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I never invested a cent in EM, although severely tempted several years ago. But then I thought back on my beachfront condo I put a coupla grand down on, only to see it washed away by a hurricane. The developers promised to rebuild, but eventually they absconded with the insurance money. Since...

:D Outstanding!

A sign used to hang over the urinal in the line shack's restroom at the Lone Star Flight Museum: "Pilots with short stacks or low manifold pressure, taxi closer."

I'm getting to the point I hesitate to click on the Friday Blogs because for the past several months they have been desperately lacking in content. This disturbs me because I feel like there's nothing to talk about - or at least nothing that can be shared. OK, if so, say so. I'm getting tired of...

Wanted: Now hiring lawn/landscaping laborer. Meth-head/alcoholic $9 per hr. Same as above with driver's license $10 Same as above and shows up everyday $11 Same as above with no drama not on probation $12 Works as hard as me and bi-lingual $17 per hour.

Problems with the existing AMTs seem to be software-related. That's relatively easy to solve. As to the C/D review, the magazine, once the leader in automotive literacy, has descended to the depths of irresponsible, hair-on-fire, automotive sensationalism, advocating a kind of driving...

Retailers across the country are raising prices for gas in an anticipated shortage of supply here in the next few months. Harvey shut down most of our deepwater rigs in the Gulf - and rather than getting production back on stream in a few days, her lingering effects meant that most rigs were...

News coverage of the remnants of Harvey continues to be terrible - it's a sterling example of what happens when you hire models to think on their feet. Derek Zoolander has moved to Houston and is appearing as a local TV reporter. It's an embarrassment to the profession of journalism. Go stand in...

Beach dwellers and tourists need to move out now. It's going to be impossible to get off our barrier islands once the storm surge brings rising water. Then you're stuck for the duration. Not a good prospect. The worst of this storm is that it's going to hang around so long. Right now, it's not...

From a practical standpoint, a turning radius in excess of about 36' is going to require a three-point turn to get into most shopping center parking spaces. My 2000 Lexus RX-300 supposedly had a turning radius of 41', and it was a real pain to park from a normal parking lot aisle. Practically...

Does anyone actually believe that ONE letter is meaningful - among the thousands - or tens of thousands of emails that arrive at the White House every day? C'mon, face it, you are spitting in the ocean. One letter followed by weeks of sitting on our hands and complaining we didn't get a...

I polished the headlight lenses of my last two minivans for years, restoring their brilliance - but the service intervals became shorter and shorter until I replaced them with NEW housings. It's been several years now and they still look as good as new. I've noticed many of the cars of the...

^^ That's a two-parter. The first part about the problems Chrysler was having with the domestic Neon's warranty work began in about 2004 and continued almost to the end of the US model run in Belvidere, Illinois. Thereafter when production was moved to Saltillo, Mexico for the final years of...

Some weird stories are coming out of US manufacturers working out of Mexico that may shed a little light on their situation: A meeting with a local high-volume Chrysler dealer in 2004 revealed that while the Dodge Neon was manufactured in the US, the virtually identical PT Cruiser was...

The bottom line involves the Elio not being an automobile. The three-wheel design sidesteps a WHOLE lot of certifications that are necessary for an automobile, making their journey to market a lot more difficult. Motorcycles (and autocycles) don't have the burden the NHTSA and EPA place on...

It's true, the marketing of the Elio shifted away from buyers to potential investor/suppliers in the past year, but the same marketing tactics still apply. Fortunately, in this market, many of the same things that attract an individual buyer will bring in the large investors as well. Rather than...

I've run trade show exhibits for years, and conducted dozens of monthly seminars for customers and trade groups, here and overseas - and I'm convinced there are NO inexpensive shows. By the time you count up the staff salaries (who are absent from their real jobs just to host an exhibit) plus...

Now showing in Kendallville and Ft. Wayne . . . real hotbeds of the American commuter market. Bet they made a big hit down at the John Deere dealership. :doh: C'mon guys, there are some shows you can't afford to attend, no matter how cheap or convenient. You need to go where the...

I've been trying to keep up with the proposed color palette, and it's become a bit confusing. I first wanted yellow, but when it quickly disappeared from the color choices, I was not a happy prospect. Since then, I've moved on to red, then black, and now the "rocket silver" intrigues me...

Ah, that's it! Set the locals against the feds . . . stand back and watch! :pop2: