Robert Hall

The name makes me think of application frameworks...this Flex rocks..

I travel for work usually one week every other month at most..did two weeks in a row last month though.. I don't really like it that much, if it's to a client site it means 10 hr work days for 4 days in blah places like South Sioux City, West Des Moines or Trenton (and less than ideal connecting fligts). Going to other corporate offices for meetings in Emeryville, CA or downtown San Francisco isn't bad, though. But the frequent flyer miles and hotel points make it worthwhile..

Hmmm..Kazakh Chevys...what, no Corvette, Impala, Tahoe?

Mainstreamers don't care...the RWD difference only matters to enthusiasts...

I like the styling..they are distinctive and will hold up, I think...unlike GM's W-bodies--the bland styling of which are instantly forgotten. A friend of mine once described a certain era of GM styling (refering to the FWD A-, J-, N- bodies) as so bland that you could misplace one in an empty parking lot..

George Bush hates all people...that aren't white fundie Christians..

Interesting..I saw some of the pics there were from I-40 in Grants, NM... I've been through there a few times on my way to Phoenix...lots and lots of cars junked along the sides of the road..

Yeah, those were the A/Gs... (didn't they call them A-bodies from '78-81, until that designation moved to a FWD platform in '82)?

Katrina seems to be a forgotten event in the US, New Orleans the forgotten city..

Mmmm..pointy. I'm really liking the CTS...but in dark colors.

I had a GP rental in Dec 05 in Portland...got stuck for 8 hrs in an ice storm trying to go about 30 miles. Not fun. Though I'm not a fan of FWD, the car's traction on ice was impressive...I didn't spin out and crash like so many other cars around me on the I-5 'Freeway of Horror' did that afternoon/evening. (I've experienced a lot of nasty driving conditions in my past in the Rust Belt and in the Rockies, but nothing as horrifying as the ice storm). The car was ok, drove and handled reasonably well (went over to the coast, and up the Columbia River gorge when the weather was nice). Some of the interior materials seemed ok, some cheap...the speedometer was huge.. It was a pain to parallel park downtown because it's a difficult car to see out of, I thought...hard to figure out where the edges of the car are. All in all, a decent rental..

I don't see myself upgrading anytime soon... currently have a mix of XP, 2000 Pro, OS X, Solaris, and a couple flavors of Linux in the home office...

my worst hotel experience in recent years was a Priceline purchased Best Western at the Honolulu airport..cheap, but seriously sucky...the rooms faced a double-decker freeway and the traffic noise was deafening...only two lights in the room worked, the rest were burnt out.. the bed and pillows were lumpy, the ceiling and tub had stains, the carpet was stained, etc. It was only for 2 nights on a quicky/cheap trip, but still.. I try and stick with Marriott, Hilton/Hilton Garden Inn, and occasionally Holiday Inn when I travel... in Europe, I've stayed mostly in Hiltons, but also the UK chain Thistle (tiny but clean rooms).

Interesting..I just noticed the hatch, rear bumper and taillights are different between the 3dr and 5dr (smaller rear window on 3dr, pointed bottom on the 3dr hatch, etc).

Nope...flying direct Denver<->Pittsburgh.

Finally found the Buick GN the other day...one wierd detail--the front end is done in a tilt-forward style cut through the front fenders...it doesn't tilt, though, but the whole front end is removable as one piece...

Cool... I'm heading to Ohio for about a week around Memorial Day weekend...will get my oldies out.... it's always fun driving around in the '69 Mustang, even with just an AM radio, listening to the rumble of the 351.... or driving the '87 Mustang GT and remembering when I had hair I will also probably drive one of my mom's Cougars (the '68 390/automatic XR-7 is easy to drive, but the '67 289 3-spd manual and '68 302 3-spd manual ones (both with manual steering and manual brakes) are handfuls...

I have a Specialized. Sitting on two flat tires currently...got to get it out and tuned up for Spring.

I've never had any luck with growing facial hair... I've tried growing a goatee/van dyke but it never gets full enough... though I can grow a strange Amish-style neck beard. I've been going bald since my early 20s, gray since my late 20s... I started shaving my head at 30 (my first time was when I was drunk--never shave your head after drinking 1/2 bottle of Gray Goose).

Europe's not getting Zetas, but that's understandable given their high fuel costs... Zeta at 4000lbs would be lightweight in the US, the land of 6000lb SUVs and trucks and cheap gas...

You left your eyebrows? I re-shaved my head over the weekend...(have to do it every couple weeks to maintain it).

So if a new coupe is coming for '08, a new sedan is also? Haven't seen anything posted about a new Accord sedan..

Those were neat cars...a friend of mine used to have a white one...he traded it on an Audi S4 back around 2001.

Ok, and you know everything thing about the car market? What are your qualifications? Buying an Aztek doesn't count..

I only floor it when going up/down a ramp onto the freeway... Otherwise, I'm usually at the speed limit or 5 mph over, depending on weather/traffic conditions...