magley64

thanks

this = you: david rosso (until you changed it)

i'm none of those... dammit we all know what parks is...

who said it was a cruiser? Like jrm I assumed it was a r6 or r1...

yup, looks like an area you might "pop the cork" a little unlikely...they would have had to turn "towards" the bike...not away...and I doubt they had time to react...period... the driver most certainly should have paid more attention (based on current info) but the rider was definitely speeding (again based on current info)

reminds me of this story from sweden a while ago... http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/comments/4091/

it made the thread better... otherwise it would have been... "omnia or storm?" boring... plus i had some sweet phones over the years, and was feeling a bit nostalgic. the d415 was a BEAST back in the day. I actually still have it in my trunk from when i cleaned out the eldo at the salvage yard. I save it in case i ever need something heavy to hit someone with...

i can't find the force required to flip a car, and the variables about suspension, where the force would be applied... it would be a fairly easy equation if you had all the information though...at least to estimate the velocity of the bike at impact. it has to be triple digits though...

truth... WOW, he musta been movin triple digits on impact...

+1 Screw SI units on motorcycles

thanks tomcat... I know a lot of these horror stories are overblown, as with my current phone (the motorola krave) things that are a minor nuisance are treated as MAJOR PROBLEMS in reviews... Still, the only feature lacking in the omnia that the storm had was a 8gb microsd included (and i already have a bunch of 4gb micros) also the omnia had a faster processor, more megapixel camera, and is divx rated..also has a tv out function (which if i can get my STS navi to accept would be a pretty cool combo)

thanks everybody... and the winner is.... after talking to everyone, and comparing features, I went for the omnia... (no news is good news) Basically I heard a bunch of horror stories about the storm. Not a lot either way about the omnia, and I guess you could call me a samsung nut swinger... I'll get it from fedex tomorrow, get it activated tomorrow night, and play with it over the weekend. I'll be back with an initial review monday... thanks everyone for your input.

Thanks for the input...I WOULD go with the Iphone, but it's ATT only, and the only carriers that work up here consistently (and I use that term loosely) are alltel and VZW... T-mobile was a joke...the only time i could get any signal at all was when no other carriers worked (right by the lake) and usually it was ok on the freeway.. I'll give ATT credit, they do work better than T-mo, but VZW is king around here (and everybody is "in" anyway)

gee...thanks yeah i guess you're partially right, but they have all had all the features i wanted (including some i didn't) my sliders all had an awesome "slide" sound that sounded like an airlock opening and closing, they were all VERY loud, and most of them had very bright strobes when I got a signal (important feature on a t-mobile phone..."YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A SIGNAL!!!!" flash flash flash....flash flash flash)

It's time for me to recieve my "free" upgrade from verizon.... I've kinda narrowed it down to the backberry storm or the samsung omnia... my first cell phone was in 01 and was the first "camera phone". The t300 from "tomorrow never dies".(the camera sucked, but was detachable) i dropped it in a snowbank, and unknowingly left it there overnight. my cousin was upgrading his phone, so i just bought his old one... I've liked all the samsungs I've ever owned since my v205 then I got the D415 (my first slider) finally i upgraded to the d820 When i moved to verizon, I wanted to stick with the sliders, and I heard good things about motorola, so i went with the rizr (another great phone) i had it for a little over a year before the rear speaker went out and i dropped it in the sink (insured, but no warranty) they didn't have any more at asurion, so they gave me a krave instead...although it's kind of cool, it's got more quirks and bugs than features, and the touch screen is twitchy So which do I go with now? Samsung omnia? or blackberry storm? first hand accounts and user reviews appreciated...especially if you've owned both... any features you wish it had, that it doesn't basically any info to help me decide... on one hand I like the sleekness and style of the omnia (and the fact that it's samsung) on the other hand, blackberry is a solid name in smartphones, and it's a more popular model (more aftermarket, apps, support, etc?)

is that .gif safe for work? and who can make a judgement call on this...is it a lamp or is it nws?

got this from a friend... Political Science for Dummies DEMOCRAT You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. You push for higher taxes so the government can provide cows for everyone. REPUBLICAN You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So? SOCIALIST You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor. You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow. COMMUNIST You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour. CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows. BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE You have two cows. Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pours the milk down the drain. AMERICAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one. You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses. Your stock goes up. FRENCH CORPORATION You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. You go to lunch and drink wine. Life is good. JAPANESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains. Most are at the top of their class at cow school. GERMAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour. Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year. ITALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch. Life is good. RUSSIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You have some vodka. You count them and learn you have five cows. You have some more vodka. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have. TALIBAN CORPORATION You have all the cows in Afghanistan , which are two. You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts. You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons. IRAQI CORPORATION You have two cows. They go into hiding. They send radio tapes of their mooing. POLISH CORPORATION You have two bulls. Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them. BELGIAN CORPORATION You have one cow. The cow is schizophrenic. Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish. The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow. The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk. The cow asks permission to be cut in half. The cow dies happy. FLORIDA CORPORATION You have a black cow and a brown cow. Everyone votes for the best looking one. Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for theblack one. Some people vote for both. Some people vote for neither. Some people can't figure out how to vote at all. Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the bestlooking cow. CALIFORNIA CORPORATION You have millions of cows. They make real California cheese. Only five speak English. Most are illegal. Arnold likes the ones with the big udders .

hit up tractor supply, they have axles, wheels, and steel...everything you might need to fab up a perfect trailer for your needs... and inspection is a breeze...

i picked a good spokesperson... :plus1:to post 39

could we get some clarity on what is considered work safe? nudity/language/etc?

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it was an armed scooter jacking?

well done sir

i elect jess as my official spokesperson on this subject... thanks all ()

seems silly to destroy the engines, fuel economy is not just a function of the engine... I don't care what gasoline engine you put in a 6000 lb vehicle. If it moves at a decent pace, your mileage is going to suuuck.. (as we were discussing in the boat towing thread)