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Matatk	Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#1
Webmaster SW Chicago Burbs 22805 Posts Member since: 2008/1/7 0:00	Guten Morgen CGs! Happy Friday. Man do I need it. I am ready for some much needed R&R coming up. I've got some extra vacation time off and I'm gonna enjoy it. Wife and #1 put up some more Xmas decorations last night. So now Santa is reading his reindeer a bedtime story, in case you were wondering. Hope everyone has a great day! Matthew
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 12:37
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TommyT-Bone	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#2
Chair-man of the bored Homestead USA 33760 Posts Member since: 2007/12/10 0:00	Vacation time? What projects do you have lined up?
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 12:41

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TommyT-Bone	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#3
Chair-man of the bored Homestead USA 33760 Posts Member since: 2007/12/10 0:00	Great weekend in the forecast. All I have to do is find ways to dodge the ol' ball and chain. The worst decision I ever made was to let her get me a cell phone. Makes communication way too easy. Oh well, marriage is supposed to be a team sport. It's nice to get some time on the bench or a bye week every now and then.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 13:01

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Ultraman	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#4
2015 Memorial Day Car Show Winner! Huskerland 14747 Posts Member since: 2009/9/12 19:16	Hoohaaa man it's 9 degrees out and that's brisk. Comon doggie hurry up its freezing out here....the trouble is this is the nice day tomorrow we get wind and 6 inches of snow......how's it looking down there Tommy? (he said with a hint of envy in his voice....) I read that the Ford Motor Company is selling brand new steel 65 Mustang body shells.......I would like to be writing, Chevrolet announced today that they would be offering new 1967 Corvette body shells in both coupe and roadster configurations..........just dreaming... Talking about left lane hogs.....which I hate....in a survey taken 43% of the survey takers did not know that impeding the flow of traffic in the left lane is illegal. 9 out of 10 respondents said they always see people who are unaware of the jam behind them.... Curiously 90% of the survey takers said that they don't impede traffic in that mannor........hmmmmmmmm. Got a few more samples to pull so it better be today before the snow comes. Gotta roll Guru's, stay warm.....
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 13:08
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pianoguy	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#5
Guru Emeritus Apple Valley, MN 14762 Posts Member since: 2007/12/29 0:00	Greetings! It was a balmy 15 here this morning, but on the bright side, at least it is still double digits. We have plenty of left lane hogs here - this morning I was behind a van in the left lane going 5-10 under the speed limit with his flashers on. And I was behind a mini-van on the entrance ramp - the driver had the vanity mirror light on, and managed to get up to about 45mph by the time they hit the freeway (70mph limit). I said something like, "Gosh, these people sure are going slow!" This would be a little unnerving: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11 ... k-campaign_n_1120406.html Keep warm, yawlz!
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 13:16
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TommyT-Bone	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#6
Chair-man of the bored Homestead USA 33760 Posts Member since: 2007/12/10 0:00	Just because you were wondering Dec 2 in history http://www.brainyhistory.com/days/december_2.html
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 13:29

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teebee	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#7
2014 Memorial Day Car Show Winner! Lakin, Kansas 67860 12370 Posts Member since: 2005/9/16 0:00	Morning guys.....it's cold and blowing here too. 15 right now and we are under a winter storm watch tonight and through tomorrow. People complained long enough that the state legislature raised the limit on I70 to 75, so now the backup get worse for those who sit in the left lane. Basketball season kicks off today for high school, I'm working the games tonight (starting @4:30), going to be a long day.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 13:34
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TommyT-Bone	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#8
Chair-man of the bored Homestead USA 33760 Posts Member since: 2007/12/10 0:00	Weather here is clear and sunny with a low in the high 50's and high in the low 80's. Y'all know how much I hate the Florida summer but the winter is worth brearing with it. Unless of course you're a Snowbird. Then you only come for the winter.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 13:34

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TommyT-Bone	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#9
Chair-man of the bored Homestead USA 33760 Posts Member since: 2007/12/10 0:00	Don't forget I have an extra bedroom guys. And for Matt I have 2. And if you want to do a twofer, my son works for Carnival Cruise Lines. He can hook you up with the best deals. Just sayin ..........
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 13:38

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Epimax	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#10
Elite Guru Wilmington, NC 1814 Posts Member since: 2008/12/30 13:16	Howdy Folks! Happy Friday!!
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 14:01

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Ultraman	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#11
2015 Memorial Day Car Show Winner! Huskerland 14747 Posts Member since: 2009/9/12 19:16	I found this somewhat amusing......
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 14:06
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DaleD	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#12
Senior Guru Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 1389 Posts Member since: 2007/2/17 0:00	Hi guys, I lurk, but don't post much anymore. Didn't want to start a new thread, I was looking at spring to get back in the game, but stumbled on this: http://akroncanton.craigslist.org/cto/2680790608.html 98 vert, 75xxx miles. Clean carfax. I can get the car for significantly less than $15.3k. Should I wait for a 2000+? I know they're better. Also, is 75k miles a lot for a C5? Thanks.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 14:12
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TommyT-Bone	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#13
Chair-man of the bored Homestead USA 33760 Posts Member since: 2007/12/10 0:00	Nothing like some good ol' redneck tech.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 14:24

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teebee	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#14
2014 Memorial Day Car Show Winner! Lakin, Kansas 67860 12370 Posts Member since: 2005/9/16 0:00	Dale, that's a decent deal, not a great one. 75k is nothing on these cars. I've got a friend who is a certified mechanic who says the LS engine isn't even broken in until 100k. If the car has been maintained well the mileage is nothing. yea, 2000+ have a better reputation, but if this car speaks. and checks out OK, to you I wouldn't pass on it because of the year. I have friends with 97-99's and they have not experienced any more issues with them than those with newer one.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 14:29
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DaleD	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#15
Senior Guru Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 1389 Posts Member since: 2007/2/17 0:00	Quote: teebee wrote: Dale, that's a decent deal, not a great one. I haven't seen the car in person, but the owner has said he'll take $13.9k and it has a clean carfax. I suspect that if I look and like it, he'd take $13.5k. But I don't want to jump on a deal because it's a deal. I did that last time and regretted it. I want to get opinions here, and then investigate.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 14:35
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Epimax	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#16
Elite Guru Wilmington, NC 1814 Posts Member since: 2008/12/30 13:16	Great White spotted of the coast here in Wilmington.. Saw this on the news last night....think we'll need a bigger boat! http://www.starnewsonline.com/article ... /ARTICLES/111139990?tc=cr
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 14:56

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screamin_conure	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#17
Senior Guru Northwest Indiana 346 Posts Member since: 2009/10/20 20:55	Hey all! TGIF!! Kinda' interesting that here in the Chicago area, we currently have nicer weather than in some other parts of the country. Not very often we can say that. I scored two tickets to the Blackhawks game tonight!! Five rows behind the glass, right behind one of the nets! I'm so friggin' excited I can hardly contain myself! Nice way to kick off the weekend! @Dale: That's a pretty nice lookin' C5, and if you can grab it for $13.5k, I think you would have done very well. I'm still seeing people trying to get that much for low mile C4s. And it appears that the current owner is fairly Vette-literate, which is always a good sign. Look at it. Drive it. Inspect it as well as you can, and like TeeBee says, if it really feels like "this is the car", I think you'd be ok.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 15:14

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BillH	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#18
The Stig Moderator Reno 22702 Posts Member since: 2007/12/25 0:00	Quote: DaleD wrote: Quote: teebee wrote: Dale, that's a decent deal, not a great one. I haven't seen the car in person, but the owner has said he'll take $13.9k and it has a clean carfax. I suspect that if I look and like it, he'd take $13.5k. But I don't want to jump on a deal because it's a deal. I did that last time and regretted it. I want to get opinions here, and then investigate. http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/searchr ... dsfyc=&sort_type=priceASC
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 16:03
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pianoguy	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#19
Guru Emeritus Apple Valley, MN 14762 Posts Member since: 2007/12/29 0:00	Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy) A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society are least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of an ever diminishing number of producers.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 16:23
	_________________ 1996 LT4 �Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.�- Jack Handey
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teebee	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#20
2014 Memorial Day Car Show Winner! Lakin, Kansas 67860 12370 Posts Member since: 2005/9/16 0:00	I actually had time to go look at the ad, Dale. It looks pretty good. $13.5 would be a good deal.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 16:37
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pianoguy	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#21
Guru Emeritus Apple Valley, MN 14762 Posts Member since: 2007/12/29 0:00	Good luck Dale - hope it works out!
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 16:48
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Epimax	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#22
Elite Guru Wilmington, NC 1814 Posts Member since: 2008/12/30 13:16	Quote: pianoguy wrote: Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy) A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society are least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of an ever diminishing number of producers. That's the damn truth!!
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 17:39

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pianoguy	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#23
Guru Emeritus Apple Valley, MN 14762 Posts Member since: 2007/12/29 0:00	http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news ... -squeal-like-a-pig-269043
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 18:39
	_________________ 1996 LT4 �Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.�- Jack Handey
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Epimax	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#24
Elite Guru Wilmington, NC 1814 Posts Member since: 2008/12/30 13:16	Quote: pianoguy wrote: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news ... -squeal-like-a-pig-269043 Oh Ned....come'ere boaay..
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 19:00

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pianoguy	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#25
Guru Emeritus Apple Valley, MN 14762 Posts Member since: 2007/12/29 0:00
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 19:51
	_________________ 1996 LT4 �Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes.�- Jack Handey
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BillH	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#26
The Stig Moderator Reno 22702 Posts Member since: 2007/12/25 0:00	Quote: pianoguy wrote: So midgets can look up your skirt.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 20:17
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DaleD	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#27
Senior Guru Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 1389 Posts Member since: 2007/2/17 0:00	Quote: BillH wrote: So midgets can look up your skirt. Joe and Sue work at the same company, and get in the elevator together in the morning. One day, Joe takes a deep breath and says to Sue, your hair smells great. Sue looks at him with disgust and they exit the elevator. This goes on, same routine for a week. The next week, Sue goes to HR and tells them the story and says she wants to file a sexual harassment claim against Joe. The HR rep says it's not harassment, it's a compliment. Sue says: "But Joe is a midget!!!"
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 21:28
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Ultraman	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#28
2015 Memorial Day Car Show Winner! Huskerland 14747 Posts Member since: 2009/9/12 19:16	Quote: DaleD wrote: Quote: teebee wrote: Dale, that's a decent deal, not a great one. I haven't seen the car in person, but the owner has said he'll take $13.9k and it has a clean carfax. I suspect that if I look and like it, he'd take $13.5k. But I don't want to jump on a deal because it's a deal. I did that last time and regretted it. I want to get opinions here, and then investigate. Hi Dale good to see your post again. In July I bought a nice Mag Red 2002 Coupe with 83K on it for 14,000......The guy needed to sell it so he did come down from the 15K he originally wanted. Tires were not run flats but looked good but while having it serviced we found a slice in the front passenger side tire. So a grand later it had some nice Michelins run flats on it. Other than that not a lot of problems...I like the looks of the car you are looking at and at 13,500 you can't go wrong I'm thinking. What other options does it have on it.....Z51, heads up display.....?
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 21:32
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DaleD	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#29
Senior Guru Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 1389 Posts Member since: 2007/2/17 0:00	I don't know if 98 had hud, but this one doesn't have it. It's a basic vert, which is a nicely optioned car. Congrats on the 2002. I love mag red.
	Posted on: 2011/12/2 21:39
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TommyT-Bone	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#30
Chair-man of the bored Homestead USA 33760 Posts Member since: 2007/12/10 0:00	Quote: pianoguy wrote: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news ... -squeal-like-a-pig-269043 da-dadoung deun duen duen duen deun deuwh
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Matatk	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#31
Webmaster SW Chicago Burbs 22805 Posts Member since: 2008/1/7 0:00	Quiet around here so I'm trying to get some work done. Wife took the kids to her mom's because tomorrow morning I'm cleaning the tile floors with some nasty chemical stuff. Don't need them around for that. So I get a free night. Drinking a beer, washed the dishes, folding the laundry, etc. Not bad. I'll probably call it an early night and hit the sack for some much needed rest.
	Posted on: 2011/12/3 2:18
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Matatk	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#32
Webmaster SW Chicago Burbs 22805 Posts Member since: 2008/1/7 0:00	Quote: TommyT-Bone wrote: Don't forget I have an extra bedroom guys. And for Matt I have 2. Excellent. One for me, the other for the wife and kids.
	Posted on: 2011/12/3 2:21
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TommyT-Bone	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#33
Chair-man of the bored Homestead USA 33760 Posts Member since: 2007/12/10 0:00	Quote: Matatk wrote: I'll probably call it an early night and hit the sack for some much needed rest. It's not too late. You can still go down for one or two beers at the strip club.
	Posted on: 2011/12/3 3:37

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teebee	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#34
2014 Memorial Day Car Show Winner! Lakin, Kansas 67860 12370 Posts Member since: 2005/9/16 0:00	Hey guys....got home from the b-ball games. The GS played well and won his C team game, Most everybody else lost. I get home to find my daughter (the one that lives with us) was laid off today...great Christmas present.
	Posted on: 2011/12/3 5:26
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TommyT-Bone	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#35
Chair-man of the bored Homestead USA 33760 Posts Member since: 2007/12/10 0:00	Sorry to hear about that Tom. Hope she finds new employment quickly. Being a Dad and Grand-Dad has sure put you to the test the past couple of years. We hope for a bright future for you and yours. One door opens when another closes. We both know that already.
	Posted on: 2011/12/3 11:41

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Matatk	Re: Freitag Chat 12.02.11	#36
Webmaster SW Chicago Burbs 22805 Posts Member since: 2008/1/7 0:00	Quote: teebee wrote: Hey guys....got home from the b-ball games. The GS played well and won his C team game, Most everybody else lost. I get home to find my daughter (the one that lives with us) was laid off today...great Christmas present. Congrats to the GS. Sorry to hear about your daughter. Hopefully something better will come along!
	Posted on: 2011/12/3 15:27
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