chevygal

Here's my dog:

Dress up in old lady clothes and go as Mrs. Doubtfire.

Driving home from work yesterday around 4:30, saw a black SS with a silver tool box in the bed, in Salem on Derby Street. Was it anyone from here?

A Message adapted and updated from Mr. John Cleese: To the Citizens of the United States of America: In light of the strong possibility you are about to elect an elderly gentleman with a bad temper and a lady who thinks she can run foreign policy because she can see Russia from her house, as President and President-In-Waiting of the USA and thus to risk Life As We Know It for everyone else on the Planet, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas , which she does not fancy). She won't actually be in charge, but she'll greet foreign leaders as necessary and not put her foot in it or vomit on anyone at dinner. Your new prime minister, Gordon Brown, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections. He will choose someone who does not have his or her hand in the till and has significant experience in running Big Things. You have not had one of them for almost a decade and trust me, it is a big plus. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. They have given away too much of your money already to rescue incompetent business executives and soon your American Dollars will resemble Zimbabwean Dollars in total worthlessness. There is no free lunch you know. Although we originally let you get away with secession because King George was robbing you blind, recent events demonstrate that your present leaders are doing much worse things and unfortunately you have not noticed. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether more than half of you still believe Saddam Hussein was behind 9-11. Information to the contrary will again be provided by the rest of the world and we request you read it this time and refrain from invading the wrong country ever again if you possibly can. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. 1. Then look up aluminium, and check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. 2. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix -ize will be replaced by the suffix -ise. Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary'). 3. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as US English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of -ize. You will relearn your original national anthem, God Save The Queen. 4. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday. But we have a lot of Bank Holidays you will enjoy instead. 5. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then you're not grown up enough to handle a gun. 6. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. A permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public. 7. All American cars are hereby banned. They are **** and this is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean. 8. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour. 9. The Former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline)-roughly $9/US gallon. Get used to it. Your driving armoured cars to buy groceries is unnecessary, boorish and killing the planet. 10. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar. 11. We will require that people running things, like your government, are at least moderately competent and not related by blood or bribes to those who benefit from their decisions. We know it makes you more cozy when your leaders know as little as you do, but, honestly, it is short sighted: you need doctors who know more about medicine, pilots who know more about flying and leaders who know more about leading. 12. We respectfully request you give up this notion that Politics is Entertainment, and that very complicated things can only be explained to you in less than fifteen seconds. If you wanted to have a democracy, honestly, you'd really need to have taken the time to understand things a bit more before you voted. And may I suggest the startling notion that politicians don't need to look good to do a good job? And it really is acceptable if they are a bit boring, so long as they do their homework. It's especially important if evidently you have not done yours. Poor old Al Gore. Poor old John Kerry. And by the way, are you happy now you chose a Governor for California based on his teeth? 11. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting Nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. 12. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie McDowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater. 13. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies). Don't try Rugby - the South Africans and Kiwis will thrash you, like they regularly thrash us. 14. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first in their country. The six out of ten of you who don't own a passport will need to get one first. 15. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad. 16. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776). Although this will raise your taxes, remember that the Neoconservatives will no longer be robbing you blind and so your Dollars will stop shrinking. Didn't you know that inflation and government bailouts of huge companies were really paid for by you? We must do something about your educational system. What on earth is going on over there? Are you oblivious to the crushing debt you are leaving your children? You might as well throttle them now. 17. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 pm with proper cups, never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; strawberries in season. God Save the Queen. But at least God won't instruct your President to invade any more wrong countries.

I want one! I'm afraid of the trouble I'll get into with the 400hp though

My house is ok. It was my friend's house. I live in an apartment now and it's funny because my first night there, I started to think, I hope there are no spirits here (it's an old house). But I never had that "feeling." It's hard to explain but I can say for sure, that the apt. is fine. There's even a huge attic that I have no fear of going up to at night. Thanks though.

I'm sorry for your loss. I had to put my beloved baby to sleep in July. Pay close attention as you may start to see some signs that Madison is ok. The Saturday after I put my girl to sleep, I was going that afternoon to bury her at the pet cemetary. That morning, I took my other dog to puppy class and we arrived early. We were walking around in the grass, alone, and there in front of me was a beautiful orange and black butterfly (same colors as my Katelyn). It was the only butterfly there so I like to think it was her telling me hi mom. The woman at the pet cemetary told me I would see signs. Some people see butterflies. Some see beautiful birds. Others keep finding pennies. So if you see something different or special, it may just be Madison.

I've got a true creepy story for you. On Christmas Eve in 1996, I went to my friends' house for dinner. She was a girl that I worked with and it was going to be just herself and her husband. They were staying home because his elderly mother was in the hospital very sick. So we had dinner and then my friend Karen and I were in the living room. She was looking for a certain Christmas cd and her husband, Bob, was starting a fire in the fireplace. So I'm sitting on the couch and to my left, was a set of stairs going up to the second level. The fireplace was just behind me and to my left. I guess Bob forgot to open the flue and as he was using the bellows to stoke the fire, smoke was coming out of the fireplace and filling the room, but neither he nor Karen noticed. I'm sitting there and out of the corner of my eye, I saw an old woman coming down the stairs. Even though my head wasn't turned directly at her, I saw her. She was a tiny woman and her hair was up in a bun. She had on a black dress and black flat shoes. Her hand was on the banister as she came down. I turned and looked at her and saw her just for a split second and then she seemed to swirl away with the smoke. At that moment, all the fire alarms in the house went off and by now, you could see the smoke. So my friends jump up and they're opening all the doors and windows and fanning the smoke alarms. I remember sitting there not knowing if I should help or just sit. It was all over in about five minutes but for that time, it was chaos. After everything settled down, Karen joined me on the couch and Bob was cleaning up. I said to her, "Is there someone staying upstairs?" She said, "No, why?" I said, "I thought I saw someone coming down during the chaos." She said, "Nope, just us." A little while later, some neighbors came over and we were sitting and talking and then the phone rang. Bob answered it and I could tell by his tone and words, that it was about his mother. I looked at Karen and she looked at me like she knew. So I politely excused myself, thanked them, and left. On Monday, when we were back to work, the first thing Karen asked me is about who I thought I saw. When I descriped the old lady her face went white and she said, "Oh my God, you saw Mary!" She asked me what time that was and I said it had to be about 8:15 because we had finished dinner at 8:00. She told me that the call was from Bob's sister, saying the mother had passed away . . . at 8:15! I guess the mother had come to say good bye to her son. The funny thing is, everyone always said that I could have been Bob's sister, we looked so much alike. So I wonder if she confused me with Bob. I will never forget that night. I've had another sort of encounter before that, where I was at another friend's house, a very old house in Gloucester, MA. Again, I was sitting in a living room when it happened. We were actually talking about ghosts and that an old woman had lived in the house. All of a sudden, we heard a noise in the fireplace and we got up to see. Something had fallen from inside the fire place and when we looked, it was an old fashioned hair pin. Gives me the creeps every time I think about it.

Yes, regretfully. I really miss the truck but gas was killing me now that I'm paying rent. It wasn't a problem when I was living rent free. Plus, I never ended up buying another boat so I didn't need to tow anything. But I miss being a member of the elite Nice truck by the way!

Saw a blacked out SS in Danvers, MA this morning around 7:30. Sharp truck. Just wondering if it was anyone here. I was in the yellow Cobalt SS. You were at the light by KFC.

Wastn't me. I've got the Cobalt SS now I still look for you SSS guys though. I don't think anyone bought my truck yet because I got the Onstar report last month and the mileage hadn't changed much.

I was on 95 South in Topsfield. Same area I got pulled over three years ago by that angry state trooper who screamed at me the whole time and acted like I stole the truck. I got to stay off that highway, lol.

Thanks, guys. I thought that too, if she were going to pull me over, she'd have done it. She was just trying to keep me from going over 70. Just wanted some reassurance. Thanks again!

This morning I had an errand to do before work so I took the highway instead of the back roads. I was in the left lane (four lane), behind a Corvette and we were having a grand old time, not racing or anything, just enjoying our cars. Then he gets off the highway and I'm still going and I pass this black car, which I knew was a cop as soon as I came up on it but too late. She gets behind me and I'm waiting for the lights but nothing. She tailed me for about two miles without turning on the lights, sirens or even telling me to pull over with the bullhorn. So I kept driving along ignoring her and then she pulled to the right and got off the highway. So I'm wondering, is she going to send me a ticket in the mail or was she just trying to give me a hard time but was off duty or something?

This is my new Pom. I had to put my other one to sleep in July as she had advanced heart disease and suddenly took a turn for the worse. This is Boo: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/rocky...Boo10weeks2.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/rockymtnhos/Boo003.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/rockymtnhos/Boo002.jpg And this is Doodle: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/rockymtnhos/Pics007.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/rocky.../Doodledec6.jpg

Yeah, when I was visiting California I hired a guide with a Champion (had to have the same boat that I had), and we went to Casitas but I didn't get anything over 6. I was disappointed but it was still a blast.

Nice Bass! My biggest is 10 lbs but in Mass, that's pretty big.

OMG, I had the same thing happen to me on my Bronco II. I kept hearing a ticka, ticka, ticka noise and I though it was just a rock stuck in the tread. Then I got the vibration and it got worse. Stopped the truck, checked all tires, they looked fine (I guess because of the pressure of the truck on them, you can't tell it's loose). Got back in, started driving; got this really loud sound like a freight train and then boom, wheel goes flying off, truck skids to stop, same as you. I drove it into the curb before it came down so I wouldn't flip over. Scary shit.

I'm sorry. He was a cute pup.

I'd like to get something for my new Cobalt SS. I didn't have a better alarm on the Silverado SS because it was garaged most of the time. Now that I've moved, I have no garage and I'm already worrying nights about the CSS. I know if a thief really wants your car, they'll get it but I'd like to get something that would slow them down, annoy them, give me time to catch them. I looked online at Vipers with the remote that alerts you if someone touched your car. Not sure how much they go for; no prices on the website. And I was thinking of adding The Club also. It would take a thief a while to deal with the club and disarm an alarm on top of that. I'd even go for a kill switch. So let's hear the suggestions/advice. I'm not looking to spend a fortune, but I want something decent. I don't need a remote start; don't care about that at all. Just security so I can get some sleep at night. Thanks guys!

Oh yeah, guess I'll have to come up with a name for this now. Maybe "Yellow Stinger?"

Only have one picture so far because it was late when I got home. I'll take some more tomorrow (it's raining here today).

Believe me, it killed me to trade mine in. I'm sick over it. But I bought the truck when I lived at home, rent free. Now I just moved to my own apartment and having to pay rent, utilities, etc., and my other luxury (my horse), I had to do it. It wasn't so much the gas prices that made me do it; if it was paid off, I'd have kept it and wouldn't care about the gas. But paying almost $500 a month for a loan, plus $500 for gas and $1,300 for rent is ridiculous. I agree that it's very sad that some of us have to do this because of what's going on in this country. This isn't supposed to happen in America. I'm by no means poor, and to the person who posted about the second job, I do work two jobs. I make a good salary too but I have a lot of credit card debt (due to having a lot of money to play with), and I just couldn't justify keeping the truck as an everyday vehicle, especially when I'm not even towing or hauling with it.

Thanks! Yes, it's the turbo. It's rally yellow, with ebony interior, 18" wheels, 7 speaker Pioneer with 6 disc changer and sub woofer in trunk, 5 speed, boost gauge, pwr sun roof. I'm losing the power heated leather seats but these are SS recaro's and they are actually pretty comfortable. They really hold you in.

Well guys, I sold my SS. I hated to do it but with gas prices rising and now having to pay rent, I have no choice. I took a loss, which I expected, by trading it in, especially to a much lower priced car but I can't afford payments on the TBSS. So I went for the Cobalt SS. I figured I had to at least stay in the SS family. I'm going to pick it up tonight and I'll post pictures as soon as I get a chance. Anyway, I'm staying on this site because you guys are great and have given me a lot of help and advice in the past. Though I have never met any of you, I feel like we're all friends. So I'm staying!!!!