Testy Area 51 (2 Viewers)

[Dennis Nicholls]

Yeah...two things give it away: the short distance from front door edge to wheel well, and that body seam around where the top folds down.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Walter, you need to get out more often.....

 

[Walter Kittel]

Yeah, rub it in.



- Walter.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

By the way Mike, you aren't too far from Herkimer....which is underwater. How are you doing?

 

[Mike Frezon]

On higher ground...thank you very much.

But as an aside, we had a "microburst" (new meteorological term to me) on Monday which ravaged my parents' neighborhood just a couple miles away from where I live.

Lots of really severe weather here lately.

 

[Moe Dickstein]

Walter got it! It's a 2008 Saab 9-3 turbo convertible. Got an amazing deal for it due to people getting rid of Saabs after GM getting rid of the brand. Only 33k miles and $15k. My Prius was totaled in a wreck so it wasn't too far from an even swap. It's my 4th Saab and I missed the brand and having a drop top. 08 was the first year for this body style, I'll do some good pics up on Mulholland soon.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

So many orphan makes these past few years: Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab, Mercury...

 

[Moe Dickstein]

And Hummer and Maybach lolSaab is still in production under new Chinese owners, NEVS or National Electric Vehicle Sweden. The plan is to do electric cars in the 9-3 body. Hope it succeeds. I'd love an electric Saab.

 

[Steve Christou]

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

Speaking of big heat....

It hit 110 deg. F in Boise today. That's 43.3 deg. C for you Canadians, Dutch, and Brits.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

What - no Canada Day comments?

 

[Mike Frezon]

What - no Canada Day comments?

Well, if you are gonna remind us...

 

[Moe Dickstein]

What's a "Canada"?

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

For guys in LA there's always this: http://www.latimes.com/features/food/dailydish/la-dd-happy-canada-day-20130701,0,5393547.story

If you call far enough in advance, you may be able to get your poutine with a whole roasted pig’s head on the side.

 

[Elizabeth S]

Saw White House Down this weekend. It was very cliched, but enjoyable enough. I hadn't seen the Olympus film.

Might see What Maisie Knew this weekend. Or The East. (This theater has become the Alexander Skarsgard theater, with Disconnect there a couple of months ago.)

 

[Dave Upton]

The East is an enjoyable film. At times it is a little propagandist, but the story is compelling and the acting is solid.

 

[Cees Alons]

Are Oak leaves replacing the use of Fig leaves?


Cees

 

[Mike Frezon]

Not sure.

But I know that I have yet to hear of an Oak Newton.

 

[Steve Christou]

Hello Cees! Good to see you're still around. I should talk, I'm never around. 12 years ago I was bragging that I was posting in 20 different threads in one night, my how things have changed.
I was watching Olivier's Richard III a couple of weeks ago, beautifully remastered on blu-ray, and I remembered our "Sun of York" chat from years ago right here in this ancient thread... *sniff* memories. (or was that "Son of York"?)

Bought Cloud Atlas on blu-ray yesterday, a strange film, the extras should be fascinating.

Also bought a book Russell might be interested in, Unfiltered - The Complete Ralph Bakshi, £10 from a west end bookshop. It's £50 at Amazon. The internet isn't always cheaper!

 

[Mike Frezon]

I was watching Olivier's Richard III a couple of weeks ago, beautifully remastered on blu-ray, and I remembered our "Sun of York" chat from years ago right here in this ancient thread... *sniff* memories. (or was that "Son of York"?)

Memories.....may be beautiful and yet...

A veritable "Who's Who" of Testy history: ChristopherDAC, Haggai, Nils Luehrmann...