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by michaell on Wed Sep 24 10:27:14 PDT 2008

It's funny that you mention the external speakers in my dad's truck. He only ever listens to talk radio, so I'm a bit stumped as to why he's got 6x9 speakers to begin with! I know he had the stock AM radio in the truck for many many years - not sure when he replaced it, to be honest with you. I also believe he replaced the ignition system to something electronic as well, but I couldn't tell you the details about that. A buddy of mine from HS did the work on the truck - when we were in school, he took the afternoons off to work with his dad, who did body work at a local Chevy dealership. He eventually opened up his own shop - not sure if he does any work on anything without a bowtie on it. I know I've mentioned this before, but when he bought the truck ($2900 in 1970) my mom told him that it would be the last truck he ever bought. I think he might have taken her seriously on that, given that he still has it all these years later. I don't think anyone in town would recognize him in anything else, he's had it for so long. It's never been on any real long road trips, to my knowledge. He used to pull a boat with it when I was a kid in the 70's, so it would go to some of the local lakes and reservoirs from time to time. Other than that, it was just his around town transportation - he worked two jobs most of the time (firefighter and carpenter/contractor), so the truck saw a lot of use to haul tools and wood. Once, before I had my own car, I used it in a TSD rally with a buddy of mine. Was quite a bit of fun punching the throttle to get the other 2 barrels of the carb to open up. Plus, he had added some sort of custom exhaust that really sounds nice.

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by ksmigel on Fri Aug 22 21:16:37 PDT 2008

How little you know. My house is a 2,750 square foot split ranch, built in 2005, by my husband. It is custom throughout and sits on a 1/2 acre lot. It has a three zone HVAC system, whole house air and water filtration system, granite counters in the kitchen and every bath, hardwood floors (real hardwood) throughout, and the very best windows (Peachtree) that money can buy. It also has a three car, heated garage, and backs up to a 130 acre state maintained nature preserve, with over 25 miles of bike paths, spring fed lakes, and is on a sloping lot, overlooking Georgian Pines and a 7 acre, spring fed pond. My husband builds custom homes, had his best rough and trim carpenters assigned to the task of construction, and we received excellent pricing on the very best materials money can buy. Do you have a professional grade Viking stove with open flame cooking capabilities in your kitchen or a on-demand, tankless water heater that controls the water temperature digitally? So where do you live?

Re: Replies to many [lemko]

by gagrice on Tue Aug 19 13:43:20 PDT 2008

Well, my father who was a factory worker and a member of the Teamsters union Both my mother and father worked Union jobs. They both became unhappy with the work ethic. Especially my Dad that was in the Carpenter's Union as a Foreman most of the time. He got tired of guys coming to work late or without their tools. Guys sent out from the hall as journeymen that could not layout a wall from the plans. It goes on and on. He finally withdrew and went to work as a super for a non-Union contractor IN MICHIGAN. He spent his last 20 years at Capp Homes traveling the USA fixing problems done by poor workmen. So yes both Union and Non-Union have poor workers. I think it is the Union's place to weed out the trash. My father never got far enough ahead to send me to college. I was paying room and board from the time I started Jr High School. My dad always worked hard raising my 4 younger brother and sisters. He sometimes worked two jobs so my mom could stay home with the kids. I was fortunate and made the right job decisions and got good training. I was also willing to go where the good jobs were at. Being a retired Blue Collar worker I never felt that I was looked down upon by the college crowd.

Re: Gagrice and Bob [cooterbfd]

by gagrice on Sun Aug 17 19:54:19 PDT 2008

All strikes are shaky at best. If a local walked out because the automaker was having them assemble known shoddy cars, the public sentiment would be with them. When they walkout on GM at a factory that is making the only thing GM is selling it is just the opposite public reaction. The UAW shot themselves in the foot with the last couple walkouts. So California is very weak on Unions. The general opinion is they are a drag on society. Here most of the Union construction work is gone. When my Dad and Uncles were in the Carpenters Union during the 1940s & 50s they had most of the projects. Not anymore. Small subs and with a lot of piece work. No benefits. More cash than the IRS would like. With the housing bubble burst there is little construction of any kind.

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by tagman on Wed Aug 13 21:34:10 PDT 2008

I'm quite certain those front-mounted guns could me modified. With only 8,050 miles... and, a price tag of a mere $89K! However, dada, I must admit, it is exquisite! Stuart Carpenter has quite an interesting collection. TM

Re: Can you afford a Big3 car????? [lemko]

by grbeck on Tue Aug 05 08:20:33 PDT 2008

lemko: I kind of take offense to somebody saying buyers of domestic vehicles are impoverished and poorly educated. Please don't be offended. That is not what I said. Another poster suggested that people don't buy domestic cars because they can't afford them. This is not true. Studies have consistently shown that buyers of most foreign marques have higher incomes and more education attainment levels than buyers of domestic marques. These are facts, and can't be denied. Now, some of the lower education levels may be because the domestics own the pickup and van trade, and many people who buy those vehicles need them for work. A plumber or a carpenter needs a pickup, and an electrician needs a big van, and GM and Ford still set the standard in these classes. The electrician I know drives a box truck based on the Ford Econoline chassis. He isn't about to buy a Honda Element for his business. It isn't big enough or sturdy enough to handle the abuse. But most plumbers and carpenters haven't pursued a degree beyond high school, because their jobs don't require one. That doesn't mean that they are uneducated or stupid. It does mean that in any ownership profile, they will lower the education attainment level for buyers of that particular domestic marque as compared to buyers of selected foreign ones. But compare, say, a Cobalt to a Corolla. Both vehicles are aimed at the same price point, and no one is going to seriously suggest that a Cobalt will serve better than a Corolla for a particular job - unless the buyer works for a union or one of the domestic automakers. And that's based more on job security (not angering the boss) than on the actual capabilities of each car. These cars are chosen based on buyer preference. Like or not, across the lineup, Toyota passenger cars attract people with higher income and more education than Chevrolet passenger cars do. The income gap is real, and is partially the result of the desperate measures the domestics have taken to prop up sales. GM, Ford and Chrysler have been MUCH more generous with their low-interest financing and lease deals to maintain sales. It's already backfiring on them, as it did for Mitsubishi.