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QUOTE (Deadpool @ May 17, 2016 -> 10:15 AM) Change your name to something super controversial on the boards: BothBathrooms I Trade4Trout ILoveHawk IHateHawk HarryCarayRuinedUs MBINAA

Cough *attention whore* cough cough

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 16, 2016 -> 06:23 PM) something is wrong with a system in which 80 year old grannies and 3 year old babies get searched like they are Al Pacino look alikes. Something wrong in the world when babies and grandmothers are used to conceal bombs.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ May 13, 2016 -> 11:41 AM) Anyone buy a car with a salvage title? I saw a listing online for an 2002 Tahoe that only has 100k miles on it. Looks great from the pictures and it's less than $4k. I'm thinking it'd be great as a family vacation vehicle that can tow something (like a pop-up camper) at a very, very minimal expense. But I have little to no idea what a salvage title entails when it comes to future repair work, insurance, any sec of state issues, etc. I know two people who have done that. Both cars were totaled and then rebuilt. They told me they could get liability but no other insurance. Depending on why the cars were totaled will help you decide what future problems you may encounter. Usually it will be body damage. Both guys were in the construction trades and these were work trucks that would get knocked around anyways. They bought directly from a repair shop that buys and rebuilds totaled vehicles. They both were really positive about it. One of the guys happened to be a contractor for some work that I had done at the Scout camp I ran. We had a couple hours to sit and b.s. while subs and supplies arrived. The other was another Scout leader I met at a couple events. He used the truck for work and Scouting. We got on the subject because he was wondering about using the vehicle to haul Scouts around.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 13, 2016 -> 01:54 PM) The only one I buy as fixed was Ewing to the Knicks. Yeah, that seemed lucky Tough day in San Antonio today. Tim is so loved around here. The thought of his career possibly ending leaves a lot of people in tears.

I'd still like to know all the reasons MJ had for playing baseball.

Thanks for posting that.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ May 13, 2016 -> 10:14 AM) I cannot believe this country, and specifically the federal government, is wasting this much time, effort, money and attention on this issue. I agree. But the government has a duty to the citizens to take action on things we find important. We demand that government listens to us. I wish I could type that in green. But politicians see what a hot button issue it is and emotion decides elections.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 13, 2016 -> 12:02 AM) FoxSports still reporting that same story...Giants/Angels/White Sox as the three finalists. Wonder what the benefit to the White Sox of "being involved" is if there's no legitimate interest? Is it really going to make a difference to drive up his price a couple of million for the Angels, who realistically only have a 10-15% chance at competing for a wild card spot? I doubt the Sox are doing anything. So why would his agent use the Sox? I can think of two possibilities that both lead to completely different conclusions. A. The Sox and a pennant race are his #1 choice. His agent is hoping that fans will jump on the bandwagon and start metaphorically or literally chanting his name and placing a little pressure on the front office. B. He has no interest in the Sox, and his agent doesn't have any players with the team, so if the team gets pissed about the smoke screen there isn't anything lost.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 12, 2016 -> 04:08 PM) Not at all. But Chili did nothing of the sort. He didn't ask anyone for advice on what to buy. In fact, he didn't ask anyone advice about whether he could afford such a car, how much he makes, what his occupation is, etc. This is a thread about cars, not about financial advice. Now I don't think Jason meant any harm by it, and he did mention that he didn't fully know Chili's financial situation, but the whole post sort of assumed that he did. People just seem overly concerned, for whatever reasons, about how much others spend on cars. It's a general discussion. People jump in and make comments. From attendance to vacations to cars we tell each other how to spend money all the time here. I guess this one was just a little too directed at one person.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 13, 2016 -> 02:32 AM) Greg, it's never gonna get through to you. Yet, for years and years people try. You can't wake someone who is pretending to be asleep. Greg is the straw that stirs the filibuster. He intuitively knows what opinions will keep things going, grabs that side, and fires away. If we didn't already have him we would need to hire someone to do that.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 12, 2016 -> 03:45 PM) I'm not going to disagree that it sounds like a large expense for him but I'll be honest, I don't think it's anyone's business to tell people how to spend their money unless you are one of their creditors or you are their family member. Some people love cars and justify spending more of their income on them than others. For whatever reason, a lot of people seem to want to opine on the topic of who should spend what on cars. You don't often hear anyone criticizing someone else's monthly entertainment budget, or how much they spend on their golf game. I suspect if Chili had some fanatical interest in comic books folks would think it was a great hobby. All that matters in my book is what makes the kid happy. So we should shut down this thread? Isn't this whole thread about how to spend someone's money? People have been asking what to buy, Jason offered his best heartfelt advice. People are free to ignore him.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 12, 2016 -> 03:34 PM) Psh, you also dont have snow We were in Lake Forest when our kids were born.

Oscar Robertson average a triple double 31 pts, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists per game the same season Chamberlain averaged over 50. They both lost out to Russell. Now any one of those seasons could have resulted in a unanimous MVP vote if they hadn't all happened the same year.

Personally, I preferred a two door for getting my kids in and out of the backseat car-seats. It is kind of going almost straight back instead of across and back. (If that makes sense to y'all).

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 12, 2016 -> 02:06 PM) These lawmakers really have a lot of bathroom encounters Maybe they should regulate wide stances.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 12, 2016 -> 12:44 PM) http://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-wo...le76827092.html Now we seem to have a contest to see who can overreact the most.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 12, 2016 -> 11:47 AM) So I'm an ahole (or as I tell myself...a truth teller) when it comes to personal finances, so I'm just going to make this comment, but unless I'm mistaken, you work as a server at a Chili's. Now I have no idea what your longer term plans are and maybe you have lined up some wall street job with a big signing bonus (or already have a ton of money through inheritance or something...either way, I don't need to know), but unless one of my predefined scenarios fits, in no way shape or form is dropping $42K on a car a solid financial decision for someone just starting out. You don't need to take my advice and I'm not here to get into a big discussion about it, but seeing that you are buying one I find it in my internet heart that I need to give you what I feel is the advice I'd tell my kids (and the advice I'd want someone to tell me in that situation). Sadly, most people figure it out a little too late. One of the phrases I hear is a car is an investment. No it is an expense. Probably the largest expense you will make.

My travelling coach for baseball taught me so many lessons, many I use in my own coaching. Respect was #1. For the game, yourself, teammates, opponents. When I've had the unpleasant task of cutting kids I remember his method. Youth coaches like him are really rare. He also financed and ran the local youth football program until the park district was large enough to buy him out. We literally went to his parent's garage to pick up our equipment. For what it is worth, he was gay. No one really mentioned it. I learned the fact years later.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 11, 2016 -> 02:24 PM) My son has been playing for 5 years. Last fall was actually the first time I had any bad experience like that. That kid's mother was just a special kind of b****. Five years and hasn't mastered warm ups? He needs a new coach.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ May 12, 2016 -> 09:25 AM) The strike zone is not determined by the height of the batter. It is the area between the bottom of the knee cap and the middle of the torso while in their stance. If it went strictly by the batter's height a guy like Jeff Bagwell who hit in a crouched stance would have to be swinging at pitches eye level. They seemed to have removed the language about it being a "normal" or "usual" stance.

I would think for a jump that big fans of other teams are tuning in.

Interesting. That seems like a huge jump.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ May 12, 2016 -> 07:39 AM) Let's use a T to hit the ball. No more balls and limited( fouls and misses) strikes. Eliminates the need for the pitcher so drastically increases team profits. No more hit batters so less injuries and drastically reduces Tommy John surgery. Or a pitching machine could be a compromise for the old fashioned purists who want to preserve the traditions.