trinacriabob

This time, I wasn't trying to be funny.

cup of soup

Nah...you wouldn't want me to be obnoxious. At my hotel immediately south of the Canadian border on Thanksgiving Friday night, I found a whole bunch of You Tube "goodbye to the QE2" stuff. I know I have hammered you guys with this QM2 and QE2 stuff in the past, so I'll pass. Plus, I know it would make P-C-S unhappy.

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Ok, you are in a supermarket or at Costco or in a large office building. You are walking around a corner or going down the aisle and you almost run into / come face-to-face with a person who has a disease which has disfigured them, have been severely burned or subjected to some other tragedy that has markedly altered their appearance. Because of the fact that you were taken off guard and you were hurrying about, you would have ordinarily tried to be very composed, but I think that what happens is that you may make eye contact and then look away a little TOO quickly. You wind up feeling real bad. But you also know that others, in similar circumstances, may have reacted in a similar manner. I continue to do my shopping or run my errand. I almost wish I had never set foot in the store at the same time. I will usually say a quick prayer once I get into my car....for them, for me, for whomever. Have you had this happen to you?

Abso-f@#kin-lutely. I'm expecting it to roughly double by next summer, just by the time everybody WANTS to go somewhere.

You people from the Northeast get it! My response to thread: guilt

I do ! Two reasons: (1) it tells you what the car is capable of, and (2) if the car is older, it theoretically tells you what kind of condition the engine / fuel delivery / emissions system is in

Jewish mother (she will gladly make some homemade chicken soup for you)

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Ha, you got it! My response to thread: hick

The tranny should theoretically shift smoother. With a '99, you have an electronic chip in the GM transmission, so it's more "solid state." With my '92, it was fully hydraulic, so I think they can do some linkage adjustments. Still, it shouldn't impact mileage because, at about 60 mph, you should be turning about 1700 to 1900 rpm. Now, if your tach indicates otherwise, either your tach is off or it's something else (which I don't know enough about). The reason we (should) get such great mileage in those V6 W-bodies while on the highway is because of the low rpm s.

Grand Tetons (the etymology of that name for the Wyoming mountains is "interesting")

Happy birthday, folks. We Nov 22-Dec 21 people are the best!

Ah, $h!, PHX is too far...

No...here's what I meant...it was if it had, or had not, been put through a trans fluid flush. Tread lightly here, meaning that if the trans fluid has never been changed, then you don't want to subject it to the "power flush" after so many years, as there are seals and all. My opinion. I prefer to change it the conventional way (drop pan, drain and refill) and do it often enough so that what's in the torque converter will eventually cycle out with as many times as I do it. Plus, there is no pressure applied to the trans case. It has worked for the Regal.

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I'd go anywhere (SAFE) at least once. The only time I set foot in Scandinavia was on a SEA-CPH-FCO flight, with the nonstop to Copenhagen (CPH) being the first leg. It was August 1997 and it was raining upon arrival....why even leave Seattle? The plane then lands in Rome (FCO)....cell phones, loud Guidos yelling into them, cigarettes, sun, palm trees....ok, I'm home. As for cruises, I would love to go on a Western Mediterranean cruise for about 2 weeks.

The 2008 LaCrosse has between 3K and 4K. "Fun car" only at this point, purchased in January 08. The 1992 Regal will turn 250 K in a few weeks...probably about 12,000 miles this year.

Well, tire pressure does have a minimal impact. So does the air filter. No "check engine" either... If if was carbureted, I've known those to act a little goofy during the warm-up. If multi-port injected, there should be no problem at all. In fact, most cars run better in cool weather and in damp air. About the tranny fluid....have you done this before? I stay on a regimen of every 20-25K and DO NOT let them power flush it. The pan has to come down and they have to put in a new filter. Be more cautious about this, especially if it's been a while. I think that, if you're already in high gear once at highway cruise, the transmission becomes moot. Maybe a basic tune-up?

Wait, there's even a sexual reference with respect to dead fowl? What haven't you been getting lately? :wink:

Louis Armstrong

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

QUOTE (empowah @ Nov 28 2008, 12:06 PM) sweet potato pancakes Very tasty. Also, since I've gotten more health conscious, I read that this is one of the "Top 10" foods for your well-being (the sweet potato itself).