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Heh ... I guess it was only a matter of time ... SPAM Emails coming to one's cell phone. I received my first such, in the form of a text message, a few weeks ago. But, today, I received 2 of them within an hour ... about 2 hours after a friend of mine received one on his cell phone while I was talking to him. Anyone else receive such text messages on cell phones? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Nope, sorry, nothin'" ... Jo Dee Messina ... 'My Give A Damn's Busted'

As I saw the forecast for Saturday on Friday night, I realized I had several options to take advantage of the gorgeous weather ... temperatures in the mid-70s with sunny skies: ...wash/wax/clean my '87 MC LS (plan to do that next weekend) ...take my older 4 Monte Carlos out for a drive ...go to a park and walk around ...go for a mini road trip somewhere ...explore Meadowdale International Raceway Park, located at Huntley Rd and IL RT 31, just north of where I live in IL: http://www.meadowdaleraceway.homestead.com/ ...among other things.... The option that won out was driving my older 4 MCs, particularly since I haven't had them out but one time this year, 2 weeks ago. I drove each of them about 35 miles ... in about 55 minutes. It was awesome ... and reminded me how much I really enjoy them. Course ... one of these days, I really want to explore that Raceway Park, perhaps with a gathering of people ... and find a nice route to go for a long mini-road trip cruise.... So ... what about you? What do you most enjoy doing outside when the weather is incredibly wonderful? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Sometimes you just get a feeling like you need some kind of change" ... David Pomeranz ... 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now'

This week, I wasn't able to attend the memorial service of an elderly woman I've known since 1978 ... when my grandparents moved to Batavia IL so my grandfather could pastor a church there. And, in a way, I'm glad I didn't go. Back in 1987, when my then best friend died, I was all about the memorial service. I felt the need to BE there ... and, I was. It was awesome hearing people talk about him ... and hearing stories about him that, sadly, I didn't know. I even found out that he didn't want me to know how bad his asthma was ... because of my own health issues. But, since then ... and especially in the last few years ... I've grown to dislike and not want to attend funerals/memorial services. As I've grown older, I've noticed how funerals/memorial services tend to become a reunion of sorts between family members and friends. I've also noticed how it is at memorial services/funerals that people tell others how much the deceased means to them. Both of these frustrate me just a bit. While it is fun remembering and reuniting with people ... I feel these should be done more often while people are ALIVE to ENJOY them. As for telling how much someone means to you ... well, that, as far as I'm concerned, should be done while the person is alive ... to HEAR it. *shrugs* But, even I'm guilty of not telling people how much they mean to me ... and not attending gatherings. I know some family members and even some friends I've met through various online/national groups that, most likely, do not have a clue how much they mean to me ... and who I wish I took and had more time to see them each year. *sighs* Sssoo...what're your thoughts? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Time is a natural healer" ... John Conlee ... 'Years After You'

Oh my goodness.......................I WANT that one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love that color scheme. And, maybe it's just the pic, but those headlights look like the Euro-looking ones of the '87 model Cutlass ... instead of the earlier 80s models..... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Promises mean everything" ... Everclear ... 'Wonderful'

*chuckles* Not sure I'd go so far as to say "way better" ... but, at least the Avenger isn't using an old name and pretending to be something it isn't . BUT ... sounds as if that isn't going to be an issue ... Cobalt or Neon ... Cobalt, most definitely, would be my choice . As for finding fault ... good night shirt tail ... what do they need? A Supreme Court declaration? How could the other driver NOT be at fault? Maybe I better not ask that question, eh? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I should ask, but I won't" ... Rebecca Lynn Howard ... 'Forgive'

Eh, it was OK ... for a FWD . Actually, it was very peppy and had good handling. Course, I just love the orangish color Dad and Mom's is ... he he. As for the similarities I noticed.....it was simply a "dejavuish" experience. I knew the dashboard reminded me of SOMETHING ... I just didn't realize what until I was on the way home. Then, when I looked at the pics online last night ... I really knew. It was just weird, is all. It's not like getting into a '58 Chevrolet and "seeing" the dashboard of a 2008 Ford Taurus.............. And, another similarity I just noticed looking at the pics again: the light-colored circle in the middle of the steering wheel.... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "How could I be so blind?" ... Charly McClain ... 'Who's Cheating Who'

Holy cow ... don't think I've seen that one, either. Hmmm......

*snaps fingers* Dangumit . He he SWEET! Lookin' forward to seeing 'em . He he ... I can understand that! Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "My heart is like an open highway" ... Bon Jovi ... 'It's My Life'

Good luck with everything, DF ... hope you feel better soon! Heh ... tough call on those 2. Which would you prefer? Me ... probably the Avenger.... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Hood slidin' like Bo Duke"...Dierks Bently...'What Was I Thinking?'

...the Chevette???!!! I had the opportunity to drive my parents' 2006 Cobalt today, since my '87 MC LS was in for new brakes and shocks. Holy crap does it handle nicely now . Anyway ... on the way to work, I kept thinking that the dashboard reminded me of something else. On the way home ... it hit me ... the Chevette. It reminded me a little of my parents' former 1982 Chevette. Hmmm...take a look.... 2006 Cobalt: http://www.automotive.com/2006/102/chevrol...or/cockpit.html 1976 Chevette: http://www.countryclassiccars.com/spcars_399.htm (2nd pic down) Obviously, it is NOT the ENTIRE dashboard ... just the vents, the "bulge" for the gauges, and the gauges (2 huge round ones on the end, a small round one at the top in between those). Interesting ... and kinda makes me wonder if this was intentional. I suspect not, but then again, I also suspect I might be the only one that notices the similarities.... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The truth is discovered" ... Squeeze ... 'Tempted'

Oh my goodness. I better not get to a store anytime soon ... he he ... I might have to snatch those up . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm feeling alive all over again" ... Lifehouse ... 'First Time'

LOL! Actually ... I'd rather court in my 'cort............and I'm not talking judicially, either . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "And the simple truth so very much clearer" ... Everything ... 'Hooch'

*nods* I'll say! My goodness ... sweet list of cars you saw! *raises eyebrow hopefully* Any chance you took pics ... especially of those Monte Carlos? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome'

Aye ... very sorry . BUT ... glad YOU are OK..... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "We can take anything that comes our way" ... BJ Thomas ... 'As Long As We Got Each Other'

Ohhh...that is sweet. Lucky you . Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The truth is discovered" ... Squeeze ... 'Tempted'

Hmmm...but I'm not painting it as you think I am ... I've never claimed it is a "stand alone" car ... ever. I have the same problem with the Lumina "impala" and the Toyota Nova of the 1980s, among others. It's just that the MC is my favorite car and nothing is going to change that ... and I'm not about to apologize for my tastes/likes or fact-based opinions. *shrugs* Keep in mind, of course, that my experience/opinions is based on when I grew up ... in the mid-70s ... not the late 60s. I know if I had been born earlier, my tastes may've been vastly different. But, they aren't. But, I sure wish I had been born earlier ... I would've loved to have grown up with all of those previous Impalas, Novas, Chevelles, etc. ... not not been smack dab in the middle of the turn to FWD with the Toyota Nova in the mid-1980s...... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Nope, sorry, nothin'" ... Jo Dee Messina ... 'My Give A Damn's Busted'

Wow ... that's actually kind of neat. Speaking of ... what a cool job that would be ... driving around capturing images for Google! Hmmm...... Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "An open road and a road that's hidden" ... Steve Wariner ... 'Brand New Life'

haypops, Sweet color ... sure looks good on that HHR! Any pics of the interior, too? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I wanna drive" ... Trace Adkins ... '(Her Favorite Color Is) Chrome'

Wowa ... Sixty8 ... quite a story/ordeal. BUT ... congrats on the additional Caddy! Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I think it's time to give this game a ride" ... John Fogerty ... 'Centerfield'

Heh ... sounds like a good deal, all things considered. *chuckles* People have told me I should've been a Ford fan ... I could've had an Escort ... and chopped off the "Es" so that it said "cort". *rolls eyes* Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "A concrete fascination scraping the edge of nothing" ... White Zombie ... 'Black Sunshine'

If you have a decision (major or minor doesn't matter) that you need to make and you've done all of the "pros and cons" lists, etc. ... and still neither side jumps out as the "better" decision ... how do decide? What do you DO to decide? Yeah, I know "give it time" is one answer ... but, what if you feel that you don't have much time to decide? Notice I indicated "better" decision ... as opposed to the "right" decision. Many times a "right" decision doesn't really exist. Even "better" doesn't cut it, because what is "better" for you in your eyes may not be what really IS "better" for you...if that makes any sense. *sighs* Yes, I'm being cryptic and not making much sense, but I bet people know what I mean anyway.... I just have a few decisions that really SHOULD be made ... and the sooner the better. I've reviewed the pros/cons, etc., and still haven't made up my mind...one way or another. Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "I'm taking a chance" ... Lifehouse ... 'First Time'

Oooo...I do like that!! Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "The more things change the more they stay the same" ... Kenny Chesney ... 'Summertime'

blue ocean Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "And the simple truth so very much clearer" ... Everything ... 'Hooch'

STACE! So cool to see you posting again . Sweet! Hope all is well for you! Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Wouldn't you like to get away?" ... Gary Portnoy ... 'Where Everybody Knows Your Name'

CONGRATULATIONS on the HHR! Soooo...how about some pics? Cort:33swm."Mr Monte Carlo.Mr Road Trip".pig valve.pacemaker WRMNshowcase.lego.HO.model.MCs.RT.CHD = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "An open road and a road that's hidden" ... Steve Wariner ... 'Brand New Life'