Charger4U

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Yesterday I was sitting in class thinking of what is going to happen on my birthday, and I remembered ocnblu will most likely have a thread for me. Hahaha. Here I am, otherwise I am just lurking most of the time haha.

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

In South Dakota one can drive at 14, so 16 is not that special! Haha. (Well it is for me, Drinking age in Germany, where I'll be next year as a student!)

My dad handed down a 1969 Chevy Blazer (Like this, except for a little nice wheels and paint), so that's what I had been driving before last September when the $h!ty state of south dakota took my license away. Bastards.

What a $h!ty deal.

Wolfgang

Pshhhht the UN is a POS so I cant imagine anything larger would work. What's up with the google ad? Does CG have those now?

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my cousins apartment

(I just found out today i was awarded a Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange scholarship!)

Dance

"Love" One of the hotter waitresses.

"Vladymir" My supervisor. She rounds up all the tips in this new communist way.

"Danika" My boss's name when i feel like testing him. (His real name is Dana)

"Go Diggers!" The other busser b/c he cheerleads. (But nor for the babes - he is not that smart)

I dont know what it is- but i cant stand this guys hair. Im going to freak out the next time i see that hair.

old news an iso leaked out awhile ago....

Well a leaked ISO with no registration key does a whole lot of good.

Current news......

Anyone else download the beta? Its cool and fast, i like it. Its like Vista done right.

Here is the download link its only available for the first 2.5 million people, http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/dd353205.aspx

btw the download doesnt work on Firefox or Safari, you have to use IE.

I dont much care for the French.

awake

Success!!!! haha 2 years ago i asked if i would ever get a mention in one of these. The time has come!

Cheers to the best automotive forum on the net! (It still exists right? Im usually in the lounge)

Thanks! Yes it's totally worth it to build your own desktop...because then you can build it to be exactly what you want: nothing more nothing less. Plus it's usually cheaper, and and way more rewarding (and they look cooler if you choose to make it showy).

definately i built a 3.2 GHz Core 2, Nvidia 680 board, Nvidia 512 mb card, 2 GB (i know but its 800 MHz so it gets vista done), nice clear case, 800 watt, all for 575 which seems really good, it had to be cheap only so much tips you can make bussing tables haha

Clean those wires up in your raidmax Dodgefan! Haha when i built my computer i threw it all together and i keep telling myself im gonna clean the wires up a little bit but procrastination prevails.

Dirtbike

Out of curiosity, what part isn't true? People haven't been buying domestics, and now the Big 3 are on the verge of getting taxpayer money.

Its all true, but dont forget every GM enthusiast on this board is also an expert economist who knows exactly what's best for the big three. So dont laugh at true perspectives on the issue.

Oh dang.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2008/12/11...e-negotiations/

Well granted they have made mistakes, there's no getting around that. The UAW thing...they did negotiate concessions during the last contract, but obviously it was not enough. They may make more than a non-union plat, I don't know either, but I think it's the legacy costs such as healthcare (especially to the thousands of retired employees) and the job bank that drags them down. Problem is that it's hard for GM and the rest of Detroit to negotiate more concessions because the UAW is only willing to give up so much (deserved or not), and they can and do strike if they aren't happy.

I certainly think they should be paid enough to make a living, as it is still a lot of work, even if it's routine...it's way more work than any banker ever does.

However the bigger issue, especially with Congress and a lot of people, is they ignore the economical cars, the much improved quality and reliability and so on. They accuse Detroit of building gas guzzling, unreliable trucks when people were buying them, yet ignore the fact that other companies like Toyota and Nissan jumped on the bandwagon too. They think that Detroit still only builds gas guzzlers. Sure, Detroit does have some blame, as they should have put equal emphasis on cars and trucks, but they are now and have been for several year, yet it's ignored.

That's my :twocents:

Thanks i just had to ask, as you had accused the paper pushers of making too much.

Sorry dude, I guess it's just the way your words came across to me. It's just so frustrating that so many people seem to think that it's alright to bail out the banks, who are the main reason for the economic mess we are in, who aren't being demanded to cut salaries, restructure, or anything, but the automakers are unworthy of a small chunk of that money to survive the economic downturn. So many people seem to think that it's there own fault and caught up on stereotypes of 20 years ago, thinking they still apply today (this includes Congress). Not saying that you view it that way, just frustration mistakenly vented at you.

Didn't mean to go off on you like that, so my apologies.

Its cool i figured that was what happened haha. Anyway, How do you figure GM didnt do it to themselves? UAW workers are payed way to much, im all for making a buck, but putting parts on a car should not be that of a high paying of a job. What do you think about that? Once again open to all viewpoints.

pwnt.

Seriously dude, why are you so much more in favor of sending several hundred billion dollars over to the banks who get us into this mess in the first place? So they can continue to get paid ridiculous amounts of money? Or maybe to fund that vacation they wanted to take? Maybe fund more bad loans?

What the automakers are asking for is 1.) a f**kiing loan 2.) A drop in the bucket compared to what the paper pushers are being handed out (without demand for a recovery plan, paycuts for execs and so on) and 3.) Would go to companies who actually build something, not just move paper and money around, and employ millions of hard working people, giving them a shot at living a decent life.

Dont be confused and start accusing me of things i never said example "the paper pushers deserve it more". And as far as pwnt? WTF? I said "doubt it" but asked where your source is so i could find more info, next time ill make sure im more ignorant and my opinion is set in stone. Sorry i asked C&G for the reasons for the support of the loan to GM.

pwnt

10% of all American jobs are tied directly, or indirectly to the automotive industry.

Question answered.

doubt it, wheres your source?

isn't the old addidge "as gm goes so does the economy"...

it's alittle less now.. but still heavily intertwined.

How do you figure? There are a lot more companies heavily intertwined with the fiscal life of an American than General Motors?