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I don't remember it that well.There was a main street that looked historical. Parking was easy to find. The sand was not the greatest (kind of dark) and the Gulf of Mexico looked a little murky...certainly not like Florida. What I do remember is that it was November 1 (!) and I came home with a tan.

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You kept the condo to escape the summer heat...oh, that's funny now...frying pan into the fire as a water moccasin bites your ass. That's where my friend lived - Dairy Ashford off I-10 toward Westheimer. He used to work for Exxon in an MBA-type job. I had to go to training for 2 weeks in Dallas (Las Colinas at Irving) and rented a car to go down there for the weekend in between the 2 weeks of training. I wanted out of Dallas real bad to get away from the dorky people at the seminar with me. I love that name: Westheimer... ...there's only ONE...Calling Dr. Ruth...Calling Dr. Ruth.

Not I, but Ninety Eight Regency and a few others are Houstonians. However, of the large Texan cities, it is clearly my favorite. Be sure to go to Galveston on the Gulf and see the historic downtown and the Seawall to prevent another hurricane surge. Downtown has some neat architecture. The Montrose is the funky alternative district. River Oaks features the mansions of the monied elite. Westheimer Blvd. and the Galleria are big time shopping and offices. Rice University is a Southern Ivy type school with some nice restaurants nearby. And, there are gorgeous homes everywhere for ridiculously low prices compared to the coasts. And I like it way more than Dallas (where's P-C-S? ) because it's a lot pinier and closer to water, even though the beaches aren't particularly beautiful. Can you make a side trip to South Padre Island while there or extend your visit? It's supposed to be nice.

Ditto, a lot of times, though, when you express a preference, they cannot guarantee the actual model.Having "test sat" the Acadia while in for service on my own car, I would have to say that it would be a strong contender if I was in the market for that segment/type. It felt "right," for whatever that's worth.

Which part doesn't seem Catholic? It's their (and my) belief that "water seeks its own level" for a serious life decision. It says nothing about foregoing being charitable or decent or humble toward general humankind. Latin Mass? Tu sei matto!

As long as those "starter marriages" produced no kids...That is the ultimate "deal breaker." No child produced by another man that is still around and alive will EVER sit at my breakfast table. No 'effin way...that's someone else's baggage. I am showing my conservative Italian Catholic upbringing where my parents drummed into our heads that "people who are single and educated and above average in attractiveness should never have to accept a divorce situation with kids at their first walk down the aisle" and that was tantamount to being disinherited (just kidding on the last part). Whenever a friend of mine who had never been married, had a degree, had a job and was reasonably attractive married someone with kids their first time through when there were other single people around to choose from, my parents would go off "Italian style" at the dinner table. I guess I've absorbed their beliefs on that one...

Since you seem to be confident with your data and have the word Oshawa in your member name, please indicate the approximate end of ordering and end of actual production dates for the following cars at Oshawa as a W-body:Monte Carlo (moot point) Grand Prix La Crosse / Allure Impala Thanks.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE POSTS WELCOME ...for some of us.

Portuguese Man of War

Part of it may be cultural/regional...the Midwest "settles in" a little sooner than do "the coastals." Yeah, growing up in L.A., people did the college and onto the work world thing just like everywhere else. But the getting married thing seems to be a little more delayed. And, if you want delay, just look around where you are right now! The natives there tend to live at home with Mom and Dad for quite a while....that's an Italian phenomenon. And, don't start with the getting old thing! You probably don't even know who Donna Summer is. Our print room guy (about 21 or 22) didn't know who Donna Summer was when I told him she was going to be performing at one of the casinos in either Lake Tahoe or Reno. I then made him pull up her website and described some of her songs....Oh yeah....light bulb. Yep, another guy at my office and I were busting up: Donna Summer, Angel's Flight pants, Greg Brady hair and Cutlass Supremes. He was our CAD manager and about 41/42, so he knew it well. BTW, when are you leaving Europe to come back to the states? It'll feel good to get home, but you will reflect a lot on all the things you saw and did.

Emeril Lagasse(penso que tem as suas origems em Franca e Portugal)

LaCrosse is meant to have AT LEAST a full 2008 model year. Where will that be produced? I see the Impala running a full model year AT LEAST...meaning that production could cease next Spring (2008) but certainly not 2007 for either of those cars.

creative comeback...I was wondering what would followMy response to thread: cheesecake

Will someone give us some stats as to the intended design parameters of this new Zeta Impala? How big, how heavy, 4 door/2 door? What's expected here? The twin of the G8?

I like your current sig, Pantho.My response to thread: Lechter

Gee, it's Washington state, so why am I not surprised! I lived on the eastside of Seattle for a little over 3 years -- In Bellevue and Kirkland. Beautiful communities to be sure. However, the transplants hung out with the transplants and the natives hung out with the natives. I take it back: I had one "native Seattle" friend but he was Greek and had this fascination with going over to Greece to rummage around the same way I have the same fascination with Italy. And, it wasn't much of a friendship, because when I left to come south to my native California, the friendship ended and other friends I've had in other places remain friends despite the distance. I guess those are the real friends. Other than that, that's the way it was up there IMO. And, prior to that, I lived in the Portland OR area....and guess what, it was the same way. As pretty as it was, I don't think I would return to the Northwest (even though my parents chose to make that their home)....once bitten, twice shy.

Chargerino:Are you "well known" in the town there...maybe as being just a little bit assertive for your age? LOL. You know I'm just kidding you, right? It doesn't sound like you miss Las Vegas very much at all!

What's the deal with the Impala being so hot? I don't get it. And, if the sales figs are correct (and I know they are), 25,000 Impy units a month makes for 300,000 on an annualized basis. So, then, why is this model doing so well while all the other W-body sales figures are in the toilet? And, I thought about this, too. The introduction could be to properly align the model line-ups among the brands. Right now, it seems very fragmented. The G8 will come and then the others will "dribble in" in a haphazard manner that doesn't give credence to the program. And, please, let's leave Chrysler out of this. I think that those cars (300 and Charger) pulled in a "niche market" of early adopters (to use that term) the same way that the PT Cruiser did but do not have staying power. A more "middle of the road" car like the Impala is probably experiencing that staying power I allude to.

Distances out there, by our West Coast standards, are kind of a joke. You know, you have some TexASS in your background.Also, wouldn't the 70 mile drive be worth it?

I hear you and I agree. Platform revamping is an absolute necessity and freshness is needed. I am only speaking for myself, with my needs being totally utilitarian and conservative - I want others to try things first. In marketing parlance, I am a "late adopter." I hope that the RWD cars come on line but, most importantly, that they turn out to be proven products with a bunch of red dots in Consumer Reports so the General doesn't have egg on his face. I, too, look for the long-term viability of the brand. However, I'll be one of the few that is ok with putting one last W-body in my driveway. Then, depending on what's out there, I could do RWD, hybrid, other alternative...whatever...

I am not bent out of shape the way some are...I'd like to see an evenly distributed FWD and RWD product line. Neither is necessarily bad. My current W body has been a great car because (1) they ran the platform for a long time, and (2) GM quality control got better...my current 1990s car is better than was the 84 Cutlass Supreme and that car was better than the 76 Cutlass Supreme...both of which my parents bought and handed-down to me.I personally foresee placing a W-body order sometime late this year or early next year, so I am interested in the timing. I think the others are more serious car aficionados and it is their interest in GM, overall, that propels their disappointment and/or jubilation.

Does that mean they stop taking orders for GP in November or they stop building in November? I mean, there's a 2008 ordering guide out there. How short of a formal model year will that be?

ocnblu lives pretty close to you as well... :AH-HA_wink:

You didn't tell me what a "liebschin" is.I think I have dual citizenship and ought to look into getting a EU passport as well.