trinacriabob

"Make no small plans."Me? The International Building Code. Not by choice. I am modifying plans and responding to the request for corrections made by various city plan checkers on two different projects. The part of my job I hate. That's why I didn't make a 6 or 7 am arrival today.

Happy birthday, 90210! Plans? There's a lot to do down there.

Wow, I would think that being Southern and all, you'd be less harsh. Do you work in/for a dealership as well?

hippies

Congrats on the job find. It always seems to work out in the end. At least, that's what my Dad used to say. (I won't translate it, but it went "The Lord closes a door and opens a gate." Nifty, huh?) So, now, you've got some "slush time" on your hands. Where ya gonna go? Two weeks off during summer. I've used up all my vacation days. And, F*** those bastards, you need to collect some UE until your new job starts.

granola (food or people, take your pick)

mint julep (on the veranda, Southern style)

True, as things may sometimes CONTINUE to be $h!ty.

smitten

Spiderman

I was running late so I hardly had time to notice what anybody around there had in their driveways....but you did.

Only on C&G...gotta love it.

Yes. My life qualifies. Especially when my brother said that "Mom and Dad make 'Moonstruck' look like the minor leagues." So, yes.

God, certain Rivieras were wonderful...and some were misses. I definitely liked the 1990-1992 +/-. I think that Riviera should and could be RWD. It was born as a RWD personal luxury coupe. On the other hand, the Toronado (which no longer has an Olds line to bolt onto) and the Eldorado have been FWD and should remain as such if they were to ever be resurrected. I think that, with the elimination of Olds and with MC anchoring the affordable mid size/full size coupe segment, there is definitely room in the line-up for a stellar Riviera...but Buick couldn't afford to mess it up. Can they spell focus group?

I have been a little busy and have wanted to go see a flick. For some stupid reason, I wanted to see "Poseidon." The reviews were not good, but I love ships. Two years out of college, I got to go on the QE2 but I was hooked long before then as a little kid when we would sail out of NY on other liners to go see relatives on the other side of the Atlantic. Is "Poseidon" any good? Any good comedies or mysteries out there? Reg, where are you?

Te gusta o te encanta?(I love that last word...Cubans use it excessively)

Well, then, Pantho, you will need to retrace your steps and put up some pics. Maybe when its cooler and fall colors are looking sweet. But, of course, I know you have a full plate between work and family, so that would come first, right?

You NYers crack me up. You practically inhale "Flah-reh-dah" but don't move there on a full time basis. I mean, I know Westchester County and parts of L.I. are quite nice, but brrrrr....

buffet (or....Booooffet)

I am mixed on the FWD/RWD issue. More so than handling, the thing I like most about RWD is the fact that the engine compartment is generally "cleaner"...read: components are more accessible and there is more space. I grew up on RWD Cutlass Supremes and, save a plug or two under the compressor, everything else was reachable and readily identifiable. I think that the prime candidate for a rear wheel drive conversion is the personal luxury coupe. That being said, only 1 car in GM's stable qualifies and that would be the Monte Carlo which, given previous posts, seems to have been identified by several members. Some Monte Carlo improvements: - RWD - deletion or minimization of the sculpted fender creases - a cleaner rear end with more angular tail light treatment a la 1976, but minus the knight's crest since it seems to have gone away on other parts of the car - better tolerances on the dash assembly and the replacement of the aluminum applique with wood grain, at least on the main line models (LS and LT) Overall, I would say I like RWD more but my only FWD car has been a better vehicle than either of my RWDs, so I am mixed.

Well, the facade or pretense of happiness is. Since I now live quite a ways north of there, I've joined the world of "regular people" but I am permanently scarred, for better or worse, for having spent my formative years in La-la-land.

Olive Garden (sidebar: Paulie's favorite Italian restaurant)

It must be L.A.

Hershey (do they give free samples in PA?)

remake