balthazar

No- I was not mesmerized. Frida was not producing 'good stuff'. More like 'junk stuff'. Phil was very good, esp in his day. I was probably struck by it on Miami Vice as unique music, but I just have no use for 80s pop/whateverthatwas now.

We have that Costco Cuisinart here at the Ranch, we would also give it 2 thumbs up. Get yourself an oil mister- it keeps things on the rack from sticking yet they're still not oily. Feedback- it seems to run a little high- you can reduce both the time & temp slightly, or watch it toward the end. Strangely, it makes toast very slow. :)

This was my mother's 'painting box'- it's prolly from the 50s. Certainly not a quality piece... but thought I'd at least make it structural again. Top & bottom are plywood, which was all coming delaminated. So over a period of evenings, I glued & clamped it various ways, plus used wood filler in some sports. Had to repair the rear of the lid where a jagged section was missing, making the hinge on that side non-functional. Anyway- it's back together. Mom (& dad) paint regularly, but I don't expect she'll use it, but maybe she'll enjoy having it again; she has a studio room down her basement (I think it's been in my stash of stuff for over 10 years now).

I recently finished some minor tasks in this 1400 SF house. Online prices for it est $265-305K, but it's small, has an awkward layout, and -other than the kitchen,- hasn't really been updated since the '50s. Converted the under-eaves attic to a bedroom/bathroom, but the whole thing is in need of massive attention/cosmetics (in & out). Just went on the market for $325K UPDATE- I see they just dropped the price to $310K. IMO, it's condition and awkwardness put it $50K below the bottom range, or $215K-ish.

It's also going to break so many unbroken things in America. Not sure why you think it's well done. Missing a lot of info vs. worldometers. IMO- the time lapse graphic was pointless. Do 'we' really need to 'have fun' on a COVID-19 tracking site?

‘70 ‘Stang is still hanging out at my house.

Drew pokes his head in here again and a 561 page thread is going to disappear.

I like to strike a line between talent and appeal. I'm sure famous opera singers & ballet dancers are highly talented within their field, just keep that crap away from me. No doubt Collins had strong talent & produced 'good stuff', but it's certainly not in my record cabinet. Olds- feel free to post away on the links; I merely reserve the right not to click on them. EDIT :: all right- I listened to a third of #2 and half of #4. There. :)

I’m sorry- hope it passes soon!

Took a ride to pick up a ladder I had left at a bathroom remodel job (finished) and drop off their key. Have a garden gate to build, doesn't seem to be any time pressure from anywhere- supposed to be sunny / 58 tomm but maybe I don't feel like going. Still a lot of cleaning/purging going on here at the Ranch, and the shop can use a day of organizing.

Baltimore, '41 :

No one cares for old jags or rolls or Bentleys. Use em all in british demo derbies (if you can keep them running long enough). Not sad. But a half million dollars put into a car worth 2% of that??? ????????????

O negative, no health issues, never smoked, cholesterol around 165, only med is an anti-inflammatory for arthritis. - - - - -

That example was using the same percentage.

Spain did have a big jump in confirmed; 6300, but the US had a bigger one: 10,100. These numbers are not virus transmissions, but confirmation of having it. Infected numbers in all cases are higher. Still, Spain has 751 cases / million people, the U.S. has 132. But Spain's population is only 46 million. Does that at all mean the U.S. will grow to 750 cases/million? No. Spain 91 people /square kilometer, the U.S. is only 36/sq kilometer. So many variables it's really tough to make any comparisons.

^ OK, but WRT GM, what would you rather lose; $15/share, or $440/share?

With the considerable price surcharge for electrics, and gas sliding under $2/gal & dropping, EVs are going to see a steeper decline than IC vehicles in the near future. It will be fascinating to watch the speculation on Tesla's stock... Tesla was as high as $917, it's $434 today- about a 52% decline.

I'm sure it varies by company & location, but my impression was that you could NOT rent a car if you were under 25; the major companies just wouldn't do it.

Making fresh turtle soup in the 'hobo jungle', Minneapolis, 1939 :

What tends to be confusing is the different projections when no one really knows. NY gov came out & said "40-80% could get infected". That's not remotely a scientific statement, but a mathmatical calculation. Unfortunately, this virus is nowhere near that simple; a glance at the per capita infection rates across the globe tell that plainly.

Monaro designs a GTS 350/Z like this and people go 'damn; why da good stuff never come here?'

^ That's the one I linked to earlier in this thread (page 552). John Hopkins' face page, for some reason, seemed to think separating the tallies into numerical lists & disregarding location somehow made sense. In a 'shut down' scenario, I want to know, first, what's happening in my area. I do not care how my area ranks globally in 'new cases', for example.