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I was thinking the DB haters would say that and you are half right.
I would agree with you if Denver didn't give the 'Boyz a gift in the red-zone with the catch and fumble.
Call it a wash for Drewby and me an apologist!
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Guess I was wrong... Ron Dayne changed the game!
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Billy Cundiff is gonna redeem himself and bail Drewby out!
Dallas will go 8-3!
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Oh... Happy T-Day to all and your familes!
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I can answer that. The days of the $75.00 water pump are over. Repair costs are SO high that they drive people toward new cars (btw who do we blame for this)?
The worst car I ever had was a 1995 Dodge Intrepid. It was strikingly attractive; white with grey leather interior. First, the timing belt went. The water pump was next to it so I switched that too. It cost me close to $600 or more.
Next, the AC compressor imploded and of course sent metal shavings throughout the system. An AC compressor can cost $1,500 - $2,000 because the entire system must be changed for the job to be done right. It is easier to plunk down the $1,500 on a new car, which is what people do.
In any event, it is fun to talk about this stuff.
Happy Thanksgiving to all, and your families and loved ones.
I drive to this day a 1994 New Yorker (first year with the LHS platform... and same platform as your 1995 Intrepid) with over 1/4 of a million miles on it.
I changed the water pump when I switched out the timing belt. With those six's they are real pain to get to the front part of the engine... Everything has to be taken off.
The timing belt should never go... If it does, it is your fault for not preventing it and replacing every 75k to 100k... I have a 1998 Rodeo with well over 100K on it and never changed it... I will soon, because I am nervous... If it goes before I do it, I have nobody to blame but myself... The Isuzus have "interference" engines so valve damage is almost a sure thing. I know the risk and accept it.
On the Chyrsler... The parts ran me 45 for the H2O pump... another 35 for the belt and I tossed in new camshaft seals (7.50 a piece) for good measure because they were leaky. Actually, guy at work helped me along with the Haynes Manual... The only problem I had was that the Harmonic balance was damaged upon removal... Replace that too. So the whole job cost about 200 bucks including manual.
A/C compressor is right up front... 1.5k sounds excessive!
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I am getting good Jack! I waved my magic cursor over the hyperlink and read the URL first!
On a not so relevant note. Who do you think makes all those snappy shoes for the elves?
The Fairies do. Little known fact (and usless) is that the fairies are the shoemakers to the elves!
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Phil Jackson was also light years more secure than Andy Reid and what's his name owner.
The league will do anything to protect the Laurie's (if that is how you spell Philly's owner) and the Kraft's... There is just too much tied up in these guys.
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And why is that?
Because he acted like the previous poster laid out in his reply.
Free from those petty personal burdens... Jordan was able to excel on the court.
I was wondering all the while what TO did... I was gonna ask yesterday until I found out about the Farve reference... I couldn't believe that stuff like that actually affects people... Oh, well.
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So true Fez! What is Dallas' record... 7-3.
Why not root for Drew to succeed. I sure hope he succeeds.
It just goes to show you that in Buffalo, they were trying to "shoe horn" size 11 Drew into a size 6 offense.
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That's where you might be half right.
The "powers that be" keep the thread to show somehow he is "whining" but, do not enable him to post anymore.
Don't you think it would be better to let him him post to it (the thread), so as what you say, to continue to let him "whine?" Right now, the thread, IMO, does nothing except to "live in the past" and show a vindicative nature that exists here. Kinda like beating a guy with his hands and feet bound.
And... Who are "we"? If this isn't an indictment of the lunacy that runs rampant (besides me
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Ellipsis!
... 1 a : the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete b : a sudden leap from one topic to another
2 : marks or a mark (as ... or · or --) indicating an omission (as of words) or a pause
The only thing is that I never quite figured out how to get you guys to understand the obvious.
Anyway, my attorney will be contacting you soon.
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There comes a limit, though. That 50 bucks per hour in wages translates to about a hundred, for the company. Times how many workers? As shiddy as this will sound, a lot of people do more imortant work, and get paid far less. People should get paid on their individual merit. When you have a "strong" union, the guy who never takes a sick day, works his ass off and does the best he can makes the same amount as the guy who could give a shidd less, comes in late hungover and is probably responsible for the "Monday Morning Lemon" you have to take back to the dealer every three months for warranty work.
Off the top of my head, from what I recall, roughly 60% of the cost of an American made car relates one way or another to labor. What was the cost of a new Lincoln in 1970 vs. the cost now? Figure in inflation, it doesn't wash. Why are we expected to pay as much for a nice car now, as I did on a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on an acre in 1982?
UAW. And I expect any UAW (or any other union) member to defend this to death. Shidd, If I could make $50 per hour, plus benefits, plus pension knowing I'm going to get overtime - for pointing a spray gun, I'd leave what I'm doing in a fuggin heartbeat. And, I mean that very seriously.
I hear you GhBiB. I think those 50 dollar wages get glorified and are much lower and to just over half that.
Look at the price of housing now for that house. My parents purchased a new house in 1960 for 17,000 dollars. Think builders squeezed an extra house into an area that should have been set aside for drainage?
Think of what you are getting now compared to that 1970 Lincoln... Safety, reliability, and longevity. Look at the rust buckets of the past. I just don't understand why people aren't driving these newer vehicles 10-15-20 years.
In all, things are actually better today... Still there are headaches though.
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Believe me, I am not trying to be a complete ass... As my wife puts it, that just naturally happens.
I am just trying to cut through the petty personal issues people have about paying labor.
The more they need it, the less they want to pay for it.
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I'm sure that applies to executive comp too, right?
And since everyone DESERVES the most money they can make, I guess companies choosing to move jobs overseas is a-ok as well. Which brings us right back to the start -- the GM employees in this case have no one to blame but their greedy, corrupt union bosses for their current situation.
Glad we agree on that!
Yes.
Yes. Just as long as things are consistent. Blaming one side over the other is not consistent.
Why do you think the domestic automobile industry lasted this long... Compared to other industries?
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One word:
Economy.
Not good for commerce when the river is constantly shifting... The two don't jive. Force it (the river) to be static or move along with it.
Historically where the French Quarter (between the bends) is, is where the city should stay.
Doesn't help when you are dredging project depth to 35-40' 100 miles upstream of the head of passes either... Historically, that isn't kosher either.
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Don't think it is going to happen.
I hear you Darin... I don't think they will... Eyes light up when the conversation turns to NO.
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The was no reason behind the 57... He just liked the number.
"...But greater things were yet to come. It was in 1896 that Henry Heinz came up with one of the most recognized slogans in advertising history: "57 Varieties." This catch phrase had nothing to do with the actual number of varieties produced by H. J. Heinz, though, which by then totalled over 60 (including plum pudding, strawberry preserve, India relish, olive oil, spaghetti, euchred pickle, currant jelly, chili sauce, peanut butter, and celery soup). Rather, Heinz was riding an elevated train in New York when he spied an advertising placard in the train car promoting "21 styles" of shoes; struck by the concept, and recognizing that catchiness and resonance were far more important qualities for a company slogan than literal accuracy, Heinz cast about for the perfect number to use for his own company's version of the phrase. Settling on fifty-seven, Heinz soon put the number to work, and within a week the sign of the green Heinz pickle bearing the words "57 Varieties" was everywhere Heinz "could find a place to stick it." He soon ordered the construction of a six-story, twelve-hundred-light display featuring a forty-foot pickle; installed at the intersection of 5th Avenue and 23rd Street in New York City, this electric marvel dazzled New York residents and tourists until 1906..."
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Uhm, this is not correct either. I have done the same thing on the canal in Richmond. Train tressel above, 95 above that, in the flight path to the airport. As a matter of fact, the guy who guides the tour boat on the canal will tell you THAT is the only place where that can be done.
See my post above.
Is it a moveable span?
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Number 2 got me thinking.
"2. The Boston University Bridge is the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train driving under a car driving under an airplane."
Going from the Rock Island Arsenal across the Mississippi (to Davenport, Iowa) on the Government Bridge:
A boat can sail under a car driving under a train running under an airplane.
Not sure if this configuration is more common? It is also a swing-bridge above Locks and Dam 15 (in the past the Rock Island rapids). Probably the only one of this configuration that is a moveable bridge???
I guess the only difference is that the train and car decks are the other way around than the Boston University Bridge.
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Us "essential" people have to work right through.
I start afternoons today and work through till next Tuesday.At least on T-Day I work 8 and get paid for 16 and throw in the 7.5% shift differential for good measure.
Drew being Drew
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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It is a wash for DB becuase of the final score... If anything, he had a pretty strong game except for that pick.
The pick didn't decide the game... It was balanced by the Denver mistake.
Too bad for DB... The Cowboys are almost there.
I gotta to go lock a tow... 19 degrees on T-day... The ice will come quick if this keeps up!
