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The big Olds with its engine is supposed to be bullet proof. What happened that caused the block to crack?

Happy Birthday, Variance! Enjoy!

I have to laugh at all this talk about how many gears in the auto trans. I just had my GM car's 4 spd auto trans serviced at a blended dealership that has some high line European imports. True, the 6 speed is the order of the day with those cars. Now, I am thinking. In 70s and 80s cars, when you had to overhaul a 3-spd rear drive auto trans, it cost less than $ 700. A 4-spd trans costs about twice that ...which I don't want to experience and that's why I service my trans fluid and filter every 20,000 miles. So, how much would it cost to overhaul to 5 or 6 speed automatic transmission or transaxle? Now, do you still want one?

I work with a guy who holds the high mileage claim in our office. He has a 90 Camry 4 cyl with 242,000 miles....original. Not far behind, I have my 92 Regal 3800 coupe with 221,000 miles. We are the only 2 in the 200,000 mile club. At any rate, I rode in his car to a job site last week. What a piece of crap. I thought Camries were supposed to ride smoothly, quietly and be well put together. Not this Camry...noisy engine, unremarkable ride and the usual assortment of squeaks and rattles. In short, my Regal runs circles around this car in how quiet and smooth it is. I got out of his car thinking how glad I am to drive an American vehicle.

Man, Reg, I can tell what FIELD you're in based on your analysis.

I think those are good choices. I lived in Atlanta for 2 years. I liked it A LOT .... very clean and green, brick homes instead of the stucco I grew up with, a lot of nice and with-it people. Every once in a while when I'd fly back to see Mom and Dad (then living in L.A.), I would get a numb/sick feeling when the plane took off from LAX and then turned eastward, watching the Pacific Ocean disappear. I would be landlocked in 4 hours. The consolation: Florida wasn't too far away and the Gulf beaches in the Panhandle are absolutely stunning...something unknown to the average American.

OK, fess up, what did Mamma make for your birthday? Or, what will she be making?

Buon compleanno, anche se non mi hai mai dato l'occasione di chiacchiarare con te nella lingua madre. Divertiti oggi.

I know very few UPTIGHT Catholics, thank God! Most of them are pretty laid back. Also, your brand of Catholicism is also determined by where it hails from. There are definitely no uptight Italian and Spanish Catholics that I know of. I would say that some of the more right wing views toward morality come from certain Protestant sects while some are very liberal. Look at the Anglicans/Episcopalians --- liberal.

Sophomoric can be good. Hey, cmattson, How do you make pickled bread? Answer: With dill dough.

What??? You did??? :AH-HA_wink: No more road trips for you, Sixty8.

I don't like recent Boz Scaggs stuff. The voice isn't as slick and velvety as it was when he was in his prime and the instrumental parts are weaker. He now shows up at Konocti Harbor on Clear Lake CA, at Caesars Tahoe and at the Nugget in Reno. I doubt if he fills up the place, but I would go. Is that what he is, R&B? I would have thought just basic pop.

Do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do Suzanne Vega "Tom's Diner" Primal scream: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Talk about getting on your nerves

Someone who has identified one of my biggest pet peeves. You can pay with the CC, write ONE check later and collect frequent flyer points in the process. I don't get it either and I've pointed it out tho the check writers. They give me a perplexed look. Yes. It's ALWAYS women. Guys don't carry checkbooks. Mine stays in a desk in the den.

Chipotle is eh. I think it's better than the other chain Mex restaurants (El Torito, Chevy's, On the Border). Every time I go to those places, the rest of the day is a "throw away." If I'm looking for that $7 to $10 meal, I head straight to Daphne's, UHM UHM, though anyone outside CA/AZ/NV wouldn't know what it is? My college friend in San Diego laughs his ass off...he says I am addicted to Bob's Big Boy and Daphne's and that those must be my concept of fine dining.

Let us know how you like it.

Now, would you have laughed even harder if it was a Yugo?

No.

I've seen "Jesus is coming....and boy is he pissed" Dumb one I hate: Driver carries no cash....he's married 51 % Sweetheart ... 49 % Bitch....don't push it Actually, these are all dumb

Awww, sheeeettt, I'm a Yankee after all.

Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. As for the "Triple 7," I wasn't that wowed by it. All that thrust in those 2 engines and they get off real easy. However, I almost prefer the seating config on the 67 since it makes it easy to move around. Actually, if you go on a 767-400 (very few ordered - only Delta and Continental), they have the 67's config with the amenities of the Triple 7.

Jerk :AH-HA_wink: Gloria Gaynor: "I Will Survive" I was looking at my music collection and most of the artists are African-American. In fact, in the mid 90s, I went to visit a friend in Sacto and we went to "America Live" (a tacky now defunct complex in a shopping mall) and there was a dee-jay giving stuff away if you identified songs first. A couple of notes blared out. Me: Evelyn Champagne King !!!!!!!! (the song was "Shame") 2 black couples next to me: Evelyn Champagne King !!!!!!! (1/2 second later) DJ gives me a t-shirt. 2 black couples next to me: Hey, we got the name, right, wassup wid dis? Me: Aw, c'mon, I'm visiting from out of town 2 black couples next to me: Dats coo', Dats coo' I got to keep the t-shirt.

You DO live nearby...compared to me! Happy birthday, AAAAntoine. Enjoy...this one and many more!

Man, KnightFan, Razor and 76ChevTruck are really into their music and remember it all. I went through an awareness period in my teens and then faded out of an interest in music. However, those that made an impression were largely disco/dance music (ok, shoot me now) with: Donna Summer "MacArthur Park" (long version with the extended instrumental) Laura Branigan "Gloria" (also mentioned by L.A.) - "will you marry for the money, take a lover in the afternoon, feel your innocence slipping away, don't believe it's coming back soon" These ladies belt out this incredibly raw energy and it's good $h! to drive to when I hear it nowadays. By the way, Laura Branigan died last year from an aneurysm at age 47 in her Long Island home. Also, really like(d) the unmistakable interesting and somewhat peculiar voice of Boz Scaggs with stuff like "Lido Shuffle" and "It's Over" Then really like(d) Tina Turner for many of the same reasons, an unmistakable raunchy and sensual voice, best exemplified in the title cuts to "Private Dancer" and "Break Every Rule" Nowadays, I listen almost exclusively to jazz. Actually, there is a similarity in that jazz and disco both rely heavily on the instrumental portion to carry the piece. There were a lot of people in L.A. who despised disco. In fact, some made stencils of the word "DISCO" and plunked it on stop signs, so as to say "STOP DISCO."

I love this stuff. I could definitely get in on a prank like that as long as it didn't jeopardize my job. No, I can't top that story. The only thing that's exciting in my world right now is sparring with a semi-butch lesbian chick who is sort of an "intern" (not done with school) who works under me (no, not that way) and is mouthy on an ongoing basis. When I finished college and did so with good grades, I was always deferential to my superiors. What the heck did Northworst do to cough up such money? I've never had THAT kind of luck...and jackpot.