Robert Hall

Were any of them down by a river?

One memorable event from probably 25 years ago I rememeber from Ohio...one of our German Shepherds came up to the back door, pawing at the door to get my Mom's attention. She had a big dead groundhog in her mouth, covered in green muck from around the lake...standing there, wet, wagging her tail looking happy to give Mom a gift..

Yeah... that's what it is. My sister was horrified; it kind of shattered the 'purse pooch' image. The thing I love about Yorkies is that they are terriers--Ginger has the strong personality and intensity I've seen in other terrier breeds that I'm familiar with (Westies, Aussies, Silkys, Cairns), so not a delicate little docile dog..

Yes, that's similar to my setup...it even has some of the ductwork on the outside of the roof. The ductwork is probably as old as the house (1952) but the A/C unit is less than 5 yrs old.

Dogs are such carnivores...a few months ago my 4 lb Yorkie brought in a baby bird she had apparently killed. Seemed pleased to bring it to me as a gift.

I like wood and brick... I'd really like some rough-hewn stonework, at least on the front of my next house. The cement looks pretty interesting, wasn't aware of such siding.

Given the sustained heat in AZ summers, it's worth every penny. That's apparently the way they built them back in the day..I'll look for a pic.

Many are flat (esp. the stucco adobe style), but all the roofs in my neighborhood are pitched, so the A/C sits near the peak of the roof on it's own little platform.

A/C on the roof is very common in Arizona, at least on houses built up into the '80s. Don't know when it became common to put them on the ground. They are set in place w/ a crane... saw my neighbor's new unit installed last spring, a nice little 3.5 ton capacity model, a bit undersized, IMHO (we have a 5 ton one).

Well, as long as the current Impala is around, I would assume it wouldn't be called Impala also given the Oshawa restriction. Calling it Caprice if it uses the SWB G8 body in parallel w/ the LWB Caprice PPV for police use would be odd. And I don't see them resurrecting a vintage Chevy fullsize name like Bel Air. 2012 Chevrolet Bel Air SS. Doesn't seem likely...and the Middle East market name (Lumina SS) probably wouldn't fly, given that name's history here. Maybe just 'Chevrolet SS'?

That's probably true..I don't think they are load bearing. My (my sister's) house here has an asphalt shingled roof w/ the A/C on top, newer houses w/ the RTRs have the A/C on the ground, so less need to go on the roof.

Yeah, I can understand that. A few blocks for me there is a house designed and trimmed like a Swiss chalet, complete w/ palm trees. Now those look great in the rolling hills of Sugarcreek, Ohio (which has a lot of Swiss style buildings and was settled by Swiss and German immigrants), but in Arizona, a bit strange...

Got to admit, it would look distinctive in PA. Not sure if the palm trees and cactus would work in that climate, though.

Go for a southwestern look with beige stucco and a red tile roof. (suburban Phoenix is like that, with varying shades of beige, w/ brown trim).

The rental car agencies have made up their own categories for years. The Malibu is a midsize in the real world, but inexplicably the rental car companies call it a full size. Same at Hertz..the '07 Taurus was full size while the Grand Marquis was 'premium'.

I wonder what venue he will use for his tearful tell all eventually...Oprah show? Jerry Springer would probably be more appropriate. Graham Norton Show would be interesting...

The Enterprise near my house here in CenPho has a mix of cars--Rav4s, Priuses, Cobalts, Malibus, Camrys. Not sure what they have out at the airport. For close scenic drives, Carefree Highway and up through Cave Creek is a pretty desert foothill drive...further east, SR 87 from Mesa up to Payson (a shorter drive involves cutting back east at Fountain Hills) is quite scenic, also a side trip to Roosevelt Lake is nice. US 60 out east to Superior and Globe and up into the Salt River canyon is a gorgous Saturday drive, going from the valley floor up into higher altitudes, lots of rocks, plants, etc. Another one I've done is go out to Apache Junction then take windy, twisty SR 88 up to Tortilla Flat. Beautiful mountain scenery..also leads on to Roosevelt Lake, but it's a dirt 4WD road past Tortilla Flat.

Yes, it's all in conflict with his sanitized, manufactured sponsor-safe professional image. That disconnect is what makes it all the more news worthy.

The sleaziness is what makes it entertainment fodder. A married celeb having one affair is one thing, but a dozen or more affairs w/ snanks and hos makes it pretty sleazy.

Odd they weren't there years ago, given how the Canadian market likes small, cheap FWD cars.

There was one, but I haven't seen one in ages... I read that rumor also somewhere..so if there is a new Jetta coupe, it will sort of replace 50% of the Eos, which is the current Golf/Jetta based coupe, sort of? IIRC, wasn't the 4th gen ('99+) shown in 2dr form as a concept?

There was one, but I haven't seen one in ages... '85-89.

Cool...what the story w/ the blue '69 Dodge Coronet in the background?

Duct tape, bondo and primer...

Best line was George Lopez the other night...something to the effect that 'instead of chasing Jack Nicklaus' record, he was chasing Wilt Chamberlain's'...