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Just ordered one! I'm sure I'll get sick of Clarkson's comments pretty quick, but it should be a fun gimmick. I'm excited lol http://slickdeals.net/f/3897796-TomTom-GPS-Sale-5-GO-LIVE-Top-Gear-Edition-w-Lifetime-Map-Updates-60-XL350TM-w-Lifetime-Map-Updates-30-VIA-1505-Series-40-Free-Shipping

So I picked up a GoPro recently and figured I'd test it out while pulling the motor yesterday. Turns out its a pretty fun way to make a video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHXzf8KcVq4&context=C36c8136ADOEgsToPDskIh_LwiQeR32V8gRGX2c0F9

Thanks guys! Somehow, I plugged it into another computer and that particular time I was able to see and access everything. So i transfered everything I needed to another safe external hard drive and was able to save the stuff I wanted. Lesson learned though, I need to keep a backup!

Hard drive failed in my computer a few months ago, just got around to putting it in an enclosure and tried to grab some stuff off of it. Kept it stored in a plastic case, and wasn't moved for almost that entire time. -connects fine, but will sometimes freeze windows. -when connected, shows the drive has the correct amount of data stored. (about 110gb) -can open and view folders, and some files/pictures stored outside of any main folders -"my documents", "my pictures", "my music" folders are all empty, but that is where the majority of the data should be. -checked settings for hidden files/read only. Anything else to look for? I'm assuming the data should be on the drive somewhere, since it doesn't make any noise and like I said it is almost completely full according to the computer I have it connected to. I've heard of the freezer trick, but I'm not sure if that is the issue I'm having. I'd appreciate any ideas the IT guys on the site have to offer Thanks!

I saw the movie in theaters a couple weeks ago as well. Moving to say the least. Even though you know what's coming, it still is pretty heavy at the end. Truly a fantastic movie, and by far the best documentary I've seen. The total use of file footage, and no distracting interviews really keep you glued to the seat. Had no idea how much that man meant to his country.

On nissan motors, the E just indicates electronic fuel injection. If you're looking to maximize the value of the car, concentrate on the integrity of the chassis and body. A solid, rust free car is much more disirable than what is under the hood for the most part. If the motor runs without issue, you should be fine, although a good rebuild will always help sell.

I think I'd pull the trigger on this if we're talking the same prices as the RB-R group buy. I don't want to go much over $800 for a set, but within that for a decently built wheel that looks like the Watts...im in.

... on the internet. http://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com Say goodbye to your free time. 1100k so far before I quit to rebuild.

Lots of people have done the racing stripes, and it looks good. No reason to do the segmented stripe thing along the side on a 35+ year old car. Doesn't even look good on that car.

Really? Awesome! I'm still up in Bellingham until August. Got some buddies I go driving with who live in Burlington. We'll have to bring you out one of these days if I get my car out of the garage anytime soon.

Jon... maybe you're a winner?

was posted on an Airline Pilots forum, thought I'd share.

As a peace offering for the novel above:

Yeah Tony, I think we are more or less on the same page. There are some fantastic travelers out there, and they really help make a difficult flight seem not quite so hopeless. I've certainly have some stories of some pretty dumb moments even for general public standards. It does seem that 'customer service' to a lot of people means not having to pay for things. A passenger chose this airline, and this airline has <-----> set of rules. If you buy a non refundable cheap ticket, then miss your flight, you'll have to pay for a new ticket. Customer service is not moving you to another flight for free. If I do that, it's because I'm trying to help you out. If you need to pay, that's the game you play. Buy travel insurance the airline offers, or a flexible ticket and you would have more options. I had 2 girls miss a flight last week. (no not good looking) They came up to the counter during "final boarding' at the gate for their flgiht. I had to simply tell them that it was too late to check in and there was no way I could get them on their flight in time. It sucks to say, but it happens. They said they were held up at the Canadian border for questioning and "wasn't their fault". I didn't say anything, but obviously they didn't leave enough time to cross into another country, and because of it, missed their flight. Anyway I told them that because they missed their flight, their airfare was forfeit. We had no more flights to that destination until a couple days away, so I told them that if it would help them get to where they need to go, I could go ahead and move their outbound segment to one of 2 other destinations we had going that day. I spent the next 2 hours, between checking in flights, looking at options on other airlines out of the destinations we serviced that day. I was working with a gal from another airline across from us on options with them. They ended up dealing with her directly and found a flight that got them there later in the evening that day. I checked up with them as they were paying for the tickets and asked if everything worked out alright. Then had the audacity to tell me that "XX Airline" did all the leg work finding something to work for them, and that my airline showed them no customer service. "I don't understand how if it's not my fault, why I'm paying for it." I said I'm sorry again, but I was willing to do all these things to help you out. Tried to explain all the ways we tried to go over what is really allowed of us (I was even willing to move their whole trip to another time which meant really messing with the system). Accused me of not caring, or being sorry even. (not that either matters really...but that kinda got to me) Situations like that are way too discouraging, and happen all too often. After a point you just decide it's not worth it to try anymore. That's kind of where I'm at. There really isn't any point. We have rules in place, and they are actually there for a reason. I think a lot of airline employees have that sort of a revelation after working the job for a while and realize there isn't any point. I still do the best I can to keep people happy, but I'm done with bypassing my company's rules with the hope it will be appreciated, or to keep customers happy. Of course, if WE make a mistake, or screw up... well now that's another ball game and I'll go through whatever I need to try to resolve the issue. 260DET: It sounds to me you've never been in a service industry. We do as best we can to keep people happy, but some things need to be enforced. Next time you fly, try sitting back and people watching. You'll see what I'm talking about. Oh and Tony, as for the overweight baggage, our airline charges $50 for any bag between 50-70 lbs and $75 for anything over that up to 100lbs. (100lbs as we do not accept cargo, and that is one definition of cargo). The thing is, 2 lbs obviously isn't fair to passengers to charge that much, and we do whatever we can to either overlook it, or whatever. Our airfare is cheap, and baggage fees is one of the ways the airline makes up for the cheap tickets, so we do need to charge if it's warranted. The thing about it not costing an extra $50 to move 2 lbs, that's in fact only partially true. They way baggage works is there is a weight range we operate with. 0-50 lbs, 51-70 lbs, 71-100 lbs. In those groups, bags aren't weighed for what they are, but actually each bag is averaged. For our "normal" bags, they are averaged to only 30lbs. So if a bag is 2 lbs overweight, it puts it in the next weight group, and then really we're having to ship about 30 extra pounds. The passenger doesn't know this, and probably won't understand it, but that's why airlines charge what they do for bags that are overweight. Each airline has a different take on it though, and I've flown on JetStar in Australia/Asia will charge $20 AUD per KILO overweight. Makes our fees seem like a bargain after a point. My point is that although the business is making money, and I do personally feel that my own airline charges too much for a lot of things, there are reasons to the charges. I do think it's pretty cool that SWA doesn't charge for checked bags. One of the reasons our airline can't do that, aside from squeezing every last penny out of our passengers, is the type of aircraft we operate. We typically fly out of smaller airports with shorter runways, and if we allowed people to check in bags for free, we would be overrun with checked bags and run into an overweight on the aircraft. After about 100 checked bags, it starts to get interesting with the weight and balance. So we have to limit the amount of bags people check in, and the most efficient way to do that is to make people pay for them. More people will find a way to make a carry on work, or only check in one bag. I am very concerned that our airline is talking about possibly charging for Carry Ons too!! I'll be quite ashamed if we do. All in all, it is a stressful and not suited for those without a thick skin, but I really do enjoy my job. I'll have the rest of my aviation/commercial ratings in about 2 years and hopefully I'll find a job with a nice reinforced door between me and the passengers. But until then, I'll just rack up the passenger stories.

Thanks for the info John. Looks like I might have hurt his feelings with my offer :/ Thought it was reasonable enough. Anyway good stuff to know though. It's hard to tell from the picture if its just the insert that's bent or if the whole outer tube is bent.

Thanks, that looks like a good way to go. $115 + shipping for the replacement shock from Megan. What do you guys figure is a fair price to offer for the set, considering the damage to the one?

Is this possible to fix? It's a set of Megan s13 coilovers that I'd like to use for the conversion on my 280z. I can probably get the set for a good price, but having only 3 doesn't quite get me anywhere. what do you think? Suggestions? Just buy the set and source out one replacement? Thanks!

Haha yea i actually know what you mean and that sucks about the delta agent. Dont even want to get started on our tsa. I think a big problem in the us with air travel as far as the 'rules are rules' goes chalks up to our respective airlines. At my airline, im ashamed of the little amount of customer service we can provide. Our hands are almost literally tied to our company's rules. I used to be able to work the system and re list a passenger for the next flight if they just showed up a few minutes late. Now the only thing i can do is have them pay the difference in the airfare between their flight and the one they are switching to. And thats even basically working the system and making up some story for our res department to do the change. Policy is that they have to buy a new ticket. Just sucks that what we can actually do is so limited. Like the 10 mins door close. We are so bogged down with on time performance from corporate that even if i know someone is on the way i cant wait more than a minute or two before i HAVE to close the door otherwise a delay comes back to us. It sounds a little self serving but we simply cannot afford to be responsible for delays. I think a lot of passengers are already frustrated before they even arrive to the airport, and with reason enough i guess. We have trained the general public that a ticket across the country is expensive over $100, and so ailines have to keep lowering ticket prices to keep competitive. Only way to recover those costs is to charge for everything under the sun. Then passengers complain about being charged for this that and the otherthing. What can we do? You wanted a cheap ticket and thiis is what you got. Thankfully we have a little bit of say when it comes to airport charges. A pound or two overweight, im not gonna drop a $50 fee on your head. But if we do need to charge you, understand thats what it costs to try to fly "cheap". Some things even we cant let slide. Excuse the wall of text. On my iphone atm. I could go on forever about how crappy the whole industry is right now, but i just hope passengers learn to help themselves a little. Form a line, read the signs, listen to the announcements.. If only! Never a dull day at least

Oh absolutely there are issues with customer service flying US domestic. Though many of the confrontations can be avoided by passengers getting rid of their "customer is always right" mentality. If you're late to the gate, you missed your flight. It sucks, and I wish I could do something, but my company requires I close the door 10 mins prior to departure, and that's what I do. Then you have two options. 1 Blow up at me, rant and rave that you paid for your ticket, that you should be on the flight. I'll just quote company policy and not think twice about it. I'll do what I can to help you out, but probably won't be getting any breaks on the costs. 2. Understand you're late. Talk to me like an adult. Ask me what can be done, and I'll do my best to help you out. That's how I see most issues escalate. The agent is doing their job, to the tune of what their company dictates. The passenger doesn't like it and makes a fit.(yes there are indeed some **** agents out there, but this is what I see most) The real thing that gets me is just up at the boarding gate. It is downright impossible to get people to follow directions, and every single time it just turns into one big cat herding session. If our flight is running 20 mins late, and we're in the middle of boarding, we don't mind a passenger coming up and asking when to board. Usually a simple answer of 'wait till your number is called, just a couple minutes' is all it takes. Don't mistake that answer for poor customer service. Do you really expect us to drop everything we're doing and hold up the other 149 passengers trying to board because you couldn't listen to directions? I answered your question, let me get back to what I need to do. Passenger blew up at me today for that and for whatever reason that self entitled attitude just got under my skin this time. Blah. lol. Funny thing is my friend who works in Sydney's international airport has the exact same stories. But overall I always have a much better experience flying internationally both by the customer service and by my fellow passengers. I haven't had the pleasure to fly Singapore, but I most other international carriers I've flown have all been a pleasure to fly with.

aww Congratulations!!

oh woops. Accidentally held down the return key. And no, no picture, just a rant. But now that you mention it, edited.

I'm an Agent for an airline that operates out of my hometown here, and I just want to say that passengers never cease to amaze me with their profound lack of intellect, and simple reasoning. That is all. *facepalm* Every. Single. Time.