Hi, all. I've been thinking about buying these 10 radios for sale locally in my area: http://home.comcast.net/~dtekt/radio/Craigslist.htm for $60. I don't know too terribly much about old radios... is this a bad deal? My end goal is simply for one of them to work so I can listen to NPR. I...

Wow, we could be the same person. I loved my SA5Ks for all the same reasons (quick, forward, engaging) and disliked the laid-back HD600s (though they were a real treat for classical) for their "veil". I sold both, and am looking for a cheaper replacement to the SA5Ks.... Alas, I can't really...

Quote: Originally Posted by music_man ...do not double clutch or engine brake though!... Uhh, why not? I've been doing both for years? Engine braking to save my brakes, and double clutching when I get bored in traffic.

I like my 2000 Nissan Sentra. 5 spd, alloy, preminum sound, with 38k I paid $7500. Great car. Not great handling, but fast enough to get into trouble. 51k and not a thing done to it save oil changes. When I do buy a new car, though (which won't be soon--I'll have the Sentra until it won't go...

I knew a prison guard from NJ who went for contacts and fainted when the doc tried to touch his eye. Big guy, too, maybe 300lb. I myself am deathly afraid of needles; they can take my blood when I'm dead. Although I really should go for a cholesterol test... edit//perhaps following my...

Wow, Systex, I bet that cost more than your Volvo! REALLY nice ride.

Wow, sgrossklass, "Who could make something like that?"--I'm thinking you! Are you an EE?

That's good to know, Erik, but I can't get the Northridge station all the way up here... however, if I'm ever in LA around those hours, I'll tune in for sure.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. Yesterday at 10:20AM KZLA, LA's country station for 26 years (and LA's ONLY country station for a number of them) went to adult contemporary. Now I live in Ventura Country, so I still get KHAY, but for folks in LA County, there is now no country station period. I used...

Wow, thanks so much for the responses, everyone! I guess vintage is the best way to go. It's a real mystery why a good portable radio isn't really made anymore... does no one listen to radio these days? I thought technology was advancing. Thanks again! I'll let you guys know if I find...

Hi, all. The FM on my iAudio U2 is crummy, and the Philips/Nike ACT100 FM is just horrid. I pick up more stations holding a clothes hanger to my head. Anyone have a good portable radio (mostly to use out running/in the gym)? I like digital, so when one station goes to commercial I can...

Wow, you guys sure have some nice rides. '06 Rockhopper It's a horse, and it's fun for (moderate) DH, but boy is it heavy. The movers destroyed my joy: Trek 6000 rigid, totally stripped down and built up light

I don't know about this external enclosure + HD... I took the 250 WD out of my desktop and put it in a pretty expensive ($60 at newegg--a lot at the time) external enclosure just over a year ago. In my case, the drive was pretty quiet. At first the drive seemed a little loud in the enclosure...

A few years ago on the Phila news, there was a story about a guy sitting at home watching TV. As he was watching, he had a home invasion, in which he was shot. He stumbled to his car, and while driving himself to the ER, he was carjacked and shot again. Now just stumbling around looking for...

I believe Picasa from Google does all this. It is a *fantastic* program, too. Don't try the beta yet, though. Mucho bugs.

Wow, old thread! Everything's a bit messy right now. Some of my CDs: And where I actually listen to most of my music: It's hard to see in the photo, but I have a view of Simi Valley California from my window... it's a good part of life

Hi 909, Wow, this is great! Unless something comes up, I'll be there with my brother, for Saturday. Also: Quote: Originally Posted by 909 Still need a converter 110V to 220 too. You mean upstepping from our 110V to 220V? If so, let me look around; we used to have many of...

Hi, all. Title pretty much says it all. At one point I owned a pair of SA5Ks, which I found to be perfection. I enjoy a very forward, engaging sound stage, with (if any bias at all), a proclivity toward bass. They're both in my price range, and neither will be amped (at all! Ever!). Mostly...

Hi, all. Well, I've finally broken my KSC35s. Since I know Koss will replace them with an "upgrade"--the cheaper and less good KSC75s, I think?--I'm looking for a replacement. And I'm thinking IEM? Here's the thing: I'm not going to pay big bucks for something I've never tried. Are there...

Quote: Originally Posted by Squeek In my line of work I've seen literally tens of thousands of peoples FICO scores. I think the highest I've ever seen was in the 820's. And that belonged to an 80 year old man. Noone, and I mean noone has an 850 FICO. My dad does. Or rather, he's...

I'm kind of suprised the OP is getting the comments he is... if you're a model, your job is to look pretty. To show up otherwise is... well, not doing your job. Like if I were a pilot who showed up drunk. I won't be fit to fly--I'd be in no shape to. I wouldn't be doing my job. Nor do I think...

Double majors/minors in general are hard, my friend. In Engr they're usually reserved for superman. I go to Pitt, but used to live in Easton (next to Bethlehem). The Lehigh Valley is a very nice area; Allentown, although they're quite a lot of murders there, isn't exaclty NYC, but NYC is an...

Thanks again guys! I've got quite the list now.

Medical really is a big reason... I recently spent about 7 hours in the Emergency Room, and my insurance company (God bless their souls) paid about $2500 for it. It's just shocking. If I didn't have the WONDERFUL insurance I have (Blue Cross Blue Shield, I love you guys!), $2500 would have...

Wow, great question. When I turn 20 in December, I'm going sky diving. But to each his own. Where in the Atlantaish area are you? I used to live in Tucker--there're some pretty good raves downtown these days, I hear. You know, the late husband of my Aunt was a navigator for the RAF in WWII...