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  1. my last name is Standley, so some people call me stan. I just got those other rims and DRs in august for a really great price. Only made it to what you could call a track once this summer.(went to Marion International Raceway which is a horrible track) I worked too much lol.

     

    What were your 1/4 times?

  2. That's good to hear. I changed all the filters, oil, plugs, wires, distributer cap the whole 9 yards. Flushed out the old break fluid and blead the lines. The thing runs pretty damn good now. So becasue I did all the work he has to help me move any large objects whenever I ask. The beauty of owning a truck :D
  3. So a friend of mine just picked up a 98 GMC 1500 for a pretty good deal. The catch is that the truck hasn't been started or moved in over a year. It belonged to a lady whose husband passed away and it was his truck. She never drove it so it just sat.

     

    II told him I’d help clean it up a bit and so I'm goanna do some of the standard crap like drain out the old gas and oil then put in a fuel treatment. The tires probably need replaced because they now have flat spots. Apart from the rust their looks to be plenty of pad left on the breaks and the rotors are still smooth (once the rust is gone).

     

    But what are some things to look out for? Anything I should pay close attention too? Any gaskets that should be replaced? Trans fluid? Anything he should be cautious about as far as driving it?

    Thanks!

  4. I agree that the aforementioned business plan needs to be reformulated, but I don't beleive it will be enough, and soon enough, to save the CBJ. Broad reform must be made, and unfortunately some support by taxation, will be our only chance to save them, and the log term demise of the area.

     

    You have a point. If nationwide fails then the arena district will be the next brewery district. But my beef is that it isn’t my responsibility to fix their mistakes. Maybe if they didn’t fuck around and wait 9 years before sending their team to the playoffs they could have built a stronger more desirable fan base to support their cause.

  5. It's VERY different than supporting your local mom and pop pizza place. You need to see the bigger picture. The CBJ and Nationwide Arena are the backbone of a downtown economy based upon drawing visitors to spend money on food, shopping, rooms, etc. The CBJ leaves and the economy of the City suffers immensely.

     

    Consider this: The CBJ moves. Nationwide Arena starts to fail and default. The local bars, restaurants, etc. decline. WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK IS GONNA PAY FOR THIS? WE ARE, IN TAXES!!!

     

    Do you remember CITY CENTER? We are still paying for that!

     

     

     

     

    Brilliant, Dumbass! Now we show the world we will not support ONE professional franchaise. Yup, the NBA will be pounding on our door, soon!

     

     

    Exactly my point. We pay for it and it still fails! I know, lets give it more money! Becasue this time... well this time will be different.

     

    So a business comes in and promisses to bring more entertainment and money to the city. BUT after 10 years of loosing money they want me to fund their failure. :confused: It's not supose to work that way. They build it, I go down and pay money to watch a game, then hit the bars after. I spends my money & get taxed at the same time. Where is that money going!?

     

    But to your logic. They tax me to build it. They charge me and tax me to enjoy it. Then when they mis manage it they charge me and tax me to keep it going.

  6. NO! Why should I as a tax payer have to pay more in taxes because of someone else’s business failure? I know its entertainment and a sport available for all to enjoy, but at the end of the day it’s business. If someone is going to invest lots of money, time and city resources into starting up something on that scale I would sure as hell hope that they would be able to manage it properly. It’s no different then your small mom and pop pizza shop who pays too much in rent and has shitty pizza. Would you pay more taxes to keep small business like that afloat? After all small businesses employ lots of people and impact out local economy too. You have to manage it properly to ensure it’s successful. Now because they owners and land owners fucked up and are loosing more money in a year then I’ll see in 10, means I have to pay more taxes!? Fuck that.

     

    CBJ fans will just have to go back cheering for the wings and pens!

  7. It is a risk I am more than willing to take. I have a very long way to go before I am anywhere near ready to step into a ring or cage. It is one thing to have an understanding, it is another to apply it.

     

    It's great though isn’t it!. Most people think fighting is just about being a crazy, angry person which I agree with a bit. I mean it takes a certain type of person who is willing to step in to any type of ring/ cage. But at the same time you have to be mentally strong. Lets face it, even the best fighters get hit, you've got to keep your mental toughness through a fight and that’s a workout in it’s self. But yeah, I like getting popped like that every now and again.

  8. Yeah it always looks fun until you're on the other end of one of those KO blows. I was boxing last night (yeah it’s not the same… yadda yadda) and got sloppy and was nailed with a right. I slipped his jad and caught him in the ribs but dropped my left hand. Then I was planning to come over the top and catch him with a right hook to the head but I was moving in at the same time his fist was coming at my head, then, BAM!!! My vision was all staticy for a second and I got real dizzy, it about knocked my ass out! :lol: I stepped back & thru my jab out about 5 times while I was shaking my head just to make sure I was okay. The sound of his fist hitting my head made the loudest bang I hand ever heard in a gym….All I heard was the guys watching yelling out "Damn". I finished the round and called it a night. But it’s good to get in there and get knocked around a bit, keeps things in perspective.
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