Always wanted to buy an old Roller, but I am more in the $10k range with unknown troubles ahead area of the market. 

That’s an ugly Crown Vic.

It’s crazy that “ultra luxury” back in the day was simply real leather and wood.

I wanted to say I thought the seller was either a lunatic or accidentally added a zero to the asking price. But then I looked at what these sell for.  Apparently there are people paying that kind of money for these.  So I guess everyone’s a lunatic, not just the seller.

Man, I miss the old Gawker.

Growing up in Ft Lauderdale in the 80's we used to go hang out in the closed terminals at Ft Lauderdale International for fun. You could bypass security because nobody was there. Even the terminals that were being used, All anyone had to do was walk through a metal detector and go right to the gates, no ticket, no…

Bingo! I always went to the gate with my family to see relatives off, spend some extra time talking, etc. before they left. This was normal before all of that 9-11 “security theater” started. Of course the security wasn’t anywhere as intrusive as now. I used to bring while 2-liter bottles of vodka on board.

“if you simply have to get those cartons of duty-free cigarettes then, I guess, go off queen”

This. The security theatre is just that theatre. Run checked bags through the bomb sniffer. Carry-on luggage the same.

It was better. People weren’t afraid of the boogeyman.

Imagine not remembering that this was the way it used to be.  No one went shopping at the airport then, they wont do it now.  It just means that people who are stuck at the airport have to suffer less.  If means you can meet people during layovers for lunch or shopping.

I realize this could’ve happened anywhere, but...

i wonder if Milty is still lurking around Gawker media.

But only if the higher caliber gun was also carrying it’s own gun

yet you removed guns from the equation and it probably ends up with 2 black eyes and sore fists.

And not a damn thing of value was lost that day.

Am I just getting old that this seems shocking to someone?

So which one of them was the good guy (tm) ?

I remember when your family could basically walk you to the gate. I’m not sure if that was a better time or just a naive time.