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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 13, 2012 -> 02:41 PM) Back when I got my license, my dad had a crappy old car that he put my name on as a driver, and I actually drove that fora about 6 months. After that, he decided to sell that car, and he found that his insurance premium went up a ton. Turned out that I'd moved from being a full time driver on the car with almost no value to being a part time driver on one of the more expensive newer cars, and that was enough to increase the insurance he was paying by a lot. Don't remember the actual number but it was in the hundreds. You're probably not going to get a whole lot on a trade for a 222,000 mile car, right? But even if your daughter doesn't technically drive that car much, if you can have her name on it for the purposes of insurance, that might be worth more to you than the value of the trade on the car over the course of the next couple years. Thus, keeping it might well make you more money than selling it. That's a very good point, Balta.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Feb 13, 2012 -> 01:25 PM) My wife and I have been having a debate for the past couple of weeks. We are planning on getting a new car in the next 1-3 months. My daughter is 15 and just started taking driving lessons. She has to have her permit for a minimum of 9 months so she won't be getting her license until December at the absolute earliest. The car we have now is a 2003 Grand Prix with over 222,000 miles on it. It has a few minor problems but runs pretty good for the most part (knock on wood). The debate we are having is whether or not to keep the old car for her to drive around so we don't have to worry about her getting into an accident with the new car or trading it in and knocking some money off the new car. My wife wants to keep it so our daughter can drive it and there's no chance of her wrecking the new car. I'm looking at all the added costs of keeping it when the only person that will be driving it doesn't even have a license yet since my wife doesn't drive at all. Our insurance will go up, we still have to keep up the maintenance, plus we have to find a place to park it since we only have a single car driveway that's already filled up with 3 other vehicles. We have full coverage on our car now but if when we get the new one, we could drop to liability on the old one to save a little money. The problem with that is if my daughter has a minor accident (say she backs into something and takes out a taillight and cracks the bumper) then we are on the hook for the cost of the entire repair. Also, if the car suddenly needs some major repair (engine blows, transmission goes out) then we might as well junk it and get something else. At least if we trade it in we'll get something out if it. Even if it's only $1000. We do have a suburban that she could drive if she really needed it but my wife thinks its too big for her. I think she'd actually be safer in it. It takes a lot to wreck a suburban. What are you looking at buying?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 13, 2012 -> 12:15 PM) Interesting how short of a term it took, and how low the total dollars were. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?s=...t&p=2532139 Just sayin...

QUOTE (The Critic @ Feb 13, 2012 -> 10:31 AM) Didn't happen for Thin Lizzy, who, in my humble opinion, were better than any other band mentioned in this thread. As for Pearl Jam, I like a few of their songs, but probably not enough to compile a very long playlist on my iPod. State of Love and Trust is a great song, though. Sorry, I guess I should have stated a "popular" artist.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 13, 2012 -> 12:05 AM) You sure about that? I could have sworn they were ranked around #10 in the US. EDIT: Per wikipedia, in 2011 it was ranked #6 in the world by Restaurant Magazine. And I will go there some day. They offer a vegan tasting as well. It was ranked numero uno in the US as well, Sqwert.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Feb 12, 2012 -> 11:32 AM) A question about running distance for the math majors on here: Can I assume treadmill distance is calculated merely as a function of time and belt speed and doesn't account for stride length? I've always thought 0% incline treadmill running was supposed to be "easier" than on the road, but lately find myself having a harder time doing equivalent distances and times indoors than out. I'm 6'5" and a long strider, so I'm guessing that I'm actually covering a bit more more ground than the machines at my club are telling me, assuming they're even correctly calibrated to begin with. Does that make any sense? Well doesn't the treadmill just measure how much distance the belt has traveled? I'm not sure how you could travel more or less than some + or - 3 feet, otherwise you would no longer be on the treadmill, correct?

Happy Birthday, fellas! Enjoy your day!

Oh come on now...what was he supposed to do? Tell the fans and Kenny "I'm not playing him. His swing is f***ed."

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Feb 9, 2012 -> 11:03 PM) I'd rather kill myself than spend $500 to eat a meal. This is what she is interested in though...molecular gastronomy...and Alenia is probably one of the best examples of this type of cooking in the world. What would you pay for a night out which included a Blackhawks playoff game?

Dropped my car off last night at the dealership so they could determine how many hours of labor its going to take them to install all the gadgets they promised me when I bought it. The loaner they gave me was a 2011 S4....FAST

QUOTE (farmteam @ Feb 9, 2012 -> 06:52 PM) Go with her to LA.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 10, 2012 -> 09:16 AM) The real question is whether 10 achieved the kind of success that it did if it weren't for Smells Like Teen Spirit already being on the radio/TV. Hard to speculate, honestly.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 10, 2012 -> 10:07 AM) At least for me, the big thing about Nevermind was that it got to the charts before 10 did, not because of what the lead singer did. Yeah, Nevermind was definitely the first of the two albums to really get crazy popular. However, Ten had a sloooow and steady rise and by Feb of 1993 had surpassed Nevermind in sales. I don't really see the fact that Nevermind sold more quickly as a huge point in its favor.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 10, 2012 -> 09:01 AM) Ten is definitely up there on that list, for me. Doing a quick scan of albums published in the 90's in my iTunes (and excluding anything not somehow rock/alt/metal/pop), some other albums I might put near or even ahead of Ten (not necessarily in order): RHCP: BloodSugarSexMagik Seal (I) Soundgarden: Badmotorfinger Toad the Wet Sprocket: Fea Alice in Chains: Dirt Alice in Chains: Jar of Flies Live: Throwing Copper Tool: Aenima VAST (I) Ten would be, for me, mixed somewhere into that group. Not sure where, or what order I'd put them all in. Just my opinion. Yeah, that's fair. Music is a very subjective thing and I don't think you can tell someone what their opinion should be in regards to what they think is best.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 10, 2012 -> 08:39 AM) I'd have to see a list to say for sure if I'd put it at #1. My point was, there is a big difference between best rock albums of the 90's, versus all time. I don't think Ten belongs on the all time one, but they are certainly on the 90's list, in my view. 100 Greatest Rock Albums of the 90's

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 10, 2012 -> 08:32 AM) It is of course very subjective... but I agree with you here. Now, if you said, the Top 10 rock (in the broad sense) albums of the 90's, then I'd say it belongs easily. Belongs? It is the #2 rock album of the 90's, probably behind Nevermind, and that is heavily influenced by the fact that Kurt Cobain committed suicide. Like it or not, whenever an artist or public figure tragically dies young, suddenly their work becomes more and more acclaimed than while they were living. Imagine if Eddie Vedder had blown his brains out after Vitalogy...

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Feb 10, 2012 -> 08:31 AM) I'm not necessarily saying those are my top ten albums ever, its just a few that are clearly superior off the top of my head in a few seconds. And to put Ten in the same class as TDSOTM is just non-sense. Well, I think this is age relative, to be honest. I can understand how one could make an argument for any of those albums, I suppose, and I obviously cannot say that anyone's opinion is incorrect. I think you would face quite a bit of opposition, however, if you stated that Ten did not belong on a list of the best rock albums of all time.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Feb 10, 2012 -> 12:21 AM) Bunny after having to get some stitches under her eye after being attacked by another dog. Dont laugh at her cone, she is sensitive. If you have trouble with the cone, you can buy a more reasonable and comfortable one at Petco or Petsmart, which is basically a soft ring pillow that goes around her neck. These cheap plastic cones are ridiculous.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Feb 10, 2012 -> 09:10 AM) It's certainly a good album, but it just cannot compare to other albums that have basically changed the entire music landscape, and in some cases the world. Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited Beatles- Sgt. Peppers Jimi Hendrix Experience- Electric Ladyland Neil Young- After the Gold Rush Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffiti Stevie Wonder- Songs in the Key of Life Rolling Stones- Exile on Main Street Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon Buffalo Springfield- Buffalo Springfield Again Pearl Jam- Ten I mean one of these albums just does not belong in this list and its pretty obvious which one it is Oh give me a break..this is entirely subjective. You would be perfectly within all respectable boundaries to say Ten is every bit as influential to the musical landscape as f***ing Dark Side of the Moon, which is perhaps the most overrated album in the history of f***ing music. Jimi Hendrix, while one of the best guitarists to ever live, did not release an album that deserves to be in the top albums of all time. I love Stevie Wonder more than just about anyone I ever encounter, but there is PLENTY of room for debate as to whether he belongs on any list ahead of Pearl Jam's Ten. Ten is on plenty of top 50 lists, and plenty of top 25 lists, and ranked as high as 11th of all time by a few publications. To say it doesn't belong with these other albums is pure subjective nonsense.

They are and probably always will be my favorite band of all time. I discovered them a bit late, I believe about the Fall of 1992 or so, right when I was in my musical wheelhouse of 15 years old. I got my first car when I was 16 and my mother bought me a 12 disc trunk-mounted cd player. From then on I was hooked. I bought everything I could get my hands on, much like you, Wite. I had Ten, and then Vs, and then I remember buying every bootleg I could find. I had some sort of boxed set that had all kinds of demos and outtakes, including stuff by Mother Love Bone and Green River. I distinctly remember spending hours and hours playing Road Rash on my 3DO and listening to these songs. I remember when Vitalogy was set to be released they played the entire album on the radio and there was much controversy. Then they released the vinyl a week before the cassette and cd version. I hatched a brilliant plan to buy the vinyl and then record it on to cassettes and sell it at school. Needless to say, the demand was not quite as high as I had anticipated. When No Code came out I was a bit disappointed; it was not the same as the first three albums and I didn't fall immediately in love with it. It was just ok. But I defended it voraciously to anyone who would claim Pearl Jam was losing it. Then Yield was released and I felt vindicated. It was the best Pearl Jam record since Ten in my opinion, and my favorite band was back. Needless to say, Pearl Jam continues to be my favorite band, however, I do admit my love for them has faded a bit with time. As they have matured and changed as a band, as Eddie has explored and expressed his weirdness, I have not always been along for the ride with them. I was not a huge fan of Binaural or Riot Act, although as always, I bought them right when they were released and listened to them for at least several weeks. The self-titled album almost made me give up on Pearl Jam...it was...just...weak. I maybe listened to it 5 times and admittedly thought that they had completely lost it. They were entering that realm of lameness that bands that stay together too long or are too old start entering (aka, the Rolling Stones). At that point, I was way more into The Strokes at this point and wouldn't have put up much of a fight if you'd have said they had replaced Pearl Jam as my favorite band. Then Backspacer was released. I felt like Lloyd when he told Harry in Dumb and Dumber that he had "totally redeemed yourself!" For the first time since Yield I felt like my favorite band was back and releasing some of the best music in the world again. I haven't gotten around to picking up the book or the film of Twenty, but I am planning on doing so next month, if I can find them. I'm glad you posted this, Wite...Pearl Jam is sort of the soundtrack to my adolescence and early adult life, and brings back a lot of memories for me, which, IMHO, is probably the most important thing that music does for a person.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 9, 2012 -> 08:18 PM) If the Tigers win the WS this year or next, it will have been worth it. Jim Hendry would still have a job if the Cubs had won in '07 or '08. And how long are they allowed to not make a postseason run after this year or next then for it to still have been worth it?

QUOTE (G&T @ Feb 9, 2012 -> 05:45 PM) So how do you feed a dog a raw bone? Doesn't it contaminate the floor? Do you feed them in a crate? Best place to do it is outside in the grass. Otherwise, like Kyle said, find a hard surface that you can wipe down easily. Or you could try putting down some old rags or towels.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 9, 2012 -> 02:56 PM) I had friends that went and they said it was outstanding, it's like a whole experience. Personally, I could never spend that much money on a single meal, but to each their own. Me neither! It's the girlfriend's favorite restaurant...she is paying

Has anyone eaten at Alinea? I'm going in a month and I can't wait...most of the reviewers on Yelp wrote that it is the best meal they've ever had.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 9, 2012 -> 03:11 PM) Can one of the legal people give a reason for why one would file a case with an initial damage claim this high? Only thing I can think of is she is truly crazy or that she wants the publicity.