Forum Replies Created
-
Replies
-
I gave them 6 months when there contract with GM was up Last October… I called that one.
If they would’ve built out in Middleton 10+ years ago like GM wanted, they would still be in business today.
I hope Saturday is miserable, since I’m 20 minutes from having my car running and won’t get the sending unit tomorrow like I’m supposed to :angry:
I’m actually happy to see Soglin stand up against this mess and realize that it shouldn’t take place. How many people get stabbed and riot at Packer Games, Paul?
There’s nothing wrong with having a drinking day, but this context is not the correct way to enjoy there libations. I bet over 50% of the college students/kids down there are not even 21 years old. Mifflin Street Block Party is a receipe for disaster, it should’ve been ended ’96 when the riot ensued. Its events like this and the State Street Halloween Party getting out of control are the reason it now has to be regulated – and I’ll admit, its not as fun anymore. I was at Halloween when s*it hit the fan, and came within a cats whiskers of being pepper sprayed for simply being in the vicinity of an idiot. People can’t conduct themselves appropriately, and everyone pays the consequence.
I fueled up my truck tonight… It was just above 1/4 tank and $63 later is was full. $4.09/gal for regular unleaded currently. I’ll be fueling the car up this week for the first time this spring, I can only imagine how much that will set me back. At least my hot rod gets 20+ mpg’s
The mifflin street block party started as a way to protest the Vietnam War. From there, its continued and has turned into nothing but trouble. Soglin should shut it down, even though he probably helped create it :whistle:
lordairgtar wrote:Trump’s only real talent is self promotion. He appoints himself CEO of companies he buys and runs them into the ground. He’s been in bankruptcy court so many times. Do we really want a guy like this in the White House? As to the whole Birth Certificate thing, people are still questioning it. That issue is a non issue brought up by people who have nothing to bring up politically against him. If Trump is the best thing the GOP can come up with, I may vote Democrat.Donald Trump won’t get the nomination, don’t worry about that. You can continue to vote Republican
GTO Man wrote:Donald TYou gotta give him credit, he’s the only person that could make BHO’s birth certificate appear (provided its real).
Paul-Underwood wrote:Quote:There is nothing wrong with their standard rising, but unfortunately it seems some of it is at our expense.Well, at the expense of coming off like a whiner… Something to consider, is that for decades the U.S. has been enjoying a standard of living which has often come at other countries’ expense. It’s interesting to talk about this subject with someone who grew up in Central or South America.
Whether it’s artificially low gas prices (try buying petrol in Europe…), or exporting the pesticides that aren’t legal in the U.S. anymore, our (U.S.) profits often outpace our moral concerns.
I do not support unfettered expansion of domestic oil drilling. We really don’t need another Exxon Valdez, nor another BP disaster. These accidents aren’t a case of “if” they’ll occur, but merely “when”.
Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy my gas-guzzling vehicles as much as most people. But there are dwindling supplies of oil, and increasing demand for fuel worldwide. Our current situation is unsustainable. Think I’m wrong? Why do you think the gas prices keep going up?? Ever heard of Supply and Demand?
As far as I can tell, the costs to own, maintain, and operate our favorite gas-powered hobby vehicles will continue to rise. Perhaps the smartest thing we might be able to do to help our hobby would be to support alternative energy to the best of our abilities. (!!!) That way, we’d maintain our supply of, and minimize the demand for, any remaining oil.
Of course, we could just drill another well, and keep shoveling the profits toward the oil industry. Lord knows we can rely on them to watch out for our collective best interests. That’s worked out so well… :whistle:
Just something to think about…
And Moparkid,
Do you really want to turn this forum into a bunch of name-calling? Really? Last I remember, you wrote about how unappealing the political stabbing here was. What happened? I don’t know what you mean by:
Quote:mouthbreather supporters, but I voted for the man and don’t appreciate getting called names over it.
I give you the respect to support your choice of candidate and vote accordingly. I may not agree with you, but I do this without badmouthing you. I’d appreciate the same respect.
My position on the drilling is that people come first. Heating oils for those who live in cold climates, fuel at a reasonable price so consumers can travel and get to work, and help rebound this country. If people can travel affordibly, they will spend money. I don’t look at drilling here as a corporate profit scheme. I would rather we keep our money here, in our country. I understand the environmentalists’ stand point of how the wildlife could be compromised, but its natural selection. People come first. The environmentalists have to make a choice – If you want to use electricity, we burn coal. If you want to lower gas prices, we need to drill for oil here. We have wind energy, which I totally support. Disasters like the BP incident or Exxon Valdez could happen in the mid east just as they could happen off the coast of Virginia. Like any business, there is chance. I also have yet to see anyone come up with an actual count of how much crude oil there is left. There are capped oil wells here in the USA that we could access without building new rigs.
And in regards to my comment, it was in reference to those who accused GWB of tweaking the market for his rich Texas oil tycoon buddies for profit. The President does not set the oil and fuel prices, yet those who were opposed to a Republican President blamed Bush. Now that Obama is in office, no one from that side is placing any blame on the President…. And I find that weird. My comment was not directed at you, or any other person on this forum. I agree namecalling is childish, but on the other hand we don’t need to be overly sensitive either.
As someone who drives a truck, the price of fuel won’t convince me to drive anything else. I do enjoy my hobby car, and it is just that. I’ve also owned cars where the fuel for them costed $6+ a gallon. As what happened the last time fuel cost $4.10 a gallon, people quit driving. The price went down. Our economy needs to stay on the upswing, not be kept in a constant constraint.
Sounds like West Towne Monona Tire at the corner of Gammon and Odana. They’re always 5 cents higher than anyone else.
