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  6. My First Car!

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    Brand new 1972 Datsun 510...Canary yellow..$1800 off the lot..pulled a small u-haul from Michigan to California in 1973..only had to replace the rear shocks...

    I bought two more of these used in the next 5 years..same year and model...and paid more for each than the new one i bought in '72..only car i ever owned that increased in value.. :rolleyes:

  11. Gas Price Talk Radio

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    hit $3.39 for 87 last wed(a week ago) with the weak excuse of the British hostage "crisis" since the release AND the drop in crude you'd think it might drop back down a bit huh..??

    NOPE $3.39 this morning..we continue to get ripped off.. :angry2::huh:

  12. No Screaming Allowed On The Screamer

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    well as quoted above in my earlier post...the fact is the height of the ride allows the patrons tp "peek' in the backyard swimming pools..

    and in my opinion excessive noise IS a privacy issue...any thing that can penetrate your walls...disturb your sleep...your children's sleep and the normal activities in your household..is an invasion of your privacy..!

    and i will not start a debate of your statement:

    "Don't get me wrong about homeowner's "rights." I hate being told what I can or cannot do with my own property. But by extension, I shouldn't be able to tell others what they can do with THEIRS."

    ..other than to point out that is not the social contract that is established by law and convention here in the USA...indeed there is the implied responsibility of respect for privacy and property rights of others..as good citizens we must respect the rights of others in order that we my receive our due respect..and when other intrude or trespass on our rights we have recourse...without that there would be chaos...and we would all live under the rule of the bullies and despots...

    but i think that this thread is in danger of becoming too political.. so i've said my piece on the subject..which in a nutshell..is..don't be so quick to criticize others whose privacy is invaded...you might be next..

    wayne

  13. No Screaming Allowed On The Screamer

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    well i certainly cannot agree with your assertion that an amusement park has any more inherent "right" to expand ...over a homeowners right to privacy and a level of peace and quiet..

    it would seem from what i've read about this story that the there was never an issue between the home owners and the park until the park introduced this new ride..which became a nuisance greater than the highway which separates the two..this ride seems to me to have crossed the line...

    people's property rights are being eroded fast enough...

  14. No Screaming Allowed On The Screamer

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    Posted · Edited by screi

    interesting responses...might i respectfully point out that a closer reading of the article indicates that this ride is brand new and a recent addition to the park..the park apparently has added a ride that is significantly taller...larger and apparently noisier than a 12 lane highway..and tall enough that the FAA requires aviation lights..

    from the article:

    "Tom Gardner and other neighbors acknowledge that living next to Interstate 80 is noisy, but say the Screamer has become an entirely new kind of nuisance. It is loud, lights up at night and gives riders a peek into backyard swimming pools, they say.

    The 165-foot ride is so tall that the Federal Aviation Administration forced the amusement park to install warning lights on its rotating arms."

    it's also apparent that the park knows it's on thin ice...otherwise why would they go to such extremes to try to keep the ride quiet...it seems to me that other than the obvious irony of the ride being named "the Screamer" this story is about a company who has intruded on the privacy of its neighbors..

    wayne

  15. Barbeque Time

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    oh my...got my mouth watering on this one pete...and made me feel a bit guilty too...here in SoCal we've had good B'q weather pretty much all winter this year...one stint in the low 20's is all...but i'm ashamed to say i've not fired up the Weber once yet...

    think i'll clean it up after my daughters track meet tomorrow and slow roast some chickens and turkey for Sunday...

    thanx for the inspiration...LOL

    wayne

  20. Problem With Ie7 Installation

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    well i've all but given up on this issue..so i thought i'd ask for some help...I have not been able to install IE7 on my daughter's machine(E-machineC3060 Xp home sp2) all updates current..

    Installation seems to complete successfully with no error messages..however after restart when i try to open IE it freezes before the page even completely opens..CPU at 100%..and no response to any action...I have to shut down/restart through the Task manager...

    I've tried installing thru the Windows Update..by the download file...with anti virus and spy ware programs off and on..just about every which way i've found thru google and ms searches and always the exact same result...

    Thought it might be McAfee or my Yahoo browser..but have them on my other 3 computers and have no issues with installing or running ie7 on any of them..

    so i'm frustrated and at a loss..hoping someone might have come across this and can point me in a new direction...thanks

    wayne

  23. R.i.p. Gerald Ford

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    Posted · Edited by screi

    "Tricky Dick had to love him, and rightly so. Sure does beat prison."

    ..understand your point of view joe...felt that way myself in the 70's...but most people have come to realize and appreciate that the pardon saved this country several years of continued upheaval with indictments...trials..and the inevitable appeals..Watergate and Vietnam were pulling this country apart at the seams..inflation was running in double digits..interest rates were over 20%..we didn't need any more Nixon crap...

    Gerry knew the political price he was risking(and ultimately paid )...but stood by his decision to do the right thing for the country..which speaks well to his courage and integrity in my book...

    and frankly..Nixon paid dearly for the disgrace he brought upon himself and his Presidency for the rest of his life...notwithstanding history's judgment of his poor character...

    Gerry Ford was a good man who stepped up and answered the call of service to his country...in the navy...as a congressman..vice president.. and president...and he never forgot his Grand Rapids roots and values..

  24. R.i.p. Gerald Ford

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    Posted · Edited by screi

    Growing up in Grand Rapids Michigan in the 50's and 60's Mr Ford was my Congressman...He appointed my older cousin to the Military Academy at West Point..and while he did not have an opening for me when I was appointed..he was very helpful in getting me my appointment to the academy thru our State Senator...I had numerous correspondences from him as a high schooler and met him briefly during the nomination process for the academy...He was a true Midwestern gentle man..

    After watching his funeral today..it was refreshing to see a politician shown so much respect for his character...integrity and personal courage..I could not help but reflect on how much more and better this country would be if their were more Gerry Fords' around to entrust the running of our great country..!

    God Bless Gerry Ford.. may he rest in Peace..