trinacriabob

waitress

concoction

overrated (I stick with tea or iced tea, under $2)

One rental alone from JAX out to the end of the Panhandle (Pensacola) to Atlanta and back down to JAX was about 1,500 to 2,000 miles. I liked the car just fine. It was easy to live with for that week.

He might be. Very high standards...Westchester County, NY... I've put about 10,000 miles on 10 to 20 04-08 Grand Prix rentals. They have their demerits (some cheap interior bits), but it's a competent car. Its powertrain will last for 300,000 miles, if minimally taken care of - something that most other American cars in that price range can't do. For a large car that can be had for $20K, it handles mountain roads, such as the ones up to Lake Tahoe, fairly well.

expensive

Thank you. I've had all 4 as rentals. Nissan Sentra - developed a nasty exhaust groan in the 106 summer heat in LV for which I returned it Toyota Yaris - sounds like a lawn mower, but sips fuel like one, too, so not so bad Hyandui Sonata - competent but really boring Chevy Aveo - well, at $9999, it's a throw away, plus the 37 mpg is not good for that small of a car I wanted to add the Chrysler Sebring convertible. Ergonomics and fit/finish in a new rental were inexcusable. The engine/trans calibration also sucked.

coat

mummy

Right, it will need one helluva production run to make counter these delays and make it pay off. Theoretically, they should sell a lot of them because of the versatility of this plane. It's sort of a the same niche that a reasonably sized mid-size sport sedan occupies.

Yes, the composite material is the one I've scratched my head about... Fly-by-wire less so, since it's already been done, even if it isn't them...the Airbus 340 (4 engines) debuted in 1995...a long time ago

disorganized

Yeah, but what's the conundrum based on? Is this whole plane just too new and uncharted?

Boeing just announced another major delay in their launch of the new 787 Dreamliner...a single-story twin-aisle versatile jetliner that replaces the 757/767 combo. These will be able to service LA to Denver....or LA to London. The concept is great. However, they have halted the production of the fuselage for re-design. I am wondering: - is the snag in their all-over-the-map production scheme? - or is it in the revolutionary change to composites? I don't think the first 747 saw this kind of bumbling. Pan Am signed the launch customer agreement in 1966 and its historic flight took place in Feb. 1969. Have you been following the 787 Dreamliner saga?

sugar high

could say Cleveland, but, response to thread: Persimmon (favorite color for 1975 Olds Cutlass Supreme)

within range

blanks (as in vesectomy)

accurate

gestation period

I love fish sticks, but I also know they aren't good for you, so I have them once every two weeks in the form of "Fish and Chips" at a greasy-spoon cafe near where I work. They give you a lot of fish, greasy fries and that oh-so-necessary tartar sauce. As for cooking them, or anything else, I can't cook...and I'm Italian. But I can eat....

9-1/2 weeks (1984 movie with Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger)

grizzly bear

clunker

I had intended to "save draft" and work on it later... to tone it down. I don't write many drafts on e-mail accounts for social communications, because e-mail accounts with friends usually feature "healthy" communication. I hit "send" prematurely. I felt bad...because it wasn't toned down. I ignored the rule "don't react when you're mad." Someone who constantly tries to find things for you to buy or people to date is sick. Most friends don't do that. During the first 5 or 10 years of knowing her, she was mildly annoying. As her marriage soured, she got less sex, and got more dumpy, her trespasses increased with frequency. I wanted to toss this out for input in case I get more attempts to re-start our friendship, and not to be criticized. Croc, thanks...I hear what you said. I am using the "ignore" tactic for as long as I can hold out.