balthazar

Nothing wrong with energy independance in the least, and agreed- let's get the wheels turning now. Unfortunately... with the banks all having lockjaw... I foresee another bad stumble. The Gov sure doesn't have any more $$ to dole out and the private Co's can't get the funding. Anyone who puts a timetable mandate on this to look good is only going to force another 'rescue' bill to pay for it, and as of last year, I already work thru May 7th just to pay taxes.

What I want to see, and what I expect to see are a few thousand miles apart. I would love to see a fiscal conservative tackle waste, corruption, fraud & the U.S. Kickback Association. Medicare/ Medicaid fraud runs $110B per year yet less than 5% of claims are audited. A recent analysis of federal programs resulted in 22% having no discernable benefits or effects on the public whatsoever. After that, I would love to see term limits across the board (yes: Congress), plus, > accountability / automatic criminal prosecution of guilty politicians > an overall reduction in government employees by 25% to start. > debundling of legislation (ie: the elimination of pork) > the suspension of all foreign aid until the budget deficit is eliminated. Like I alluded to; I do not expect to see this from either potential candidate, and in some instances I DO expect that item to worsen.

Simple: the yellow head is the Obama campaign, and the robotic arm is the McCain campaign.

Nice shots of some tough, tough workhorses. Love those ACs. My brother ownes a '70 Model UH single axle dump, been under it and man, are they over built (or used to be- I have no idea what renault/volvo's influence has been).

>>"She doesn't have positions... she has note cards that Grandpap McCain wrote for her."<< Like this didn't apply at all to Biden, a guy who dressed down BO and judged him 'not ready', then did a 180 once he got fingered; every point he made in the debate that wasn't an outright lie was merely an Alexrod talking point.

My sons' friend's younger sister (she's 12) sent 2600 one month. Her mother leaned on her to cut it down because it obviously was ridiculous, and the next month it was 3700. Perhaps the fad will pass by the time she gets a license. On a job a few winters ago, where 4 of us were living in the house we were working in for 3 days a week, for like 3 months, the 21-yr old kid working with us 'taught' me texting. So he & I texted back-n-forth during those 3 days, just horsing around. Mildly amusing but stupid all the same- we were in the same house. I've sent about 4 or 5 messages in the 2 or 3 years since then just for the novelty of it. Talking while driving is illegal in NJ too, but I still do it. I am able to focus on doing 2 things at once, tho; no close calls even here in DensityVille, USA.

Amelia was my g-grandmother's name. Maybe never was common, certainly isn't now, and of course that's cool. Of the maybe 500 people in my family tree charts- she is the only Amelia.

Just sold this for $600, shoulda brought much more but things are just too tight:

The design dates to the '60s originally. I agree; a metal wheel seems loads more appropriate.

Agreed- look at maybach, rolls, the attempts to bring back Duesenberg & Packard... without ferrari's input, no doubt maserati would be on the ropes again, too.... but somebody's buying them for some reason (saw another one today)- tho that's undoubtedly going to dive if it hasn't already. Rolls very well may be dead in 12 months. >>"I feel Oldsmobile is actually on temporary hiatus. At some point, GM is going to sell the rights to the name and history to some group that wants to make a "traditional American car" again. If GM doesn't sell the rights, I'm sure it's bankruptcy trustee will."<< There will never be a buyer for "Oldsmobile" in a million years, unfortunately. Not only is there not enough margin potential in the brand, start-up manufacturers are just an impossiblity anymore.

I don't know how old you or the pedal car are exactly Satty, but the '65 tractor I have has a steel wheel, an all-original '66 AMF Super Sport I sold this year had a steel one.... every '60s/'70s pedal car I've seen has had a steel wheel. Only thing I would venture is I don't know how long AMF built this- if this design went well into the '70s or into the '80s, the wheel certainly could have been changed, I just doubt it from my experience. Just an FYI.

Oh, I know, and the media stumbles right along after, never questioning anything. 'Bush's Republican fatcat oil buddies were raking it in, but now W's dialing it back so another R can get in.' Yup, up, evil-incarnate George Bush, controlling things impossibly far outside his influence somehow, even tho he's so mind-numbingly stupid he can't pronounce 'nuclear'. Makes complete sense, right? Gotta love how the libs never let a glaring lack of logic or raging hypocrisy hold them back !

The colro chips themselves were not exact, and online you are looking at a scan of it. I have the '59 Buick paint chip sheet, and I sent a scan to a website that is still using it, and the scan & the actual are close, but notably different. There is no "Saturn Gold" listed for '70 tho- 53 is Nugget Gold. It wasn't until '71 that 53 was called Saturn Gold. My brother's '71 Goat is Code 53 - Quezal Gold Poly. Chevy, Pontiac, Olds & Buick mostly shared color palettes- same paint codes = same paint formulas, but with different names... tho each division did have a few unique colors. Cadillacs always had completely unique palettes.

Although I would never begrudge private individuals to do what they will with their money, having the right to spend it does not mean it is always spent intelligently.

>>"Of course, the Republicans think Americans are stupid, let's lower the gas price and they will vote for us and forget about how high it was in the past. Not!"<< So you think it's Republicans that have lowered the price of fuel ?? Care to explain how they did it ?

Instead of firing up the furnace (house was 63 this morning), I'm firing up the wood stove tonight. Also scored a night's worth of wood on the way home from work (green: for next year). Hoping to really offset the (gas) furnace this year with wood power... but it's getting like gold around here and I refuse to pay for it. I might have enough on hand for this winter, might not- gotta keep my eyes peeled. Helps when you drive a truck every day tho- plenty of room for circa 8-foot logs. Got a free lunch & a $50 tip at work today- that's 7/10ths of a tank of diesel- I'll take it. That's about as best as I can do these days.

Graphics may be available too; there's a surprising amount of pedal car resto stuff out there. Pretty sure this vintage should still have a steel steering wheel. I've sold a number of these over the years, including a circa '30 U.S. Mail pedal plane (a leather cord turned the steel propellor with the pedals) and a '30 Willys Overland. I have a '65 Super Diesel Tractor, brand new in the box, never assembled, just sold it.

Haven't noticed one in person yet, but I am flat in love with those bed rail boxes !!

Unless you are planning regular trips to hammer on the motor at the strip under WOT, OR if the engine is an extremely low-miles motor, there is usually enough accumulated lead on the exhaust seats that the motor will go well past 100K with no issues. Of course, if you are rebuilding it, go ahead & have seats installed. IIRC, one year of the 425 had circa 375 HP.

1970 Olds paint chips : http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.aspx?imag...mobile-pg01.jpg

Thanks for the link, DF. Never said it was made up, just asked for context. Relax. And just as I thought - there was ZERO mention, even in jest, of killing Iranian citizens. Olds- why did you claim that ?? It's completely legitimate to categorize a country's militant force under the name of the country, IMO, esp when it's an obvious joke. For Pete's sake; McCain was singing it !! Yet he is being lumped in with Ahmenijhad as '2 peas in a pod'. Ludicrious; a ten mile-long taffy-pull here. RE: Reagan- yea, there was some minor flap, but it never confused the questionable taste of the joke with a serious intent to actually destroy Russia. Here, wackadoo Obamaniacs are running around, bug-eyed, screaming 'McCain is going to wipe Iran off the map, it's on youtube !!!!!'. >>"And anyway Balthy, I am trying to show how stupid the "We won't sit down with the Iranians without preconditions" tactic is. The Iranians could do the same to us."<< This is a standard practice in international negotiations for a reason. Just stumbling into a room with nothing on the table beforehand is foolhardy- I'll not trust a single person to ever do that, esp when dealing with a raging madman.

First pair of sunglasses I got fell from the driver's visor of a '64 Merc Comet coupe in the junkyard- mirrored. I've bought similar style pairs ever since, last pair was $14. They last me about 2-3 years, but I'm hell on everything around me (clothes, shoes, sunglasses). I found out I cannot wear a wristwatch; apparently I move thru my surroundings with prohibitively close tolerances. I wear stuff until it's dead and then some. Temporarily back in glasses after punching myself in the eye the other month (I kept getting on my nerves, so I had to put me in my place), but I've worn contacts for about 25 years now. I can also snap my fingers, whistle, wiggle my ears and cross my eyes independantly (all at once if I'm feeling particularly rambunctous) among numerous other feats of self control. I cannot justify overpaying for something on the off chance it's 13 times better than a servicable alternative.... because that's a quality gap I've never, ever seen in actuality. On the other hand- I don't ever shop in WalMart, either.

>>"Two years on, Halcro and Knowles admit they are still baffled by how their mastery of policy and state issues was trumped by Palin's breezy confidence and feel-good answers. "When you try to prove she doesn't know anything, you lose, because audiences are enraptured by her," Halcro said. "And her biting comments give you a sense of how competitive she is. Anybody who doesn't take her seriously does so at their peril.""<< Interesting piece- can't wait for the debate. I was watching some Reagan youtube moments not long ago - demeanor & wit can carry a lot of weight for a candidate.

>>"Back to what I was saying though, it's truly amazing how much limit they've put on thier campaign, and now it's going to be even more amazing how much that backfires because people truly want to know."<< BO's Occidental college transcript : sealed. BO's Columbia Unv records : sealed. BO's client list as a lawyer : sealed. BO's record with ACORN: sealed. BO's papers from the Chicago Anneburg Challenge w/ Bill Ayers : sealed. BO's papers from the state senate : sealed. BO's health report released : 1 page. I'd like to know...

Yea, but how many cars are you going to buy? You did state 'Cadillac is next', or was that someone else? If you like the CTS, why do you worry about what other cars GM has or doesn't have that you aren't interested in? -- -- -- -- -- >>"...the past is gone..I'm living for today and tommorow."<< The past is as gone as much as tomorrow never arrives. One's plans for tomorrow --in as much as a certain chain of events is predictable, which is to say it's not in the least-- can have as much effect & guidance on 'today' as recognizing & valuing (not "living in" ) the past. In fact, the present always builds upon the past - even in your industry that must be true. The future is the only intangible of the 3. It's all in how one looks at things. But to dismiss the past entirely is to stick one's head in the sand. Don't get me started on your blatant stereotype of liberals/conservatives.