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Taking the extra time with the prep will pay off in the long run; better to spend the time then and do it right and thoroughly. Grab a pic once you have it installed! thumbsup.gif
Quote:There was also a show put on by WTDY in Cross Plains for a number of years. I believe Matt Joseph was one of the hosts. That was kind of an interesting show.Was that the “Saturday In The Park” show, or am I thinking of a different one?
Quote:is like using chewing gum to fix a leak in the Hoover Dam.Just like Chevy Chase in Vegas Vacation:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6oxhLz9l5s[/youtube]This was a beautiful GTO, I really like that dark green color because it is seen so rarely:
[img]http://www.wiscollectorcar.com/coppermine/cpg132/albums/2007/Edgerton/normal_Edgerton_025.JPG[/img]Here’s the video from last year’s show too:
http://www.wiscollectorcar.com/automotive_webisodes/cars_on_state_street.htmlHere’s a very interesting article about why consumers aren’t more upset about the high gas prices:
SourceQuote:The media reports the increases in the price of crude per barrel daily almost as if they are reporting the weather. Congress held a farce of an investigation that was largely ignored by the media and general public. Posts have been made here and many other places wondering why more isn’t being done. The comments received here indicate a partial desire by the public to defend the oil companies. These comments do not offer any definitive or credible reason for the surge in crude oil prices or for the increase in prices at the pump, but they seem to want to defend the fact that they are being forced to pay double the amount at the pump in a short amount of time in spite of the fact that this one commodity will affect the price of everything else they need to buy.Why?
One possible reason is that people don’t want to admit they have been duped. No one likes to feel as though they have been made a fool of and that is exactly what has happened.
The cost to retrieve oil has not doubled in the past 7 years. The cost to research alternative fuel sources has not doubled in the past 7 years. The cost to research and develop new sites to drill has not doubled in the past 7 years. Demand has not doubled in the past 7 years.
Oil companies have been posting huge profits for a loooooong time now….like the past few decades. The argument that they need those profits to “plan for a rainy day” fails in light of the fact that they have had many years of sunshine. What would happen if, like nearly every other company in the world, they posted a loss for one quarter or even an entire fiscal year? (Gasp!) Nothing. Nothing except the executives might not get their million dollar bonus checks and have to scrape by on $500,000 or so.
So, why don’t more people care? Partially, I feel the media is to blame for not making a bigger deal about this. They are content to make those who are upset by it look like tin-foil hat wearing eco-nazis who bike to work and drink soy milk. I am upset and I do not bike to work, drink soy milk or wear a tin foil hat. I have been screwed. I am mad as hell and I am not gonna take it anymore.
I am going to keep writing about this. I am going to send letters to every damn politician I can find. I am going to keep talking about this and encourage others to do the same. Our voice deserves to be heard!
A few updated pictures. Also, you can now access the mobile site via the Mobile link on the black menu at the top of the page.
I’ve been working in my free time to produce some better HDR shots. I am getting the hang of it, here’s an example, click for the bigger image:
Quote:So Andrew, are you now going to be the main force behind the Thursday nights? You seem to be putting a lot of effort into it. If so I wish you luck.I’m doing the same thing that I did for the cruise nights last year – contacting local businesses and car clubs to see if they would like to be featured each week.
