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1: Inmate Central, RE: Corsair (but not what you think) (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-29, 01:32:15 (104.174.229.109)
I certainly wasn't expecting a model plane to have that type of engine or sound. I appreciated the viewing. and wondered who built that engine. You probably know all about those planes, but I only lea .......
2: Inmate Central, RE: Bring back the Automat! -nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-29, 00:57:42 (104.174.229.109)
because of all the old movies I had seen on TV, once of the first things I did when I hit New York City was to satisfy my curiosity at the automat. And just in time, I think it closed maybe two years .......
3: Inmate Central, RE: Actually (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-29, 00:46:40 (104.174.229.109)
I never intentionally want to mislead anyone, so I would like to withdraw the statement and my self from the conversation, while apologizing for any errors and carelessness. McDonalds workers might n .......
4: Inmate Central, RE: It's not, it's just the common garden variety of self entitled fuckwits (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-28, 02:06:54 (104.174.229.109)
I once witnessed a car that drove around not only small barricades , but multiple big larges one that had to be machine lifted into place, because it was protecting a large slab of concrete, a single .......
5: Inmate Central, RE: Many already pay more than minimum wage, dont' they ? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-28, 01:28:02 (104.174.229.109)
in California, in and out usually pays a bit more, according to the signage, and they work them like rented mules, according to personal observation. . in the German McDonalds, where all workers are .......
6: Inmate Central, RE: Fast food workers are in an industry where people change jobs as often as underwear (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-28, 01:08:14 (104.174.229.109)
my view on higher prices is that if I can't afford to pay an honest worker a decent living wage for a service I need, that's on me, and only me. I don't run around crying because I can't afford some .......
7: Inmate Central, how about someplace famous as a nice vacation spot? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-27, 19:22:24 (104.174.229.109)
one thing about travel videos to exotic locales , they never include the smell of great amounts of unwashed people crowded together with poor sanitation , nor the health risks of eating and the availa .......
8: Inmate Central, RE: Bad morning for one Sydneysider (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-27, 18:45:38 (104.174.229.109)
I saw on a boating website where this type of person is referred to as a ," credit card captain". cars are so capable today, and so many drivers only have 1950's car driving talent. One of my friend .......
9: Inmate Central, RE: COTD (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-27, 18:33:27 (104.174.229.109)
that's only because of the risk of door dings in Costcos tight parking spaces. The car has California plates , where special interest cars are all over the place, in part because of the weather, sinc .......
10: Inmate Central, RE: Fast food workers are losing their jobs in California..... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-27, 17:57:30 (104.174.229.109)
if a business person can't mange to pay a living wage to the employees , they will be replaced by a business who can , no problem. A universal truth, not California specific. Pizza Hut might not be .......
11: Inmate Central, RE: Real money (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-25, 15:53:16 (104.174.229.109)
"real money" is that a statement ? it implies that money is capable of something beyond agreed upon value, which , for investment purposes , seems a superficial consideration to me . A position contr .......
12: Inmate Central, RE: IWOTD (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-25, 15:42:26 (104.174.229.109)
That movie interests me , it seems easily worth watching. .......
13: Vinyl Asylum, RE: No, actually I think the packaging is pretty clever. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-25, 15:36:43 (104.174.229.109)
star power, man. I wouldn't expect it from Keven Bacon but there it is, undeniably a product sold on the impressions left by Keven Bacon's performance in that movie . Some movie soundtracks are excel .......
14: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I am beach cruiser and I am a backslider. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-25, 15:20:00 (104.174.229.109)
I had also decided that adding to a stash of more records than time or interest would ever allow me to enjoy was too space intensive, so I gave up buying records. You see, I really don't mind playing .......
15: Inmate Central, RE: Can't they lease/sell them as rental cars? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-25, 14:53:08 (104.174.229.109)
Doesn't work. I rented a big ford to drive and drop off, because I didn't want to deal with the parking/ traffic in San Francisco. I think it was a grand marquee or something , like the last of the .......
16: General Asylum, consoles contribute (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-25, 14:34:43 (104.174.229.109)
One of my hot rodding cousins , much like what one would do when modifying a car , just stuck a second hand Macintosh receiver into a console in his front room to replace the electronics . I was impre .......
17: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Well, here's an article I found, but acrylic and PVC are both plastics. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-21, 12:22:34 (104.174.229.109)
one easy universal concept about cleaning is that " like dissolves like" . I offer this only because this generally useful advice came to mind, because of the warning about the materials, not because .......
18: Inmate Central, nonsense is right on the money (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-20, 08:34:42 (104.174.229.109)
I am supposing the guy is trying to talk about the dangers of unregulated capitalism when he uses the nonsensical term, "late stage capitalism" , , as if the institutional failures of capitalism are a .......
19: Inmate Central, well. you know the common wisdom (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-14, 22:53:50 (104.174.229.109)
the saying that the unexamined life is not worth living comes to mind here. I wish more people had an interest in critical, instead of , reactionary thinking. .......
20: Inmate Central, a corvette owner also killed himself by not knowing how to operate the doors. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-14, 22:19:19 (104.174.229.109)
this report was about a guy who bought a used corvette with electric doors and while at his usual breakfast spot , went out to get something from his car, leaving his phone and a few other articles be .......
21: Inmate Central, who told you Tic Toc was safe? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-14, 21:52:00 (104.174.229.109)
if one is using any federal government owned devices, such as a phone or computer, tic toc is forbidden, so it must not be completely benign. I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw an elephant .......
22: Vinyl Asylum, I happily greet this news, it gives me a reason to not buy the upgraded power supply I had decided to get. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-11, 14:35:07 (104.174.229.109)
I would say it's about time, but have no actual experience to run my mouth, and everyone knows how powerful bad reports are , but some said the upgrade to the thicker Orb platter from the gyro didn't .......
23: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Spinning brings back Grateful Dead memories. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-03-11, 13:47:20 (104.174.229.109)
I just read a report saying that this record is a good representation of the band playing live and worth seeking out . I am glad I own the album and the others I reach for a bit more often. The works .......
24: Inmate Central, people do carry on to ridiculous lengths in displays of brain science ignorance. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 17:11:19 (104.174.229.109)
To answer the question, my brother, a self made scientist with various credits, I always like to brag about his hand made and designed optics on mars, who promised me that if it was at all possible, h .......
25: Inmate Central, RE: A dictionary definition of affiliated? Seriously? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 16:20:34 (104.174.229.109)
I just butted in to state the obvious, without wishing to enter the discussion. if a person has enough family money, they can make it through Harvard or any school with a big reputation , not to discr .......
26: Inmate Central, RE: Oh, geez-that guy is total quack/alternative medicine fraudster (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 16:08:51 (104.174.229.109)
I think you might be mis judging the seriousness of the Paltrow stuff. I get the impression it is just whimsical decor stuff for the ladies who lunch to pick up when strolling around the Malibu Count .......
27: Inmate Central, RE: I like that the one with all the foam under the car needed no explanation. nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 16:00:58 (104.174.229.109)
car designed to survive a market geared to a nation of knuckle heads is the reason American cars gained the nick name, "Yank tanks". Of course sledge hammer design vanished along with points and plug .......
28: Inmate Central, Didn't factor the VA's take on long covid into my response. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 15:49:46 (104.174.229.109)
I get the impression that politics has diluted the science around the issue, and much like the IRS with the church of scientology, just figured the death and other constant threats just weren't worth .......
29: Inmate Central, RE: A few miles of city riding ... and saying hello to Phil (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 15:37:56 (104.174.229.109)
I was always impressed by what justified the city of statues namesake for that town, but was always too busy sightseeing the museums to get much of anyplace else , save for dinner by the canal. Where .......
30: Inmate Central, RE: Ah yes, can't forget the posters and other goodies ;-) (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 15:32:42 (104.174.229.109)
a glow in the dark soft ball was a big hit under a black light, when my high schools buddies used to gather at Allens house, whose parents got him a real nice department store record player, and list .......
31: Inmate Central, RE: My Dad broke down and ran his '65 Mercury Comet through a local car wash. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 15:23:52 (104.174.229.109)
it's the coin operated deal for me, so the water get recycled in my arid location of Southern California, plus my car is physically incompatible with an automated car wash. And even the with the cars .......
32: Inmate Central, RE: My color organs of the Seventies. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 15:08:49 (104.174.229.109)
I was going to say, that looks exactly like the product that radio shack sold back in the sixties and seventies. My buddy had a pair hooked up to a sylvainia console record player , which was one of t .......
33: Inmate Central, RE: Sure: my '17 Corolla was called in for 3 recall items ~n (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 14:44:14 (104.174.229.109)
most asian manufacturers used to do anything possible to avoid the publicity of a recall , with a lot of secret fix programs going on, but only if you went to the dealer with a complaint. I wonder if .......
34: Inmate Central, I don't wish to be a nag, but (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 14:28:30 (104.174.229.109)
count your blessings. I post this in the belief that one can never have enough reminders to count life's blessings when you have the chance. I am impressed by the scenery you ride amongst, along with .......
35: Inmate Central, RE: number of diseases known, verses short attention span haters. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 13:46:16 (104.174.229.109)
I think a lot of the wishful thinking about this disease is that people are more used to viral disease, that when over, like a cold, one is good as new. this civid , as we know, a destructive to the .......
36: Vinyl Asylum, RE: For the pivot screws, you might try the miniature screwdriver with vise (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-26, 13:31:40 (104.174.229.109)
sorry, it's been such a long time since I machined anything, I would have to google an answer. I think electronic tools might also use a parallel tip shape verses the more common angled, but would hav .......
37: Vinyl Asylum, RE: For the pivot screws, you might try the miniature screwdriver with vise (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-24, 10:32:36 (104.174.229.109)
Not to diminish the excellent advice, I thought it might be useful to offer the suggestion of using a machinist screwdriver, sometimes called a gunsmiths screwdriver , because the shape of the blade .......
38: Vinyl Asylum, here I saw that jazz is an interactive medium , different from recordings (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-22, 08:56:16 (104.174.229.109)
the church of jazz was on some signage on the building , because of a seating section that was very much like jammed together church pews, two rows of tight upright bench seating, your tight seat spac .......
39: Inmate Central, RE: Cyclist v/s cougar. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-20, 23:55:20 (104.174.229.109)
times must be tough for such an elusive animal to seek new forms of food. .......
40: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Mingus wasn't a fan . . . (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-20, 23:49:56 (104.174.229.109)
I take those words within the context of the times, where a lot of people were hung up on the hair, seeing it as an assault on masculinity and god fearing normality. it seems clear that Mingus adore .......
41: Vinyl Asylum, RE: "Them Dirty Blues" again, but this time the right way... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-20, 23:36:35 (104.174.229.109)
I was a little kid in the late fifties so obviously wasn't much of a connoisseur of anything, but when my parents happed to take me to the beach in hermosa, where Howard Rumsey's light house jazz cafe .......
42: Vinyl Asylum, when a dream comes true. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-20, 23:14:26 (104.174.229.109)
always glad to hear that a long term anticipation was finally fulfilled. That stuff is one of the overlooked joys in life. I had no aspirational turntable when I decided to upgrade , my budget called .......
43: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Like a broken record (a fix) (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-19, 03:01:49 (104.174.229.109)
I read here of an old radio D J trick where you just blow in the correct direction to get it off the skip. .......
44: Inmate Central, it all goes back to the citizens united decision. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 20:24:54 (104.174.229.109)
once the supreme court gave the rich the power to legally bribe senators, things certainly went down hill. For the love of money, laws were changed to allow people with mental problems easier access .......
45: Inmate Central, RE: A blocked extra point. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 19:58:13 (104.174.229.109)
I read basically the same facts in todays newspaper, except in that report the loss was put more squarely on the defense in that one game because, although they played well in the first half, the chie .......
46: Inmate Central, RE: Contrary to some CW, Honda and GM are still a thing. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 19:36:31 (104.174.229.109)
the hydrogen car Toyota sells in my California locale doesn't store electricity , it uses only the fuel cell. last year , to make way for the vastly improved and better looking new model, they were gi .......
47: Inmate Central, So what do you think might do a nice job on, say, a ten dollar bill? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 18:57:40 (104.174.229.109)
asking for a friend. .......
48: Inmate Central, RE: That's really funny; I'm glad you sent it. nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 18:48:31 (104.174.229.109)
that is one heck of a movie. .......
49: Inmate Central, RE: Knew a woman that was a hire by the SFPD in the early 80's... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 18:30:29 (104.174.229.109)
A good cop can really make a difference in a town. I felt a lot differently growing up in my home town when every cop was my friend, and one of them eve had the second best tree in town. ( an impres .......
50: Inmate Central, RE: Alaska Airlines Ad (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 18:04:42 (104.174.229.109)
that's one airline that has it made. Everything is expensive in Alaska , and a lot of people want a break from the cold , so the airline charges a nice pile of change to fly you back to Alaska. it t .......
51: Inmate Central, RE: Random thoughts... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 17:50:26 (104.174.229.109)
I appreciated that, even though I found some of the jokes, random. .......
52: Inmate Central, doesn't just seem like it, that is the reality. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 17:46:57 (104.174.229.109)
I hate to say that I saw it on TV, but I did. Turns out there is a very popular training seminar that some gun nut loon goes around the country selling , and is so popular the training is almost every .......
53: Inmate Central, a very above average slot car track, with a price to match (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 17:18:33 (104.174.229.109)
first off, let me say I once held a regular 33 1/3 long play album of nothing but slot car sounds , for three dollars, when crate digging at a record show, and let the opportunity pass. I'd rather jus .......
54: Inmate Central, RE: ghost have you seen this YouTube mechanic ? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 16:24:03 (104.174.229.109)
hey man , why live vicariously , but yourself a clock and live it up. Jokes aside, I have wondered just why the heck am I watching a guy pound on an old car muffler on TV, but I do it often enough so .......
55: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Tame Ortofon Treble Brightness (on Moving Magnet Cartridge) (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 16:16:44 (104.174.229.109)
that's odd, I was just reading how overly bright results are usually the results of tip misalignment , which is easy to do with modern tip shapes. I once bought a nicely made phono capacitance kit fr .......
56: Vinyl Asylum, second to none reputation in my book, although I never sought one. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-15, 15:51:02 (104.174.229.109)
the old eyes part triggered me. my solution , not that there really is one, for old eyes is a new light. And along with a new cartridge, I will probably pick up a USB microscope to project the tip on .......
57: Inmate Central, RE: Federal taxes. Handled. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-14, 11:08:59 (104.174.229.109)
civilized countries just send you the bill, since they know the expected results , that this country makes you needlessly work for . .......
58: Inmate Central, RE: Today's used car (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-14, 11:04:51 (104.174.229.109)
I knew a group of artists back in Texas during the seventies, and one of the males had dedicated his efforts to restoring a baby blue XKE , calling it a rolling sculpture before museums started going .......
59: Inmate Central, RE: tell that to Archie (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-14, 10:39:22 (104.174.229.109)
I have to say the obvious, I never read the thing. I just mentioned what seemed obvious to me when an an ancient Chinese guy starts talking about things that can't be expressed . Without knowing the .......
60: Inmate Central, RE: Only if your team is doing the blowing out. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-14, 10:20:40 (104.174.229.109)
there are studies expressing a similar thing, that in the olympics, people with second place medals were more disappointed with the results than the third place finishers. .......
61: Inmate Central, RE: IDK how much money it takes to get a handful of Ford gum these days... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-14, 10:11:13 (104.174.229.109)
I appreciate the modern marble maze type of machines, but still rank a machine that the amusement park, Knott's berry farm used as my favorite. It was normally sized, but shaped like a little house, .......
62: Inmate Central, RE: Backcountry flying in Idaho... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-14, 09:52:48 (104.174.229.109)
put some pontoons on the plane and you get better stories. .......
63: Inmate Central, I sparingly consult the solid thinkers from eras before science (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-14, 09:46:49 (104.174.229.109)
I think you might be confusing the limitations of the language used in the tome, Chinese , a language where there are actually things the language can't express, that in that language there are litera .......
64: Inmate Central, RE: Bondi Beach (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-11, 00:51:55 (104.174.229.109)
good on ya . Funny thing , I have only ever met women from Australia, but can say they were are top notch. healthy mind in a sound body is still good advice after all of these centuries , but I fear .......
65: Inmate Central, Collins foundation used to tour a B 24, and sell rides. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-11, 00:45:33 (104.174.229.109)
Fear of having a tough time getting acting roles after the war was why John Wayne was a four time draft dodger. Although you would never think so from the tough guy, patriotism worn on the sleeve, ima .......
66: Inmate Central, RE: Blazing saddles is still funny (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-08, 10:30:51 (104.174.229.109)
I never understood how such a statement as " couldn't be made today" can be supported given the reality of the many entertainments that are and have been made today and in the past. One of the large c .......
67: Inmate Central, parking space hunter here. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-06, 23:20:07 (104.174.229.109)
they are absolutely harmless until they aren't . Just ask the lady who got her face eaten off while having her regular afternoon tea on the veranda, accompanied , as usual , by her adorable little .......
68: Inmate Central, RE: Or a laser pointer. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-06, 22:46:33 (104.174.229.109)
the whip cracking is only for show, along with the chair and yelling, first popularized as an American only performance style by Clyde Beatty when he was with the Barnum and Bailey circuses. This acc .......
69: Inmate Central, RE: Lancair Evolution. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-06, 21:39:12 (104.174.229.109)
I don't keep up with such stuff but have read that innovation in American small aircraft is almost non existent because of the potential for lawsuits. I wonder if selling as a kit is an attempt to d .......
70: Inmate Central, RE: +1 (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-06, 21:18:11 (104.174.229.109)
a person suppling guns to another with identified mental illness , as though they were breath mints, and then the sick person goes and kills school kids with the weapon should have no special privileg .......
71: Inmate Central, RE: Dog Walk - our weather has chilled out somewhat! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-06, 21:01:41 (104.174.229.109)
congrats on a happy animal. I was once wandering around a southern city that had an upscale residential section of town that still used a colonial street layout with watering troughs at every interse .......
72: Inmate Central, RE: Still wondering.... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-06, 20:33:00 (104.174.229.109)
wonder no more my friend. Although just a handful of electric cars today can power your house, as the technology matures , the feature of being able to power your house from your car battery will bec .......
73: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Playing a new disc , just for fun? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-06, 20:11:23 (104.174.229.109)
this report is a refreshing change from those who must follow a hi fi record initiation ritual before even considering playing a new record. takes all kinds of people to make a world. I value clean r .......
74: Inmate Central, RE: touring car (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-02, 01:36:58 (104.174.229.109)
I once drove a 64 bug with a sunroof across the US. I had paid off a ship in Baltimore, and decided to get the cheapest car I could find and start driving to the west coast, with the plan that when t .......
75: Inmate Central, RE: Take out the papers and the trash. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-02, 01:02:10 (104.174.229.109)
I knew a guy who used to sleep in dumpsters for warmth. said you had to be ready at all times in case someone lit your dumpster on fire. I suppose the woman here was sleeping in late, or didn't know .......
76: Inmate Central, RE: Maybe it's old age, but I'm starting to dig "Perry Mason." (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-02, 00:34:44 (104.174.229.109)
Raymond burr certainly does a fine job in the role. I had read that when he first hit town, he was considered for leading man parts, but that idea was eventually discarded because he was perpetually .......
77: Inmate Central, RE: Today's used car (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-02, 00:26:25 (104.174.229.109)
I always liked the look of those years, making the grill a thousand times bigger on the new cars makes them look vulgar in comparison. if I were to drop that much money on an a 29 year old car, I wo .......
78: Inmate Central, RE: February 1st, 2024... the day WWIII began (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-02, 00:12:09 (104.174.229.109)
I think the good poster is indulging in a whiff of drama queen. China has been supporting Russia in this conflict all along. kind of like a couple. making a marriage formal after living together and .......
79: Inmate Central, RE: Does anybody you know still watch a crt television? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-02, 00:02:31 (104.174.229.109)
that would have to be one very durable tube, considering how long flatscreens have. been around. last I heard about tubes for video screens was during a talk from some Disney animators some years ag .......
80: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The New U-Turn Audio Turntables (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-02-01, 23:48:53 (104.174.229.109)
I was just listening to M. Fermer say he liked the U turn products, and recommended them, when asked. and said magnesium was used in the arm tube because it is self dampening. I thought the info mig .......
81: Inmate Central, RE: Fumbles, penalties and an interception...the Ravens are done (mt) (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-30, 00:26:41 (104.174.229.109)
it's a tough league. even bad teams have superior athletes with the ability to make astounding plays, making it doublly hard to win over a top team in the league. after seeing the ravens play , I .......
82: Inmate Central, RE: Punxsutawney Phil just predicted two more weeks of trailer swift..-nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 23:51:55 (104.174.229.109)
I dig the chick. Don't know her music but have probably heard it without knowing it , the woman is so prominent in the culture. I think her love affair is cute and really enjoy the happiness displa .......
83: Inmate Central, RE: now the _new_ wife is bitchin' (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 23:23:58 (104.174.229.109)
I don't blame her. You are lucky you were not instantly divorced with such an acoustically inferior set up. The answer is red brick for fancy speaker stands, concrete blocks are for animals. plasti .......
84: Inmate Central, RE: BFoTD (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 23:06:09 (104.174.229.109)
beats the hack out of me. I took a couple of grain runs into communist Russia where chess was an all consuming big deal , they even had a nightly TV chess show where they held discussions between m .......
85: Inmate Central, sketchy ships got sketchy crews, I had no union seniority, and turned out real windy. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 21:36:59 (104.174.229.109)
I was in Sacramento, working a ship in preparation to haul a cargo of uncle ben's enriched par boiled rice, brown and white, rice being a big crop in that area, to Bangladesh, as foreign aid. lord kno .......
86: Inmate Central, RE: Some new knowledge... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 19:12:04 (104.174.229.109)
it's the results that count, no matter how ones mind might devise to correctly achieve them. I think of the female actor , real pretty, often plays a sexy ditz, who won a million dollar poker tournam .......
87: Inmate Central, I see it more of a device useful for rich guy touring events (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 18:46:17 (104.174.229.109)
Very interesting enthusiast car, without a doubt, but not my style. unless you are the builder , I don't see these cars getting much use outside of being a static display in some collection. I am ass .......
88: Inmate Central, RE: Hey, y'all Honda guys...get yer recall letter yet? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 18:24:54 (104.174.229.109)
must be bad, most asian manufacturers prefer, whenever possible , to deny any problems and do all the fixes " off the books" and then only if a customer complains , then it is fixed at the dealer . or .......
89: Inmate Central, RE: Time for the piper to be paid. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 18:06:14 (104.174.229.109)
I'm no expert, but it seems pretty clear that most authoritarian regimes eventually have problems with reality , because there is no end to corruption when you lose the rule of law , and then everythi .......
90: Inmate Central, RE: That's a new one on me... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 18:00:14 (104.174.229.109)
diminished value from non matching numbers is usually only important to gear heads with special interest cars , sounds like that dealer is putting in work supporting the general low opinion of car dea .......
91: Inmate Central, word in the hoo is they burn real good (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 17:36:09 (104.174.229.109)
I assume you are aware that more conventionally fueled cars burn to the ground, when adjusted for for volume, than electric cars. according to the three industry writers and enthusiasts I recently h .......
92: Inmate Central, RE: vacuous - right place, wrong approach (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 17:15:26 (104.174.229.109)
Experts? this is America, if we need an expert opinion on something as important as economics, we get a news crew to go out and interview some random person off the street. I appreciate that I should .......
93: Inmate Central, hang onto that paper letter from my bank... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 17:01:58 (104.174.229.109)
one of the documents needed for a "real ID' soon to be needed for air travel or entrance to government buildings , is , besides an certified birth certificate, is a bank letter or utility bill with yo .......
94: Inmate Central, RE: Sacramento's can get hot, and has the state fair. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 16:44:46 (104.174.229.109)
it appears you hang out in the nicer ice cream shops. From my experience around the equator, water with lime added ,although not as pleasant as water with lemon juice added , is more thirst quenching .......
95: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Funny, but you brought back memories of my wicked French teacher also. nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 15:59:58 (104.174.229.109)
what is it with French teachers? I know home economic teacher are famous for being uh, problematic, and my only experience with a French teacher was not good. I had bought some extremely exotic Fren .......
96: Vinyl Asylum, RE: first check the 'roundness' of the idler (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 15:42:56 (104.174.229.109)
I was going to suggest the possibility of the rubber friction surface being dried out, with the possible solution of boiling the wheel in water to regain suppleness , if that was the problem . However .......
97: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Kirmuss Review, Part III (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 15:11:40 (104.174.229.109)
One fine detail to possibly consider with suction cleaning is the possibility thatf the more massive molecules might fall out of suspension and be left behind if the H2O is accelerated away from the s .......
98: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Hagerman Piccolo Zero Headamp (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 14:45:27 (104.174.229.109)
I would double check any equipment facts mentioned by a guy who recommends buying an expensive product to demagnetize vinyl. the guy is a good story teller of vast experience , a quality I always en .......
99: Vinyl Asylum, Congratulations on the new turntable (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 14:16:30 (104.174.229.109)
I was triggered to kick up some sand about being made in china , but we already know that deal. .......
100: Vinyl Asylum, car enthusiasts usually say tires age out in five years (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-29, 14:13:28 (104.174.229.109)
I have no idea if that info about tires can be applied to cartridge suspensions , but I thought an opinion from the extreme hard core, who can actually measure performance objectively , verses the su .......
101: Inmate Central, RE: I played HS football and I get it. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-26, 07:58:48 (104.174.229.109)
I thought over my response and was not comfortable, because I believe the social scientists who say that one's financial position in life is largely determined by the wealth of the parents. and having .......
102: Inmate Central, manslaughter might not be a lot of jail time for such responsibility (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 20:40:09 (104.174.229.109)
dude, the gun was a rental over a hundred years old , that broke when the FBI tested it. I suspect it may not have been in tip top condition. But who knows? I only suggest that a less than perfectly .......
103: Inmate Central, RE: Three minutes of aviation. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 20:12:52 (104.174.229.109)
I had to watch to see who hired the pilot. emirates airlines, there was zero chance of me ever boarding one of their flights anyway, given the likely destinations. Now I would not fly them anywhere . .......
104: Inmate Central, RE: uh oh (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 19:45:03 (104.174.229.109)
I heard that some time ago, kind of surprised it is now in the news. Cool that science has given us DNA tracing , an advance in every way over the collecting limitations and accuracy of fingerprints. .......
105: Inmate Central, RE: I played HS football and I get it. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 19:37:26 (104.174.229.109)
I bet you have some good stories to tell from a life well lived. I think the military will also do that to a person, if they are not a bum. In my high school , all the best guys went surfing , and we .......
106: Inmate Central, developing a sound mind in a healthy body is good ancient wisdom (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 18:44:19 (104.174.229.109)
same here. I knew the most of the starters from grade school sports, so I knew their characters well, and no thank you. they wound up playing tackle football in a park after graduation, and put one .......
107: Inmate Central, America's finest city, is the civic motto, with no argument from me (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 17:18:31 (104.174.229.109)
I hope it works out really well. I became a chargers fan when I lived in San Diego, because the fans were very enthusiastic , but always good sports, at least where I was. I wouldn't even have to w .......
108: Inmate Central, RE: I own 21 guns and you never point a gun at something you don't want to destroy... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 16:21:26 (104.174.229.109)
just for the sake of conversation, from my brief experiences in New York, it is in many aspects a service culture, like most big cities, where other people doing things for you is very normal, so a g .......
109: Inmate Central, RE: Since the weather's been so shitty... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 15:54:25 (104.174.229.109)
up on the hill, the local high school team couldn't find enough interested students to field a team and almost missed two seasons before a local sports radio/ TV guy stepped in to drum up support. wi .......
110: Inmate Central, RE: What is your take on Alec Baldwin being indicted again (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 15:24:45 (104.174.229.109)
I am fine with letting the legal system handle it. I do think he was trying to cut corners to save money, and those decisions that effected safety on the set will need to be considered in court. when .......
111: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Suspension of bridges (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 14:08:01 (104.174.229.109)
unnecessary explanation is my regrettable and unfortunate trademark. I try to consider it a positive step up from my primary drive of raw hostility and a consuming need for victory. on the other hand .......
112: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Seems like he's pretty cool. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 13:58:21 (104.174.229.109)
totally overplayed was also my experience. the popularity had me buying the album, the total saturation over the radio made the listening experience played out, so I put the album away after a few pl .......
113: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Power cable for Technics SL-1200 GR2 (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 13:46:41 (104.174.229.109)
you might have noticed the barrier to entry on the cable site, that you have to be a believer to post there, otherwise it would just be one long never-ending argument. perhaps believers are getting h .......
114: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Suspension of belief (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-24, 12:42:14 (104.174.229.109)
I would never contradict your actual experiences. there is no substitute for such information, as far as I know. however, your rebuttal does not mention the key element to my position, , perhaps badl .......
115: Inmate Central, RE: miracle plane (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-23, 18:13:08 (104.174.229.109)
I don't doubt it, I've been around the block more than once or twice and know how people can be. . Still , some people have hidden problems. I have an old buddy, looks a little beat down by age , no .......
116: Inmate Central, RE: Not fallacy - context (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-23, 18:06:12 (104.174.229.109)
you miss a critical difference. We try to not recreate the historical abuses , while Russia is still using rape, mass killing of innocent civilians, and torture, as a modern weapons of war, same as t .......
117: Inmate Central, RE: Thermonuclear Device Maintenance Trivia (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-23, 17:48:31 (104.174.229.109)
that story doesn't make sense to me, because it contradicts the experiences reported to me from a brother who was stationed in a nuclear missile silo. You can't exactly hide these things behind a bus .......
118: Inmate Central, RE: miracle plane (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-23, 17:27:57 (104.174.229.109)
some people are no better than rats, we all know that. However, one never knows the burdens that others may carry, so I tend to err on the side of compassion. .......
119: Vinyl Asylum, Suspension of belief (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-23, 17:06:36 (104.174.229.109)
I feel cartridge break in is more of a talking point for reviewers than a reality to be concerned about. that's because suspensions are so critical to performance, if the function were to change in j .......
120: Vinyl Asylum, RE: New Denon Turntable (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-23, 16:32:18 (104.174.229.109)
I have a lot of faith in the Denon brand, they always seem to make nice high value products. I do think that endangered or rare woods, such as ebony, should be exclusively reserved for those applica .......
121: Inmate Central, RE: Balderdash ~nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-10, 18:48:32 (104.174.229.109)
Couldn't have said it better myself. .......
122: Inmate Central, RE: Pete Carroll stepping down as Seahawks' HC. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-10, 18:32:43 (104.174.229.109)
it's not his fault he got fired. he was handicapped for years with entire teams of Seahawk players that had mental difficulties and had to all be prescribed Adderall . Saw the guy out bike riding by .......
123: Inmate Central, RE: Paging tweak! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-10, 18:19:58 (104.174.229.109)
One of her neighbors, after her death , told me she was a wild child , lots of nude pool parties. I didn't ask for details. I didn't know she was a crook . .......
124: Inmate Central, RE: I think it's bullshit. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-10, 18:11:59 (104.174.229.109)
it's becoming clear that cable is being used to get you to pay for stuff that you used to get for free. .......
125: Inmate Central, RE: Paging tweak! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-10, 17:34:23 (104.174.229.109)
the first time I heard about vitamin K was in a health food book written by a lady who seemed to have the market cornered as her health and nutrition books were in every health food store. Yet I forge .......
126: Vinyl Asylum, RE: anybody using Dc batteries for turntable power? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-10, 17:10:38 (104.174.229.109)
like any other interest, it just depends on how far you care to take stuff. I agree, with a ton and a half car, saving thirty pounds is nothing , even with a design emphasizing light weight. howeve .......
127: Inmate Central, RE: I'm tempted.... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 20:24:07 (104.174.229.109)
you could aways get a starter corvette, a C5 can be had for pretty cheap. but an old car can be challenging to keep on the road, even with tremendous fan boi support. also it has always been a cutt .......
128: Inmate Central, I like those wheels. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 20:05:27 (104.174.229.109)
I showed up at a buddies house one day and was surprised to see a big red road hog caddie in the drive. I asked what the deal was and he said he got hit by a drunk on the freeway, and his new self pre .......
129: Inmate Central, Higgins, calm down and let me explain.......... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 19:55:26 (104.174.229.109)
I had read that sellick's head sticking up above the windshield was originally used to establish his character as not fitting in with his rich surrounding , a fish out off water deal used for comedic .......
130: Inmate Central, RE: I watch his TV show (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 19:06:51 (104.174.229.109)
Delorian wrote a book about his life at General Motors. About the only thing I remember about it was how little money for extra trim was needed to turn a Nova into a caddie, the little one they marke .......
131: Inmate Central, RE: Here's 1 (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 18:51:04 (104.174.229.109)
I like the bullet cars with the roadster option the best, but it is somewhat of a shame to lose those fantastic barrel rear seats. For style I like a red 57 with the top down best, but the seating is .......
132: Inmate Central, RE: the aunt possibly knew something you didn't about the car (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 18:44:31 (104.174.229.109)
your aunt probably knew the wise advice to never sell a car to a friend, because every little problem becomes your fault, something deceptive they weren't told about, even if you never had the proble .......
133: Inmate Central, hey, did you just feel a bump? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 18:28:04 (104.174.229.109)
captain cold water just reported , saying to be careful and consider the traffic where you live along with the car. My first car was an MG "A", a wonderful small light car , didn't even have windows o .......
134: Vinyl Asylum, RE: anybody using Dc batteries for turntable power? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 18:14:17 (104.174.229.109)
I wasn't considering the battery weight, I was attracted to the prebuilt convenience and what might be plug and play, with some luck . I had been looking at a bunch of off road videos, where they all .......
135: Vinyl Asylum, unusual record people, and his store. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 17:34:22 (104.174.229.109)
seeing your message , reminded me of the most unusual record store I ever went to. I can't say much about the experience , as it was short, real short. and it was in the days before the internet , wh .......
136: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Question about Rega turntable (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 16:24:16 (104.174.229.109)
one of the appeals of a belt drive turntable to me is that they are so dead simple. since the belt has already been mentioned, and discarded as the problem, I will only add that they can be rejuvenat .......
137: Vinyl Asylum, I tend to believe anybody with breasts, it's a choice (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 15:30:12 (104.174.229.109)
I am a firm believer that one must first understand the problem before correction can be reasonably possible, unless you are one lucky SOB, so I am one hundred percent with you on that. For part go m .......
138: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Some things to think about .... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 14:33:48 (104.174.229.109)
yeah, I got the original well communicated intent, I just haphazardly decided to take the conversation into bonus considerations outside of the topic. .......
139: Vinyl Asylum, RE: thinking makes me need a nap, do you have anything else? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 14:26:18 (104.174.229.109)
I knew the voltage at one time, but now wouldn't bet it was 12 volts that I remember, it really never was an issue Even if it was 12 volts, I am not curious enough to go drag the battery out of my c .......
140: Vinyl Asylum, RE: anybody using Dc batteries for turntable power? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 14:06:16 (104.174.229.109)
nice to know there are viable solutions to the issue, using some kind of buffer , or voltage sink , like batteries in the circuit , seems intuitively useful. The stuff I tried , from my understandin .......
141: Vinyl Asylum, RE: +1 )MT( (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 13:56:25 (104.174.229.109)
I wish I could deny the realities of age, but I have too much damned physical evidence to deny it. life really supports the old saying that, sooner or later, we will all wear the tattered rags of old .......
142: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Some things to think about .... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 13:21:36 (104.174.229.109)
Although the possibility of trash in the line is real, it is one area that I presently ignore as a bridge too far. I tried plugging in a supposedly good system power conditioner, but eventually lost i .......
143: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Any thoughts would be appreciated. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 13:05:59 (104.174.229.109)
any advice suggesting that I not spend money is honored as needed wisdom, and carefully considered, as well as I can manage. somedays it seems just waking up costs me a quarter. .......
144: Vinyl Asylum, thinking makes me need a nap, do you have anything else? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 12:52:43 (104.174.229.109)
thanks for the reply, any outside thinking only benefits my own, unless someone starts yammering on about magical audio effects not supported by known science. and even that can be entertaining , or .......
145: Vinyl Asylum, RE: anybody using Dc batteries for turntable power? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 12:32:36 (104.174.229.109)
a power regenerator might be a step too far to support my self image of a non audiophile hobbyist only guy. Besides, I have read of mixed results, with more than one report of a less dynamic sound aft .......
146: Vinyl Asylum, RE: no choice but to run on DC, currently. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 12:17:07 (104.174.229.109)
there was a time that the suggested turntable would have been a welcomed upgrade. I long ago seized upon the weak link strategy of system construction, and although I have never turned over equipment .......
147: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Silly ? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 11:46:50 (104.174.229.109)
many thanks for the info. I had no idea, nor had ever considered the obvious possibility that different battery constructions had different ways of supplying DC power. your answer effectively curb s .......
148: Vinyl Asylum, RE: 1 answer, predictably windy. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-09, 10:53:45 (104.174.229.109)
No, even when I had my first plastic turntable, pitch variation was never an issue , nor with any other record player I have listened to. my thought responses to music have never been much past the e .......
149: Vinyl Asylum, just imagine if he went to a record show. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-08, 00:08:01 (172.58.208.106)
had he set foot inside the record show I used to attend, he would have shut down shop and just started writing. It was actually a nice event, good people, nice conversations, but some of the more cas .......
150: Inmate Central, RE: I'm sure Batman keeps Rain-X in his utility belt. nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-07, 23:57:12 (172.58.209.138)
when I subscribed to the Citroen newsletter, the advice on drying the car after washing was to just take the cars up to about 80mph, and the extensive streamlining will do the rest. Jumping the car v .......
151: Inmate Central, RE: This Headline Just In From CNN: (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-07, 23:50:30 (172.58.209.68)
I interpreted the message as not about local conditions but rather a nationwide statement, relating to a more extreme climate than in the past, even though weather is the word used in the sentence. .......
152: Inmate Central, RE: I said I'd get the name of the USA battery (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-07, 23:25:19 (104.174.229.109)
some people say they don't need a three hundred dollar battery to start a chevy. My chevy has critical electronics directly under the battery , so I looked into gel batteries. I got very interested .......
153: Vinyl Asylum, anybody using Dc batteries for turntable power? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-07, 22:59:18 (172.58.208.236)
I thought I would ask the group mind here for thoughts on my tight wallet dilemma . I am about to pull the trigger on an oEM better power supply for my Michell turntable, at the tune of about a thou .......
154: Vinyl Asylum, RE: SOTA Moonbeam VI vs Technics SL 1500 C (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-07, 22:18:32 (172.58.208.156)
congratulation on the new spinner. I never was concerned much about speed stability, the first thing direct drive fan bois bring up, but then I mostly play rock and simple stuff without long sustaine .......
155: Vinyl Asylum, fun is where you find it (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-07, 21:04:04 (172.58.208.86)
I already owned all the Beatles records from when they first were released, so all the various reissues meant nothing to me, and I still don't care. The original records are good enough for me , prov .......
156: Inmate Central, RE: The "Starskey and Hutch" Curse. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-05, 23:20:08 (104.174.228.10)
I assumed the curse was having to rive a turd for a cop car while all the other guys had real cool heroic rides. I think the barracuda used by the title character in the show Nash bridges, edges out .......
157: General Asylum, old school best duster=turkey feather (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-04, 07:55:08 (104.174.228.10)
turkey feather dusters collect with a static charge that is weak enough to allow dust to be shaken out to clean for the next use. Chicken feathers are sometimes substituted because they are feather .......
158: General Asylum, RE: Need a double blind test against (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2024-01-04, 07:42:21 (104.174.228.10)
I am sure you are aware that this brush contains radioactive material, of which there is no safe level of exposure. it is not safe to use nor to be around .......
159: Vinyl Asylum, occasionally a giant hand comes out of the sky and slaps until you see stars, that's all. . (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-29, 17:19:24 (104.174.228.10)
All I might add is that when high compliance carts were in vogue, very light tonearms were also. As moving coil carts became more popular , the stiffer suspensions added energy into the arms, so they .......
160: Inmate Central, RE: This is not a vintage airplane. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-28, 14:18:20 (104.174.228.10)
looks like fun to me. I once signed up for a seaplane excursion in Alaska, and whatever the required manufacture's label is called said "1934" as the airframe date , which was more than old enough fo .......
161: Inmate Central, RE: Goodbye Tommy Smothers! Was 50+ years ago he & brother Dick were headline TV comedy. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-28, 14:10:04 (104.174.228.10)
Brothers from my Redondo Beach hometown, famous for doing a double handstand, one brother holding the other in the acrobatic display. I think that did it on TV once. I used to see a Hot rod morris mi .......
162: Inmate Central, RE: That car...is kind of a mess (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-28, 13:55:21 (104.174.228.10)
one can charitably say that styling didn't hold up very well with the passage of time . clearly now it winds ribbons because of the extreme oddity that makes one question the intent of the build, bec .......
163: Vinyl Asylum, what the heck is turbine oil? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-28, 13:48:54 (104.174.228.10)
I was struck by the need for an oil designed for a turbine specific application. since the designation is unusual when discussing engine oil lubrication , I decided to look up the definition and foun .......
164: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Overkill...without harm (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-28, 13:19:20 (104.174.228.10)
Sometimes too much screws things up, but not in this case . I certainly agree that modern oils are very capable, and that 33 1/3 rpm is almost nothing for a quality lubricant. but see no harm in us .......
165: Inmate Central, RE: Christmas BBQ duck! oyster stuffing for the Win! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-24, 13:06:52 (104.174.228.10)
looks a very tasty holiday treat to me. My what big brakes you have, as red riding hood would say. I used to run a seat post rack, but with the loads I kept insisting on adding, it eventually becam .......
166: Inmate Central, RE: 1955. Pre-dates both. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-24, 12:22:29 (104.174.228.10)
hot rod , think hot rod, dry lakes speed car , stuff like that. But I would think back then the influence was from piston airplanes, and their outboard exhaust. a similar exhaust treatment was used .......
167: Inmate Central, RE: Maybe... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-24, 12:02:58 (104.174.228.10)
very imaginative and well crafted , thanks for the entertainment. Long ago I read that people of higher intelligence tended to read the comic section of the daily paper , and that was good enough fo .......
168: Inmate Central, RE: The Chrysler Falcon (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-24, 11:50:29 (104.174.228.10)
I find it fun to imagine wheeling that thing around town. I think flamboyance can be fun, but not as a lifestyle, that would be tiring and lacking in imagination. Which this car is certainly not abou .......
169: Vinyl Asylum, Just be glad I am not Phillp Marlow , ya got off easy (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-24, 11:30:11 (104.174.228.10)
Best wishes to you too. Regretfully , I couldn't be more fatherly , but I prefer an objective approach to easily known facts, thinking it benefits the audio community that need more of it . Some pref .......
170: Inmate Central, the players should be recognized as income producers (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-23, 12:12:57 (104.174.228.10)
The NFL has long used the collage game as a development league, and sponged off the collage players , as have the collages. Time for a payback. Perhaps if more players withdrew their labor , the los .......
171: Inmate Central, RE: There was a Cadillac version, too. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-23, 11:57:17 (104.174.228.10)
my first thought was that this car was designed back when mpg meant nothing , and there was a gas station on about every corner. I benefitted from a local busy intersection with three gas stations a .......
172: Inmate Central, RE: Happy Festivus everyone! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-23, 11:42:29 (104.174.228.10)
merry wishes for the season right back at you and yours. One can never have too many reminders to count ones blessings. Because ,really. how many opportunities will one have in life to make cherishe .......
173: Vinyl Asylum, I'm not sure, and we my never really know? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-23, 11:31:20 (104.174.228.10)
I suppose the supportive thing would be to pat you on the head and say , well if that is the best you can do, run along and play. while I would like to be that supportive, you are dealing with adults .......
174: Inmate Central, RE: You'd think that.. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-20, 18:33:40 (104.174.228.147)
I would hope they were beyond the " old GM" ways but maybe not . Before the bankruptcy, the plant mangers were like rulers of little kingdoms, they had a lot of power, and got paid by units coming off .......
175: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah, and if you need to replace a tail light... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-20, 18:02:05 (104.174.228.147)
and that was why the XLR failed, the early Northstar engines had " issues" and word got around . the Oldsmobile 'Aurora " had the same engine, but it got killed, not because of performance, but becaus .......
176: Inmate Central, RE: The little chrome fins under the deck lid... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-20, 17:45:19 (104.174.228.147)
As I always say, nothing like hanging about 150 pounds of bumper off the front end to improve handling. when the fifty three corvette came out, they gave some to celebrities to promote the new line. .......
177: Inmate Central, RE: SofD (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-20, 17:35:37 (104.174.228.147)
Los Angeles skies can always need a good cleaning. I used to see the smog from Los Angeles roll in like a fog bank when I was in San Diego, roughly 200 miles from L.A. and to cover all three location .......
178: Inmate Central, RE: OSOTD (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-20, 17:26:04 (104.174.228.147)
anyone else see the baby Jesus, kind of smushed down and riding a skateboard? or it could be a kick board because of the steering upright . or it could be Mr. Peanut. I make a lot of toast and those .......
179: Inmate Central, a scam call that wasn't (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-20, 17:21:33 (104.174.228.147)
just got a call from Doctors Without Borders , who my phone identified as a potential scam, bit was actually just a guy calling to personally thank me for what was a very modest donation, and that as .......
180: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Ken Barnes? , you are correct , sir. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-20, 17:01:54 (104.174.228.147)
thank you for correcting my error. IN the closing credits, ken barnes was sourced for camera and sound , and I incorrectly gave credit to the wrong guy, the more famous sound alike one . I try to be .......
181: Vinyl Asylum, RE: More about moldy reasoning . (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-20, 16:51:14 (104.174.228.147)
friend, I am kind of bummed that you either didn't read my comment below about mold release, or didn't believe it, but this is the internet, so I understand. there are aways some kind of whacked out .......
182: Inmate Central, RE: Instead of lumps of coal...try critical thought (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 17:31:18 (104.174.228.147)
while no thoughtful person thinks that simply changing propulsion on cars is going to fix the climate problem, when people are dying or being forced to migrate because of weather events caused by burn .......
183: Inmate Central, RE: years, not miles (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 17:12:06 (104.174.228.147)
jay leno was reviewing the Tesla truck on his YouTube channel , and the subject of battery life came up. the Tesla rep said they had a carefully controlled charging environment to avoid battery damag .......
184: Inmate Central, a sawsall and some time could fix that excess roof problem (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 16:53:25 (104.174.228.147)
If it is indeed true that there is an ass for every seat, this car would be a fine example. First because of the price, second, it should be a convertible, and I could go on from there . I have bee .......
185: Inmate Central, RE: More flavors of Endangered Species chocolate (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 16:21:36 (104.174.228.147)
nothing wrong with promoting good works . I try to find fair trade chocolate when I have the urge, but a lot of sugar just doesn't agree with my old body. Although not particularly charitable nor c .......
186: Inmate Central, RE: Merry Christmas--from Ford Motor Company (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 16:09:48 (104.174.228.147)
this seems a perfect time to reminisce about when GM sent me a green cardboard Christmas tree ornament , decorated with glitter that unfolded into three dimensions. it was a promotion for people inte .......
187: Inmate Central, RE: I usually check the oil when the engine is off and cold.... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 15:58:24 (104.174.228.147)
check your owner manual. My oil check requires a warmed up engine, so I just do that, and then see what a cold measurement reads later on, so I can substitute a cold reading for convenience. ::: TOPI .......
188: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Ultrasonic record cleaner for $200...what do you think? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 15:50:02 (104.174.228.147)
many thanks, it seems like the same machine, only the controls are changed from push buttons. I don't know anything about kickstarter , but it always seemed to require more trust than I could muster, .......
189: Vinyl Asylum, RE: A quick search of ultrasonic jewelry cleaners . . . (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 15:31:52 (104.174.228.147)
you are probably correct about the durability, but there is always the hope that they learned from other's design missteps , while at the same time remaining ignorant of the stupid prices some people .......
190: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Review of MoFi Brushes and RCF (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 15:16:34 (104.174.228.147)
I like how Mo fi seems to be about filling a niche' for better equipment for people who don't care to get involved with the technical side of audiophile record playing, kind of a one stop shop. Howeve .......
191: Vinyl Asylum, RE: that's a male for ya, just wanting to get it over with so...quickly /nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 13:45:18 (104.174.228.147)
of course it's wrong , and there is a real possibility this guy is very aware of proper use, since he has a small dedicated power station just for his system almost filling the next room, in. the vide .......
192: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Ultrasonic record cleaner for $200...what do you think? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 13:31:12 (104.174.228.147)
it would seem the wetting agent would then add the problem of how to remove the wetting agent residue, unless it is expected to evaporate as cleanly as the purified water. In the past, I have used a w .......
193: Vinyl Asylum, how do you find this stuff? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-19, 12:42:34 (104.174.228.147)
looks good to me, since I believe competition necessitates better products. Doesn't seem much of a risk since other machines have demonstrated how to build such a product . the ultra sound technology .......
194: Vinyl Asylum, ken burns really knows how to good results with documentary films. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-15, 19:48:58 (104.174.228.147)
Got to hand it to this audio club, they seem to be the only ones out there actively promoting the hobby. Also makes me glad that hearing is only subjective, because if I somehow manage to think my sys .......
195: Inmate Central, RE: Same old tired trope. Guns don't kill people, people kill people...- (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-08, 13:38:33 (104.174.228.147)
just like saying that cars don't kill people. people kill people. however if the people who kill people with cars, didn't have access to cars, people wouldn't get killed by cars. realistically if th .......
196: Inmate Central, I don't care enough to be negative about that game (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-08, 13:22:23 (104.174.228.147)
I have a package that includes the NFL network, which broadcasts the game immediately after the live broadcast. I don't pay for an extra service to watch it, so I did. I thought the steelers making .......
197: Inmate Central, RE: MMSOTD, or- guaranteed cure for sea sickness. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-08, 13:04:53 (104.174.228.147)
I can enjoy an exhilarating sail as well as the next guy, , but really don't see any attraction here for me. I do get the competitive desire element of almost any race event, but, sooner or later, t .......
198: Vinyl Asylum, guess who is not a freak, character first , or character 2 (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-08, 12:33:30 (104.174.228.147)
I realize this scene develops the character , but he is not exactly a jolly holiday guy prototype. I am glad he is only fictional otherwise , with that anger, there would surely be another lonely pe .......
199: Inmate Central, RE: NOT a Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Car of the Day. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-06, 15:40:01 (104.174.228.147)
those were the days, when cars sought to look like Buck Rogers owned them. or course, with an open car, even crap styling seems workable, and able to enhance the fun. .......
200: Inmate Central, RE: A real CotD Pegaso Z-102 (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-06, 15:34:29 (104.174.228.147)
the Pegaso's kicking around So Cal that I see are usually neglected and have a cardboard for sale sign in the window. Sometimes they turn up in shows or, even more rarely, cruse ins, but never anyth .......
201: Inmate Central, practice makes perfect, says every expert since expertise was invented. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-06, 15:26:43 (104.174.228.147)
I trust and respect the WSJ for reporting, but have major reservations when they express opinions. .......
202: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Ever happened to you? Three sealed copies of a record have been warped... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-06, 15:01:17 (104.174.228.147)
nope, and I hope it never does. I even go so far as to not order records shipped to my home during potentially hot weather, just in an attempt to avoid the slight chance of heat warp in shipping. :: .......
203: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Ever happened to you? Three sealed copies of a record have been warped... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-06, 14:56:53 (104.174.228.147)
I offer that the old school cheap way , useing two panes of window glass, sunlight and ingenuity of construction, is a viable alternative . a hands on approach that some find more comfortable because .......
204: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The small print (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-06, 14:28:43 (104.174.228.147)
in my case the old saying is amended to , " so many records, so little space " glad to hear you are still finding the good stuff, best wishes for a merry holiday to you. .......
205: Vinyl Asylum, RE: 'Surrealistic Pillow' I've been meaning to buy that ever since it came out (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-06, 14:22:01 (104.174.228.147)
I always thought that band was singularly talented but some of the overly dramatic stuff, that were excellent and timely expressions of meaningful concepts, got so overplayed , that I completely lost .......
206: Inmate Central, RE: I've posted about this before (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-01, 05:53:39 (104.174.228.147)
I am certainly not an expert, but from my brief travels in the area, when there was money to be made, people got along just fine, so I think it no better than an old wives tale that this conflict is s .......
207: Inmate Central, RE: not to change the subject, but here's a salmon (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-01, 05:41:33 (104.174.228.147)
Count your blessings is all I can think of. I'm a city kid, but know enough to appreciate the wonders of nature. I have even been around salmon a bit , from sailing into Alaska from the Seattle area. .......
208: Inmate Central, RE: Bad day for pukin scum (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-01, 04:59:14 (104.174.228.147)
I am heartened that the citizens seem to be playing the dangerous game of resistance. I always felt the Russian people got the shaft of oppression through no fault of their own. First it was the Czar .......
209: Inmate Central, RE: Funny porch pirate story (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-01, 04:50:20 (104.174.228.147)
I have a low box hedge that blocks visibility from the street of my front door, plus I suspect my location is not a usually targeted area known for good pickin'. .......
210: Inmate Central, RE: Used Cadillac of the Day--for Ghost... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-12-01, 04:45:10 (104.174.228.147)
a fine example of a company that became bloated with complacent management and contempt for the customer, thinking they will buy whatever product they put out because they are GM. this car line was me .......
211: Inmate Central, RE: "the jewish church" :) (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-30, 08:43:53 (104.174.228.147)
please excuse me if I don't know how to spell the jewish place of worship off the top of my head. spelling has been problematic for most of my life. I can do other things pretty well, I am a whiz at m .......
212: Inmate Central, RE: Your first sentence is a riddle (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-30, 08:18:39 (104.174.228.147)
I didn't know this was going to be a test. To express myself more precisely, I should have said that knowledge is the key. I never paid much attention to hatred, since I was raised in Southern Calif .......
213: Inmate Central, RE: A self-doubt assertion to people who don't care ~nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-30, 07:44:25 (104.174.228.147)
I have to agree, a man defined by his possessions is forever reaching for completeness. I have a triple black convertible, and since I bought it used, paint color was not high on may list of priorit .......
214: Inmate Central, RE: Your first sentence is a riddle (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-30, 07:27:49 (104.174.228.147)
I guess I should have put a finer point on the statement, saying instead , the immediately preceding president, ol' lumpy. . which set an example that hate and grievances were ok American qualities t .......
215: Inmate Central, RE: I had a black car. Never again. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-30, 07:16:46 (104.174.228.147)
Perhaps with a harder clear coat, satisfaction would have been easier. While I am not a GM fan boi, my all black GM car is known for a very hard factory clear coat , so it's more difficult to screw u .......
216: Inmate Central, RE: Antisemitic Threats and Violence in the West: A Running Tally (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-30, 06:54:38 (104.174.228.147)
I hope that someday my nation will recover from the previous bad leadership. Germany passed laws and took an active stance to eliminate such social poison, while we live in an age of TV news seeking .......
217: Inmate Central, RE: Sports news- Oakland is getting a minor league baseball team (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-30, 06:47:10 (104.174.228.147)
Oakland ballers, that's quite a handle. Not quite in the same league as the NBA Houston Bullets for head snapping names, but getting there. strange they overlooked that today, the "B" word has a ver .......
218: Inmate Central, RE: his legacy lives on... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-30, 06:35:34 (104.174.228.147)
If I were to choose someone to advise me about the problems in the Middle East, and possible solutions, I wouldn't choose you. .......
219: Inmate Central, at least nobody had to climb the mast . . (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-30, 06:25:02 (104.174.228.147)
fast sailing in high winds can be very invigorating , but there is practical limit to such fun for me,the cold and wet conditions pictured here Of course, I have never had a helicopter escort nor th .......
220: Inmate Central, RE: Car dealers are on the same political level as Realtors... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-29, 10:49:44 (104.174.228.147)
As one who has traveled the world and seen some of the natural wonders, plus how the middle eastern oil Staes consider infidels, I have nothing but support for electric cars, or anything that would le .......
221: Vinyl Asylum, I will keep that cartridge in mind, I appreciate experienced advice (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-29, 10:31:18 (104.174.228.147)
I was not enjoying the report of the financial hit when something was lost in delivery. It almost made me want to stick with MM stuff I can renew at home, that avoids such a service disaster, plus one .......
222: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Would you mind answering what cartridge you selected? ... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-29, 10:27:30 (104.174.228.147)
I was not enjoying the report of the financial hit when something was lost in delivery. It kind of made me want to stick with MM stuff I can renew at home, that avoids such a service disaster, plus on .......
223: Vinyl Asylum, titanium has replaced Boron stylus material in my buying triggers list (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-29, 10:02:56 (104.174.228.147)
I did check it out, and think having advice from a stylus re tipper would be hard to beat. After all , if one is selecting motors, it's often better to talk to a mechanic before a salesperson. It do .......
224: Vinyl Asylum, RE: More on bearing chatter. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-29, 09:17:50 (104.174.228.147)
I also thought the idea that a knife edge bearing would have micro chatter weird, but SME has such credibility that it seemed worthwhile to add to the conversation what I had read. I have also read, .......
225: Vinyl Asylum, I'm just here for light conversation and insight, in whatever form. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-29, 09:04:45 (104.174.228.147)
if the guy wants to contribute to the conversation, I support that. Even if a poster didn't have a history of well informed contributions, I say let them have their fun. Often in conversations, thin .......
226: Vinyl Asylum, I would expect a certain level of product curation from a professional (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-29, 08:46:53 (104.174.228.147)
in a perfect world , one's retail partner would use their extensive knowledge of the trade to form a partnership with those it seeks to serve, and not let them get ripped off if they happen to be badl .......
227: Inmate Central, RE: It's a Town & Country. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 17:59:14 (104.174.228.147)
good eye. I talked to a Stockton California guy who had a wood paneled Cadillac of around the same vintage, and look , but I couldn't recognize the difference between such similar styles I tried chec .......
228: Inmate Central, RE: Be a while... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 17:51:01 (104.174.228.147)
they might be useful as replacements in civilian society, to cover all the loss of so many dead males once the fighting stops. .......
229: Vinyl Asylum, Man, that is some dense reading, I offer a shortcut (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 17:44:48 (104.174.228.147)
I glanced at the provided link, thank you, but was put off by both the age and length of the information. I offer the free speech TV personality Thom Hartmann as a more concise reference about the e .......
230: Vinyl Asylum, More on bearing chatter. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 17:16:46 (104.174.228.147)
I don't know if this adds anything to a ball bearing conversation , but I do remember SME had an arm with a knife edge horizontal bearing, the same best pivot bearing used in gold scales and such. th .......
231: Vinyl Asylum, I hear it has a lot of - well, Charisma (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 17:05:24 (104.174.228.147)
Respectfully I sincerely wish I could help, since I am also kicking around thoughts of a new cartridge, and am seeking contenders for a possible buy list, but I never heard of the thing before now. . .......
232: Vinyl Asylum, every rechargeable gizmo is eventual future land fill when the batteries die. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 16:51:26 (104.174.228.147)
they have got to be kidding . That price is a howler , and don't even try to BS anyone about limited market and product development costs, to justify the price, it's essentially a chopped up iPhone. .......
233: Inmate Central, RE: Maui Soap Company's shampoo (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 04:46:52 (104.174.228.147)
partner, any man that is not in show business with dyed hair , I look upon as questionable. I mean, what's the guy trying to prove, really, and why? For me, maui chocolate was my choice. The stuff I .......
234: Inmate Central, RE: Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Car of the Day (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 04:36:33 (104.174.228.147)
I have been fortunate to have a couple of Italian designed car bodies, but nothing exotic like that. I really like the zest they put into design. So much so I tried to buy stylish kitchen counter top .......
235: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Speaking of mono, I found 'Love' (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 04:24:47 (104.174.228.147)
Lucky. My copy is from the days before I practiced good record hygiene, or more correctly, my room mates didn't practice good record hygiene , and since records only cost a couple of bucks back then , .......
236: Vinyl Asylum, now that's what I call collecting (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 04:04:44 (104.174.228.147)
that's a new one on me, what a conversation piece. From his travels to Russia, some said he was CIA double agent, some said he was a Russian agent, but it does seem he was small time , the kind of gu .......
237: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Has anyone experimented with using a heavier c'weight - to get it closer to the pivot housing? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-25, 03:55:57 (104.174.228.147)
for me , it wasn't an experiment, it was in the instructions to place the weight to minimize inertia, although they didn't spell the details. That's a pretty zippy arm, I just have a Michell techno .......
238: Inmate Central, RE: Another "commodity" frequently unnoticed is drugs (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 09:27:03 (104.174.228.147)
the democrats passed the chips act to reverse all that, and private investment is already getting into the act. By the way, the impressive large metal casting press is Italian sourced .......
239: Inmate Central, RE: I don't consider it an inconvenience. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 08:53:11 (104.174.228.147)
not with me. it turns out I wildly overestimated my desire to work on cars in my old age. going upside down to get under the dash is much less attractive in my old age than what I remembered . howeve .......
240: Inmate Central, dang, that is impressive (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 08:39:41 (104.174.228.147)
Gm may be largely incompetent , but they sure have money enough to prove the old adage that it takes money to make money. Buying such a singular key technology provider is bound to create income beyon .......
241: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah... right... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 08:26:14 (104.174.228.147)
I'm confident anyone with the interest to work on cars also has the mental ability to weld or remake a plastic part . For that kind of money, one could just drag it down to a machine shop and say mak .......
242: Inmate Central, RE: Most control modules provide new and good functions (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 08:20:31 (104.174.228.147)
I am sure you recognize the issues with accelerating weight, and little things , like valve cover weight, add up. I would prefer the ability to recycle materials, but since fighter jets incorporate p .......
243: Inmate Central, P.S. I almost forgot because of the lecture (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 08:00:11 (104.174.228.147)
wishing everyone a joyous holiday season. .......
244: Inmate Central, RE: Happy Family Dysfunction Awareness Day everyone! nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 07:58:14 (104.174.228.147)
anyone who intentionally screws up thanksgiving with conflict has deep problems and should be called out for the jerk they are, regardless of any political convections and how deeply they might feel a .......
245: Inmate Central, RE: The Cayman is the Porsche I would buy if in the market. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 07:47:01 (104.174.228.147)
I don't know man, I had a middle eastern used car salesman tell me that the cayman was a chick car, and I should buy his corvette instead. I eventually did cheap out and buy a corvette from a private .......
246: Inmate Central, RE: I remember... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 07:14:05 (104.174.228.147)
I recall a statement saying that some of the worst people in the world are those with wealth inherited from their parents. I tend to agree, from reports, but also know painting people with such a broa .......
247: Inmate Central, RE: Early Sam... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 07:08:08 (104.174.228.147)
it takes a lot of skill to approach such a subject and not get booed off the stage, the guy might have just been showing off . .......
248: Inmate Central, RE: " It's red though." (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 06:59:45 (104.174.228.147)
I really like the wire wheels on that car. And a sawsall could correct that closed car drawback in hardly any time at all. .......
249: Inmate Central, RE: Terrible Accident (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 06:56:40 (104.174.228.147)
one would have to be a real jerk driver to launch a vehicle of such weight so far into the air. Too bad there was a passenger aboard. one drawback to the capabilities of modern cars is that such wil .......
250: Inmate Central, RE: Gigacasting. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 06:40:15 (104.174.228.147)
it is a very interesting technology , and more so because only one company seems to have a handle on such cost saving tech. .......
251: Inmate Central, a secret file is a known fact, with a published date for release that keeps getting pushed back.... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-23, 06:37:21 (104.174.228.147)
you might enjoy the work of Thomas Hartman on the subject, he is an author of a book about the Kennedy killing, and radio personality on free speech TV . he, mostly through his partner on the book , h .......
252: Inmate Central, that's capitalism for ya, plus California legalizes low riders and causing (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-15, 08:08:16 (104.174.228.147)
I figure things will work out , new construction is expected to have problems, that's why you have plans, and the "as built" plans for every project. As the article says, they can source from other c .......
253: Inmate Central, RE: Life after bariatric bypass surgery - no caffeine or booze for a year (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-14, 16:31:03 (104.174.228.147)
hope it works out . In talking to people, and from my own experience, it takes about two years of discipline to change ones body to where the improvement sticks. Backsliding to what the body has previ .......
254: Inmate Central, RE: Door #3 ... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-11, 12:11:46 (104.174.228.147)
you made a very solid point, Gm just doesn't have the product. .......
255: Inmate Central, RE: tell everyone why the added smiley face to your post??? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-11, 11:47:34 (104.174.228.147)
with a known budget of over a billion dollars spent in past years to influence the internet , having web bots around might even be a reality here in this obscure corner. With Trump , I have always sa .......
256: Inmate Central, RE: Today's wisdom (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-11, 11:27:17 (104.174.228.147)
now you tell me? .......
257: Inmate Central, RE: Exactly ! ... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-11, 11:26:42 (104.174.228.147)
when the smothers brothers had a network TV show, they kept a mini Cooper parked outside their pad, one of those specials, from the badging, . It was perfect for the tiny streets where they lived, dow .......
258: Inmate Central, that spec might have changed (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-11, 10:57:57 (104.174.228.147)
my chevy had a service bulletin that said 100,000 miles with the change to iridium plugs. Possibly that Subaru spec was written before iridium plugs hit the streets. With modern ignition capability, .......
259: Vinyl Asylum, RE: I second that: What the heck??? nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-11, 10:48:19 (104.174.228.147)
I attempted to satisfy my curiosity with google , but all I found was that a Dob telescope is just another name for a reflector scope. funny I never heard that before, I've got a brother with his opt .......
260: Vinyl Asylum, good Hi fi electronics should be valid for twenty five years. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-11, 10:30:24 (104.174.228.147)
I read the statement I put in the header a long time ago. I don't know if it is exactly true, but it sounds impressive, like I know what I am talking about. . It was offered during a comparison with .......
261: Vinyl Asylum, I second that: What the heck??? nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-11, 09:20:48 (104.174.228.147)
I first got acquainted with the type of precision needed in turntables from telescope drives but , this suggestion to look it up came out of deep left field. I guess I will have to look it up to make .......
262: Vinyl Asylum, I would enjoy more details, please (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-11, 08:49:45 (104.174.228.147)
I suppose you left off a more detailed listening impression because of the short time of ownership, but that is exactly what I would like to know I was very interested in this product, obviously lowe .......
263: Inmate Central, RE: No, he was right and he was a WW2 Doctor in Europe (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-09, 13:59:05 (104.174.228.147)
saw one of those Russian dance offs at a wedding in St Petersburg. Clearly Russia was still in the mindset that drinking was masculine , and the ability to hold your liquor was an indicator of manlin .......
264: Inmate Central, down to the sea in pointy plastic ships. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-09, 13:35:07 (104.174.228.147)
modern poly cord is the way to go if you decide to go full nautical and secure the thing with line and knots. one ties down with the doors open, which then automatically tightens up the cords even mo .......
265: Inmate Central, RE: I am more concerned with the cup attachment (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-09, 13:25:04 (104.174.228.147)
most people using suction cups seek an attachment to glass, since it is a structural element in modern cars. Other attachments depend of the quality of your paint adhesion, and definitely will ruin a .......
266: Inmate Central, RE: I would trust, but verify suction. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-09, 13:17:51 (104.174.228.147)
I am using sea sucker as a base for a custom lay down bike rack, because I don't need the wind resistance, and my convertible car body is sheet molded compound plastic that is just for looks, not suit .......
267: Inmate Central, RE: SOTD (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-07, 14:54:09 (104.174.228.147)
I always got along great with guys from Baltimore. And I was curious about the harbor view, As I well remember the steel mill pushing out red-hot 17 ton ingots all through the night, when it was quit .......
268: Vinyl Asylum, RE: record weight center clamp (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-07, 14:44:51 (104.174.228.147)
that's a fairly standard design approach to the problem. Michell uses it , as I suppose most do. I even had a few five dollar plastic clamps from radio shack that used the same crimping collet constru .......
269: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Audiophila: First review of REGA NAIA turntable (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-11-02, 09:04:42 (104.174.228.147)
I'm kicking around the idea of getting a rega cartridge because of the mounting simplicity with the modified Rega arm I am using. I really think the better designs are very well thought out . Unfortu .......
270: Inmate Central, RE: Religious nut jobs are most of what's wrong with the world (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 16:04:38 (104.174.228.147)
in this case, it seems Putin is behind the actions of his useful idiots, , who are happy to keep the old hatreds going, since a two state solution doesn't jive with removing Israel entirely, and havin .......
271: Inmate Central, RE: That's quite a pair. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 15:46:31 (104.174.228.147)
I once saw an oversized mens underwear displayed in the same way, as in store advertising, that was equally revolting. one viewing served me for a lifetime, I didn't need a second helping, even if it .......
272: Inmate Central, RE: Trump wasn't spending new money, just screwing the military services that needed it. . (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 15:39:12 (104.174.228.147)
It's a slow moving coup , with the followers of Putin's puppet being only too happy to stop the function of congress, and will shut down the entire government when that chance comes around, in the hop .......
273: Inmate Central, RE: Had a look at some stuff on Ukraine funding a few minutes ago. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 15:13:07 (104.174.228.147)
Putin's puppets are not limited to Hamas attacking Israel. I see people parroting the Russian party line all the time . At least old lumpy and the incentive of possible financial gain in selling out .......
274: Inmate Central, RE: More mechanical nightmares. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 14:54:22 (104.174.228.147)
When I used to have a job with extensive public contact, some people would have me just shaking my head and wondering how they ever got money. .......
275: Inmate Central, California neither picks your pocket, nor breaks your back, but you be you (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 14:42:49 (104.174.228.147)
I live in california and really don't mind it at all. California cuisine has influenced even humble eateries in my area to step it up, recreation and culture is varied and plentiful, with some places .......
276: Inmate Central, Seems plain to me (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 14:09:27 (104.174.228.147)
Flying cars were not expressed as being a replacement for ground transportation , although it does take a minute to get past the statement about flying cars that was thrown into the statement about an .......
277: Inmate Central, RE: That's great when they restore those old art deco buildings (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 13:52:20 (104.174.228.147)
When I worked in the industry, movie theatre mangers traditionally sent Christmas cards to each other featuring their chain's premier movie house on the front of the card, in a kind of quiet competiti .......
278: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Fremer's preview of Caelan Cardello (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 13:03:07 (104.174.228.147)
I got that guys number when he positively reviewed a device that supposedly demagnetized a vinyl record. I do not question his status in the industry, just the validity of some positions. I regard h .......
279: Vinyl Asylum, RE: its replacement was the AR The Turntable (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 12:35:53 (104.174.228.147)
I was impressed that the better AR tables incorporated a sapphire bearing. I just had the Plug and play version that came with an arm, but it sure was a good one, providing very pleasing listening fo .......
280: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Audiophila: First review of REGA NAIA turntable (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 12:15:00 (104.174.228.147)
that's a pretty resounding support if all you can find to fault is style. I really dig that rega is advancing the state of the art for the mass market. That being said, I prefer that the problem of .......
281: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Needed: avoidance of excessive consumption (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 11:47:04 (104.174.228.147)
I don't intend to be argumentative, but I reject the position. Since the design problems of playing records hasn't fundamentally changed since players were wind up, , a valid design is not necessarily .......
282: Vinyl Asylum, RE: FIX the venerable AR (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-30, 10:52:47 (104.174.228.147)
I think the validity of that opinion really depends on the system. I don't disagree that happiness depends on how far one decides to chase what can only ever be an illusion of a past event with hi fi .......
283: Inmate Central, RE: Will the Real Estate market crash yet again? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-26, 00:28:12 (104.174.228.147)
studio city might be close to work , but it is flat, nondiscript, and gets hot, because it is inland and has a lot of pavement, the at least the last time I was over that way. Hopefully three trees h .......
284: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Re-tensioning springs? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-26, 00:23:48 (104.174.228.147)
Met a guy who owned an auto part company that sold a lot of springs to Japan to lower chevy blazers. I was surprised to see truck springs being cold rolled on a lathe, as effortlessly as if one were .......
285: Inmate Central, RE: Despite having too many damned control modules... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-22, 13:40:55 (104.174.228.147)
if it ever becomes useful , when I lived I Texas, I paid attention to which cars had the best and most durable AC function, and it was GM. the information is very dated, yet influenced my used car buy .......
286: Inmate Central, RE: Well, they got a washing machine (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-21, 15:45:00 (104.174.228.147)
seeing that reminds me of my first exposure to an apartment house built by the Russian government to save money by having all the kitchen equipment centralized on one floor. one had your own stove and .......
287: Inmate Central, Captain Zen, reporting in.......... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-21, 15:27:24 (104.174.228.147)
I try to reason with myself, thinking that it is better for skill challenged drivers to stay within their skill limits, than to try and actually drive as normal people might. For that way spells disa .......
288: Inmate Central, RE: China fumbles foreign policy. 'Belt & Road Initiative' put client nations into heavy debt. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-21, 15:17:27 (104.174.228.147)
You and I have a subscription to the Times in common, well done my brother. I might go read the article , but on the surface it seems the results are very similar to the world monetary fund. Which re .......
289: Inmate Central, RE: RBFotD... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-21, 15:08:36 (104.174.228.147)
Looks like you know what you are doing. In my childhood, I only heard about root beer floats, and liked them a lot. Then one day I was presented with a previously unknown to me option, replace the r .......
290: Inmate Central, RE: Today's used car (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-21, 14:57:40 (104.174.228.147)
I was surprised at the hype of money those cars now draw, as opposed to where they were for most of my life. While I wouldn't pay stupid money for any car, I would rather pay for quality, and just s .......
291: Inmate Central, RE: don't be uncharitable in thought. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-21, 14:37:51 (104.174.228.147)
if you are proposing that military history has no value to enhancing understanding of current events, it would seem all the military history studied at say, West Point, contradicts that opinion. some .......
292: Inmate Central, RE: don't be blinded by ideology (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-20, 21:24:40 (104.174.228.147)
I considered china before I submitted that remark, and concluded China has high tech ability , but only in spots, so let it fly. But I certainly don't hold enough china knowledge to argue the point. .......
293: Inmate Central, RE: Land Yacht of the Day... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-20, 21:00:26 (104.174.228.147)
Last time I was one of those cars was with two high school hooligans. They were brothers, and one said to the other, "Make it do a boat". The driver objected, saying it was bad for the springs, but .......
294: Inmate Central, RE: CIWWOTD (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-20, 20:39:21 (104.174.228.147)
looks like that place knows how to make a good pancake, and I probably would have ordered the buckwheat, if it came with blueberries. . At home, I fry mine in butter, for a nice crispy edge, and well, .......
295: Inmate Central, don't be blinded by ideology (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-20, 20:23:42 (104.174.228.147)
Even the most basic knowledge of the American civil war will inform one that the south had no way to match the industrial might of the north, making the unexpectedly protracted war hopeless for the so .......
296: Inmate Central, RE: That doesn't mean much. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-20, 19:59:16 (104.174.228.147)
I agree that one should consider " based on actual events" as simply a promotional label. while there are the occasional movies where a semi documentary style is chosen, generally getting a successful .......
297: Inmate Central, RE: Jerry-rigging a new microwave.... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 23:53:26 (104.174.228.147)
I once again publicly go on the record in support of using craft and wits for effective home repair. Well done, sir. I was bummed when turntable style microwaves pushed out the designs that rotated a .......
298: Inmate Central, a genius, and definitive answer, my friend (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 23:08:18 (104.174.228.147)
I was thinking of that very same song and band as I read through the posts. How could I not , after seeing that band back In the sixties, when they opened for Elvin bishop at the golden bear club . I .......
299: Inmate Central, RE: Never been a fan of driving a waterbed -nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 22:34:06 (104.174.228.147)
the suspension was only different, not inferior. Far from it. One thing about owning such a fine car is that the scarcity of service garages means you are never a stranger. The mechanics know every .......
300: Inmate Central, RE: Can welding damage your eyes? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 22:11:01 (104.174.228.147)
I was once in Brownsville Texas, where they were building a deep sea oil platform. I still remember at the end of a shift, the palomino bar would fill with welders in polka dot welders caps, teasing a .......
301: Inmate Central, RE: We humans are not so advanced or civilized as we'd like to imagine (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 21:54:01 (104.174.228.147)
As a person living a functional spiritual reality, organized religion and the division it thrives upon , never appealed to me. .......
302: Inmate Central, RE: That's exactly right! They are attacking us, because they are jealous of our freedom (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 21:49:16 (104.174.228.147)
My heart soars like an eagle when someone agrees with me, but I am not so sure of that here. I think with the amount of wealth despotic rulers acquire, security is a far greater concern than jealousy, .......
303: Inmate Central, muscle powered bikes are my choice. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 21:37:06 (104.174.228.147)
to my eye, it seems if one is fat enough, vibration is no longer a problem, since so many obese riders are on those machines. I have yet to figure out why so much throttle twisting at idle is require .......
304: Inmate Central, RE: Potential, maybe, eye candy ??? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 21:31:30 (104.174.228.147)
I have fond memories of Trieste , but didn't find any audio gear that wasn't nine prices n that prosperous city, and to was the wrong voltage for me anyway. I settled for some artisanal drinking glas .......
305: Inmate Central, it seems the billions spent to influence the internet against democracy is working. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 21:06:10 (104.174.228.147)
one historical fact can't be denied, the first casualty of war is the truth. fortunately we live in a time of mass instant communication , so despite what Hamas might claim, knowing the deranged hung .......
306: Vinyl Asylum, RE: RCM specs and features (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 20:40:49 (104.174.228.147)
in my extensive reading , noise has always been a primary objection. It also seems the agreed upon best vacuum machine choice is the one that feeds a wet thread into the grooves and then sucks it up .......
307: Vinyl Asylum, I might be intentionally diplomatic (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-17, 19:55:08 (104.174.228.147)
As one who is running a high compliance cartridge, when they were in their heyday, tonearms got very light. Some even spindly, for the more is better crowd, who followed the idea to the extreme . Then .......
308: Inmate Central, I enjoyed some of the shirts from those days. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-13, 12:56:15 (104.174.228.147)
I think you have identified the key to appreciating this music, it's just happy simple dance music, when done right. If you struggle with easy joy, or must take music seriously , it might be incompreh .......
309: Inmate Central, RE: The War on Disco (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-13, 12:41:20 (104.174.228.147)
Three cheers for simpler days, before bored idiots with grievances against the world discovered politics, which gave them the appearance of serious people. Personally , I have good memories of playin .......
310: Inmate Central, surprising reflection on reality. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-13, 12:16:57 (104.174.228.147)
Every time I hear "on your left", there is such a disparity of speed that I have no time to react before the passing bicyclist has already gone. had I wanted to veer my path, the warning would have n .......
311: Vinyl Asylum, RE: "you have to be there" (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-13, 11:37:34 (104.174.228.147)
you grasp exactly what I was trying to say, it's quite a sound. As unique as a giant pipe organ . I recently bought a Gerald Wilson big band record hopelessly chasing nostalgia , because of a sound I .......
312: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Bubble level vs. iPhone level depends on your needs (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-13, 11:17:46 (104.174.228.147)
For my needs, I have always considered the average bubble level to be acceptable as a casual better than nothing tool. Not that one bubble is truer than another, the tool that holds the bubble is anot .......
313: Vinyl Asylum, Wake of the flood release made the L.A. times newspaper (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-10, 14:37:05 (104.174.228.147)
I mention todays news because in the article , the recording engineer said that an original first pressing is a sonic dream, if I am remembering the quote correctly. A word to the wise is sufficient .......
314: Vinyl Asylum, competition too tough in L.A. for me it's record store only. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-10, 12:51:31 (104.174.228.147)
I think there is a cultural lack of awareness about the big band sound. Because of the expense of a large group of musicians and the real difficulty of writing fresh arraignments , about the only lar .......
315: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The Who , what, where, and why not (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-10, 00:25:40 (104.174.228.147)
I cast a mildly dissenting opinion on what is obviously a very successful work. I like the album well enough, but compared to earlier efforts, it could be target practice and I wouldn't miss it. I j .......
316: Vinyl Asylum, RE: New Table Coming From Denon ... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-10-07, 19:30:45 (104.174.228.147)
I greet any new vinyl player as news good for me, because this is a respected industry leading high value brand, competition breeds excellence, and the more good players out there, etc, etc........... .......
317: Inmate Central, RE: Who is Milla Sofia? The 19-year-old Finnish TikTok influencer .... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-29, 14:05:13 (104.174.228.147)
freaks can only hang with the young and dumb. Of course money changes everything, except still being freakish .. .......
318: Inmate Central, RE: Electric parking brake, nice item. Things break down, yes. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-29, 14:01:58 (104.174.228.147)
if it prevents driving with the parking brake engaged, it is a spectacular idea. .......
319: Inmate Central, RE: Darwin Award candidates (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-29, 13:58:19 (104.174.228.147)
I once encountered a guy with limited concepts of reality. He bought a beautiful 21 foot wooden lake sailboat perfect for daysailing lake Geneva, with a windfall income tax refund. He was planning on .......
320: Vinyl Asylum, RE: technics 1300 mk2 (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-29, 13:33:14 (104.174.228.147)
Not familiar with the model , but in case you have no arm height adjustment, get a cartridge of the same height dimensions as the original. .......
321: Inmate Central, using a computer to question established science , not logical captain (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-25, 10:49:10 (104.174.228.147)
to answer your question, the national weather service put together the information, you can see the emblem up on the top right hand. If you really want a longer historical record, instead of just a .......
322: Inmate Central, RE: An IMMODEST proposal (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-22, 13:55:47 (104.174.228.147)
California needs the revenue to support all the states who depend on the feds to pay for needed services , since those states don't seem to be interested in ever getting their economies up to speed an .......
323: Inmate Central, RE: RIP Tony Bennett (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-22, 13:42:35 (104.174.228.147)
I thought his musical taste was more sophisticated than Sinatra, because Sinatra didn't sing jazz. I have been looking for some of his jazz albums, but not hard enough, because I don't have any. ::: T .......
324: Inmate Central, RE: Chinook Salmon, the best eating for size and taste, all fished out. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-22, 13:38:43 (104.174.228.147)
I am surprised that any wild fish lasted this long. I used to sail from Seattle to Alaska, and the" illegal" fishing trawlers were packed next to each other as tight as possible, just outside of the r .......
325: Inmate Central, RE: Another tragic San Francisco story... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-13, 13:06:39 (104.174.228.147)
lately, I never saw it in the beer isles of the local grocery stores , so it would be pretty hard to make money without effective distribution, or promotion. I have never seen any advertising from th .......
326: Inmate Central, RE: What's wrong with Car Manufacturers? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-12, 07:45:19 (104.174.228.147)
I suppose finding satisfaction with the oil change crew is impossible, but I wonder how she drove the car home with defective oil control. a used part might be found pretty easily if desired. Maybe .......
327: Inmate Central, RE: Disinformation and the push to have it prevail. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-06, 03:03:07 (104.174.228.147)
it hardly a secret , rather a well known historical truth, that whenever despots rule, the first thing they seek is to eliminate free speech and control all public information. Thet can talk about lo .......
328: Inmate Central, RE: There is always texas.......* (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-06, 02:56:38 (104.174.228.147)
my thoughts exactly. One can either change the laws or change your location, and Texas is a popular alternative. When Toyota left California for Texas, it was a financial decision, but not because of .......
329: Inmate Central, RE: Court Throws Out Berkeley, California's Ban on Natural Gas (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-06, 02:43:15 (104.174.228.147)
Why bother to post any comment after choosing to omit the core of the discussion, and the trigger for this attempted legislation on new construction, the current climate crisis. Right now we have peo .......
330: Inmate Central, you lost me early on , what is FTL (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-06, 02:20:54 (104.174.228.147)
I haven't been around a lot of professional astronomers , but when I was, I never heard any mention of FTL. It is possible my understandings are very dated , so need help to understand what FTL is. .......
331: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Plinth for Thorens TD-124 (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-06, 02:06:41 (104.174.228.147)
you might choose a better grade than hardware store plywood would be my suggestion if choosing plywood. Marine or aircraft grade would seem a better choice for a material to resist spurious acoustic e .......
332: Vinyl Asylum, peets pylons why no measurable improvement results after years on the market? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-07-06, 01:52:14 (104.174.228.147)
my concern in posting was not to have anyone think the recommended product had unquestioned results, since, to my knowledge the suspension has never been incorporated by Michell at any time , is not p .......
333: Inmate Central, RE: My late mother toured the USSR in 1972 (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-28, 17:34:22 (104.174.228.147)
tour groups have limited appeal to some. I met a couple of nice women who were sitting outside in the sun , bored by the tour group presentation going on inside the notable attraction on whose steps .......
334: Inmate Central, RE: I trust Canada will have to pay costs to US. Nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-28, 17:26:44 (104.174.228.147)
any lawyer worth their salt will just point to America as the major source of the climate crisis responsible for the increased wild fires. If it makes you feel any better, there is a song, " Blame C .......
335: Inmate Central, I would rather travel to Uranus (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-28, 17:19:37 (104.174.228.147)
I was there in the commie days. Besides nice people, about the only thing I found consistently interesting was the historic architecture, and the museums. I also went to the ballet. But one has museum .......
336: Inmate Central, RE: Perfect Supercar (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-28, 17:12:48 (104.174.228.147)
you are right about the car changing the supercar landscape. I heard Dan Gurney say pretty much the same thing in a discussion panel, and everybody else on the panel agreed. Supercars used to be play .......
337: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Hello old friends (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-28, 16:50:27 (104.174.228.147)
To me, a home lathe means small brass canons for everyone. Ask me how I know. One use for a lathe I never expected was winding automobile springs. I was over visiting a guys factory and that was how .......
338: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Yikes! and jeepers! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-28, 16:42:32 (104.174.228.147)
I gave it some thought, but couldn't quite understand how the springs isolate acoustic energy. I thought the isolation was primarily done in the three tiny captured balls in the suspension towers , an .......
339: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Springs (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-28, 16:11:20 (104.174.228.147)
I seriously question your suggestion that replacing the tuned frequency steel springs with a completely different elastomeric response would improve the sound. Just because a spring is " bouncy" does .......
340: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Jimmy Smith (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-28, 15:53:10 (104.174.228.147)
I've said this before, but thought it might be enjoyableto contemplate while listening to the albums, in case you missed it. I had always heard the phrase." the hand is quicker than the eye" . The fir .......
341: Inmate Central, RE: Under a Blood Red Sky - chaos as Red Rocks Amphitheater hit by hail storm (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-24, 02:56:09 (104.174.228.147)
good thing they didn't get the softball sized hail that Texas reported. consistent large hail could have auto insurers leaving the area, just like any other uninsurable condition, as the people in Cal .......
342: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Chad Kassam presses direct grace records (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-24, 02:36:44 (104.174.228.147)
you might want to stay well away from New York City if that kind of expression chaps your hide, because in some places it is interchangeable for have a nice day. .......
343: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Springs (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-24, 02:30:46 (104.174.228.147)
Michell is offering a new coated spring for $150, listed on their site as a performance enhancement. If I ever get around to it, I will just plastic dip mine and save a few bucks, for I can't really .......
344: Vinyl Asylum, RE: interesting (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-19, 16:37:38 (104.174.228.147)
be careful with that simple green, until you know the effects. I was going to wash my aluminum car rims with the stuff, but in checking the compatibility , it turns out the Air Force has a safety mem .......
345: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Chad Kassam presses direct grace records (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-19, 16:28:52 (104.174.228.147)
Hope this was not supposed to be something negative , since clearly everyone in the video snippet is having a good time , and sometimes, in fun, you do tell your buddy to shut the f up. different area .......
346: Inmate Central, climate crisis is real (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-07, 09:30:57 (104.174.228.147)
this forest used to be wet this time of year, much too wet to burn anytime of year, I was just informed. .......
347: Inmate Central, RE: 4 ways to spend money (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-02, 11:44:59 (104.174.228.147)
You omit why governments actually spend money , to do the things a private citizen can't , that is deemed necessary for the public good. your example omits the public good, and speaks only of persona .......
348: Inmate Central, propaganda or public relations, which sounds best? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-02, 11:38:01 (104.174.228.147)
I quested where this screed was coming from , but didn't do any further after I read they were not incorporating healthcare costs, I figured what's the point of indulging in fantasy discussions. ::: .......
349: Inmate Central, no mention of the present climate crisis in this discussion (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-06-02, 11:32:42 (104.174.228.147)
it seems some posters are choking on the fact that electric vehicles are not suitable for their needs, or at least need to cry about it, but I don't care for the phony crocodile tears bemoaning a temp .......
350: Inmate Central, RE: A parallel? Are you kiddiing me? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-29, 00:17:55 (104.174.228.147)
autocratic power-gee, what could go wrong. .......
351: Inmate Central, RE: F16 landing gear problems is a known issue..... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-29, 00:13:22 (104.174.228.147)
also , you can't us simple green cleaner on the wheels, it screws up the metal. Which would really make landing a problem, sea or land. Thought I would throw this fact in, that the military is a no .......
352: Inmate Central, RE: leatherette? 'nuff said (nt) (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-28, 23:59:36 (104.174.228.147)
There is a cow somewhere who would would consider that leatherette crack fightin' words. As you know, automobile leather is vinyl coated, so you are already sitting on plastic. I don't see any big re .......
353: Inmate Central, Bummed, I had optomisticly hoped this was a prelude to a joke (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-28, 23:51:59 (104.174.228.147)
I can see the stores point, the have a legal duty to provide a safe working environment, and there is no telling what a criminal with a gun might do if they discovered someone documenting the crime on .......
354: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Looking forward to this series but... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-28, 23:28:31 (104.174.228.147)
I always enjoy reports of this company doing well. I used to go to them when they were just a used record store, then they moved to a better location up in Westwood, and I more regularly would check .......
355: Vinyl Asylum, I have read a guy saying he has cleaned over a thousand records with his. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-28, 23:06:26 (104.174.228.147)
It seems like you have made your buying decision. I am glad of that, because I see those old vacuum machines as now obsolete technology. It is still better than nothing, but I wouldn't spend a lot o .......
356: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Any thoughts on the humminGuro ultra sonic stylus tip cleaner? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-28, 22:44:58 (104.174.228.147)
thanks for the reply. I am encouraged that the company sent the guy a circuit board that took care of the malfunction. I assume a defective product would have just been replaced under warrantee. Th .......
357: Vinyl Asylum, oh yeah? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-28, 22:23:22 (104.174.228.147)
Respectfully, and I am just guessing here, a truly OCD individual would have noted the second machine was introduced only to remove any cleaning agent residue. The cleaning agent of an ultrasound mac .......
358: Inmate Central, RE: one can never have enough reminders to count the blessings of life. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-27, 16:09:49 (104.174.228.147)
A the time of my reading, this was unknown. The animals were previously thought to be loners all their life, and the fact that they occasionally gathered was reported as science news, where I read it .......
359: Vinyl Asylum, Any thoughts on the humminGuro ultra sonic stylus tip cleaner? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-27, 15:59:43 (104.174.228.147)
I am thinking of getting one, it seems like the way to go since stylus maintenance is so important. It also has a digital stylus downforce scale built into the other side, at about $130 . However, tho .......
360: Inmate Central, one can never have enough reminders to count the blessings of life. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-27, 10:56:57 (104.174.228.147)
I had to travel to a national park to see the only fox I have ever seen, and count myself lucky to have that brief sighting. They have always been of great interest to me, being a canine , but so ve .......
361: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thumbed through my Count Basie today, two gems, seldom heard (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-27, 10:33:27 (104.174.228.147)
thanks, will keep that in mind as I shop. After I posted, from a google search, went over to Amazon, where they had a couple of Williams and Basie records, plus the Bennet and Basie, all new stock . .......
362: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Thumbed through my Count Basie today, two gems, seldom heard (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-27, 10:08:54 (104.174.228.147)
I heard that one was good, so ordered a repressing from acoustic sounds , and have high hopes given their business reputation, but haven't listened to it yet. I guess the demand is aging out, like to .......
363: Inmate Central, RE: New Shocks (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-21, 12:58:06 (104.174.228.147)
be careful to get the correct application. Some shocks might fit and cost less, but will not be correct for your application. .......
364: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Supporting your local thief doesn't bother some morally bereft people (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-20, 02:33:34 (104.174.228.147)
One can be pretty sure any metal sourced from china has slave labor involved in the procurement, so I'll pass , even before considering the pollution shortcuts that also save money in manufacturing. .......
365: Inmate Central, RE: Jim Brown RIP....nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-20, 02:06:17 (104.174.228.147)
I never support men who throw women off of balconies. .......
366: Inmate Central, RE: Whoosh... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-18, 13:22:39 (104.174.228.147)
Have you ever been to San Francisco? It is one of americas great cities . And the value should specifically not be lost on someone who frequents an audiophile site. .......
367: Inmate Central, more fictional dystopia projections , the cost of living there says utopian more than not (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-18, 10:02:52 (104.174.228.147)
What a racist piece of crap. A trigger happy security guard has nothing to do with skin color, obviously , yet it is central issue with this report . And if San Francisco was such a hell hole, why wo .......
368: Vinyl Asylum, RE: don't ask me, I bought Bop til you drop, the first digital , and crappy, rock record. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-18, 09:47:40 (104.174.228.147)
thank for bringing things back to reality . The reflected tones were are far as the long ago article took the differences between pleasurable hearing and more strident effects. But rightly or not the .......
369: Inmate Central, RE: Stocks, sell 'em if you got 'em. Buy back in after the collapse (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-17, 09:31:17 (104.174.228.147)
you left out the part where china wants the world's trading currency to change from the dollar to the yuan. defaulting on America's debt would be very welcome by china who are undoubtably hoping a de .......
370: Vinyl Asylum, don't feel alone (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-17, 09:15:51 (104.174.228.147)
I have to admit that I fell off the wagon of a self imposed storage space limit that forbid me to acquire any more records , and I fell off hard. Even though I know master tapes degrade over time and .......
371: Vinyl Asylum, don't ask me, I bought Bop til you drop, the first digital digital , and crappy, rock record. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-17, 08:04:15 (104.174.228.147)
I would think there are too many variables to speculate. But I do remember something I read when CD's first came out. It spoke of the reflected harmonics created as underlying artifacts of every so .......
372: Inmate Central, RE: Nice, I'm envious, although ... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 07:18:47 (104.174.228.147)
It seems my cave man understanding of apple products ," in the end, all you are really buying is an operating system" has been made obsolete by also having superior features, such as you listed. Scor .......
373: Inmate Central, RE: If I ever decide to sell some stuff... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 06:53:59 (104.174.228.147)
I don't know if Leno has the exact model, or still owns one, but years ago he was getting into one after doing his regular sunday night show in Hermosa Beach, at the comedy and magic club, so long ago .......
374: Inmate Central, RE: FOTD (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 06:12:13 (104.174.228.147)
bird watching is aways fun, and I appreciated the moments of action pictured, along with the qualities of the feathers .......
375: Inmate Central, RE: Didja Know We're Building A Billion Dollar Embassy In A Failed State? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 06:08:04 (104.174.228.147)
I take it you haven't been to a lot of places outside the country. there is a reason the French invented perfume. .......
376: Inmate Central, RE: Didja Know... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 05:59:13 (104.174.228.147)
No, military protects the wealth of the rich, so that budget is safe. the proposed cuts are all aimed at programs that benefit the working class, that the rich generally don't need, and makes the gove .......
377: Inmate Central, that's too rich for my blood (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 05:48:07 (104.174.228.147)
I am just too cheap to pay more than what the cable company already skins me for, almost $240 a month to get one tier above basic service. But I was rewarded on Friday night to see the movie, "The Fa .......
378: Inmate Central, RE: Good day for ruSSian air defenses (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 05:35:50 (104.174.228.147)
Hopefully it was conscripted patriotic solders doing what they can without getting shot in the back of the head, but you never know, it is no secret they are hurting for training. Maybe they were drun .......
379: Inmate Central, RE: Hail damage from yesterday... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 05:22:52 (104.174.228.147)
I don't know where you live, but glad you didn't get heavy damage. As for the Toyota, they are thin skinned so perhaps some suction remedy can be had, where normally paintless dent removal is done fr .......
380: Inmate Central, RE: Today's moment of art is greatly appreciated ... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 04:58:19 (104.174.228.147)
when stuff gets of such rare quality, it becomes kind of inspirational to me, a reminder of the great things that humanity can achieve. And for a moment, I forget the hyped up crud that assaults me o .......
381: Vinyl Asylum, RE: RE talking about on the shrink wrap, how to cope with new records. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 04:10:32 (104.174.228.147)
My good fellow, as you can see in one of the above pictures, removing the hype stickers is not an impossibility. Mater of fact, I like the idea of keeping them with the record in that way, since it d .......
382: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Dual Turntables (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-13, 03:37:25 (104.174.228.147)
my buddy had a dual turntable way back when, and showed it off to me. It sounded a little bit better than my system in an elusive way that I couldn't figure at the time, I was still new to hi fi. I c .......
383: Inmate Central, RE: POTD (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-08, 17:43:48 (104.174.228.147)
there is a recipe for chocolate butter cream frosting printed in yesterday's New York Times, said to be easy. everybody in the comments was very positive, with a few saying it was the same recipe the .......
384: Inmate Central, RE: Sfotd (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-08, 17:24:32 (104.174.228.147)
I can't recall seeing any trout that big in the sierras where I sometimes encounter trout in the wild. I did once catch a trout about that size at a pay by the pound trout pound that used to be across .......
385: Vinyl Asylum, RE: RE talking about on the shrink wrap, how to cope with new records. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-08, 16:56:32 (104.174.228.147)
I am puzzled why anyone would ask for an explanation of how stickers work. Perhaps I don't grasp the joke. If not, I would encourage investigation. .......
386: Inmate Central, the video is about cloned western culture, nothing Russian to be seen. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-08, 03:43:16 (104.174.228.147)
Respectfully , I really think you might venture from Lafayette to broaden your outlook by exposure to other cultures. I know that informed my world view immensely. it is said that staying at home is l .......
387: Inmate Central, RE: Yes, mostly accurate, but... how should I put it... too gentle (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-08, 01:59:32 (104.174.228.147)
One could almost substitute, "Southern states" in place of "Russian society" except the only war some think about there is the fictional " culture war." That ideas outlive the founders is easy to pro .......
388: Inmate Central, RE: POTD (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-08, 01:08:18 (104.174.228.147)
some people have so many small blessings, it can really add up. I could tell by the meringue work on that one pie, it was crafted with skill. The pecan pie , a favorite , might be of debatable enjoym .......
389: Vinyl Asylum, RE talking about on the shrink wrap, how to cope with new records. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-08, 00:21:21 (104.174.228.147)
world is not as bad as you might picture, because I was not asking about monetary value, just curious how collectors and people to whom the outside cover condition effects how they consider the album. .......
390: Inmate Central, RE: Can't stop laughing (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-05, 13:25:34 (104.174.228.147)
Another reminder that humans are a naturally happy laughing species. A fact easily forgotten when one seriously needs a paycheck. Luckily children inform those who get lost. .......
391: Vinyl Asylum, How do resellers and collectors feel about hype stickers? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-05, 13:17:24 (104.174.228.147)
No, I am not asking for a friend. I got curious after happily opening up a box of records from acoustic sounds, and happened to notice that every single stinkin' record had some kind of hype sticker .......
392: Inmate Central, RE: So I logged on to my First Republic Bank account on Tuesday (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-04, 17:36:31 (104.174.228.147)
I ditched those guys long ago and joined a credit union. It is rare I encounter a line, with my longest ever being three people with two tellers working. Philosophically stronger for my community, .......
393: Vinyl Asylum, RE: where a busier man would have just kept his yapper shut. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-04, 17:25:59 (104.174.228.147)
it seems I was close but no cigar when I said the diamond shape was one of two possible variables, and omitted stylus rake angle as a possible cause of the different results. At least I was in the ri .......
394: Inmate Central, RE: Kremlin says this happened , with no history of honest reporting (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-04, 10:13:13 (104.174.228.147)
It's not often we are able to see a false flag operation in real time action. Those attacks look more like big visible, made to be seen fireworks, than military explosions with a purpose. As Ukrain .......
395: Inmate Central, RE: "FEAR THE OTHER!" /n (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-04, 09:49:33 (104.174.228.147)
with ten year olds working at Mc Donalds and republicans striving to loosen child labor restrictions, it seems clear these immigrants are not arriving fast enough to fill labor shortages. ::: TOPIC:: .......
396: Inmate Central, RE: Feel Good Story Of The Day (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-04, 09:38:53 (104.174.228.147)
that's a relief, I was afraid this story would be about masturbation. Long live science. .......
397: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Some call me late for dinner (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-04, 09:33:47 (104.174.228.147)
You are way more serious about this stuff than myself, but since you are interested in improvements using a ceramic ball in the main bearing, I might suggest incorporating a sapphire optical flat, to .......
398: Inmate Central, RE: EV Taxation (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-02, 16:54:00 (104.174.228.147)
Talking about a road tax without incorporating actual miles driven leaves out a significant factor that would certainly simplify the calculations. I really don't see the reason to bitch. To my way .......
399: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Maybe a fledgling newscaster? nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-02, 16:11:46 (104.174.228.147)
true , with politicians, it is because of a weak product and a need to deceive to get votes. With most TV newscasters the news division long ago became the entertainment revenue producer, details at e .......
400: Vinyl Asylum, Are you saying I have a dirty mind,? possibly (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-02, 16:01:29 (104.174.228.147)
I completely agree that many films are designed with a complexity that increases the depth of enjoyment, but in this case I was only taking about the old movie imposed moral code censorship, and the c .......
401: Vinyl Asylum, humor based upon reality strikes again (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-02, 15:32:00 (104.174.228.147)
It may be a joke here, but a heck of a lot of speaker wire has been sold because hearing is a process of the brain, and the brain has no self awareness . I kept flogging the horse every time another .......
402: Vinyl Asylum, where a busier man would have just kept his yapper shut. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-02, 15:18:59 (104.174.228.147)
Since alignments are so difficult for me, I am tempted to say the logical place to look for fault is there, plus the Rega automatically is alined when installed on the Rega arm by three screws. And th .......
403: Inmate Central, I can easily figure the leaf blower deal. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-01, 00:31:30 (104.174.228.147)
One can just look around to see that the predicted effects of so much fossil fuel burning are coming true. Seeing that government is instituted to advance the general well being of the population , t .......
404: Inmate Central, RE: Ouch ... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-05-01, 00:07:31 (104.174.228.147)
Hope it wasn't anything faster than high school pitching , from the equipment it looks like the shot was from more than a casual contest. And I think most are aware of the reconstructive skull surgery .......
405: Inmate Central, RE: Salt in coffee (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 23:53:05 (104.174.228.147)
Anyone who takes food advice from mass media , should take it with a grain of salt. This is well known From our prehistoric days on the savanna an evolutionary taste for salt was a survival mechanism .......
406: Inmate Central, RE: Nope (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 23:33:47 (104.174.228.147)
Well, since single or poor parenting is not going away anytime soon, pointing out that reality is just dismissive of the problem, that a teacher was shot by a student, and something needs to be done t .......
407: Inmate Central, RE: Simple Way To Cut Down School Violence, Keep Backpacks Out Of Schools (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 23:17:13 (104.174.228.147)
Clearly you are not familiar with a modern students workload, even in the elementary grades . .......
408: Inmate Central, RE: Oakland's Adeline Food Hall (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 22:51:26 (104.174.228.147)
It's the modern version of the buffet, that became an unsustainable concept when covid became a reality, and will agin take a beating when global worming and habitat destruction brings the next new di .......
409: Inmate Central, RE: Totally WACKY idea (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 22:43:19 (104.174.228.147)
Not sure if this post was just designed to create comment, of if the poster really doesn't understand how balloons work and is perhaps unaware of the WW2 balloon bombs used by Japan .......
410: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Not sure what you're saying. Could you repeat all that? nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 22:38:04 (104.174.228.147)
Watch a few noir films with Gloria Grahame in them, you'll figure it out. I was once at a film noir festival, just when her image first appeared on the screen, she brought down the house. the previou .......
411: Vinyl Asylum, RE: actually a valid concern, or, hand basket to hell by another name (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 21:46:12 (104.174.228.147)
one often used and disreputable sales technique is selling by fear. Something bad will happen to you if you don't buy this product, even if it is only owning an inferior product. It is a disreputable .......
412: Vinyl Asylum, RE: In Da Groove! nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 21:20:44 (104.174.228.147)
That's what I call old school , from when such stuff was supposed to trigger the imagination, and was "naughty " Which allows me to to contribute something in return, that I really didn't know about u .......
413: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Some call me Ismael (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 20:58:44 (104.174.228.147)
thanks for the kind reply. In further thinking about joining a line seamlessly, a construction called the running sennet came to mind , however it would create more of a belt , as it would be flat, .......
414: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Don't Laugh... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 10:19:39 (104.174.228.147)
I never knew that about vintage equipment . To me I can see the value of a vintage circuit , but valuing it in a deteriorated state , seems more like object collecting than Hi Fi collecting. to each .......
415: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Some call me long winded (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 09:23:28 (104.174.228.147)
thanks for reading and replying to my post. I had originally constructed another lengthy replay , and then thought better of it and deleted that mess. Regretfully , in reading back over this reply, it .......
416: Inmate Central, RE: Nice pics! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 00:35:49 (104.174.228.147)
thanks for sharing such a fine result featuring such a unique animal. Count that as your public service, good deed for the day. It really is nice, in the right conditions for safety, to see a small l .......
417: Inmate Central, RE: It saddens me to see (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 00:27:35 (104.174.228.147)
I have also heard the tales of grandmothers in that area with soil so polluted from coal mining that they can't even grow flowers in the front yard. Really too bad about the pier. In a better world, t .......
418: Inmate Central, RE: Impressive (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 00:17:22 (104.174.228.147)
that is how actual crash testing is done, because using a cable eliminates the possibility of variables more easily . However, I never heard of any government testing at those speeds. Having the car .......
419: Inmate Central, RE: Colorado signs new gun control laws (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-30, 00:08:43 (104.174.228.147)
Are you trying to say mass shootings are a medical problem separate from the fact of how easy it is for a troubled person to get a gun? Teenage suicides are a real problem. Other countries have teena .......
420: Inmate Central, RE: And that's what the NRA is all about these days.... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-29, 23:47:56 (104.174.228.147)
Don't forget all the Russian money they funneled into the republican party, and the spie who gained access to government officials through NRA meetings. .......
421: Inmate Central, RE: Of course! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-29, 23:37:19 (104.174.228.147)
unfortunately , that amount of oil is less than one half of what a modern oil super tanker carries, and I hear they have a lot of oil. What they don't have is innovation, unless you count crime . Glad .......
422: Inmate Central, RE: still pursuing the American Dream over here, despite the plutocracy .. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-29, 23:21:18 (104.174.228.147)
It's a GD shame that the richest country in the world has abandoned the social policies that used to fund mental care and hospitals that kept the mentally iil safe and off the streets. I don't know ab .......
423: Vinyl Asylum, RE: YEAH. nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-27, 17:24:10 (104.174.228.147)
I once told a girlfriend I was a lifetime guarantee type of guy, preferring the quality of a well made product. She declared, oh no, not me, I want new stuff. Expressing a concept completely new to .......
424: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Some call me the trigger (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-27, 17:19:09 (104.174.228.147)
I ma not in the position to give advice, but I can parrot from the Van denHUl paper published on the net where he says the only practical difference between copper and more expensive material is the e .......
425: Vinyl Asylum, the above post is entirely cognizant of the issue, my remarks are extra, very extra. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-27, 15:28:48 (104.174.228.147)
I doubt if such a slight thickness change is a big deal, but as one who enjoys adjusting the stylus rake angle every once in a while when in the mood for a special listen, the effect would also be ver .......
426: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Spinning: George Benson "Good King Bad" (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-27, 14:08:14 (104.174.228.147)
you might enjoy knowing how much Benson put into performing, he really had the power to reach into an audience , via the total performance, beyond just instrumental mastery. I saw him at the Hollywoo .......
427: Inmate Central, RE: Vic, you don't believe he was negligent in any way? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 22:13:24 (104.174.228.147)
I don't know much about the gun, other then it was a period antique, and that one report said the gun fell apart during an inspection. I do know that some old guns from that period had design flaws a .......
428: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Ortofon 2M Upgrade - Bronze to Black LVB? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 16:26:15 (104.174.228.147)
check the features, you have top line features in a moving magnet cart with the LVB. the diamond and cantilever are usually only found on way more expensive stuff , no matter the builder. The cartrid .......
429: Inmate Central, RE: Trim levels can be a hassle.... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 15:00:34 (104.174.228.147)
It might not be wise to go against the market, if resale value is a concern. I only mention this because my brother got a conventional two door pick up, instead of the more popular extended cab F150 .......
430: Inmate Central, RE: Bondi Beach this morning! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 14:41:49 (104.174.228.147)
Here it is getting warmer, with spring time flowers , and I will be pushing some pedals down by the beach wearing a Tee shirt. Good on you, fellow bike rider. .......
431: Inmate Central, RE: a strong contradiction (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 14:39:23 (104.174.228.147)
You must have missed the passage of the inflation reduction act in 2022, the so called Build back better legislation. It makes obsolete some of your concerns, so you might want to update your info. I .......
432: Inmate Central, RE: Never, Ever, Ever (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 14:06:16 (104.174.228.147)
I used to see actors point guns at each other and shoot all the time , because western theme parks have the sheriff shooting down the bad guys a couple of times a day during peak season. Even Disney, .......
433: Inmate Central, RE: Don't buy it (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 13:48:42 (104.174.228.147)
I think the gun safety courses you reference as the Bible for gun safety, never considered a situation with a hired staff in charge of gun preparation. Much like a race car driver has a team to ins .......
434: Inmate Central, RE: Not prohibited, and sometimes used. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 13:16:52 (104.174.228.147)
Recently it was reported that some were considering proposing a law that would ban anything other than a fake gun from movie sets. It wasn't favorably received, and never made it past a suggestion fo .......
435: Inmate Central, RE: Papa Don't Screach ? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 12:37:04 (104.174.228.147)
I guess I am happy she has fans and made a big noise in a very competitive industry. While I have no beef against women who exploit sexuality and run around in underwear, I never really considered her .......
436: Inmate Central, RE: Difficult question (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 12:16:18 (104.174.228.147)
He was clearly using an example to make his point, That you fault him unfairly for changing the subject might imply you are more interested in a win than a discussion among friends. I will say that y .......
437: Inmate Central, RE: Vic, you don't believe he was negligent in any way? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 11:39:32 (104.174.228.147)
Baldwin always claimed he never pulled the trigger, and apparently the original people working the case didn't investigate very well, because the defense found the gun had been modified, no details we .......
438: Inmate Central, No different from any other actor playing a role. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 11:33:22 (104.174.228.147)
You know, it is reported that Robert mitchum, in response to Wayne criticizing his last movie role, telling him that it is was a mistake for a macho image star to ever play a person with character wea .......
439: Inmate Central, RE: I think he is innocent in his role as an actor, but culpable as producer (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 11:01:52 (104.174.228.147)
There is an old saying , " you pay peanuts, you get monkeys". I don't think the producer's responsibility goes beyond hiring and firing, and it seems Baldwin was out of his depth in hiring , and made .......
440: Inmate Central, RE: Where is Donald Fagan? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 10:38:51 (104.174.228.147)
thanks, I was wondering , from the spelling, if there was any connection to the sons of Champlin, a band we all thought were underdogs worth championing to anyone who would listen, but I guess unless .......
441: Inmate Central, RE: Where is Donald Fagan? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 10:29:48 (104.174.228.147)
I was thinking Chicago . .......
442: Inmate Central, RE: Car Pricing, or why leasing is so popular. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-22, 10:22:23 (104.174.228.147)
I think your situation has two drivers. ( this load contains illustrative stories I have told before, but they are just so GD fascinating ) first, getting a price on the telephone is a non starter .......
443: Inmate Central, RE: Latest conspiracy theory (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-15, 15:21:35 (104.174.228.147)
the article said they plan to use their grid to transport electricity from other locations when conditions prevent generation in the area. I know not every plan is fool proof, but somehow I have fai .......
444: Inmate Central, RE: MSP Airport hits record-breaking 84 degrees on Wednesday (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-15, 15:13:17 (104.174.228.147)
I didn't like hearing that in an el ninyo year, which was supposed to create cooler weather, my state had the second warmest month of march in recorded history. How does it go, "the hand , having wr .......
445: Inmate Central, RE: Yeah Right !! Too many potholes in CO (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-15, 15:01:40 (104.174.228.147)
in my local televised news it showed our ex California governor Swarzanegger , don't know how he spells his name , out in the street by his house with his buddies fixing a rather large pothole of thre .......
446: Inmate Central, RE: Latest conspiracy theory (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-15, 14:37:27 (104.174.228.147)
you must enjoy conspiracy theories to repeat them without care. Because of the now obvious climate deterioration, and the obvious effects it will have on the future of our nation's security, this law .......
447: Inmate Central, RE: "I'm asking for examples." (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-13, 22:29:29 (104.174.228.147)
it is the argument of a child to suppose that just because one lazy journalist is unprepared to support his statements ,that the question is settled. It simply means he was too lazy to prepare to sup .......
448: Inmate Central, that's some good reading' right there. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-13, 21:52:43 (104.174.228.147)
Maybe if Putin screws up enough to trigger a regime change, the Russian people will finally catch a break. First they were pawns for the Czars, then they made the mistake of believing in the promise .......
449: Inmate Central, RE: The homeless is a problem and everyone talks about it (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-13, 21:35:06 (104.174.228.147)
I am old enough to remember back before Governor Reagan cut funding for public mental health, and we provided institutionalized care for the mentally ill, so they didn't have to roam the streets. I me .......
450: Inmate Central, RE: Hungary withdraws from the International Investment Bank (IIB). (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-13, 21:20:47 (104.174.228.147)
A cover your ass statement if ever there was one. As the saying goes, money talks and BS walks. They can pretend a totalitarian government has all the answers because to is important to staying in p .......
451: Inmate Central, RE: Perp walk that weekend warrior to a firing squad. nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-13, 21:13:49 (104.174.228.147)
I heard that he was in a couple of white power and Nazi groups , so probably actively looked to get his hands on something to glorify his extremest beliefs with actions, for glory within his let's pla .......
452: Inmate Central, RE: Even an ordinary cell phone can crush the strongest human chess player. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-13, 21:01:36 (104.174.228.147)
back in the old Soviet Union days, I was part of shipping grain after their cheap system that lacked incentives , screwed up the grain harvest. (not a farmers failing) Anyway, one of the few TV shows .......
453: Inmate Central, RE: The Streets of San Francisco may be a wee bit safer than made out... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-13, 20:17:40 (104.174.228.147)
I've been to Fresco, long with a few other great cities of the world, and fully realize the people trying to sew dissent with america use it as a punching bag example of "liberal" values, while ignori .......
454: Vinyl Asylum, RE: MoFi Ultra Gold cartridge (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-13, 19:55:59 (104.174.228.147)
your inquiry got me curious , so I went over to check the merchandise. One of the cartridges mentioned a " split magnet " design, an approach I had read Audio technica bragging about, so they might be .......
455: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Seeking Touchup Paint For Rek-O-Kut (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-13, 19:38:11 (104.174.228.147)
if you can bring in a sample, most auto paint supply stores can supply a matching color, but the finished effect really will be up to you, depending on how the original paint was applied or designed , .......
456: Inmate Central, RE: Spring Flowers (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 13:19:21 (104.174.228.147)
I am unusually enamored to those types of flowers ,perhaps because they are so different than the wonderful native flowers from my area, they seem so orderly and sleek. .......
457: Inmate Central, RE: Such a sad news (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 13:13:51 (104.174.228.147)
My solution is to ride the sidewalks , since they are mostly deserted where I ride. substantially slower than the street , but I can live with that. I tell myself that dealing with the various obstru .......
458: Inmate Central, RE: A few years back I proved a point to a "bike riders break every law" guy (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 12:54:35 (104.174.228.147)
I think observance of road rules depends on the location, what the locals understand as normal and know to look out for. Because a lot of people never read , "the book" or don't understand the langua .......
459: Inmate Central, RE: Whole Foods in Downtown San Francisco Closes Due to Spiraling Crime (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 12:30:35 (104.174.228.147)
I have questions about the assumption that elected leaders would intentionally ruin Portland , or that getting tough is the answer. Too easy for those with the ability to enforce to fall into a police .......
460: Inmate Central, RE: Tiger Woods withdraws from Masters due to foot injury (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 12:18:28 (104.174.228.147)
I don't keep up with golf since I don't play beyond a little pitch and putt, but I guess entering was a big deal to him, since it could have only been a wild hope to do well after his injuries and age .......
461: Inmate Central, RE: Water water everywhere nor any drop to drink (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 11:58:20 (104.174.228.147)
Won't matter to the true believers in the cult. They will be crying to the government for help, while voting for people who want to destroy the institutions that provide help. Such is the price of ig .......
462: Inmate Central, RE: Whole Foods in Downtown San Francisco Closes Due to Spiraling Crime (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 11:54:34 (104.174.228.147)
Doesn't matter to me. I used to shop at Whole Foods when they were a step up from the old conventional health food stores, but they have gotten so expensive that I now only use them as a source for a .......
463: Inmate Central, RE: The 5' 2" Giant (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 11:23:52 (104.174.228.147)
I was just reading how the Russian methods used in the Ukraine invasion are typical of the fighting methods Russia has used from the times of the Cossacks , which were regarded as unusually brutal eve .......
464: Inmate Central, RE: First New Reactor in Decades Goes Online... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 11:13:02 (104.174.228.147)
I remember the first lie told to promote atomic energy, that it would be too cheap to meter for cost. the , I will call them half truths, about the desirability of atomic power continue. Renewable ene .......
465: Inmate Central, RE: First New Reactor in Decades Goes Online... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 10:45:10 (104.174.228.147)
that idea is a little late, floating wind turbines are already in use, and we already know how to deal with those power generators when they wear out. Just burying problematic waste in the ocean and .......
466: Inmate Central, RE: I think you misconsrued me with someone else. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 10:38:46 (104.174.228.147)
you omit the progress of time and industry. Renewable energy is now cheaper the all other forms , including atomic. when someone events a sign to warn people to stay away from the nuclear waste stor .......
467: Inmate Central, RE: Car guys (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 10:22:20 (104.174.228.147)
you might be mis-informed. I read in a major newspaper, remember them? that the total mining and construction impact of an ICE powered car is higher than electrics, because of fewer parts in the elec .......
468: Inmate Central, RE: Car guys (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 10:08:29 (104.174.228.147)
Rather short sighted to sell the future of the only clean water, air , and food systems you will ever have for $25,000 dollars. .......
469: Inmate Central, RE: movie of note (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-11, 10:04:44 (104.174.228.147)
I would think taking such a difficult book into another medium would be somewhat like turning a car into a skateboard. plus nobody has really figured out a way to make a fool proof hit movie entertain .......
470: Inmate Central, RE: Interesting ride this morning! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-09, 11:28:38 (104.174.228.147)
I just wear regular clothes, and put the padding in my saddle instead of in my pants like before we had modern padding materials. .......
471: Inmate Central, highly cultured, SF can be a tough place, has been since 1849. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-09, 11:16:11 (104.174.228.147)
kid stuff. Way back in the seventies I was roller skating in the park in Rotterdam, and my friend had to skate with her purse, saying if she left it in the trunk of her car, thieves would crow bar he .......
472: Inmate Central, My dad, who bombed Japan , said, " Don't go unless you have to" (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-09, 10:54:27 (104.174.228.147)
I've always been grateful that I "won " the Vietnam draft lottery, getting number 231 , so high I didn't have to go. Ted nugget just wore shit in his pants to dodge the draft, yet talks like some big .......
473: Inmate Central, those who have a choice like to slam the " stealerships" (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-09, 10:30:28 (104.174.228.147)
I would stick with iridium plugs , because they will go 100, 000 miles and the guy is already complaining about the cost of changing the plugs, Plus OEM is the way to go, unless the manufacturer has i .......
474: Inmate Central, RE: Fartlek in the spring makes your buns go ring-ding-a-ding. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-09, 09:40:46 (104.174.228.147)
I was out enjoying a spring time ride yesterday on a mixed people and bike path down by the beach where the speed limit is eight miles per hour, and they just put up a new solar powered digital sign t .......
475: Inmate Central, laxatives, bigger movement then you think.... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-09, 09:04:59 (104.174.228.147)
The laxative effect is no big news for anyone who regularly consumes olive oil, I guess any oil would have the same effect. One also notices a change of skin texture. I think this will be a big win f .......
476: Inmate Central, RE: Amongst other things (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-09, 08:47:08 (104.174.228.147)
When I lived there the lack of governmental support for education was obvious and one of the everyday problems I encountered just trying to do stuff . Why the south likes that royalist type go governm .......
477: Inmate Central, RE: A little bit of Ford automotive history--Fordlandia... (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-09, 08:26:53 (104.174.228.147)
I've only been to the what remained of the Butte Montana copper pit mine company town in Montana , and apparently life there wasn't real freedom oriented . According to the friendly residents who sto .......
478: Inmate Central, RE: Many are already (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-07, 10:46:30 (104.174.228.147)
If you have a job tied to the economy, like a tradesman, you can do ok. In demand skill guys can also do ok. when I used to go sailing with at risk youths, many years ago, An IT guy decided to risk .......
479: Inmate Central, RE: Interesting ride this morning! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 19:27:48 (104.174.228.147)
I was once boarding my local commuter train and out stepped an elegant woman of obviously prosperous means who had on a color co-ordinated slightly metallic silver biking outfit, a metallic silver hig .......
480: Inmate Central, RE: Love always finds a way! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 19:09:23 (104.174.228.147)
I have only visited New York , and at times stayed there for extended training. People just don't understand what it takes to get noticed in that place. Think of how outrageous Al Sharpton used to b .......
481: Inmate Central, RE: ?problem (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 19:03:30 (104.174.228.147)
anyplace where you are clueless the company culture makes it extremely difficult to get hired. I wasn't aware this would be a deal breaker, but then again, I am 71, so could easily be behind the tim .......
482: Inmate Central, RE: Article for Scarpia - Oxford U. depicted as an academic hell-hole! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 18:57:42 (104.174.228.147)
Eduction for the rich by the rich is pretty popular among those who wish to privatize american education. They have already made collage pretty much a debt trap unless you are prosperous enough to ha .......
483: Inmate Central, RE: What do you call 72 dead ruSSians? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 18:53:22 (104.174.228.147)
It's very telling that one of the Russian fanboys who hang around here was, before the invasion , hyping how modern and better russia was by using a picture of a McDonalds and all the happy people aro .......
484: Inmate Central, RE: Packing Cubes (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 18:45:53 (104.174.228.147)
I have a bunch of packing cubes, but haven't gone anywhere yet. I was just reading how they were a good advantage if you inadvertently run into bed bugs when you travel, in that you don't have to unp .......
485: Inmate Central, RE: The Lucky Forty (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 18:26:04 (104.174.228.147)
I follow a you tube channel called esysman super yacht news, or something called close to that, and I is very informative of the tremendous wealth of some of these Russian guys, including Putin who ha .......
486: Inmate Central, RE: She is an embarrassment. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 18:12:21 (104.174.228.147)
Sounds like something a teacher would say, and not something a person named "Angel " should mouth. She obviously can't , or hasn't learned how to, throttle back on the competitiveness. .......
487: Inmate Central, RE: She is ready to stretch her legs (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 18:07:43 (104.174.228.147)
A fine fast bike is one of life's simple pleasures I would wish all might enjoy at some time. I also feel the same way about convertible cars, if anyone asks. My car has a plastic body that was desi .......
488: Inmate Central, RE: Here's how to bribe and pocket a federal judge! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 17:55:19 (104.174.228.147)
It remains a national disgrace that this man was even cleared to be a member of the Supreme Court in the first place. Now we have three more who lied to gain the office, the the resect for the princip .......
489: Inmate Central, RE: Catholic Church up to old tricks OMG! (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 17:49:56 (104.174.228.147)
I really think the lack of conventional morality is fed by being forced into the un natural position of celibacy, which only would make an outlaw of everyone not truly sick in the head. And once you a .......
490: Inmate Central, RE: "get what they want" Is this new normal? nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 17:29:11 (104.174.228.147)
it has always been the american way to pay a man a fair wage so that he might also have a decent quality of life, just like rich, but at a different income level. This child labor , working for peanu .......
491: Inmate Central, I agree on both points (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 17:13:44 (104.174.228.147)
well I kinda agree on both points. I don't get Netflix but am very much enjoying the Perry Mason series, I really dig the Raymond chandler vibe of corruption at every turn. As a matter of fact, in t .......
492: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Anyone want this new tone poet for$4.98? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 16:58:31 (104.174.228.147)
you have identified my concern, shipping delays . If some accident happens and the container gets misplaced in an area subject to heat, a group of albums might have a better chance. same as if someth .......
493: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Anyone want this new tone poet for$4.98? (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 16:28:58 (104.174.228.147)
thanks for the tip. Being a fan of the baritone saxophone, almost automatically makes me a fan of Jerry mulligan, but I am a solid fan because of the man's playing, his unerring intelligence in note s .......
494: Vinyl Asylum, trying to add possibly useful depth of knowledge (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-06, 16:13:01 (104.174.228.147)
the offhand remark about going through thrust plates pretty fast triggered this response. You may or may not know that commonly available sapphire optical flats have a hardness second only to diamonds .......
495: Vinyl Asylum, too much information , from too long ago. (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-04-04, 08:36:21 (104.174.228.147)
you might try boiling the mat in water, a common method used to restore time deteriorated rubber , that worked for me on some tether car tires from the forties. or course one could simply contact a .......
496: Vinyl Asylum, RE: That's funny. Our city shut down our last chrome company several (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-03-29, 11:24:55 (104.174.228.147)
I hope you know what you are doing, hexavalent chrome vapors are no joke and should not be uncontrolled. .......
497: Inmate Central, RE: Your wrong - they do come in sizes... just like our asses. :) nt (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-03-28, 19:02:59 (104.174.228.147)
you obviously shop for more sophisticated saddles than myself. . The upright saddles I buy might come in two or three sizes , mens or women's. .......
498: Inmate Central, RE: He is essentially a Russian web bot* (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-03-28, 18:56:52 (104.174.228.147)
No he is not "right", when labeling a news report as propaganda. \ I don't often agree with the WSJ editorial opinions , but the news reporting is equal to the best around. Without good information , .......
499: Inmate Central, RE: fresh critters (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-03-28, 18:48:12 (104.174.228.147)
Nice pictures all, thanks for sharing. I was especially impressed with the turtle pictures.because when I lived in Florida and explored the rivers, turtles would stack up on the logs just as pictured .......
500: Inmate Central, RE: "The country has gone mad" (0.00)
Posted by beach cruiser on 2023-03-28, 18:40:09 (104.174.228.147)
anything to stay in power, this policy is nothing new. they let a few McDonalds and others in to placate the people, but it couldn't last, western democratic institutions conflicted with autocratic c .......
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