab from General Motors GM.UL, backed by U.S. and Norwegian investors. [iD:nLG827751] The deal is set to close by the end of the third quarter.
Koenigsegg spokeswoman Halldora von Koenigsegg declined to comment on questions regarding investors possibly pulling out.
"Ownership questions are detailed information that I don't have the possibility to comment on today," she said. "What I can say is that our negotiations with GM are proceeding according to plan."
Norwegian entrepreneur Bard Eker, who owns part of Koenigsegg through his holding company Eker Group AS, was not immediately available for comment.
Saab is currently under creditor protection.
The Swedish state is negotiating with Koenigsegg about whether to guarantee a possible European Investment Bank loan that would form part of the financing for the acquisition.
Hagglund said the government remained in the dark on how much Koenigsegg and its financial backers would invest in Saab, and he expected an update "shortly" on Koenigsegg's business plan.
He said the EIB was likely to decide on a possible loan to Saab by end-September.
(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom; editing by Simon Jessop)
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CALIFORNIA
6 Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia-- 6 Flags is 6 Flags...this one isn't anything special IMOAlcatraz
Barstow
Bishop ... Lone Pine ... Mono Lake (Owens Valley)
CA SR Highway 1
Coastline
Death Valley
Disneyland-- DisneyWorld is better.GGNRA Nike Missle Site
Hearst Castle
Hollywood
Joshua Trees
Lake Tahoe
Monterrey Bay Kelp Forest
Monterrey Peninsula
Morro Bay
Mt Lassen
Mt Shasta
Napa Valley
Pebble Beach
Pinnacles National Park
Queen Mary / Long Beach
Redwood Highway, 101 North
Redwood National Park
Ronald Reagan Museum
San Diego / Sea World / Zoo
San Francisco / Fisherman's Wharf / Golden Gate Bridge
San Jose ... Winchester Mystery House
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Santa Monica Pier
Sequoia National Park
Universal Studios
Venice Beach
White Mountains (oldest single living beings)
Yosemite / Yosemite Valley
Palos Verdes should make the cut--simply some of the most beautiful landscape in the region, even though it's mostly just suburban, residential homes. Portuguese Bend, part of the PV peninsula, is the fastest moving land in the world, a continuous slumping landslide since 1956. That portion of PV Dr. S. is undergoing near-constant roadwork.
Hollywood Riviera is another good area--subdistrict of Redondo Beach, the signs call it "Riviera Village," but it's where the Hollywood elite used to have a lot of beach houses, like back in the 1920s through the 1940s.
Can't forget LA's Chinatown--so famous, and the first master-planned "Chinatown" in the world. The district was originally designed by a Hollywood set designer in the late 1930s, and it shows. Too cool at night.
The Valley...San Fernando Valley. Yes, it's suburbia, but you have to see Roscoe and Ventura Blvds. for yourself. Mulholland Drive snakes through the Santa Monica Mountains bordering The Valley.
Griffith Observatory needs to be on the list.
Huntington Beach, CA--aka Surf City USA.
And Beverly Hills is the ultimate tourist destination, though I personally don't think it's all that special.
INDIANADunes
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Indians
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Lucas Oil Stadium
Manchester College
O'Reilly Raceway Park
I have to ask...what about Indianapolis is really worth seeing? There's maybe enough to do to occupy a weekend, but that's about it.
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The pettiness of the herd strikes again.
Can't agree. When people put a lot of money and time into their homes, they have a strong financial investment in them. If someone else starts interfering with that equity in a negative way, and there is a law on the books, they have every right to protect their long-term investment.
Frankly, that's pretty tacky for a front yard/side yard display, because of the signs.
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Is it in the backyard, a sideyard, or a front yard? If it's a backyard and not visible from the street, I don't see what the big deal is. If it's visible from the street, though, it would have a negative impact on real estate values, so I would have to side with the neighbors on this one.
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He said it blows the Lexus out of the water--I really don't think you can ask for more than that. And I didn't think anything was intellectually dishonest--Lexus isn't all fogey cars, and Buick generally has been. Perceptions are different.
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The weight and poor power delivery is unacceptable. I don't care how fancy the cabin is--when even sedate Volvo woops your ass in the sprint, you got problems.
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This could potentially be a liability dissaster. Especially if they allow more than one person on the track at a time.
There are places for stuff like this. bondurant, skip barber, etc.
Liability waivers? As you said, there are places that do this...GM should get in on that business.
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Yes, this FWD vehicle drives poorly. Anyone surprised?
Town says miniature Fenway Park signs in yard must be taken down
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No, they are genuinely worried about the effects on their home equity as a result of this.
That may be true, but the fact is that something like this has a negative effect on real estate prices for the surrounding lots, and maybe even the majority of the neighborhood. "Classy," or at the very least, "not tacky" yard features would not do this.