Possibly one of the best all rounders, even in an era where most professional drivers would race in multiple disciplines. He really could get into just about anything with wheels and make it go fast around a track.

Yeah, I discovered that a few years ago (shit, almost TEN years ago!), when I was laid off from my job and had a six month stint still living there till my lease ended and I moved back out to the suburbs. I lived in Edgewater (near the Thorndale station, and hadn’t explored much on my weekends, but since I wasn’t…

The Chief. I would actually buy this if they built it. Hell, I’d buy the kit and build one myself.

You know what headlamps are also useful for? Picking up dog poop in the dark. Sure beats holding a small flashlight in your mouth while holding a poop bag on one hand and the leash of a dog eager to go back inside in the other, or washing dog poop stains out of your clothes when the dog pulls you over onto it.

No, I agree. I liked Rules as well - not outstanding but not something I’d immediately turn off either. It was usually paired with other things I watched and kept me on the same station. Good utility player, to use a sports metaphor.

Oh yeah, Rules of Engagement! Megyn Price was on that too. I always wondered why it stayed on so long - I guess it was inoffensively funny enough that people wouldn’t change the channel when it came on.

I’m actually surprised that Last Man Standing was on for six seasons. It wasn’t particularly funny, with most of the characters being stock characters from a beginners writing book, and honestly it seemed that the writers would finish a script, then a rewrite guy would shoehorn conservative comments into the jokes.…

I think the reason they don’t do it is because of shoplifting. I mean, how do you keep people from walking out with stuff? You can’t tie the exit doors in with purchasing, because if you run in and decide to not get something (or forgot your money, or whatever), you can’t get out. So you need someone there to work…

Which is funny because Jewel (Chicago area grocery store chain) recently got rid of it’s self-checkout lanes because of shrink issues. I was irritated about it initially (I seldom buy all that much, and it was way faster to buy some yogurt, sandwich fixin’s, and milk than standing in line. But they put in express…

He doesn’t have to be our top guy, because he has top people. All the best top people, on top, so he doesn’t have to be. On top. For us. Top people. I can’t stop saying “top people”, and now it’s getting weirder.

If it’s just a sticker, heating it up with a hair dryer will usually cause them to loosen up so you can peel them off. Hell, I’ve done it after leaving the car out in the sun on a hot day. Goo Gone will take off the remaining adhesive. Then wash and wax the car. Bear in mind, if the sticker has been on there for a…

A hot sunny day can sometimes make them easy to remove. Helps if your car is a dark color.

Gerald in North Aurora/Naperville? Cause I see tons of Gerald plate frames (Nissan too, I think), and it makes me wonder if they get so much business because they’re the only game in town.

(full disclosure, I left a CarMax frame on my car for a solid six months or more, just because it looked bad without a frame and I…

Man, that’s a huge hassle. The whole point of a second set of wheels is so you don’t have to go to a shop!

FWIW, my car has TPS, and I’ve never had to take it to the shop to re-set the sensors when I swap the wheels. I think the instructions from Tire Rack were to turn the ignition on for five minutes, off, start the car, then drive for half an hour at a relatively steady speed over 20 mph (something like that). In any…

Some do - my uncle did this with an S2000 he had. I forget what his reasoning was in not getting a second set of wheels, but he only drove it for a couple of winters (and sparingly at that, he’s retired so he can stay home if the weather is bad), so I imagine that he got the snow tires just in case he actually was out…

This needs more stars.

Ah yes, the 90's, when BMWs started to look less like a well cut suit and more like a pair of dad jeans, a tan windbreaker, and a pair of Merrell slip ons.

I liked that car (always loved Ramblers), but I will admit that I’m more of a fan of the Jerrari, at least when it comes to unusual Ferrari hybrids.

Unless I’m very much mistaken*, that’s an R129 series SL, which has a canvas convertible top.