Rob Hall

Not necessarily..in hilly, rural areas, or in the mountains of Colorado, for example? When the nearest tv station is 200+ miles away, I could imagine not picking up much of anything. Distances are vast in the West and many states don't have very many cities big enough to have TV stations....look at a map of any of the southwestern states--I'm sure there are rural parts of Montana, Utah, Nevada, etc that can't get anything without a dish. I know in rural, hilly eastern Ohio when the dish is out my Mom only gets two channels w/ a rooftop antenna--both of which are about 50-70 miles away..can't even pick up Akron or Pittsburgh channels.

If you are in a rural void without a dish or cable service, I could see that. My Mom in Ohio only gets two channels over the air (has a dish, though).

Having an engine gives this the edge over amts curbside, imo

Where are the quarter windows?

I don't know of a source for those, never seen flat ones offered. Would be nice, though.

Missing Link makes a chrome one.

The smell of coffee brewing..

Not much of a view..dual monitors and beige cubicle walls...but the conference rooms have good views of the mountains and city.

First day at a new gig today...quiet office, low key..no drama, good rate. Have a parking garage. And I like how they recommend people work 4 9s and only a 4hr day on Fridays. I'm down with that. Nice location in downtown Scottsdale w/ lots of lunch places in walking distance. Funny thing is I worked in the same building at another client 3 years ago, but I was 2 stories underground then, on the top floor now.

The '61 Pontiac is probably my favorite GM '61, but I also love the Olds and Cadillacs with their wonderful skegs..

I want to do one slightly modified like this: or this and one modified a bit more like this:

I don't have a pool heater, and when the water temp goes below about 78 degrees I find it too cold..I like the water when it's over 90...

Sweet..one of my favorite years of big Chevys and love the color.

Can't believe it's almost September..summer went by way too fast...still got another 5-6 weeks of pool weather.

Yes..it's like buying a car..I can do tons of research online, but until I've sat in the car, felt the materials, driven it, I won't buy it. Likewise for appliances--those are the rare 1-in-10 year type purchases, so I like to check them out up close. And online does help a lot w/ research on homes...I spend plenty of time checking out neighborhoods and houses on Trulia and Zillow and other sites (convenient when my target areas are 1500-2500+ miles away), but when I'm ready to buy, I'm going to be on the ground...

I miss Borders and Tower Records for browsing CDs...though I wouldn't have the time for to listen to an entire album in a store..there is a good local music chain that I hit once in a while and buy new and used CDs from, though I mostly buy music from iTunes or Amazon these days..

True... I've bought small appliances like my Keurig coffee maker and espresso machine online...

Most consumer electronics like cameras and laptops I buy online, likewise for most home theatre product...though I do like hearing speakers and seeing TVs in person.. about the only consumer electronics stores I really enjoy shopping at are the Apple store and Best Buy's Magnolia showrooms..

Not me..I leave that stuff to the professionals.

Frys stores are fun...haven't been in one in ages, though. Anytime I need an hdmi cable or something I just get it on Amazon.

For big stuff like appliances, I'd read the reviews online, but purchase locally so I can have it delivered and installed.

One thing i remember back in the day was a small Sears 'catalog store' in a small rural Ohio town near where I lived as a kid..my folks would order stuff from the Sears catalog and pick it up at the store..I remember them doing this all through the '70s-80s..

The B&Ns near me are the only local source for Motorsport, F1, Car, Top Gear and other UK car magazines....I miss Borders, they always had a good selection of UK car mags..

Of those, the only I'd really miss is Barnes and Noble. Though I buy most books and magazines in electronic form, I do enjoy a good bookstore. But with free shipping, Amazon is hard to avoid...selection, ease of ordering, quick shipping makes them pretty irresistible...

Me too..seems like a world long ago and far away.