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1 Bad Mirada 08-29-2006 02:22 PM

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What is everyone up to?? The heat has backed off a bit here...so its not been like an oven outside.

how is everyone else's summer going?

TechmanBD 08-29-2006 03:32 PM

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SO far so good. It was nice last week. Mid 80's. It has gone back up to the low 90's again this week. But yesterday, I rode the bike to work, and I can feel the tinge of Fall Season coming. My favorite time of the year is when summer is going into the fall. Don't know why, just do.

Going to Vegas this weekend. In laws are going to be there so we are driving up there. Going to see the Blue Man Group. Should be fun. Maybe win a some dough and pay off the Stang faster.

Been contemplating. When I do payoff this one bill and the Stang, If I should just get a Porsche Cayman S. That is one nice car. I have a picture on my Desktop on my work computer. I am sure I won't ever get one, but I can dream.:D

So how are the wedding plans going, Patrick?


1 Bad Mirada 08-29-2006 06:56 PM

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we have the location for the detroit reception set, and within the next few days, we will have the location for the ceremony tied up. my mother is working on the pittsburgh reception...its going well so far...i hear that most guys have to worry about the mother in law being to nosey, but the missus is upset that her mother doesnt seem interested in the wedding...

the cayman s is an awesome car...im a big fan of the current porsche lineup...

RLSH700 08-29-2006 07:35 PM

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Sorry I haven't been around so much. My summer was busy. My aunt needed me to help her move, my parents had lots of errands they needed me to do for them, my various realitives needed help with various things. At my parents house, I had to fight either my brother or father for access to the internet. I'm back in the nuthall (excuse me I mean dorm hall) at the brain washing house (I mean college). So now I shouldn't have problems with not having the internet.

The only thing I did this summer for recreation was I went on a floating trip. It was dull but okay.

1 Bad Mirada 08-29-2006 07:47 PM

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its all good...most people who arent me have things to do in the summer...

Jeremiah 29:11 08-29-2006 11:30 PM

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ORIGINAL: 1 Bad Mirada

we have the location for the detroit reception set, and within the next few days, we will have the location for the ceremony tied up. my mother is working on the pittsburgh reception...its going well so far...i hear that most guys have to worry about the mother in law being to nosey, but the missus is upset that her mother doesnt seem interested in the wedding...

the cayman s is an awesome car...im a big fan of the current porsche lineup...
Well I am surpised to hear everybody is on the Cayman bandwagon. One time when I mentioned it was one of my favorite cars and was the best handling car in the world for under $100K, I got questionioned about that claim and had to show supporting magazine articles.

Well, I am glad to hear some people agree with me that it is an awesome car. I was at a Porsche dealer who was trying to sell cars in their parking lot that were damaged by hail
when they told me about the Cayman getting ready to be released. It turns out my spy pictures were better than theirs. FYI - The cars were $10K less due to hell damage so not they were $80K.....choke, choke!!!!

I love them better than a Boxster with a hard top and a Porsche 911. I always wanted a practical high performance (power and handling) sports car. When I say practical, I mean you can use it as a daily driver. The storage compartments in the trunk and hood space are awesome since the engine is in front of the rear axle leaving room in the back.

Test drive one as you will not be disappointed.

Well we finally had a rainy day after nonstop triple digit temperatures a big part of the summer.

Business was slow in the high tech world but is looking better. School is back in session so most of the family is busy doing that.

We did go to the beach for 4 days and floated down a nice cool river on another weekend. Those were nice breaks.

I really wanted to go the the US Virgin Islands but we got busy and hurricane season started and I didn't want to get caught in that mess.

My youngest is finishing an Electrical Engineering degree this year. Since we are a close family and chances are upon graduation the job will be out of Texas
and as such this summer was the last summer at home........helping with the move back to college was the most difficult time for me since the house is much quieter.

I have had a really tough time of it since last Tuesday.

In general busy but a fun summer.

RLSH700 08-30-2006 10:34 AM

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ORIGINAL: 1 Bad Mirada

its all good...most people who arent me have things to do in the summer...
So what did you do this summer Patrick?

RLSH700 08-30-2006 10:47 AM

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ORIGINAL: Jeremiah 29:11

Well we finally had a rainy day after nonstop triple digit temperatures a big part of the summer.

Business was slow in the high tech world but is looking better. School is back in session so most of the family is busy doing that.

We did go to the beach for 4 days and floated down a nice cool river on another weekend. Those were nice breaks.

I really wanted to go the the US Virgin Islands but we got busy and hurricane season started and I didn't want to get caught in that mess.

My youngest is finishing an Electrical Engineering degree this year. Since we are a close family and chances are upon graduation the job will be out of Texas
and as such this summer was the last summer at home........helping with the move back to college was the most difficult time for me since the house is much quieter.

I have had a really tough time of it since last Tuesday.

In general busy but a fun summer.

Nice trip. I love going to the beach. It has two of my favorite things. Hot girls and water to swim in. If we could think of a way to include hot cars into the equation (besides my car being like an oven when I get into it afterwards), it would be perfect.;)

So you are in the process of having to adapt to a life with all your kids grown up. My parents are going to have to deal with that in a year and a half (or maybe not if my brother never gets a job). So are you going to try to move accordingly to where your kids live or will you just stay where you currently are and let them visit you when they have the chance. I think my parents might move depending on what my brother does. I have told my parents that I like the area where I currently am at a lot better than the town they live in. My parents have been discussing the possibility of moving eventually depending on what my brother does.

TechmanBD 08-30-2006 10:57 AM

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ORIGINAL: 1 Bad Mirada

we have the location for the detroit reception set, and within the next few days, we will have the location for the ceremony tied up. my mother is working on the pittsburgh reception...its going well so far...i hear that most guys have to worry about the mother in law being to nosey, but the missus is upset that her mother doesnt seem interested in the wedding...

the cayman s is an awesome car...im a big fan of the current porsche lineup...
Cool, glad to see th plans are coming along. It is amazing, as I learned last year, how far in advanced you need to set things up for a wedding or else you get screwed on what exactly you want, such as a date. It will seem like it will take forever for the day to get there, but then when the day is there and it starts, it seems like it is over in a flash. Hopefully you get some good photographers to imprint the day, so later you see them and say " Oh I remember that". :D

If you think about it, the Mustang isn't the first Retro to come out. The porsche lineup as been somewhat the same, that becomes a little bit modern. Like the old 911's. I never liked that one version they had with the stink bug rear end. 944?


ORIGINAL: Jeremiah 29:11

Well I am surpised to hear everybody is on the Cayman bandwagon. One time when I mentioned it was one of my favorite cars and was the best handling car in the world for under $100K, I got questionioned about that claim and had to show supporting magazine articles.

Well, I am glad to hear some people agree with me that it is an awesome car. I was at a Porsche dealer who was trying to sell cars in their parking lot that were damaged by hail
when they told me about the Cayman getting ready to be released. It turns out my spy pictures were better than theirs. FYI - The cars were $10K less due to hell damage so not they were $80K.....choke, choke!!!!

I love them better than a Boxster with a hard top and a Porsche 911. I always wanted a practical high performance (power and handling) sports car. When I say practical, I mean you can use it as a daily driver. The storage compartments in the trunk and hood space are awesome since the engine is in front of the rear axle leaving room in the back.
I don't recall that thread, but I know I wouldn't have said anything negative. I have always liekd the porsche, just never saw myself able to get it. But when I looked at my finances(I have a excel spreadsheet so I can "SEE" everything), what I make, and the bills I have, if I didn't have these bills(which will most likely be gone in a year or 2), I can easily afford the car.

The boxter did have a coupe didn't it? But now when you go to the site, it doesn't look like they have them anymore, just the ragtop. Probably because of the Cayman. And I agree, that thing has plenty of storage space. I imagine the mid engine setup, gives the car a good balance for handling, and to get the weight on the rear tires. And less HP loss from Flywheel to rwhp?



Sorry I haven't been around so much. My summer was busy. My aunt needed me to help her move, my parents had lots of errands they needed me to do for them, my various realitives needed help with various things. At my parents house, I had to fight either my brother or father for access to the internet. I'm back in the nuthall (excuse me I mean dorm hall) at the brain washing house (I mean college). So now I shouldn't have problems with not having the internet.

The only thing I did this summer for recreation was I went on a floating trip. It was dull but okay.
Back to the grind. What are you in for? studying I mean.

floating trip? is that with tubes? I have done that before. It took 5 hours to go about 5 miles down this river. We got an extra tube and threw a cauge in it. then tied all our tubes around it. Good Times.

1 Bad Mirada 08-30-2006 10:59 AM

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ORIGINAL: RLSH700



ORIGINAL: 1 Bad Mirada

its all good...most people who arent me have things to do in the summer...
So what did you do this summer Patrick?
nothing...i put new rotors on my car, and i wrestled with her truck ALOT...until i finally gave up and took the truck to a shop...it needed a new timing cover, and i just plain got too lazy.

RLSH700 08-30-2006 12:34 PM

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ORIGINAL: TechmanBD

Back to the grind. What are you in for? studying I mean.

floating trip? is that with tubes? I have done that before. It took 5 hours to go about 5 miles down this river. We got an extra tube and threw a cauge in it. then tied all our tubes around it. Good Times.
LOL! Lots of courses over Marketing and Management.

Not this time. We had canoes. I wish we would have went whitewater rafting instead, something with a little excitement to it. It took 9-10 hours to get done with each river. We spent a day on each. I discovered on the second trip that I have a little problem with my right shoulder due to an old injury.

Jeremiah 29:11 08-30-2006 07:06 PM

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ORIGINAL: RLSH700



ORIGINAL: Jeremiah 29:11

Well we finally had a rainy day after nonstop triple digit temperatures a big part of the summer.

Business was slow in the high tech world but is looking better. School is back in session so most of the family is busy doing that.

We did go to the beach for 4 days and floated down a nice cool river on another weekend. Those were nice breaks.

I really wanted to go the the US Virgin Islands but we got busy and hurricane season started and I didn't want to get caught in that mess.

My youngest is finishing an Electrical Engineering degree this year. Since we are a close family and chances are upon graduation the job will be out of Texas
and as such this summer was the last summer at home........helping with the move back to college was the most difficult time for me since the house is much quieter.

I have had a really tough time of it since last Tuesday.

In general busy but a fun summer.

Nice trip. I love going to the beach. It has two of my favorite things. Hot girls and water to swim in. If we could think of a way to include hot cars into the equation (besides my car being like an oven when I get into it afterwards), it would be perfect.;)

So you are in the process of having to adapt to a life with all your kids grown up. My parents are going to have to deal with that in a year and a half (or maybe not if my brother never gets a job). So are you going to try to move accordingly to where your kids live or will you just stay where you currently are and let them visit you when they have the chance. I think my parents might move depending on what my brother does. I have told my parents that I like the area where I currently am at a lot better than the town they live in. My parents have been discussing the possibility of moving eventually depending on what my brother does.
Well my oldest has a Computer Science degree and is working at a High Tech company. I showed him how to buy a 2006 Mustang GT the day after Christmas and he just received his flowmasters today but they were damaged in shipment and so he will ship them back. He lives at home and is very helpful doing choirs. I told him to build up his nest egg before he get married and moves out of the house. Besides the car, a remote control helicopter ($250.00) and his new flowmasters are his only expenses since Christmas so he is doing well.

The toughest part was my youngest will not be living with us anymore but he still has a year of school left.

No, we will not be following them as their High Tech jobs could take them anywhere and I have my own High Tech career I have to deal with.

We have done the best we can with them and I am very proud of them. I have to let go and let them grow up. If I was not around anymore, they would do just fine
and of course they both have God in their hearts.

I have gone from being a supporting parent to a supportive parent and that is the way it should be.

RLSH700 08-30-2006 07:19 PM

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I'm glad to hear your taking this so well. Is your wife taking it well also? My mom has the worst time when I return to school. I keep telling her she needs to get a job to keep herself busy to help her but she doesn't want to. My dad is normally in a bad mood so he is hard to read at times.;) I know my dad has always wanted to move where I'm currently at but hasn't due to work and for my mom (he must really love her a lot to stay in that stupid town near her nutty relatives...okay rant off).

You sound like you've done a great job as a father. Congrats to you, Jeremiah.

RLSH700 08-30-2006 07:21 PM

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ORIGINAL: 1 Bad Mirada

nothing...i put new rotors on my car, and i wrestled with her truck ALOT...until i finally gave up and took the truck to a shop...it needed a new timing cover, and i just plain got too lazy.
Sometimes our cars just get the better of us and we just have to admit defeat. Which car did you put rotors on the Stratus or the Mirada?

Jeremiah 29:11 08-30-2006 07:38 PM

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ORIGINAL: RLSH700

I'm glad to hear your taking this so well. Is your wife taking it well also? My mom has the worst time when I return to school. I keep telling her she needs to get a job to keep herself busy to help her but she doesn't want to. My dad is normally in a bad mood so he is hard to read at times.;) I know my dad has always wanted to move where I'm currently at but hasn't due to work and for my mom (he must really love her a lot to stay in that stupid town near her nutty relatives...okay rant off).

You sound like you've done a great job as a father. Congrats to you, Jeremiah.
Actually, my wife is totally fine with it. I guess I am just a softy that way. The wife actually does work at a school so she keeps busy.

As far as being a father, I just let God help me do that job. You have to love your kids and have a great relationship, show them God's way then you can
put up barriers for them to follow. Most parents these days don't put up barrier and if they do they expect them to follow them without have a great relationship first.

Of course, then kids rebel.

Can you imagine a football game without rules, the game would be in disarray and dangerous and players would get hurt or killed. Well, that is what is happening to our
kids that are not loved (the reason gangs happen is they want to be part of a family) and don't have rules......they are getting killed.

You know when you let yourself be God centered and not self centered, it is amazing how life goes so much smoother and blessings are sent your way.

RLSH700 08-30-2006 11:58 PM

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ORIGINAL: Jeremiah 29:11

Actually, my wife is totally fine with it. I guess I am just a softy that way. The wife actually does work at a school so she keeps busy.

As far as being a father, I just let God help me do that job. You have to love your kids and have a great relationship, show them God's way then you can
put up barriers for them to follow. Most parents these days don't put up barrier and if they do they expect them to follow them without have a great relationship first.

Of course, then kids rebel.

Can you imagine a football game without rules, the game would be in disarray and dangerous and players would get hurt or killed. Well, that is what is happening to our
kids that are not loved (the reason gangs happen is they want to be part of a family) and don't have rules......they are getting killed.

You know when you let yourself be God centered and not self centered, it is amazing how life goes so much smoother and blessings are sent your way.
No that is a sign of a good relationship. My uncle is having a hard time right now because his middle son joined the Army. Make no mistake he is very proud of him and has no problem with him joining (he is very patriotic), but he misses him because they are so close. I think it helps him when I visit him and my aunt because we are also close, similar to best friends.

I completely agree with you about the mistake parents are making. I see people my age who are parents that refuse to set up barriers because they hated how their parents did set up barriers. When they get to be teenagers, they are going to be monsters. In order for the children to feel completely loved they need both parts, regular love and tuff love. Without the other, they are incomplete.

The reason why I never rebelled against my parents was they did set up reasonable barriers and were supportive when I needed them to be. I respected them because I really felt that they were concerned about my best interests because we trusted each other.

One of the best examples I ever got about what your life is like without God was a flower pot example that a pastor showed me in high school (I went to a private H.S.). "The contents of the flower pot is what your life. People who don't have God have an empty flower pot, but they try to fill it up with money, power, materialism, Brittany Spears (we loved that joke) water represents these things which pours out of the holes, but when we have God the soil then we don't have room for money, power, materialism, more Brittany Spears because they are already fulfilled."

1 Bad Mirada 08-31-2006 10:50 AM

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ORIGINAL: RLSH700



ORIGINAL: 1 Bad Mirada

nothing...i put new rotors on my car, and i wrestled with her truck ALOT...until i finally gave up and took the truck to a shop...it needed a new timing cover, and i just plain got too lazy.
Sometimes our cars just get the better of us and we just have to admit defeat. Which car did you put rotors on the Stratus or the Mirada?
the stratus...i bought fancy slotted/drilled rotors with new ceramic pads, and i painted my calipers...looks nicer now...

i also did alot of work to her truck...new exhaust, "super high flow cat", MSD 6AL ignition and coil, underdrive pulleys, AC delete, electric fans, performance computer, cai...

RLSH700 08-31-2006 11:10 AM

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ORIGINAL: 1 Bad Mirada

the stratus...i bought fancy slotted/drilled rotors with new ceramic pads, and i painted my calipers...looks nicer now...

i also did alot of work to her truck...new exhaust, "super high flow cat", MSD 6AL ignition and coil, underdrive pulleys, AC delete, electric fans, performance computer, cai...
Nice! are the slotted/drilled rotors for looks or do they help with braking as well.

Sounds like Amanda's truck will be one fun truck to drive. BTW, I know an AC delete improves performance and fuel economy, but what will she do during the summer time, or do you guys live in an area where it doesn't get very hot?

TechmanBD 08-31-2006 11:32 AM

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ORIGINAL: 1 Bad Mirada



ORIGINAL: RLSH700



ORIGINAL: 1 Bad Mirada

nothing...i put new rotors on my car, and i wrestled with her truck ALOT...until i finally gave up and took the truck to a shop...it needed a new timing cover, and i just plain got too lazy.
Sometimes our cars just get the better of us and we just have to admit defeat. Which car did you put rotors on the Stratus or the Mirada?
the stratus...i bought fancy slotted/drilled rotors with new ceramic pads, and i painted my calipers...looks nicer now...

i also did alot of work to her truck...new exhaust, "super high flow cat", MSD 6AL ignition and coil, underdrive pulleys, AC delete, electric fans, performance computer, cai...
Damn, her truck must kick arse. Is it 4x4? I miss my 96 Ram I had. It was green, standard cab, 4x4 with the 5.2L. Those are the years I really liked the look of. Now I don't with the newer models.
Now I am depressed[&o]. You made me think of my old truck. I am going to go home and to bed.

1 Bad Mirada 08-31-2006 12:45 PM

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ORIGINAL: RLSH700



ORIGINAL: 1 Bad Mirada

the stratus...i bought fancy slotted/drilled rotors with new ceramic pads, and i painted my calipers...looks nicer now...

i also did alot of work to her truck...new exhaust, "super high flow cat", MSD 6AL ignition and coil, underdrive pulleys, AC delete, electric fans, performance computer, cai...
Nice! are the slotted/drilled rotors for looks or do they help with braking as well.

Sounds like Amanda's truck will be one fun truck to drive. BTW, I know an AC delete improves performance and fuel economy, but what will she do during the summer time, or do you guys live in an area where it doesn't get very hot?

we had several days over 100 here this summer..not hot by techman's standards, but still pretty hot! the stratus has a kickin AC system, and we work from home, so any time that we venture out of the house is usually in the evening...the AC hasnt worked for years either...and the problem to fix the AC is under the dash and to give you an idea of how much of a PITA it is to fix, i think that the dealership charges something liek 6 hours...[:'(] so no AC it is...the compressor is free spinning, so it doesnt take much power if it isnt engaging, which it will not, but that compressor weighs something like 24 pounds, and for drag racing the most damaging weight is over the front wheels...

the stratus brakes were STOCK...and i consider 4.5 years and around 60,000 out of stock brakes, especially considering how i drive, to be pretty good..the OEM rotors are very expensive, and i found this company that sells the "performance" rotors, and it does stop better...


TechmanBD:

Damn, her truck must kick arse. Is it 4x4? I miss my 96 Ram I had. It was green, standard cab, 4x4 with the 5.2L. Those are the years I really liked the look of. Now I don't with the newer models.
Now I am depressed . You made me think of my old truck. I am going to go home and to bed.
no, it is a 2WD...id like for it to run in the 14s with the stock trans, and the experienced 2nd gen ram racers say that it will run at least high 14s, but i am a pessimist...ill settle for 14.99.

a few weeks ago we took the truck to a REALLY awful local track, and i had put the stock stuff back on, with the intention of getting a baseline, then swapping parts and such, but i forgot the box of parts to swap...it ran 15.50s with the stock computer, stock pulleys, AC, stock ignition, and stock rims with 32" truck tires...we will be running it in a few weeks at a much better track, and it will have 26" drag radials on it, giving it better traction, and the much smaller tires should effectively change the final drive from 392 to 419...which should make a tremendous difference, plus the computer, pulleys, AC delete, and ignition should really help..i have also tuned it up since then..those 15.50s runs were with plugs that were 6 years old...[:'(]

RLSH700 08-31-2006 01:04 PM

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That makes sense. If it's already broken and you're content with it, why bother fixing it. Sounds like you did get a lot of life out of those rotors considering how you use your Stratus.

TechmanBD, I hear you about the looks of the 94-01 Rams. I never have liked the looks of the newer ones as much as I liked those.

Jeremiah 29:11 08-31-2006 05:33 PM

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RLSH700.....thanks for sharing that. The flower pot is a great example and I will use it in the future.

RLSH700 08-31-2006 10:56 PM

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Your very welcome. Next time I see that pastor, I will be sure to tell him that you liked his example.


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