Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

then i lose everything?

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

I was just about to suggest something like this. I have a BlackBerry (and not an iPhone) and every now and then it requires the smartphone equivalent of a cold boot, which I've found can only be accomplished by powering off, pulling out the chip and then putting it back, and then turning the phone back on.

Hank, it shouldn't change any settings. Maybe you should do a back up before you try resetting if you're worried about losing data.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

How often do you sync with your computer? Because it should back it up every time you do. As sparkle says, do it again before a reset. (I'm not sure exactly what gets lost, since I haven't tried it. I'm sure google can provide an answer).

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

I did a hard reset on my 3G and didn't lose any data, ymmv.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

Indeed. A data rich environment.

Re: New Car
 

Friends have the Honda Fit and it has lots of room for a small car.

Re: New Car
 

I've 160k miles on a 3.0 BMW engine and the car still runs beautifully. 80% highway miles, but still. And its 7 years old. I've seen the same car at my mechanic's with 300k miles on it. BMW stuff will go the long haul. You just have to buy an old engine they've been making for a long time. The Mini has the 325's engine, no? I'd think that would be bulletproof powering a vehicle so light.

Re: New Car
 

hello. i have friends who are anal who may be lurking. I'd hate for them to be here reading this and becoming offended because you aren't posting the car stuff on the car thread, and then they go away never to return.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

It's been years now, but I remember a random post from Weed about his high concept for a feature film, Monkeys v. Bears involving Neo the Crapmaster and his flingable miniature nuclear weapons. It's the kind of thing that sticks with you.

Since then, I've continued to work with the concept, and have enlisted Flinty in providing some gratis acting time. Here's the result - a screencap from Monkeys v. Bears, pre-production (2011).

http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/files/696894363.jpg

In which Neo has Had. Enough. Of. This. %$#^., and Act III of the script picks up steam quickly.

I'm pretty jazzed about its prospects.

Re: New Car
 

You make me so proud, sniff!

Re: New Car
 

Read between the lines.

Fugee was talking about all the room her friends have in their trunk.

Re: New Car
 

5 or 3?

No it has a 1.6 I4.

R2 for RT
 

Droid.

Re: R2 for RT
 

Hmm, this may change the whole calculus.

Re: New Car
 

5

My bad.

ETA: However, weren't BMW's 4 cylinder engines used to power the 3-Series Ms through the mid-90s? I imagine they used some of that tech to create the Mini engine, and if they did, it'd be a damned fine piece of machinery.

Re: New Car
 

I still think Mercs are great. They have a GLK that is smaller and light and kid friendly. Our C is fine. runs like a top. and the gl is too much fire power but it is awesome

I also do not see an i phone 4 in my future the htc evo is quite good and I want.

Re: New Car
 

only til 1992.

Re: New Car
 

Take it to the Mac thread, Hank.

Re: R2 for RT
 

That's the Droid you've been looking for!

Re: New Car
 

One produced jointly with Peugeot.

I'm sure there's some BMW tech in there, but it's not the E30 M3 4-pot engine you're thinking of.

Re: New Car
 

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Re: New Car
 

The e39 was the best BMW ever. New ones are more problematics as the number of gadgets increases. The 1.8 used in the 318 was bulletproof, though.

Re: New Car
 

Take it to the food and drink board, Hank.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

while I would like to thank everyone, please note for future reference I need step by step instructions, not general advice.

at the end, I merely ordered someone to fix it for me.

teach a man to fish and he gets sweaty. give a man a fishermen and he can nap.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

This is your best work. Please feel free to retire on a high note.

Re: This Is Why You Are Fat
 

I think minnesotana are inherently prole. And proud of it.

Re: This Is Why You Are Fat
 

Like Prince?

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

Does this explain why I never got so much as a "thank you" for the advice about neighborhoods? I gotta hold your hand while you call around, or do I gotta dial the phone, too?

Re: This Is Why You Are Fat
 

Um... Duh. I retired several years ago.

That's why it was appropriate for me to offer the PT's husband a Birthday Blowjob. Do try to keep up, Hank.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

here my persona is NICE! but there I carry an edgy aura that wouldn't sit well with thank yous.

Re: This Is Why You Are Fat
 

Given the context, were I you (or your husband), I'd be concerned she was trolling for swinging partners for the both of them.

Re: This Is Why You Are Fat
 

i don't ignore ggg, but i do ignore replies to his "jokes". i do that to support plf's efforts to improve quality and increase newbers.

i'm sure ncs's lurker friends will be registering any day now and we cannot drag the humor quotient down.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

Thanks, everyone. The backseat issue is a non-issue for me. I almost never have more than one passenger, and never have Atticus' children, in my car. I would get a two-seater if it weren't for insurance costs, and a need for a place to put my trash.

I am going to test-drive the base and the turbo S this weekend. If I am still not sold on reliability, I may lease for three years and then decide whether to pay the residual or throw it back.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

I'm leasing. Residual is crazy high (even compared to BMW's). We were told 63% on S and 66% on base model. I also have no plans to use my backseat. I liked both the base model and the S, but Mr. Man offered to pay the added cost for the S because he'd find that more fun to drive when he borrows my car to try to keep his mileage on his leased car down. Done and done.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

Can you arbitrage those miles and pick up 10c per?

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

I find the third comma in this post to be the most intriguing.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

Really? I would have said it's the fact he never has my kids, who after all are his godchildren.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

not to be a timmy, but the proper possessive is atticus's. one should only drop the second "s" if the first carries the weight of a plural.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

I'm not sure whether to be flattered or disturbed that I had the very same thought about that post.

[deliberation]

I've decided to go with flattered.

Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 

Confidential to Ironweed:

All the Bhoys say "hi". Had a blast in the Celtic end (much louder than any Sox game I've been at) and we roundly booed the lone vuvuzela that got smuggled in. As he was awarding the trophy, I thought I heard TC say, "Annual Football at Fenway". If you can arrange for Celtic to be one of the teams every year that would be awesome.