Intrepidation

Yeah, my friend's 2LT RS. It's not the material it's made of the bothers me. I can't stand the shape of the shift knob. It's like an Oreo cookie turned on its side. So not only is it unnatural to hold in your hand, but the stitching rests uncomfortably on the center of your palm. I just doesn't feel comfortable and that's why I don't like it. As for the Cobalt, if you decide to keep it for a while reg, there's lots of potential with them with them. Lots of goodies you can get courtesy of higher trim Cobalts. What I liked best about the Cobalt was how it rode. It rides like a big, substantial car and is very stable even at triple digit speeds. Since you're never shy about pointing out a car's faults, I'm curious what you'll make of the steering. That was the weirdest part of it for me. It has that weird sort of unnatural feel I've never experienced in a hydraulic assisted steering system before. Over time I got used to it, but every now and then I would think how oddly disconnected it feels, despite being accurate.

Funny how the Cobalt gets a better manual shift knob than the Camaro.

Here it is from the home video, I forget the year, sometime in the 60's. And here it is today, with new hardware and shade.

Yeah always wash those rockers and under the car really well.

Those are very nice rugs!

Glad to hear things are going well for you! Still looking for a full time job (or another part time job at least), but the new place is coming along nicely. We moved recently and in the process my girlfriend and I got our own place. It's a much nicer place than Lawrence was. Level driveway too! Oh and the Intrepid hit the 200,000 mile mark a few weeks ago.

Looks good. Wheels aren't too shabby either. Way better than the crummy hubcaps my rental had.

So I have this floor lamp with a end table built into it. Secured by the shaft is casting of an eagle the rests on the table. I remember when I was younger we had it in our living room, but it eventually ended up in the attic when we didn't have a place for it (or it broke, I don't remember). I always thought it was neat, and decided that I wanted to take it with us for my apartment. The lamp shade was gone an the socket for the bulb looked like it was in rough shape, as well as the housing being gone and the wiring being old. However, since they sell kits that let you replace the guts in your old lamp with new ones, I figured I could fix it. In all the madness that was moving day I almost didn't bring it with us, but on one of the last trips to the old house I grabbed it. So a couple weeks ago I finally got around to replacing the electrical parts with new ones and buying it a new lamp shade. I'm very pleased with how it turned out, and happy to have a lamp in the living area now. Now I knew this lamp was fairly old, since we had it when I was little. I figured it was about the same age as me, maybe a few years older. However, tonight I was watching some home movies of my mom's family when she was a kid, and what do I see in their living room but the very same lamp, as well as a corner hutch that my aunt has at her place. So this lamp is at least 45 years old. I dunno, I think it's pretty neat to see something from my parent's childhood home be put to use again half a century later. Almost left it behind to be trashed, but glad I didn't. Anyone else have furniture or other things besides cars or jewelry that's been in the family for a long time?

I wouldn't mind a national ID card. Just so long as it doesn't cost $50 to renew every few years like my license did.

That is no fun, sorry to hear dude. =/

It is a valid point, different strokes for different folks.

The nagging question I have is, did you actually save money buying a brand new car, basic though it may be, VS doing the maintenance work for the Aztek and the transmission? (Maybe if you went with a brand new transmission and had the dealer do it all, then that would be highway robbery). Just seems silly to me to "buy a new car to save money". That's sort of like buying a Prius to save money on gas because the `87 LeSabre isn't as fuel efficient. Anyway, congrats on the Cobalt. Get some photos up when you can.

How many times can you say PowerPoint in one article?

I need to do the rear brakes on my car soon. Just a shame finding quality parts is getting harder and harder to do.

Fuel pump = not fun. One first gen LH cars, there was an access panel under the back seat that allowed you to remove the fuel pump without dropping the tank. Second gens don't have this panel, requiring you to drop the tank to remove the pump. That is not a job I would be willing to do myself.

What people seem to forget that illegal immigrants are here, you know, illegally, which is...you know against the law. There needs to be tougher enforcement about the immigration issue. AZ's may not be the best way, but how about the federal government stop pussy footing around and finally, actually, come up with better policies to deal with the issue.

Or Interior gutting is fun eh?

A good take on this. http://www1.whdh.com/video/player/?clipId=4737312&clipFormat=flv&topVideoCatNo=72115#?autoStart

Photos would help.

Piss in some club soda and you've got basically the same thing.

Who could instead hire legal immigrants or citizens....

So is it like Deja Vu from when you last bought a Colorado? Nice truck though, I prefer the extended cab body style over regular cab.

PHOENIX – Arizona's governor vows the state's tough new law targeting illegal immigration will be implemented with no tolerance for racial profiling, but at least two advocacy groups were preparing legal challenges and Mexico has warned that the law could affect cross-border relations. Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed into law a bill that supporters said would take handcuffs off police in dealing with illegal immigration in Arizona, the nation's busiest gateway for human and drug smuggling from Mexico and home to an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants. The law requires police to question people about their immigration status — including asking for identification — if they suspect someone is in the country illegally. It's sparked fears among legal immigrants and U.S. citizens that they'll be hassled by police just because they look Hispanic. With hundreds of protesters outside the state Capitol shouting that the bill would lead to civil rights abuses, Brewer said critics were "overreacting" and that she wouldn't tolerate racial profiling. "We in Arizona have been more than patient waiting for Washington to act," Brewer said after signing the law. "But decades of inaction and misguided policy have created a dangerous and unacceptable situation." Earlier Friday, President Barack Obama called the Arizona bill "misguided" and instructed the Justice Department to examine it to see if it's legal. He also said the federal government must enact immigration reform at the national level — or leave the door open to "irresponsibility by others." "That includes, for example, the recent efforts in Arizona, which threaten to undermine basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans, as well as the trust between police and their communities that is so crucial to keeping us safe," Obama said. Current law in Arizona and most states doesn't require police to ask about the immigration status of those they encounter, and many police departments prohibit officers from inquiring out of fear immigrants won't cooperate in other investigations. The new law makes it a crime under state law to be in the country illegally. Immigrants unable to produce documents showing they are allowed to be in the U.S. could be arrested, jailed for up to six months and fined $2,500. It also allows lawsuits against government agencies that hinder enforcement of immigration laws and toughens restrictions on hiring illegal immigrants for day labor and knowingly transporting them. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund said it plans a legal challenge to the law, which it said "launches Arizona into a spiral of pervasive fear, community distrust, increased crime and costly litigation, with nationwide repercussions." William Sanchez, president of the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders Legal Defense Fund, said his group is preparing a federal lawsuit against Arizona to stop the law from being applied. The group represents 30,000 Evangelical churches nationwide, including 300 Latino pastors in Arizona. "Millions of Latinos around the country are shocked," Sanchez said. Brewer ordered the state's law enforcement licensing agency to develop a training course on how to implement it without violating civil rights. The bill will take effect in late July or early August, depending on when the current legislative session ends. "We must enforce the law evenly, and without regard to skin color, accent, or social status," she said. "We must prove the alarmists and the cynics wrong." Many of the demonstrators at the Capitol complex booed when Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox she announced that "the governor did not listen to our prayers." "It's going to change our lives," said Emilio Almodovar, a 13-year-old American citizen from Phoenix. "We can't walk to school any more. We can't be in the streets anymore without the pigs thinking we're illegal immigrants." Mexico warned the proposal could affect cross-border relations, with Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa saying her country would have to "consider whether the cooperation agreements that have been developed with Arizona are viable and useful." Francisco Loureiro, a pro-migrant activist who runs a migrant shelter in Nogales, Mexico, called the new law "racist" and said it would lead to more police abuse of migrants. "Police in Arizona already treat migrants worse than animals," he said. "There is already a hunt for migrants and now it will be open season under the cover of a law." Loureiro said about 250 deported migrants have been arriving at his shelter every night and that most tell him they were detained by police. On Thursday, Mexico's Senate unanimously passed a resolution urging Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the law. __ Associated Press Writers Julie Pace in Washington and Olga R. Rodriguez in Mexico City contributed to this report. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100424/ap_on_re_us/us_immigration_enforcement

I quite like that.