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The Napa Valley (pretentious and full of $h!)

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Wow. This issue has been "thematic" for me in the last decade, or so. Family members: I was willing to give family members more chances because they are family members, but they too need to abide by the rules of having to learn. My last remaining parent caused a lot of (completely unnecessary) problems a handful years ago. It was completely UNnecessary. I was drained. Then it dawned on me, she had that exact same problem when I was a kid...all the drama was UNnecessary and a way for her to get attention. As applied to the more recent issue, since she interrupted what was a long stretch of peace, I have refused to make amends and our rapport is more business-like than family-like. I once glanced through a book on the display tables at B&N about "forgiveness" and it said forgiveness has to be earned. If the same mistakes are repeated again and again, my feeling is that the person has not learned and is therefore not entitled to my forgiveness. Or...I can forgive, but don't need to forget. Friends: I have friends that I've had since I was in grammar school and have never had problems with them. No problems. I, however, have had some problems with friends who encroach on boundaries more than they should. They have been told "not to go there," but they don't listen. I have one friend (picture a Madeline Kahn upper face with a Margaret Thatcher lower face) who I let into my circle of friends because we were in the same line of work. She constantly tried to set me up on dates with friends of hers. I told her "no way," especially since she seems to toss out my "checklist," but she kept on trying, probably because she knows my "checklist" wouldn't include her, so that's her sick way of taking a jab at me. Most recently, she e-mailed we with the same M.O. (I started a thread on "boundaries"). I did not respond to her e-mail. OTOH, a co-worker needs to find a HOUSE for me. He is addicted to risk and buying/selling (even if it's bad), so he needs to spread his misery. I have told him repeatedly to back off (and others around here also resent the fact that he's such an intrusive idiot) but he seems to forget the reminder he's been given. I will no longer go to lunch with him and keep him at a distance. Bottom line for your situation: We don't have enough information, nor are you expected to provide it. You know what the short-term and long-term impact of your actions might be. This is where most of your "weighing" ought to take place. I've taken a tougher stance and have fewer friends because of it, but I should have chased them away earlier. So, in my case, I am detaching from a parent who is addicted to drama (and I'm the opposite - completely into organization and logic) and a couple of friends who need to push their co-addict/co-dependent agendas down my throat. These are not big losses. I know you can evaluate the cause and effect of your personal situation. However, it ain't easy, so I feel for you. Good luck with it.

Then bucketed Toro with trestle automatic shifter and analog gauges would have been my choice of the Riv/Toro combination. I saw one going in the other direction on U.S. 101 at the Oregon Coast on a coffee-weather overcast day. It was the driftwood metallic color and in perfect condition. It's like it was yesterday. What a beautiful car!

Yes! Beautiful. In "Medium Driftwood Metallic" with alloy wheels. The Riviera "twin" of the same vintage, and in the same color, is also beautiful. Did both of these have all-digital dashes, or did either have them have analog?

Sounds like a great trip, wrapping up in CA...you're ending in the southern part of the state, quite far from where I live. Like they say "Get your kicks...on Route 66" - love that stupid old song, as they call out all the cities, and I especially like the documentaries about Route 66. For me, there is nothing I like more than a road trip in New England/Quebec when the fall colors are peaking (generally maples) or in the mountains of BC or Alberta (when the stands of aspen turn yellow). Beautiful beyond description.

riptide (I've heard Guincho, nor the whole north of Portugal, are suitable for ocean swimming....it ain't the eastern Algarve, that's for sure )

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Thanks. I like the front to back, too, just out of caution. I will examine the sidewall labeling tomorrow.

Alberta Canada (that's where that "babe" (ahem) is from)

What's wrong with this picture! We don't intersect on ANY Oldsmobile. But see what I bolded...

Even easier! The 1998 Intrigue with a 3800 V6 in the medium/dark metallic blue that I never bought brand new from the dealership! Ok, sorry, light bulb just went on...

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Kleenex (another brand as the household word)

A very short list: My 1992 Buick Regal 3800 coupe. It was a present to myself for finishing grad school, it was my first "real" new car (that wasn't handed down), it was equipped exactly the way I wanted, and it just turned over 260,000 miles this weekend. No regrets!

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Looked at owner's manual this morning...says you can CROSS, and OEM were Goodyears Since then, I've had Michelins and BF Goodrichs, from Costco, where the directions are not explicit, so I've gone front to back, to err on the side of caution

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It's in the glove box. I'll go look. Thus far, for 260,000 miles, I've done simple front-to-back and have gotten long-lasting tires. Let's see if the manual says "can cross."

Happy birthday to Sal Collaziano and Yukon't Wait. Post count is about 200 for Sal, but, yo, what a great name, and FOUR for Yukon. It's doubtful that either will see this message.

Wanted to know if it is TRUE or FALSE that, if you have steel-belted radial tires, you need to rotate front-to-back/same-side in perpetuity (until you wear through that set of tires), or you will adversely impact the service life or the way they wear. Costco seriously DOES NOT have their act together in this regard. Most stores I've been to (about 4 out of 5) default to front-to-back/same side, which will maintain the direction the steel belts will roll Some stores (about 1 out of 5) default to front-to-back/switch sides, which will change the direction the steel belts will roll If I land in a store that wants to cross them, I will usually get into an argument with them or take it to another store that will. What is your knowledge of, or thoughts on, the way a tire rotation should be done?

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The Lion's Gate Bridge connects the city of Vancouver on the south (shown the left) from Stanley Park to the North Shore suburbs (shown to the right) of North Vancouver (moolah) and West Vancouver (more moolah). Their downtown skyline is even further to the left, before you even enter Stanley Park, so it was completely out of sight at this point. In a weird kind of way, the PNW is home because my parents relocated there 20 years ago from Los Angeles. Yet, I still feel like a "visitor." I don't know if that's good or bad. Back to cars...bring on the pictures...