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corvette · February 21

Those small CUVs seem a bit light on luxury to be considered luxury coupes.

stickguy · February 21

I can see it. A style statement. Difference being they aren’t form over function like the old horribly inefficient (including space) barges.

Also more geared to young people not 60 Yo men.

Michaell · February 21

stickguy said:
I can see it. A style statement. Difference being they aren’t form over function like the old horribly inefficient (including space) barges.

Also more geared to young people not 60 Yo men.

Exactly - more of a "look at me" type decision.

@corvette - yeah, not a lot from a luxury standpoint (none of these are going to ride like a G-body, T-Bird, Cordoba, etc.)

stickguy · February 21

Something like the weird mini coupe. Totally impractical but “look at me”.

Michaell · February 21

stickguy said:
Something like the weird mini coupe. Totally impractical but “look at me”.

Yep, I would add that to the list in that category.

jmonroe1 · February 21

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Sandman6472 said:
Our taxes are the last ones done as she does all her clients first. We always get a refund and since she pays quarterly, we never see it in our account. But right now is her real busy time, so I tend to keep things real quiet since my office is right next to hers.

OF, we got our profit sharing on the 14th like last year but I've heard a lot of grumbling from some co-workers that they got less then last year...much less. Checked on mine and sure enough, was less also but not something I was angry about. There must be a formula they use to get the amounts we all get...all seem to be different. Thinking the amount of years one has been with the company plays a part in the calculation. Since I've never gotten profit sharing before working for Enterprise, am happy with whatever they give us!
Our profit sharing was down a bit from last year also. We got about 75% of last time.. Still a nice piece of change out of the goodness of the company’s heart. We were jokingly blaming each other that it was because the chase driver gassed up at the expensive station and ruined the company’s profits.
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You guys need more EV’s.

jmonroe
Yeah, since that worked out so well for Hertz.😂

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I didn’t mean that dumb. I just suggested more.

jmonroe

sda · February 21

I prefer long hoods, V8s, soft suspensions, freezer a/c, 10mpg, half vinyl roofs and opera windows. lol

jmonroe1 · February 21

sda said:
I prefer long hoods, V8s, soft suspensions, freezer a/c, 10mpg, half vinyl roofs and opera windows. lol

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Then you would have loved my ‘75 Grand Prix with the 400 cu. in. V8 with white landau top. Almost needed binoculars to see the hood ornament when seated in either of the front bucket seats. No one seated in the back seats even knew there was a hood ornament.

EDIT: Oh, I almost forgot, it never saw a gas station it didn’t like.

jmonroe

pensfan83 · February 21

sda said:
I prefer long hoods, V8s, soft suspensions, freezer a/c, 10mpg, half vinyl roofs and opera windows. lol

At one of the summer car shows I attend I once parked next a to an 80's era Olds 98 Regency coupe that was a routine attendee. Black over red. Absolutely mint condition and low miles.

It had quite a few gawkers with many people talking to the owner and reminiscing about an era were those cars were common or sharing stories of one they owned. The owner himself said it was one of the best riding and most comfortable cars he's ever owned.

sda · February 21

Mom's 78 Olds Regency, leather, astro-roof, 403. She loved it.

stickguy · February 21

I hate long hoods.

stickguy · February 21

Did truck things today. Picked up a large box with an exercise bike in it (121#s worth). Was able to back up to the door and they wheeled lot out on a handtruck, tipped it onto the tailgate and shoved it into the bed. 1 guy, 15 seconds. Rolled the cover closed and shut the tailgate and was off. Much nicer not having to crawl around inside the suv to wrestle it over the back seat ledge.

Fun getting it in the house though (with steps) with just my wife to help! Good thing cardboard slides easily.

oldfarmer50 · February 21

Michaell said:
Quick 12 hour storm last night and this morning dropped about 6" of fresh snow. As I was shoveling the driveway, I had time to think...

I know none of us are big fans of those oddly shaped hatchbacks (Juke, C-HR, etc) - but, I wonder if these are the new incarnation of the "personal luxury coupes" from the 70's and 80's.

Discuss.

You could be right.😅

explorerx4 · February 21

Went to UPS and picked my Urban Artifact package.
Here's the variety pack.

oldfarmer50 · February 21

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

Sandman6472 said:
Our taxes are the last ones done as she does all her clients first. We always get a refund and since she pays quarterly, we never see it in our account. But right now is her real busy time, so I tend to keep things real quiet since my office is right next to hers.

OF, we got our profit sharing on the 14th like last year but I've heard a lot of grumbling from some co-workers that they got less then last year...much less. Checked on mine and sure enough, was less also but not something I was angry about. There must be a formula they use to get the amounts we all get...all seem to be different. Thinking the amount of years one has been with the company plays a part in the calculation. Since I've never gotten profit sharing before working for Enterprise, am happy with whatever they give us!
Our profit sharing was down a bit from last year also. We got about 75% of last time.. Still a nice piece of change out of the goodness of the company’s heart. We were jokingly blaming each other that it was because the chase driver gassed up at the expensive station and ruined the company’s profits.
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You guys need more EV’s.

jmonroe
Yeah, since that worked out so well for Hertz.😂
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I didn’t mean that dumb. I just suggested more.

jmonroe

EVs, at least from what I’m told from our rental agents, are generally money losers. Nobody wants to rent them. Customers simply don’t want to hunt for, or wait for recharging.

cdnpinhead · February 21

Imagine.

xwesx · February 21

@explorerx4 Grapefruit?! *shudders* Well, heck. At least it isn't a car.

kyfdx · February 21

@explorerx4 Teak is one of my favorites

I think if you take a statin, you're supposed to avoid grapefruit.. but, I generally never think about that.

explorerx4 · February 21

I am supposed to avoid grapefruit, although I thought it was a specific variety.
Since I can't remember which one, I avoid them all.
We are going on a family skiing weekend starting tomorrow(I watch the dog while everyone else ski's).
Maybe someone will try the grapefruit flavor.

jmonroe1 · February 21

pensfan83 said:

sda said:
I prefer long hoods, V8s, soft suspensions, freezer a/c, 10mpg, half vinyl roofs and opera windows. lol
At one of the summer car shows I attend I once parked next a to an 80's era Olds 98 Regency coupe that was a routine attendee. Black over red. Absolutely mint condition and low miles.

It had quite a few gawkers with many people talking to the owner and reminiscing about an era were those cars were common or sharing stories of one they owned. The owner himself said it was one of the best riding and most comfortable cars he's ever owned.

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I had an ‘80 Park Ave that was a very comfy ride on any type of roads. I’ve referred to it as a real “sleeper” in here a few times not because of how it would perform at the stop light Grand Prix but because you needed a box of NoDoz to get you safely back and forth from the grocery store.

jmonroe

stickguy · February 21

EVs should for many rental situations work well. A lot of rentals (from my business renting days!) are low miles. So if I need to fly in and drive to a hotel than an office and back and only do maybe 50 miles an EV is just fine.

I suspect a bigger part of the problem is Hertz sending them out with 10% charge and hitting renters for an obscene amount if they don’t recharge.

ab348 · February 21

sda said:
Mom's 78 Olds Regency, leather, astro-roof, 403. She loved it.

Good thing that was one of the downsized C-bodies, much smaller and lighter than the 1971-76 behemoths.

Sandman6472 · February 22

Folks also had a '75 Grand Prix with a half vinyl roof...black body, white roof & a blood red velour interior. Typical mid '70's GM iron. Fun to drive but the last 2-door the folks had after my grandma read my dad the riot act for not having a 4-door vehicle anymore. It was a demo that my dad bought which he did with all their new vehicles until he passed suddenly in 1986. They were all just appliances to him at that time having retired at 47 while I was in 9th grade. All those years of driving Cadillacs & Lincolns were all charged to the family business I found out years later.

oldfarmer50 · February 23

Tales from the car wash:

I learned to be careful taking my truck to the car wash in really cold temps the other day. I just had to get the salt off of it so I went through at about 19 degrees. No problem driving home but the next day while driving to work in even colder weather I was getting some sort of weird vibration almost like a really bad wheel bearing. Assuming that it was ice somewhere in the wheels and noticing that the truck was totally salted up again I returned to the wash. No vibrations on the way this time so whatever was frozen had melted.

I go into the wash and after getting half the truck sprayed with soap the machine shut off and directed me out. The air dryer didn’t even work. Boy, was I mad.

Fortunately, a worker just happened to be there today and after complaining to him he told me to go to the other bay for a freebie. He must have felt sorry for me because he programmed the full package. I got underbody wash, double cleaning, surface protectant and wax.

Now that’s customer service.

The only bad thing is that even after a full wash and a half, rivulets of salt still ran down out of gaps and corners. Man, I hate winter.

stickguy · February 23

my acura is in desperate need for a while now. TOmorrow for sure. Ford needs another spray also.

kyfdx · February 23

Drove by my favorite automatic wash, today. Looked like 45 minutes to an hour, so I'm going to try again tomorrow, while everyone else is at work.

tjc78 · February 23

We bottled half our wine today. Yielded 100 bottles from a start of 24 gallons of must.

You lose a bit after you rack it each time, and of course sampling.

Will work on the last four carboys during the week. Need to order more corks and scour Marketplace for bottles.

jmonroe1 · February 23

kyfdx said:
Drove by my favorite automatic wash, today. Looked like 45 minutes to an hour, so I'm going to try again tomorrow, while everyone else is at work.

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Yep, that’s the advantage of being a retiree. You don’t have to put up with crowds. Do what you want when there is almost no one around while the 40 hour a week working grunts do their thing.

Hell, we don’t even go out to eat that often on Friday’s and Saturday’s anymore. Working stiffs just get in our way.

jmonroe

stickguy · February 23

kyfdx said:
Drove by my favorite automatic wash, today. Looked like 45 minutes to an hour, so I'm going to try again tomorrow, while everyone else is at work.

I did it on a weekend this winter and it was a zoo. Next time, ran over around 10:00 AM on a Tuesday, and no wait.

stickguy · February 23

Lot of wine. That should last a while. Longer if it tastes funny!

What variety is it?

tjc78 · February 23

@stickguy said:
Lot of wine. That should last a while. Longer if it tastes funny!

What variety is it?

We give some away and always have it out for parties/get togethers.

We did 12 gallons each of:

Barbera
Pino Noir
Sangiovese
CA red blend

jmonroe1 · February 23

tjc78 said:

@stickguy said:

Lot of wine. That should last a while. Longer if it tastes funny!

What variety is it?

We give some away and always have it out for parties/get togethers.

We did 12 gallons each of:

Barbera

Pino Noir

Sangiovese

CA red blend

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Any plans to donate a few bottles to your poster buddies?

jmonroe

oldfarmer50 · February 23

kyfdx said:
Drove by my favorite automatic wash, today. Looked like 45 minutes to an hour, so I'm going to try again tomorrow, while everyone else is at work.

I had the same problem at the Sam’s Club gas station (cheapest around). As I approached, about a dozen cars drove in ahead of me and I decided a long wait wasn’t worth it. Then as I started to leave I noticed one pump completely empty. Evidently all the other cars were playing follow the leader and lined up 6 or 7 deep. I zipped in and filled up with RUG for $2.93.

oldfarmer50 · February 23

tjc78 said:
We bottled half our wine today. Yielded 100 bottles from a start of 24 gallons of must.

You lose a bit after you rack it each time, and of course sampling.

Will work on the last four carboys during the week. Need to order more corks and scour Marketplace for bottles.

You make your own wine? That’s impressive. Who jumps up and down on the grapes?😅 I could send you one Bully Hill bottle a week if that would help. Unfortunately they went to plastic corks years ago.

corvette · February 23

jmonroe1 said:
Hell, we don’t even go out to eat that often on Friday’s and Saturday’s anymore. Working stiffs just get in our way.

I'm a huge fan of dining out Monday through Thursday (Sundays can be hit or miss). I want the restaurants I like to be very successful, in the abstract, but when I go there, I prefer they be empty.

Sandman6472 · February 23

The Golf needs a bath in the worst way...and a wax wouldn't hurt either. Hate to say it's been too long since I had that done though it's as shiny as it was the day I drove it off the lot. The local collision place did a great job blending the deep blue color out back & no one can tell it was in a major accident! And I've kept the ivory interior pretty nice also with almost no stains. I really need to get it waxed as I can no longer bend down and do it myself...that ship sailed long ago! And from what I hear, prices for a decent detail have gone up even though there are many guys doing it at some local gas stations. My co-worker had his done a few weeks back for $60 which I thought was pretty reasonable actually. Rain is called for the next 48 hours, so Wednesday might be the perfect day to get it done. Should be a bit milder outside so I can just sit under a tree when they do it. N/S that day & Thursday so I'll see how things go.

tjc78 · February 24

J> @oldfarmer50 said:

You make your own wine? That’s impressive. Who jumps up and down on the grapes?😅 I could send you one Bully Hill bottle a week if that would help. Unfortunately they went to plastic corks years ago.

We aren’t that hard core. We buy the grape must already processed. We add the yeast and monitor the fermentation. Rack it a few times and bottle it.

It comes in 6 gallon pails from either Italy or CA. When you get it the grapes are already starting to ferment and then go crazy when you add the yeast

graphicguy · February 24

Well...you never know when a deal will pop up and where. Not sure if the "Antique Malls" are everywhere across the country, but around here, they are fairly ubiquitous. If you don't know these places, they are usually a repurposed old strip malls or department store. They have rows and rows of booths people rent to sell all sorts of stuff.

Found this at one of them yesterday.

It was sitting in a booth behind some old school desks. It was dusty and had a few light scratches on the back, but looked in great shape. The person who "owned" the booth was there rearranging his display. When I spied the subwoofer, it looked in great shape. I asked if I could inspect it, and he said to "be my guest". Had to move the school desks to see it. But, I immediately recognized the brand as SVS. Those who are into the AV hobby know the company and know it's well respected. And, after a quick lookup on my phone, it was this model....https://www.svsound.com/products/sb-3000

He didn't know if it worked and said he got it as part of a bigger estate buy he did a few months ago. Asked what he wanted for it, and he said he was tired of moving it around. It weighs ~60 lbs, probably? He didn't have the power cord for it so I couldn't test it. He said to make an offer.

Not knowing if it worked but looked in excellent condition, I offered him $50. He took it for no other reason than he was tired of moving it around.

Know what? Got it home, dug into my power cord collection (which is extensive), plugged it in. It works. Not only does it work, it works to the point where I pulled another of my trusty subwoofers out of my hometheater system and replaced it with this one.

Sometimes even a blind squirrel finds an acorn.

tjc78 · February 24

@graphicguy
Great find! I seriously considered that same unit for my theater room.

jmonroe1 · February 24

@graphicguy, you’re a weight lifting thief.

Good luck with it.

jmonroe

xwesx · February 24

Wow! That SVS sub was a fantastic find!

ab348 · February 24

Spent the afternoon running around getting quotes on quartz countertops for the kitchen project. I know next to nothing about the stuff and it seems there are all sorts of different manufacturers. One thing I didn't know is that it comes in different thicknesses which is directly reflected in the pricing. Quotes ranged from just over 3K for a 2cm slab to just under $6K in worthless Canadian dollars for a 3cm thick top. Aside from not having a thicker edge visible, I'm unsure what other issues the thinner stuff might bring. That is a big savings though.

ETA: I may be biased towards one supplier because they had a staff member's French Bulldog frolicking around in the showroom. What a sweet doggo.

Michaell · February 24

ab348 said:
Spent the afternoon running around getting quotes on quartz countertops for the kitchen project. I know next to nothing about the stuff and it seems there are all sorts of different manufacturers. One thing I didn't know is that it comes in different thicknesses which is directly reflected in the pricing. Quotes ranged from just over 3K for a 2cm slab to just under $6K in worthless Canadian dollars for a 3cm thick top. Aside from not having a thicker edge visible, I'm unsure what other issues the thinner stuff might bring. That is a big savings though.

In our last house, we replaced the worn out linoleum with quartz - one color for the countertop, and a second color for the island. We really liked the way it turned out, but I don't remember any conversations about thickness when we placed the order.

tjc78 · February 24

A 1.5 CM edge just isn’t going to look good IMO. Thats only 5/8”. Standard counter thickness is around 1.25” to 1.5”

I’d also worry about cracking with such a thin slab. I wonder if they can build the edge up via fabrication and it would still be cheaper than a full 3CM? That’s the way it was done with laminate tops for years.

Ours is 3CM. We weren’t offered anything else.

tjc78 · February 24

Oh and please disregard those stools and bxxb lights. They are long gone and in the dump

ab348 · February 24

tjc78 said:
A 1.5 CM edge just isn’t going to look good IMO. Thats only 5/8”. Standard counter thickness is around 1.25” to 1.5”

That was a misread on my part. It is actually 2cm.

I did some research online and apparently 2cm is not uncommon now.

I asked about a built-up edge and they were not encouraging, saying that the labor involved would make it not much cheaper than the 3cm stuff.

One place (which was my least favorite of the 3) was a big Corian shop. I was never a big fan of it but they had a couple of samples of a Corian product that I actually liked. Gray Onyx or White Onyx, which had a subtle swirl pattern in it. It was actually a bit cheaper than that shop's quartz quote.

laurasdada · February 24

Similar car wash story, Audi really needed a bath. Went to local two bay touchless, big line. So, went to lunch, came back, big line. Got in line, realized only one bay was online. Finally washed, not a great job but seemed to get most of the evil spirits out.

stickguy · February 24

Just got back from the touchless. Only one car in front of me (that was just entering the bay when I arrived) so not too long. Does a pretty good job and the Acura is no longer coated in salt grime. And underside sprayed off. Should keep me until DIY Season. I might drag the hose across the snow tomorrow to hose off the truck and get underneath. That one is no where near as bad. I don’t feel like paying for the car wash again though!

kyfdx · February 24

The automatic wash was just as busy today, as yesterday. I waited. All clean.

Quartz is pretty, but it's more expensive than most granite, now. Corian would be great, if this was 1998.

Michaell · February 24

@kyfdx said:
The automatic wash was just as busy today, as yesterday. I waited. All clean.

Quartz is pretty, but it's more expensive than most granite, now. Corian would be great, if this was 1998.

Which I think is when my folks replaced all the kitchen and bathroom counters with Corian.

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