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Anyone have a solution for a nightstand kind of thing for a loft bed? I found this http://www.spacesavers.com/minimantle.html but my son would like something a little bigger.

Battery changing stories? On some Chrysler Models to change the battery you have to go through the wheel well. Turn the tire and start removing screws to gain access.

I was thinking this weekend, and wondering what the comments would be. What would the economy look like if there was no governments to run deficits and control it? We talk about how the government has to deficit spend and borrow money, and pay interest, to keep the economy moving. That that mean there can be no long term successful economy without governments?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2009 -> 09:32 AM) I'll be honest, I won't really classify the UN as either option. I would go more with "Bloated and ineffective bureaucracy". They have some useful things, but nothing that couldn't be duplicated pretty easily and more effectively by some of the international aid companies if they had the budget to do so. I don't see the UN as being worth much on the world political stage, but their humanitarian work is very valuable in general. I really do believe a group like Red Cross/Cressent could do better if they had a fraction of the funding that the UN has. Until they become bloated as well. The tough part is keeping to a focus and a mission. Humans always seem to keep adding to things until they become too bloated to work.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jan 18, 2009 -> 11:10 PM) I smell 4th place Just like last year. Hell, last year fourth was a stretch for some people. If they could they would have had us in 6th.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 19, 2009 -> 09:30 AM) There's always Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc. I just have to pack the stuff up and go. I work from home, so with all the work related stuff I have to keep here, it is just crazy to be keeping crap like this.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 19, 2009 -> 09:24 AM) Start selling some of that stuff on Ebay. I'm always getting rid of junk on there. It is mostly crap that no one else would want. It was the coffee cups that first got me started. I'm washing out my favorite, yet I had a dozen or more clean and on the shelf. Does anyone really want a used coffee mug from the US Golf Association? Shipping would have to be a couple three bucks.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2009 -> 09:08 AM) I understand how the UN functions. I just don't think it is fair to be able to give them credit for intervening to stop things, but not to give them credit for when they don't, or won't. Given those two choices, I would prefer we give them credit, and blame. Protecting the right to life of those that cannot protect themselves should be job #1 of every nation that can do something, and the UN by extension.

Stuff owns me. I can not seem to throw stuff away. It isn't to the point where I'm some weird recluse. However, it is stuff like coffee mugs. Besides a set "for company", I have mugs from Scouting events, House of Reps, US Chess Federation, several colleges and clubs, and stuff like that. I don't need them, I only use one or two, but I just can't bring myself to toss them in the garbage. I have at least 50 t-shirts, I could toss out 40 and be just fien for covering my gut, but instead I leave them taking up space in my dresser. I have my spikes from college. I'm never going to wear them.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 18, 2009 -> 01:51 AM) so how bout this mike, despite EVERYONE saying alternator (even in green) it wasn't. My positive connector was overly corroded and the wires in the cable were frayed. good thing i didn't just fix it without getting it checked huh? Hey, we figured you already checked out the easy stuff Why wasn't that fixed when you installed the new battery?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 10:57 PM) In real life, hookers just plain do not look like that. Not even close. They do, but you have to either have a huge bankroll or be a five diamond government official. And then you have to pay extra for the outfit. They do have standards and all

Given the two extremes in choices, I selected the good. Having a world forum seems almost like a necessity to me. Although I sometimes wonder if Coke, McDonalds, and Nike are better avenues for dialog between nations. Could it be better? Of course. After all it is a man made creation and man has never created or maintained anything perfectly. Maybe I set my standards for mankind too low, but to point to some corruption, on a global scale, and use it as a reason to throw out the entire entity, seems extreme to me.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 05:30 AM) You mention someone doesn't "know the game well enough", and you cite some crazy stats that have a pitcher who was : 11-12 4.84 ERA for a team that won 90 games 15-8 3.74 ERA for a team that lost 90 games 12-16 4.67 ERA for a team that won a division worth almost $30 million a year for those 3 years. In other words, if he was paid what your crazy stats think he should be paid, Javy Vazquez basically should be the highest paid player in baseball history on the basis of a 38-36 record with a 4.40 ERA. You even have his 2006 performance worth more than his 2007 performance. I figure I have a little bit of knowledge when it comes to baseball, and just by looking at stats and the games, I would think Javy was much better in 2007 than he was in 2006. Jon Garland on the other hand was 18-7 4.51 ERA 10-13 4.23 ERA 14-8 4.90 ERA According to your fine stats and "knowledge of the game" Garland's 42-28 record and 4.54 ERA over the same time (during the 3 seasons Garland pitched 11 total fewer innings than Vazquez and gave up 4 more earned runs) those numbers are "worth" $20 million less than Vazquez. An average of 3 2/3 innings a year and 1.3 runs a year, is worth $20 million. In fact, pitching on the same team in 2006, Garland's 18-7 4.51 vs. Vazquez 11-12 4.84 is worth $12 million less. LOL. Nice stats. Scott Boras has his eye on you. If he ever takes over for Trump on "The Apprentice", you would have to be a favorite. Dick, quit watching games and get back to your computer, you will never understand baseball by watching

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 12:00 AM) LOL, one of my employers major clients is Chevron, and I know for a fact that they dont use gmail as their email server. I like to email these guys back and tell them how dumb their scams are, every once in a while I get a funny reply I strung one along for a couple weeks. It was fun.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 10:09 PM) It is literally a 15 minute job that you will end up paying about $200 for. That's what she says . . .

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 09:17 PM) that's all well and good, but a) it's flippin' cold B) i'm in school and c) i'm also doing a show that has me commuting 50 miles a day, 5 nights a week. I just have no time. This is the easiest way for me to get it done. oh and i suck at mechanical things. The alternator is kind of a gateway repair. Once you master that, you will be able to move on to other more challenging, and dangerous repairs. Good thing you just said no!

QUOTE (philadelphia sox fan @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 08:50 PM) Got this one just a few minutes ago... congrats. Better send that one back right away.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 06:36 PM) Cherry-picking stats? I used tRA, probably the best stat currently available for evaluating a pitchers ability (along with tRA* and tRA+) as well as WAR, you use the awful ERA+ stat, really, if you can't see how flawed that metric is then it's impossible for me to have a discussion with you about pitchers and a pitchers ability. You know just sayin' basically you are telling someone, use my stats (which prove me right) or it's impossible to have a discussion. Kind of stacking the deck before playing the hand.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 12:55 PM) Would you have contacted the police if this happened to you? The packaged originated from right by me. Dammit, I was sending it to Rock for a frat party

My guess your alternator figured out how to log onto soxtalk and now it spends all day posting and not working. It is a fairly easy replacement on most cars. Look at the shop manual or search the net, pull it off and have it tested. Easy stuff.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 09:39 AM) If this were a Republican appointee, was the way I needed to phrase it. It's about appearances. Rep + Rep + Rep = Instant Approval Dem + Dem + Dem = Instant Approval And other combination is time to get out the magnifying glass and go to town. I said this all the time with Bush and I believe it with Obama. Political ideology should not be a factor in approval. Ethics, character, etc are all fair game.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 10:50 PM) Everyday Thomas, yes, they would... but then again, everyday Thomas wouldn't be making this kind of money. Since he makes this kind of money, and it's just an "oversight", of course it'll get glossed over. Now if this were a Republican, he would have had to withdrawl his name... Maybe it is a regional thing. The attorney I know here whose practice is almost 100% taxes, said the IRS doesn't want to lock up anyone, they want the money. You can't earn anything while in prison. So probabtion and a hefty fine is their usual route. Or at least from his limited scope of of one law firm.

Imagine what he will do when he discovers pot . . . /ducking

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 11:11 PM) I grew up in a house with guns. Dad had a gun rack in his bedroom with the shotguns and rifles on it. Of course, that was in the 70's, and in the 80's he graduated to a gun cabinet. But Juddling and I have been around guns forever. I have owned my shotgun since I was 12 and been hunting off and on since. We were taught to respect guns and never had any problems. When dad went out of town, the rifle was loaded and under the bed for mom. We knew enough not to touch it. Currently I have a safe under my bed that even when waking, I can open and load in less than a minute. If I need to get into the gun safe, that would take me an additional minute. I am teaching my boys gun safety, and if the slow-ass State police ever approve my sons FOID card, will be taking him to the range. Yep, I've heard plenty of stories like yours. I just factored the chances of someone breaking into my home versus the chances that one of my kids or a friend of theirs would be curious and the potential for an accident and made a different decision. And you are an amazing person if you can get a safe open, and gun loaded in less than a minute with an attacker in your home. Most people could not do that.

QUOTE (103 mph screwball @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 10:42 PM) Pocket change right? Think of it this way. Colon will make less than 1% of last year's payroll unless he meets his incentives. He will make 1.2 million less than Hall and 3.5 million less than Uribe did last year. Colon will make 1/10 of what Contreras will make to rehab. You could sign 14 Colon's for the price of one Zito. If Buehrle wins 14 games, he will earn a million dollars per win. By those standards, Colon only needs to win one game. Colon will make what Ben Davis made to go to the minors when the Sox signed AJ. Timo Perez earned 1 million in 2005. I see your point about the money being out of whack with the average person. Exactly. Salaries are so out of whack I saw he signed for a million and wondered if that was MLB min