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We shall see! Hopefully there won't be too much talk of prostitutes and Nazi-themed S&M play. I'd rather focus on the racing.

Oh, Blanche!

^haw

I think Westland would make a good dead mall museum. They could have pictures and artifacts from dead malls all around the world... oh wait, the dead malls phenomenon is almost exclusive to the U.S.

They certainly are an overrated band.

I'd say mine was 70/30 group and individual, respectively. I went to Marshall.

I always like hearing that things are on track.

How about a 300-lot trailer park? My folks live across from one (near Rickenbacker), and the TP used wells until county water came in the early 2000s due to anticipated warehouse development. The trailer park was there for about 35 years before it sucked my folks' well dry (wells draw water from a 40-acre area). The park did have a woefully inadequate standalone sewer system for years until the EPA came in and made them upgrade. Don't even get me started on how rural trailer parks with no services for miles are the absolute worst possible place to put low-income individuals.

Yes, I was at the 2005 race :( I think that the limited schedule is somewhat charming in that it makes each race more special and is more representative of the rest-of the-world's-approach to work. NASCAR is the typical American over-worked slog.

I like these five shows better: 1. A-Team 2. Knight Rider 3. Riptide 4. Airwolf 5. Street Hawk

Wow, you are an addict. Remember, it's better to see these things in real life.

It's true that F1 does not have a big fan base in Cincinnati or Kentucky. But where in the US does besides Indy and cities with a lot of immigrants? There are many F1 fans in the US, but they are spread out across the country and location isn't as much of an issue to the hardcore fans. The USGP was at Watkins Glen for many years -- a remote area in upstate New York. Mt. Adams work for F1. Remember that passing generally only happens in "passing zones" and doesn't happen that often anyway. The cars are small; you really have to be right up on an F1 car to see how small it is as compared to even an Indy Car. I don't think the "Indy Failure" was due to a lack of race fans in the Indianapolis area. Racing is the #1 passion of the state of Indiana (with basketball a close second). They love it all, too -- Indy Cars, NASCAR, F1, dirt, midgets, sports cars, motorcycles, drag racing on & on. The loss of Indy's USGP can be placed directly on the pissing match between Tony George and Bernie Ecclestone.

^ Oh, so it's like Devo 2.0.

Wouldn't it be neat if Cincinnati bid for the U.S. Grand Prix as a street race? The USGP will not be returning to Indianapolis in the near term. Currently, Formula 1 has no firm plans to return to the U.S., but definitely wants to race here again. In fact, F1 would not be opposed to holding two USGPs in different locations (probably not as close to each other as Cincly and Indy, though). There has been some talk about bringing it back to Las Vegas and racing around the outside of the casinos as was done in the early '80s. Instead (or also), what if Cincinnati, with its exciting hills and curves, hosted the race? My idea would have the course start by PBS, past the ballpark, to part of Mt. Adams, back through a bit of OTR, then heading downtown and back to the stadium. The terrain changes and some narrow turns would undoubtedly lead to comparisons to the Monaco GP, arguably the most celebrated race on the circuit. Visiting foreigners would love the location and learn that our inland cities can have charm as well. And, they would bring TONS OF MONEY with them, taking advantage of the weak dollar.

Sounds like Ben & Jerry's does much better selling ice cream consumed at home.

Even better, how about some shots from the movie "Caligula"?

^ Yeah, last year I substantially ratcheted up the amount of BNSF for a fund that I helped manage. Here on the forum, we are ahead of the curve regrading transportation business issued as compared to the average investor. Between the time I made the decision and it's execution (there was a lag between submission and execution), Warren Buffett snatched up a bunch of BNSF, increasing it's price significantly. So, we had to buy it at the higher price, but I think that there's so much potential on the rails that I'm still very happy with my decision. Plus, I felt really smart having Buffett clone my idea.

Dudes trash their own house because on a given night they expect to get laid but don't.

I have a question regarding horsepower. Granted, a train once its at speed, uses very little horsepower due to all the momentum of the cars. This is reflected in how little fuel they use per ton-mile as compared to semis. With double stacked cars, when do the locomotives say uncle? Do they just keep adding locomotives, or have they started installing more powerful engines?

^I love it. Wal-Mart had to check itself before it wrecked itself for once.

Auto races already happen at Cooper Stadium in the parking lot. It's called autocross and involves a timed competition though a temporary course made with traffic cones. Many of the cars are race cars, so there is already this type of noise going on on a regular basis. Though, if they build a drag strip, Top Fuelers are going to be way louder than anything the area has ever heard (though I doubt they will run Top Fuelers there).

If they change the fries I'll go there more often.

Rob 'N Go's have been illegal in West Virginia for years. As someone with a financial background, I'd sure like to make a 28% APR (plus other fees such as check cashing, money wirings, bill pay and faxes) on a steady basis! Let's take a look at the quoted 391% Annual Percentage Rate (APR) from the first article. Since it's impossible to know how often this is compounded, to get an idea of what you actually pay when there is no compounding interval, you have to use the Effective Annual Rate (EAR). The loan stated in the article of $15 for every $100 for two weeks is a 16% interest rate (391% APR), while the new law would allow a 1% interest rate (28% APR). When converted to EAR, what people are actually paying, the rates are 4,692% for the 391% APR loan and still 1,329% for the 28% APR loan! This is still big money, so the private firms are still going to get rich. Meanwhile, publicly traded Rob 'N Go firms are going to see their share prices go deep in the crapper, especially if Ohio is one of their main markets. Rob 'N Gos screw poor people really badly. Not only do they take from what little money poor people have, but they provide an EZ-out for those not wanting to take on the responsibly of maintaining a real bank account. Part of growing up is learning to take control of your finances, yet we've got Rob 'N Gos allowing people to shirk this responsibility, which bleeds into the rest of their lives. Poor people don't trust the bank but they do trust the very Rob 'N Go that is strangling them! Jeez, at least pawn shops made people put up collateral.

^ Well, they could have used the money to buy an old house or townhouse. Of course, the ones building the suburbs were focused like lasers on getting young military families to sign on the dotted line.

This is all because of the smoking ban.