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I've spent the last 3 days boarding up peoples homes and condos on this island. I don't really like that kind of work, but many of my customers don't know where else to turn. Most of my customers are in the very wealthy bracket, and I like to keep them happy. I just finished boarding up my own place 15 minutes ago, it's been a very long day. I have three more houses (mansions) to board up tomorrow, and then tomorrow night I'm hitting the road. Unless of coarse the storm (Ike) has moved significantly north by then. I have the motorhome loaded with groceries and fuel, and I have a reservation at a park in San Antonio. I should have internet access there, so I should p…

Heya, Just wanted to say hi. I am a manufacturer, but I am a pretty regular guy. If I am allowed to say what I feel within the confines of the rules, I think I could add a little color, but I'm pretty restrained most of the time. See you out there. Larry PS: Is Phil (PPL) here yet? He loves free speach. lol

I am in need of some hotel assistance with the Chicago area HC crew. My daughter and three of her classmates from Notre Dame plan to spend the Thursday through Saturday of Easter break visiting and sight seeing around Chicago. None of the girls are from the area so they have no clue where to stay that is centrally located to fun activities and reasonably priced. I was thinking somewhere along the Magnificent Mile, Whacker, Loop, Michigan avenue area. Am I searching in the right area or can you suggest something better? None of the girls drink so proximity to bars is a negative, fun restaurants and fun activities are. If you can recommend areas we should focus on when…

Once again this year I'm prepping to ride a century in support of the Kelly Brush Foundation. Between indoor Zwifting, the MTB, and multiple road bikes I've been pounding (or is it prancing?) on the pedals this year. I've amassed some 2,600+ training miles already with a goal of getting as close to 3,000 before the event as possible. This year marks a return to the in-person ride up in VT, with friends mostly coming from near by to do this as a group as safely as possible. For me this is the 10th century that I've done in support of either Northeast Passage or Kelly Brush and I'm looking forward to enjoying it. A bit about KBF - they are a non-profit organizatio…

Nice to see all you guys, hope this becomes a great forum. Best of luck. Mike.

Or the myths which people like to parrot to the point where they've become accepted "fact". 1) Grados don't really need an amp and don't benefit all that much from one. While it's true that Grados will sound pretty decent straight out of a PCDP or iPod, they improve a hell of a lot when driven off a good amp. A 225 is pretty listenable out of my Walkman, but gets a fair bit better out of my Gilmore Lite, and it's better still on Biggie's pimped out tube amp. I'd argue that a Grado will scale as nicely as any other headphone. 2) The "tube sound" myth. Tube amps have rolled off highs & lows, rounded off transients, lacking dynamics, fuzzy imaging, but great midran…

Happy Birthday to the photoprincess! :prettyprincess: :prettyprincess:

Someone want to check if mjg and billy share the same ip's please?

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! Have a great day with your family and friends!!!

I'm considering a scooter once I move to Sacramento. I had a Honda Elite 150 back in 85', and liked it a lot. I want something that I can take on the highway though, in case I want to scoot into San Francisco, or elsewhere. There are some really cheap Chinese scooters on the market, but they have horrible reviews, so I'm most likely going to stick with the well known players. Right now top consideration is going to the new Honda Forza 300cc, coming out in July. Any thoughts or recommendations?

EDIT: There is a pay phone here. We are going to try to get enough change together to call ourselves. Please hold until you hear from me again. ---- Until yesterday afternoon, I was doing a 5 day dual sport motorcycle ride. Unfortunately I had a big crash on a dirt road. I'm basically OK but almost certainly have broken ribs and am in no shape to continue riding. The crash was at the end of the day and I was able to make it to here, which was where we were planning to stay the night. This is in the middle of nowhere just south of Death Valley. Of course, there is no cell coverage. As you can see from this, I do have access to a computer. I emailed Stacy …

Happy Birthday man!!!!!

I'm here helping out at the Symposium Acoustic room (the Venetian) or I can be found aimlessly wondering the halls.

Have a great one Vicki! We miss you around here. Cheers!

Happy Birthday Ed, you look good for your age. It must be those bacon based beauty products you use. Have Fun! http://guyism.com/lifestyle/22-items-that-will-allow-you-to-entirely-bacon-up-your-day.html

John and Frank, I hope you had great days with your families and friends and all of the other people who didn't screw up and forgot it was your big day! Cheers!

Holy biscuit, it's the Hillbilly Mexican's birthday! Have a biscuit- and booze-filled day, Brent. Cheers!

Happy B-Day, you brown bastard! **BRENT** P.S. JH|13

Have a fantastic Scotch, beer and friends filled day Mikey!

Happy birthday Dan! I hope you enjoy some fine noodles and fine tunes on your big day! Cheers!

Have a good one, everyone

Have a great one, Fitz! We miss you around these parts and hope to see more of you. Cheers!

Happy Birthday John!