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From: The Older Gentleman on 25 Nov 2009 15:12 Vito <vito(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote: > "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote > [ ..... I still hanker for a > [ US musclecar simply because while they may be cheap in many respects, > [ nobody else on the planet seems to do that particular type of vehicle > [ as well as the Yanks. > > Sadly, we can't build them any more either - not since 1970. Really? <disappointed> I thought the new generation of Mustang, Corvette et al had it nailed (within the modern eco-weenie legislation, of course). I'm seriously contemplating crossing the Atlantic to buy a decent used Harley to bring back (Oi! RGD! Aren't you answering emails?). I'd do the same for a decnt used musclecar. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: sleazy on 25 Nov 2009 17:08 On 2009-11-25 08:11:06 -0500, "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> said: > On 25 Nov, 12:19, sleazy <n...(a)nil.net> wrote: > >> What they fail to point out is the extremely high real estate tax in >> the city. �Friends have a nicer place over in one of the historic >> districts and they pay nearly $10k a year in property taxes. �The >> school system has failed so badly and are so unsafe, they sent their >> kids to a local private school, tacking another $15k a year onto that. > � >> The historic district has hired a private security firm to patrol, due >> to the �fact the Detroit PD sucks so bad. �Minimum response time is >> down to 45 minutes for a priority call. �Have your house broken into? > � >> Call in the report yourself, if you can get someone to take it. >> >> I work in the city and they nail my pay at 1.5% for the "privilege". � >> We've had at least 8 cars stolen out of the store lot in the past year. >> �Detroit needs to be bulldozed, used as a target range for our military >> or just be pushed into the Detroit River and let nature take it's >> course in restoring it to a nature preserve. >> > I had no idea it was as bad as that. Interestingly, there have been > news reports here of British buyers at some of these auctions of > abandoned homes. They seem to take the attitude: "It's only a few > thousand dollars and, hey, the land might be worth something one > day..." > > Is there *any* motor industry left in Detroit? Ford is doing ok, the other two need a good bitchslapping to wake them up. There's several production facilities left in the area, but I can't think of any in the city proper. GM owns the RenCen and uses it as their HQ for the time being. Interesting discussion topic at the desk today. Are there more CCWs or suspended licenses in the city? I think it's about even, a bunch of both. LOL! There are huge amounts of cars in the city that will never cross the borders into neighboring townships. Detroit is very lax on insurance certs and many of the cars simply don't carry it. A fake cert to get tags every year and keep on driving. Then again, car insurance is outrageous too. My mechanic/tech pays nearly $6k a year for his 1997 Camaro. Wonder why? Check out ADVrider for some innercity ride reports. A couple riders toured the old Packard plant right down the street from where my grandmother lived. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=525078 is the one. ;) This is one of the better areas. -- sleazy 2001 BMW R1150GS 1988 Honda XR600R 1996 Triumph Daytona 1200
From: The Older Gentleman on 25 Nov 2009 17:17 sleazy <none(a)nil.net> wrote: > Interesting discussion topic at the desk today. Are there more CCWs or > suspended licenses in the city? I think it's about even, a bunch of > both. CCWs??? -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Sean_Q_ on 25 Nov 2009 17:27 The Older Gentleman wrote: > CCWs??? Concealed Carry Weapon? SQ
From: sleazy on 25 Nov 2009 17:40
On 2009-11-25 17:27:52 -0500, Sean_Q_ <no.spam(a)no.spam> said: > The Older Gentleman wrote: > >> CCWs??? > > Concealed Carry Weapon? > > SQ Yup. Gotta take the training class and pay the county $125 for the opportunity. Or just don't let anyone know you're doing it. ;) Not that I'd ever encourage that. -- sleazy 2001 BMW R1150GS 1988 Honda XR600R 1996 Triumph Daytona 1200 |