trinacriabob

Silk(e)y was one of my favorite things on C&G...enough to "bust a gut" laughing.

Moderators need to curb their right to alter or delete posts. Within the last few months, Ninety Eight Regency posted one of his photo parades. I commented on the setting in one photo and said it "looked very Houston TX" (which is where he happens to be from...a metropolis of 4 or so million people). Ninety Eight provided us with some humor in the grandstanding exit/re-entry also exhibited by a few others on here so I get a kick out of such "self-importance." Many people comment on surroundings or backgrounds in people's posted photos. Being that I design buildings, this is reflexive to me. Yet the post was gone. One doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out which mod axed it. Mods, your actions shouldn't reflect your personal biases.

Try listening to or reading Watergate transcripts...or the way our last First Lady (if you want to use the word "lady") talked behind closed doors...those are our country's leaders and they talk like that. The Lounge is our locker room...as long as the posts remain intelligent on other parts of the forum, I don't think our credibility is lost.

That's why I like you ... standard issue Southern California irreverence!

Doolittle

Are you and BV going to be the co-presidents of the Mute Admiration Society of Pennsylvania (MASPA)? :AH-HA_wink:

What about "Jessica" - I think that was Allman Brothers?! That one pumps out some adrenaline.

WMJ, the first one is 'effin hysterical.

Agreed. I had an 84 Cutlass Supreme Brougham coupe. The only thing I would add is that I liked it better when the twin lamps weren't defined individually. Like in the changeover between the 86 Cutlass Supremes and the 87 Cutlass Supremes.

I have more of a problem with "pinched in at the inside, flared out at the outside" trinangulated lights (read current edition Grand Prix...which I otherwise like).

Cool. Here's me who hasn't been on a date in ages talking, like what do I know. Certain ethnic groups have different "styles" and that could be cultural. If you travel around Europe, you know how that changes, so I do pay attention to that sort of thing. Like a friend said, crossing from Germany into Scandinavia was like "turning off the volume switch."The last girl I dated was 100% Greek. The temperment and personal style is something I understand. I can say NOTHING bad about her except that it wasn't meant to be because 1) she wanted children (I don't), and 2) given her high educational attainment, I wondered if there would be any "who would wear the pants" struggles and that was disconcerting. I didn't want to find out later than sooner. You are right. It's great to have someone you are attracted to that reciprocates more than on a merely platonic level. And if she has consented to go to YUL (love those airport codes), and actually goes, then stick with the plan. Gawd, I love Montreal....one of the bitchenest cities in the world and I hope you can catch the Jazz Festival.

A lot of high achieving girls are that way. Gotta study to keep my GPA up, gotta study for the bar exam, gotta get a good night's sleep for my high paying job (after law school), etc. If this occurs SEVEN days a week, I'd say you have a problem. If it doesn't and she seems more flexible, you can make a go of it. If she is not that assimilated (not that American/Canadian) this is probably more pronounced. If I remember my academic experiences, the foreign-born and raised Asian students are super dedicated and methodical as to how they approached the academic process, often "closing down" the library at midnight. Impressive. Hey, not to sidetrack, how about some nice Italian or Greek girls? The few times that I've been to your Greektown and they have that outside seating, I saw a lot of pretty Mediterranean looking girls.

Canada, in general, seems to be a lot more liberal than the U.S. I don't think you have anything that resembles our Bible belt. Maybe the provinces in the interior - SK, MB? Don't know.For one thing, you guys have a lot more space. Less people than Cali and spread from coast to coast. That makes people less uptight. The other is that, per capita, Canada seems to be more of an ethnic kaleidoscope than does the US. There's a broader spectrum of niches and communities of immigrants, it seems, whereas in the US, it seems the bulk of the immigrant arrivals are predominantly from a handful of countries though all are clearly represented. BV, don't litter your car with bumper stickers for the wrong reason. Perhaps consider a license plate frame...like: The Best Man for The Job.... ...is a Woman. Just kidding. LOL. I absolutely hate that one and it is kind of passe.'

Yes, Nos, you are weird. But so are 90% + of the people who post here. I don't like normal people. Too confining. They tell me at work, "Robert, you are sooo weird" for all the random thoughts and jokes that I spew, but the same people that say this laugh and seem to like it. If your weirdness makes people laugh, it's a positive trait. Oh, yeah, your question. I don't do that. I do, however, fill in LICENSE PLATE GAPS or ACRONYMS. My license plates in WA state ended with: HNR - honor, and HZR - hazer (as in a fraternity) I also like acronyms. Someone on my street has PMS embedded into their number/letter sequence on their plate PMS = duh! Great stuff.

No. I think it looks pimpy. Kind of like those Cadillacs that are customized with tacky chromy $h! and there's an add to the sticker of $ 4,000. K.I.S.S. - keep it simple, stupid. It's about right how it is. I do prefer the body color door handles, though.I still wish I could get an answer to the 3800 base engine above through, and including, what year? 2007? 2008? Beyond?

evil

PB, have you gone Canadian on us?

Excellent point. That's the primary layman's technique for diagnosing wheel bearing/hub bearing problems. They are also a little more "metallic" than tires in their drone.

So, does this mean I can talk about carpet munchers? As long as I say it nicely? Great! I guess it's their "edge" that I find to be such a trip...gay guys don't seem to have that same "edginess" so, except for the occasional flaming Richard Simmons type outburst like your elevator story, they are not that interesting in the sense that calls for analysis and scrutiny. And, don't worry folks, I probably have one of the broadest spectrum of friends on here....national origin, age, gender, education, religion, sexual proclivities, everything...I might even have some munchers in my arsenal that have gone undetected. I still find them interesting. Like the ones at Starbucks who wished I was dead!

It should be RWD. Is that Zeta? This is a nice car that really needs to be in their line-up. It would anchor the top end of the personal luxury segment for GM whereas MC anchors the entry to personal ("luxury") coupe vehicles. It just needs to be done right! It needs to be a showstopper.

1. Better drive it with the NEW tires to see if it went away. I, too, had a front hub go out on my early 90s previous gen Regal, as NOS pointed out. They're not THAT costly but still it would not to be replaced so you can fully trust the car on the open road. 2. I hate leather seats. Wrong person to ask. They will eventually develop hairline cracks. A lady at my work has a mid-90s Sedan de Ville and those fine hairline cracks are evident. But, for the near-term, the seats should be fine if they are fine now. 3. That in there would be Series II. I have a Series I 3800. No problem thus far and looking at the quarter million mile milestone. I think it was probably the earlier ones within the Series II family...can't be sure. What kind of "dot" does Consumer Reports give the Regal under "Engine"? Bon chance.

Volkswagen

Ask about the Halcyon combined with one of the air sickness things. Hong Kong is a long flight. Are you doing the nonstop from T.O. on AC?

Get on a plane? Let's go! Seriously, TC, I feel for you. Can't do the empty stomach thing if you so inclined. Need bland foods in there - like crackers and club soda, for instance. See your physician before you travel - people say Halcyon is good for the long trip, but I just stay awake for it all. Ask about meds ahead of time and bring 2 kinds in case 1 of them just doesn't do it for you. I don't mind the bumps here and there but those 100 ft. air pocket drops, especially on a '47 when you hear a "sonic boom" type of sound and watch the wings flap, well, it can get a little disconcerting. Lufthansa from FRA to YYZ was that way last July about 1 to 2 hours after departure. It's always nice to glide over YYZ on approach.

weasel