BMW doesn’t sell many manuals when they have offered it.  Makes no sense to develop one, instead they have been working on DCT’s.  If you want a BMW with a manual, you are most likely going to have to buy a Mini.  You can still get a 6sp there in every model and trim.  For how much longer I am not sure.  

If they are using the BMW B58 engine they should be in good shape. They have had decent reliability so far, not like a lot of the N series engines with their timing chain tensioners issues or the engines just grenading themselves. I have the B48 (2 lt. 4 cylinder) and it is rock solid, perfect engine. Heck a buddy of…

Yeah pretty much, I liked the piped in screaming noises.  Oh and you get a star for giving me a good chuckle this morning. 

You get a star, however give me a different weed and I become fun :P

Just throw them in the damn pot, FFS. They do not feel it as their nervous system is not that advanced, they are dead in less than a minute. That hissing and squeaking sounds you hear is the steam escaping the shell. They can’t scream as they have no lungs or vocal cords, only gills. The lot of you would be so much…

That is why I am glad my dad was an accountant. I learned all the personal finance and other financial stuff so I could be fiscally responsible.  One of the best tools he gave me was knowing how to figure out an APR.  So I could double check the sales numbers.  When the sales guy usually sees that the tone just…

My dad being an accountant was awesome as being able to teach me how to double or triple the recipe. He even taught me how to half it too for something like cookies. Since he is a neat freak, he also taught me to clean as you go. So when the when the meal is over you minimal mess to clean. Mom was like a tornado in…

Short trip here but fun nonetheless. Buddy of mine and me were having brews somewhere down in Burlington, VT (The Vermont Pub and Brewery I think) we were overnight workers and had 4 days off and board out of our minds. His girlfriend was out of town on a business trip, so we decided at 10pm, hey let’s head to…

I like food too, I just don’t eat a lot so if I do a crockpot meal like I do in the fall and winter months, it takes me 2+ weeks to eat it all. But cooking was never something I liked to do. Mom and dad did teach me and I can prepare a full sunday roast or a baked chicken dinner, but I rather do something else with my…

I had that same type of blowout happen to me on Rt 3. outside of Westford, MA.  The car lurched so I knew enough that a tire went in the back.  I pulled over and as I had all my tools out, spare and had 2 of the lugs off, a statie pulled up and helped me while directing traffic away from me in the breakdown lane.  10…

All good points, but you have to have time.  Even though I work from home, I have a lot of activities that keep me out of the house.  I may bake a pie, cake, or make a couple of side dishes for holidays and such.  But I just love that farmers market and the little old lady that makes those pies is so sweet, so I will…

If that ever comes out, I would seriously consider it as a 2nd vehicle.

The mayor of Lawrence and Gov. Baker just had a press conference calling out Columbia Gas for their lack of action and not meeting goals that were lined out by them and all parties involved. They even criticized them too on not joining the other teams in a designated staging area. They are hidden in the city and…

They are working on it now, but with 70 homes damaged or destroyed, 13 injured, and one dead, yeah they are in CYA mode. Management has been all but absent with vaguely written statements that say almost nothing. If I had a home that was damaged or destroyed I would be pissed at this point by the lack of empathy from…

They kept repeating a state rep on a committee on energy and infrastructure and expert that confirmed that on the news. A lot of towns and cities have had it for 100+ years.  They also had connections to other towns as well during that time. 

Why slice at all?

I know, but it has to be sharp cheddar, that way you will offset the sweet. I rather have my pie with cheese over ice cream any day.

Where is the sharp cheddar cheese to offset the sweet?  I don’t bother to bake anymore as my town is filled with apple orchards, it is what we are known for.  So when I go to get my tomatoes late in the season, I pick a couple of frozen ones.  They are made are fresh on site and they are not too sweet but are sweet…

This is why I live in New Hampshire (about 15 miles from the event) we are a lot better at keeping our infrastructure up to date.

FBI is on site investigating. They even went to the point of turning off electricity just to make sure no spark sets of another explosion in case of a leak.