STLBILL

I'll bite. What is it?

Aurora seems to have several providers of wi-fi (the "microwave" stuff). If you are in that place you posted pictures of a while back just throw a twenty-foot antenna up, point it toward Chicago and you might be able to surf faster than cable. Go to www.dslreports.com and punch in your zip code. The reason satellite doesn't work well for online gaming is because of the distance the signal has to travel. Geosynchronous satellites are about 22,000 miles high. This means your Internet has to run 88,000 miles more than the ours - constantly. I think the satellite signal itself is a four-stroke because it only goes about 186,000 miles per second. Putting a set of CPIs on it does not good at all. -Bill

I feel this thread twisting of the original subject...

Go to any fast food restaurant and ask for the Terry Schaivo size meal...

This isn't the way to handle it, guys. At least not the first way. We need to contact local government and do it their way first. Vote the people who think otherwise out of office, for example. You can't directly fight city haul in the manner described unless and until you get a lot of people upset at them. Look at Waco or Ruby Ridge. We don't want anything coming to something like that over land use. There are people in the government who would love to show their muscle just as much as like to cut locks and say screw it.

From the pictures I see gold plating and chrome not performance.

I am with Joe. Nobody profits from insurance company losses. They will make that vehicle out to be worthless no matter how much you put into it. For example, the title will be considered "reconstructed" in most states. If someone checks the title or Carfax you will have some explaining to do. Few people buy anything when "explaining" is involved. -Bill

Alright you guys got no bitch at all... Try riding a turbo-charged Honda Aquatrax. It burns through 17 gallons of 91 octane in as little as 90 minutes! I'm certain the PWCs are the biggest gas hogs at the stealership. Even modified Banshee's don't come close. I'll probably burn 400-500 gallons this summer and pay $5 a gallon some of the time. When you get gas on the water it costs a lot more for the convenience. Keep in mind this is high-tech four-stroke technology. I really feel bad for people with large older two-stroke waverunners that don't have the advanced fuel management. -Bill

I gave up on domestic vehicles. Quality is poor and resale value is a sin. I need a trailer for my ride otherwise I'd look at the new Honda Ridgeline.

So sorry to hear about this.

Wait a second. Back up! Aren't we giving this guy just a little bit too much credit? -Bill

Period - are you sure about those zoom numbers? 300X seems like something you'd use for looking at the stars. I think these numbers are accurate: Looking through a 300X zoom lens: 1. Something 20 miles away would seem 350 feet away. 2. Something 1 mile away would seem to be 17 feet away. 3. Someone across a 20 foot living room would seem to be 3/4 of an inch away. Geesh with the digital zoom you could make a porno and tell if the guy was shooting blanks or not at the same time! -Bill

I have to say I am a little bored with the internal competition Yamaha has created. It has created unnecessary turmoil among customers who are already brand loyal. I don't see Honda pitting two or three different models against each other. Instead they are producing new models to give the YFZ a run for it's money. Watch out Yamaha! If you aren't careful all the in-fighting might give other manufacturers a opportunity to pass you up when you aren't looking. -Bill

I prefer Canon or Sony, but I am a purist. Does this mean there will be more Banshee videos in the near future?

Only if it didn't have plastic wheels... the Wal-Mart thingy not Stan's...

The tallest person I've ever known personally was 6'8". People would ask how tall he was and he'd say 5'20"... then wait for them to get confused. It was surprising how many people knew something was wrong with what he said - but didn't know exactly what! He claimed to love exiting elevators... -Bill

When you say "110 gas" I assume that's 110 octane, right? Otherwise if you paid $1.10 for it now or back when it cost that much I see the problem.... Don't you usually only run that kind of fuel is you have something that is above the factory compression ratio to avoid detonation? I don't think the sleeve would do that to it. -Bill

Gee, I'm disappointed. Too easy. I was hoping for a twist, but I can't find one. For example: Sometimes the mint makes a mistake and then makes another mistake and lets the messed up coin into circulation. Words can be left off, and sometimes reverse images are created. Pennies are minted in Denver, Philadelphia and San Franciso. If it was minted in Denver there will be a D under the date. San Francisco gets an S. Gues what pennies minted in Philly get? Yup! Nothing. So if you see a penny that says 1966 and a "P" for example a trained numismatic would recognize it as a fake whereas a layperson might not. Another trick would be if it were copper in color but had a date of 1943 or steel in color and had a date other than 1943. -Bill

Land has different values in different places. For example: You can buy 18,000 acres on the moon for only $27.15... Click here if you don't believe me. Good luck getting your 'Shee there, but if you can you'll have more air time then your girlfriend's cell phone bill! -Bill

Has Wyoming legalized prostitution? -Bill

This thread sure took a twist... -Bill

What do YOU want? -Bill

Well, I figured I'll jump in here since several other guys responded. I think he asked for a female viewpoint. Anyway, what do you have going on that is so important you can't hang out with her for a little while? Maybe she wants to see if you cared about her beyond just the sex. Maybe she'll realize what she's missing... -Bill

Guess he won't be involved in the next Teamster's strike about the high cost of diesel then, huh? -Bill

Otto Zoan at your service, sir. I am a 35 year-old married man. I've have an Associates Degree from the Universal Technical Institute and factory-training from Ford on the latest OBDII diagnostics equipment. Man am I glad you asked! It's been tough around without a Parts Manager. I think the last guy left to make more money at Jack's. Now it seems every day I have to stop what I'm doing to order parts. It's created a ripple effect through the entire place and customers are going across town to Jack's Ford to have their work done. I'm glad I'm paid hourly instead of by the job. Still I get bored waiting on the parts to arrive so I've made friends with Ron, the Service Manager. When customers call with problems I forecast what parts I might need and get them on order before the customer gets here. It's expensive because sometimes I don't need the parts and we can't send them back, but until we get a parts manager I don't know what else to do. Well, I gotta go work on that Taurus over there. It needs new brakes. I sure hope we have some lining around here someplace.