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QUOTE(Steff @ Aug 25, 2005 -> 09:15 AM) Illegal handicap parking fines..? An asshole employee parked in the handicap spot and a cop gave them a ticket for $100 though the sign says $50 (and is likely as old as this building). In Chicago? The Daley Machine!

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 25, 2005 -> 08:29 AM) Yep, no big surprise here, and the least of my concerns as far as the President goes. Now, the 330+ days spent on vacation at his ranch during his time in office, and the fact that he's the only working American I know of that can be on vacation 20% of the time, that I take some issue with. Yes, because when the President is on vacation he's just chilling in his Lazy-Boy watching soaps. :rolly

:rolly puhhhhhleeeaaase!

QUOTE(Texsox @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 03:30 PM) Couple of questions. Is it in our nation's best interest to be dependent on foreign oil and food? Is it smart to purchase a vehicle for the once a year vacation or the 99% regular miles? I may be wrong, but I think you're talking about me. I bought my vehicle because I got a damned good price. I don't only use it for "the once a year family vacation" either. We go on a lot of short extended weekend type trips. I can't begin to count the numerous things I've hauled in my Blazer that would have been impossible in a 4 door sedan. No, it's not in our country's best interest to be dependent on foreign oil. That's why I support drilling in ANWAR. A question...do you think our dependence on items made of plastic keeps the demand for oil high?

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 01:25 PM) wow, i struck a cord. my point is that in many cases (not all) people think they need a bigger car than they actually do. s*** I had trouble putting the new water softener I bought yesterday in the Corolla but I made it work. As for putting all of that stuff in the suv, I ask again whether or not your parents were able to put all of that in their wagons or cars back then. if so, why cant we now? Nothing ticks me off more than seeing some car getting 15mpg sitting in bumper to bumper traffic with 1 person in it on the highway. It's like that funny Miller High Life Commercial... "The only off-roading she's going to be doing is if she runs over her flowerbed." Well, I went on vacation with my Grandparents who pulled a 24ft 5th wheel camper trailer behind a deisel pick up. So, yes, we were able to fit all that and more. I don't understand the anger at that person. It's that person's freedom to buy whatever they want and to drive whereever and whenever they want. Hooray for capitalism.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 12:14 PM) you'll soon see the return of the wagon. i still dont get it. my toyota corolla (which gets 32mpg) has 5 seats. The reason why a husband, wife and 2 kids cant ride in this is because....... maybe part of the problem is that parents bring too much sh*t of their kids on a road trip. i see this with my cousins. they drive 30 minutes and the kids have to watch a dvd or play gameboy or bring 15 toys with them. when i was young it was color, read a book, or look out the damn window. But then again I didnt have a.d.d. either. Well, our trip was a little longer than 30 minutes. It was 7 hours. We had a suitcase for me, a suitcase for my wife, a duffel bag for my 3 year old, a bag for the 8 month old, a bag of diapers, a stroller, a pack-n-play, a container of toys for the baby, a dog, dog food, dog treats, golf clubs, camera bag, purse, tissues, snacks, pillows, blankets, games... Can you get all that into your Corolla? I barely got it all into my 97 Blazer (which gets 21 mpg). Oh yeah, my kids don't have A.D.D either.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 09:15 AM) That explains why I won't sit next to you on the train... :puke Whew...I thought it was because you didn't like me.

Lance Armstrong dominates the Tour because he's different than most of the other riders in that he trains exclusively for the Tour. He does't have a race every other week like most riders. He's hated by most riders for this fact. Not saying this makes him innocent, just a FWIW.

QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 09:47 AM) Station wagons are just lower versions of SUVs. IIRC, a lot of station wagons had big gas-guzzeling engines as well... Yes, I'm just making the point that today's SUVs were the 50's station wagons.

I was on vacation since last Wednesday, so I didn't have to experience much of this, thank God. But, the worst thing about last night was the dugout in the ninth with one on and Rowand at the plate. Not a sole standing. Everyone was sitting and looking dead. Sad. Really sad. That's shot says it all about this team right now. Has it been that way for the past week?

Oh, I'm in. Just like I was in 2000.

I will be there.

Hog manure. Always reminds me of riding my bike to the outskirts of town past the hog farm.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 08:52 AM) my favorite line of the article... "Todd Ledbetter, 39, a real estate investor who lives in Columbia Heights, says he and his wife have no choice but to own a Honda SUV, with two boys, ages 3 and 9, and a third child on the way." Wow a family of 4 and soon to be 5 has no choice but to own a SUV? Funny, I don't remember seeing any SUV's in the 50's, 60's, 70's or 80's. there must not have been 4-5 members of a family back then. There's also a lot less station wagons made now. There is no way I could travel to Grandma's in Tennessee with two kids and all their stuff without an SUV or van. Since I already have the SUV and can't afford to buy a van right now...there ya go.

QUOTE(zach61 @ Aug 23, 2005 -> 02:25 PM) Then shouldn't the tobacco industry be charged with murder since they know smoking could kill you? Or at least assisted suicide? And the government as well. (For not outlawing it and profiting off of it.)

QUOTE(winodj @ Aug 24, 2005 -> 07:58 AM) I hate gas is a bargain comparisons. That's such bullcrap. Yeah, gas is still cheaper than milk, but how often do you buy 10 gallons of milk to go to work? Amen! One has nothing to do with the other.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 12:20 PM) Who knew that we agree yet again. Oh God! Delete, edit!

QUOTE(Steff @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 11:40 AM) Yep.. it could get ugly around here this weekend. I'm soooo glad we're going out of town until Tuesday.

This is why I tried to avoid the Pale Hose forum today.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 10:28 AM) Could that mean injured? I don't know. I guess it could mean lazy. I'm "inactive" on most Sundays.

QUOTE(winodj @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 12:05 PM) I think she's wrong. And he's wrong. Nobody's right here. Neither is Bill O'Reilly who equated her protest to treason. O'Reilly's a jackass. Everybody's a traitor! :rolly

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 07:53 AM) I don't think her demands for a private meeting with Bush are all that unreasonable. Would you meet privately with this person? link and link

QUOTE(Wong & Owens @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 09:31 AM) Basically, you'd take pictures of cars, then upload them onto a server. Pretty simple stuff. Gonna boost 'em and sell them for parts later on? Sounds like "Gone in 60 Seconds" to me.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 09:31 AM) SI.com still has him listed as a Raider. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/4745/ No transactions either showing that he was cut.

QUOTE(CubKilla @ Aug 17, 2005 -> 09:27 AM) I do actually. Was Roosevelt supposed to meet with the mother of every soldier killed in battle during WWII? Was Lincoln supposed to meet with the mother of every union soldier killed in battle during the Civil War? Fact of the matter is this..... when war's happen, people die. Good people. During times of relative peace, thousands of young men and women joined the military simply because of the "GI Bill". They figured they'd do their 2, 4, 6 years in the branch they chose and then they'll be living the easier life when it comes to college and the job search. How many of them actually realized that their whole plan could go right down the crapper in the matter of 2 hours during one day? I agree about people joining because of the GI Bill, but, correct me if I'm wrong, I believe this kid joined because he agreed with the war effort and had just re-inlisted 6 months or so before he was killed and his father has said he intended to make the military his career.