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I'll join in on the number crunching, but mine will be simpler and even useful for some C&G folks. Ok, so you've got Costco tires. They credit you back what part of the treadwear you don't attain. It is based on the price of the current tires on your car that you bought at Costco, and not that of the prospective tires you plan to purchase. So I thought, "Cool, just time the replacement with when your preferred brand of Costco tires is couponed or on special with the $ 150 off for a set of 4." No can do! I learned you only get one or the other. For most people who don't need a hazard repair or replacement, that makes the treadwear guarantee worthless if you did fairly well with your tires' longevity. Michelin Defender unit price of current tires (ea.): $ 130 Attained treadwear down to 2 mm remaining (of previous 90,000 mile warranty): 65,000 miles Proportion used: .7222 Reciprocal owed to you as a credit: .2778 Total purchase allowance owed to you: $ 130 x .2778 x 4 (tires) = $ 144.46 You actually come out about $ 5 ahead by just taking their coupon / featured special rather than claiming the credit for your unattained tread life, given that you cannot "double dip." - - - - - What? And this is what I got a full-fledged undergraduate degree in business for? You can figure this out with a mere minor in it, and with marginal grades.

You know this vehicle. Sort of like I know the year to year details about Cutlass Supremes. I have heard that term "modular" about this engine, but I don't know what they meant by that. Assuming the high school reunion was enjoyable to begin with, taking a TC to one's high school reunion on the Florida Keys might have made it even more memorable.

@David I like the chick peas better as hummus. I like the lima beans better in purist form. I just had some tonight. So good.

February 11 I see the rounded Town Cars every now and then, but how often does one see these formal, boxy ones with that real thin opera window in the rear sail panel? On Atlanta's north side, in Sandy Springs, GA. Probably a 4.6 V8. Spotless.

February 10 Last rendition of the Monte Carlo, in LT form, having its ~ 15 y.o. VVT V6 propelling it around the Perimeter (I-285) seemingly effortlessly.

I'm digging up photos ... February 9 Green like the Georgia pines. Has seen better days. Probably a '73. Near the Stone Mountain area of Atlanta.

I find it hard to tire of garbanzo beans, and especially lima beans. Not only that, they're really good for you.

Hence the nickname "Taxachusetts."

I feel like I'm being taunted today by being pelted with "colonnades." That's ok. Bring it on! - - - - - For lunch today, I had a corned beef and swiss cheese omelette, potatoes, and sourdough toast with strawberry jam. And, FYI, (it might be app or sent via e-mail or text) IHOP is featuring a two stack of green pancakes for $ 1 for at least the rest of the day. I ought to work at being less cheap.

Right. It is Benedict, now that I look. Ratzinger was an untimely and uptight Pope from the stereotypical "old school" Germanic mold. Popes are not supposed to "retire." He's still kicking. The Vatican does a lot of hushed things. They educated me for 16 years - grade school, high school, and undergraduate. Instead of German uptightness, I got treated to some nasty Irish nuns. I try to laugh about it and still celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

My eyes are feasting on that immaculate '84+ Cutlass Supreme Brougham coupe back by the fence dressed up in black (looks good on this particular car) and with alloy wheels. Beautiful. Today, and especially today, one doesn't need to drive an EV to go green. Happy St. Patrick's Day, C&G folks.

Thank you. I will return them, then. They are now back to giving samples inside small paper bags through a plexiglass box office type slot. It's great that they are trending back to the Costco lunch. It's just that the current samples are small! I'll just buy Bosch wipers again when that time comes around. I've done well with the Bosch wipers before.

I was stunned to see that, since the last time I went in (you know, no more Costco lunch), Costco now has self check-out. It didn't take cash and I haven't been "following" Costco around with all their credit card changes. But it is for those who have their VISA or want to use debit cards. * Windshield wipers by Michelin at Costco are currently $ 5.99 each. I'm good for this season. I bought a pair for next. *

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Random throught(s): Mask prices are coming down. I have too much hand sanitizing lotion around.

Mon Dieu, monsieur Grecque. Je pense que je connais tous cets places dans toi photos, aussi dans les photos vielles. Je pense que ceci et dans le Vieux-Port, a cote' du musee "nouveau" Pointe-a-Calliere, n'est-ce pas? I do this without looking at a translator. Pardon any mistakes, given that I took only took it in high school. I occasionally talk to myself in French just to keep it up.

Probably got gas here at least once when I had a newly minted driver's license and my friends and I were finding random places to go on road trips to spread our wings, just like this places is spreading its wing ... as the Palm Springs Visitors Center instead of as a 76 gas station.

Happy Sunday AND random thought: Spring ahead ... right back to bed.

@Robert Hall Probably so, since the "franchise," as they now call series, was obviously going to pick up some critical mass. Which leads me to the random thought that Mercury should have considered using Miss Moneypenny as their spokesperson in their Cougar commercials.

Woohoo - I did good, then. Got it - in a TV adaptation. So I got the ones on the movie theater screen correct, and possibly even in the right order. Since I've never read Ian Fleming, what did the James Bond persona look like, if described in his novels, and which person playing him best approximates Ian Fleming's intent?

There have been so many different Mr. Bonds: Niven, Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, Craig ... Did I miss one?

Good morning and Happy Saturday. Wow, the jokes you hear from grown-ups who went to ... ahem ... parochial schools. I'll try to clean it up a little bit. - - - - - A man is walking along the beach. He comes across a shiny object in the sand. As he examines it, it's apparent that it's a genie bottle. He holds the genie bottle and, suddenly, a genie appears. The genie tells the man, "Master, I can grant you 3 wishes, and only 3 wishes, and then I will disappear forever. Think carefully as you can only wish for 3 things." Man on the beach: "I want $10 million in the bank." * cue sound and visual effects of wizardry and magic * In the man's hands are credible statements for reputable banks with this sum of money in the accounts. Man on the beach: “Wow!” Genie: "What is your second wish, master?" Man on the beach: "I want a 10,000 square foot mansion overlooking the ocean." * cue sound and visual effects of wizardry and magic * On the beach, a luxurious mansion appears and, in the man's hands, is the deed showing ownership of this property. Man on the beach: “Great!” Genie: "What is your third wish, master? Think carefully as this is your last wish." Man on the beach: "I want a d*** that hangs down to my knees." * cue sound and visual effects of wizardry and magic * So the genie cut off his legs.

This is funny. One could look at this several ways ... She is doing a similar thing that people in a So Cal beach town do once a year when they moon an Amtrak train. Or, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?" Love this view - after Two Union Square (1989) but before the implosion of the Kingdome (2000) and the proliferation of all the pretentious high-rise condo towers after that. A good time to be in Seattle.

Indeed. Some here may see it differently, but I felt the '70s were a good chapter for GM. Colonnade coupes sold like hot cakes. And who could forget some of the trims and dashboards of that era, like the cool dashboard of a mid 70s Grand Le Mans coupe with all the circles and gauges ... and the crushed velour LJ trim level seating. And that year they offered lime exteriors and some lime interior trim. Fun times. I periodically look at the colonnade coupes for that toy second car thing and am scared off by the prices I see. So it's not just me who likes them! One of my favorite dashboards of all time. Note the inscription Grand Le Mans above the shifter and below the analog clock. This unit is NOT air conditioned. But oh so cool. This is the larger Grand Prix, for which they got into fancier seats. This appears to be a base Catalina from 1976, the year for lime trim Since GM wasted so much money to "duplicate" engines across divisions, they now have no money left over, or are too cheap, to put darker tan and darker gray dashboards and trim to go with their limited offerings of tan and gray seating, respectively.

This is hilarious ... the car and the people. The get ups and hairstyles are dated, especially on that dude ... the glasses and that shirt that looks like a bumblebee. This basic vehicle style could have run with a 225 slant 6, a 318 V8, or a 360 V8. This is probably a 360. I get a kick out of the vaned rear quarter windows, a la colonnade Grand Am. The front end even looks especially dowdy, like that of a Maverick!