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Another plus from a sleeping on a Tempur-Pedic: you make less of a spectacle of yourself. :lolguy:

IV Rings (Trey) is the expert on this stuff on CR. I'd PM him and get his opinion as well. I went with Tempur-Pedic and have no regrets. It made a world of difference for me, but then again, I never tried another brand of memory foam. I totally agree with what Radio Flyer said about needing to adjust to memory foam if you've not had it before, although I think a week or two is plenty of time, not necessarily six weeks. I would add that it is slightly warmer underneath you, which most people like (I don't). Also, if you're a fanboy of heated mattress covers, then memory foam isn't for you.

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I went to the "soft opening" of Rob L's store around the block from me in Delaware today (Open 10-2). He's got good prices on an assortment of merchandise. Some is new in box, some used, some returns. I found good deals on Christmas decorations, electronics, space heaters, portable generators, vacuum cleaners, and some toys. I bought two more floor lamps for my office and am very happy with them. CR sponsor link: http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1465265&postcount=3

Wagner's Birthday tonight at QSL @ 8. Even an LSx giveaway couldn't compete with that.

Sorry, that was me. He asked me what kind of car I drove. After I said MIT-SU-OKA slowly three times, carefully enunciating each syllable, he asked me to say it again. I lost it, walked over and keyed his Subie, scratching "Mitsuoka" across the hood. "Don't ask me again," I told him. I hadn't had my coffee yet. Everyone has moments like that.

:thumbup: That's a bingo. They will all eventually dry rot if not turning, how long it takes depends on the compound and the storage conditions. But by 10 years, I think it's a safe bet that the risks outweigh the savings of not buying new. How many times have your tires saved your life? What's that worth?

Yeah, as I'm available, I will try to keep the place open for use on a weekly schedule. If you need it open for a specific time/purpose, just let me know in advance. If the interest wanes, I obviously won't have it open as much. There is motorcycle winter storage, a cleaning area/repair area (room for 2 cars at a time), and the hangout area in my office waiting room. Use is always free. When it begins getting salty/cold, I'll announce in advance when the indoor wash area is going to be open. Figure on it being on Saturday and Sunday mornings.

After Thanksgiving and Black Friday, you're prolly ready to escape the family and the crowds and just hangout. I'll open the Hangout around 8. Foos, XB360, movies*. I'm not serving food. You've had quite enough already. No alcohol (you'll have your chance at that at Wagner's birthday celebreation Saturday night). You can bring friends if you want, but they have to be cool. No hookers unless they're your significant other. Heated garage will be open for your use if you want. Please post if you need that so that I can have it ready for you. Address: 320 London Road, Delaware, 43015 (The Howald Industrial Park) Come in the front door of Building 100. Call me if you can't find the place. 740-405-5565 *Movies I have on-site in Blu-ray: Fast&Furious 1-5 Cars 1&2 Gone in 60 Seconds Boondock Saints 1&2 Hero Pulp Fiction

save a seat for me, preferably next to the Mrs.

IIRC, a 1914 F.R.P. Series A Racer. I wish I'd kept that car. It put carriage-lengths on the competition back then.

I think the new plates, as well as the current plates, look hideous. And considering the condition of Ohio's roads, this old plate from 1996-2001 would be better suited to us: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/OhioPlate_DVN4446_enl1.jpg I refer to it as the mud-splattered-along-the-bottom plate. :fuuuu: It's remarkable that Ohio had a cooler, more European plate in 1921 than we can manage today. I wouldn't mind having this on my car: http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/USA_OH_GI2_1920s.jpg They even made a great design out of the letters for OHIO.

Time to change bars? Mebbe one with fewer faggots? Seriously, this type of stuff is crappy. I can understand (but still resent) drug addicts breaking into a car to steal, but pointless destruction especially incites me. And this expensive damage seems to always happen when you can least afford it.

I just bought an Official Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel with Force Feedback, used, on eBay. It will be interesting to see how this performs. There was no way I was going to pay premium prices for Fanatec. http://www.ebay.com/itm/150703565849?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

If the mode of transportation is biking, I'd say mebbe you didn't quite make the cut to get into Heaven ....... just sayin' Everyone knows that Heaven is the place where they hand out F-bodies and free gas cards.

Even though I have American Beauty on DVD and consider it a very good and very funny movie, I hadn't before thought of it as especially moving or inspiring. But your comment made me think back to the movie and I have to agree with you. Kevin Spacey's character has to wake up from his mid-life hypnotic trance to start to live again. I'm not sure if that's one of the things you like about it or not, but if it is, it's curious that someone as young as you would engage with that particular message. I'm a movie lover and can name hundreds of movies I love, but my list of inspiring movies that had profound effects on me is pretty short: Schindler's List Run, Lola, Run Field of Dreams Artificial Intelligence Legends of the Fall A River Runs Through It A Separate Peace

http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/martyr65/The-Tree-of-Life-2011.jpg (Cliffs at the end) I recently read an article that observed that it was a sad commentary on modern society that our thinking isn't so much shaped by the books we read as it is shaped by the movies we watch. I think that's true in my case, but I don't know that it's such a sad state of affairs. Novels contain more words and require more sustained effort, but movies can communicate in a broader bandwidth; a well-unified movie conveys its ideas with sights, words, sounds, and music. I would argue that this sheer "force" of the message can profoundly touch a person's heart at least as well as can the written word. I recently saw one such movie which knocked me over with its message and its beauty. I first heard about The Tree of Life on NPR a few months ago. The story was about irate moviegoers leaving theatres in droves, many of them demanding their money back. Theatre managers hadn't seen anything like this, at least not in many years. "There's not much dialogue" one manager said by way of explanation in the radio interview. There were suggestions that the movie was presumptuous in that it was trying to say something profound about man's place in the universe, his relationship with God, our internal struggles with good and evil, and our power to love. Not many theatre patrons were expecting this out of a Brad Pitt/Sean Penn movie apparently. I put this movie on my mental list of things to do. The movie was written and directed by Terrence Malick, a successful yet reclusive man, almost the antithesis of the Hollywood stereotype. He grew up in Texas working as a farmhand, got admitted to Harvard where he studied philosophy, studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar but left before finishing his thesis due to a disagreement with his advisor. He taught for 15 years in France. He hasn't done a media interview since the 1970's and seldom appears in public. In his contract for directing The Thin Red Line it was stated that photographs of him could not be published by the studio. The Tree of Life is only his fifth movie in 38 years. He reportedly said that he had spent 30 years thinking about it. After shooting it, he spent three years editing it, with the help of five co-editors. It appears that this was something about which he was passionate. Some have observed that the movie is clearly autobiographical: Like the Brad Pitt character in the movie, Malick was the oldest of three brothers born to a driven, strict father. In the movie, as in Malick's real life, the middle son dies young, the youngest son is physically scarred. I draw from all this that Malick takes this story very much to heart. I don't think you'll care for this movie if you expect it to entertain you, to make you laugh, to surprise and delight you. If you can't concentrate long enough to follow a movie that jumps forwards and back in time, then I think you'll be left wondering what this movie was about. If you haven't thought much about life, family, love, and God, then I would recommend simpler primers than this. There are long sections in which we see astronomical photographs, vivid nature scenes, even a recreation of prehistoric violence. Some of the most important lines in the movie are whispered as voice-overs. There are scenes of family dysfunction which are hard to watch. There may be scenes that hit a bit too close to home for you to view without your eyes becoming a little misty. The trailer gives you a glimpse: http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi4105018393/ But it's one of the movies that has deeply moved me, and I thought I'd share that with you, perhaps on the chance that you might decide to tackle this movie yourself. It's out in DVD and Blu-ray. My copy is going to get many viewings. CLIFFS: Have any movies had a profound effect on you, inspired you, perhaps changed your life?

Thanks to all who dropped by. We definitely have some vicious foosball players (coughcordellcoughchadcoughpaul) on CR. I hope everyone had a good time. I'm glad to see the place is getting some use. Reminder: I have room for motorcycle winter storage. Until next weekend, then .......

The hangout's open for bizness. Come on by.

Polaris Canes, 8. I may be a few mins later. I'm sure you can hardly wait.

Hangout will open at 9:30 tonight. Plans for eats earlier, possibly Polaris area around 8? 320 London Road, Delaware, 43015 (The Howald Industrial Park) Come in the front door of Building 100. Call me if you can't find the place. 740-405-5565

If you decide to do something in the Polaris area, it's not that much further to come up to Delaware (10-12 minutes). I've got an errand in the Polaris area later and wouldn't mind meeting for something to eat at Red Robin, Five Guys, Wholly Joes, Raising Canes. There's my 2 cents' worth.

If you want the hangout open later, let me know. Only restrictions: No Phil, No Turbogokart, No baby oil.

I found it easier to tape a striped stencil into place on top of the carpet and then shampoo just the carpet that shows through. Remove the stencil and you've got your lines. And they don't "go away" the first time you load up the car with kids & pets. :fuckyeah:

Thanks for the tip, Steve. I'll suggest that to him. I'm sure he'd rather sell it to a dealer because of how fast and simple that is. I doubt he'll do this before next week, so if any CR members are interested, the deal will stand for at least a few days.