Okay, I call.

What movie?

"Get Shorty".

Holy cow! Wow, I'm so sorry to hear that! What happened?


I dunno. Major mechanical defect is suspected. Fortunately, no one would ever put doing something reckless with a car on the list of things I would do (no ones ever been with me when I was test abusing, I mean driving any of the newer models). I was pulling one into the warehouse, not going fast at all, and maybe the heel of my shoe hit the accelerator, or maybe the car was [censored] up. I know I came out fine except for a small bruise on my finger. Either way, I [censored] up to the tune of over $100 grand. And I am still employed, and am not in any trouble (scares me, too easy), even though I walked in an hour late today with one fucker of a hangover. I'm more worried about my driving record tho, as insurance in NYC is expensive as hell when you have a perfect record, I can't imagine what it will go up to if that shows up on mine.

Wow, my sympathies.

I always wondered if that sort of thing ever happened at dealerships. With all those new cars around, something is bound to go wrong eventually.

Glad to hear you still have a job. Hope you don't catch too much sh*t from your cow-orkers about it.

I always wondered if that sort of thing ever happened at dealerships.

Yup. Lots of "brand new cars" have already been to the body shop before they're sold.

Hope you don't catch too much sh*t from your cow-orkers about it.

Actually, before I got there, they'd pretty much concluded that most of them were walking out if I was fired. Occasionally it's endearing the way they feel the constant need to protect me.

Awwwww, that's so sweet.

Yup. Lots of "brand new cars" have already been to the body shop before they're sold.

Hehe, my dad was a Toyota salesman at one point. He said one time a car came to the dealership that looked like it had been hit from both sides (about 3 feet narrower than it should have been). He said they fixed it up for about $300, and he personally sold it to a new college student who didn't even haggle the price

He also said they regularly sold cars that had fallen off the carriers

My Memorial Day weekend was spent looking at sites like this, including other things:

This is the moon, not the sun

Not a panorama, but a photo I'm quite proud of

Damn you guys

This is one of my more favorite pics. Sorry I'm not savvy enough (or maybe just too lazy) to embed it into the page.

Sunrise in Borrego Springs desert

Love the pics of the bubbles

the world is an amazing place

Looks like a photo I took at Toby's (prolux) party a year and a bit ago - his (then) gf used to make fire-chains and did a demo... yours is a bit more impressive, but I'll use the excuse that I'd probably had a lot more to drink at the time



Hugo

That would be just before Daniel had a go and threw one of them onto the neighbour's garage roof..

Rob

Sunrise in Borrego Springs desert

Damn, upstaged.

Great photo.

Not as picturesque... (sp?) but this is what I wake up to.. ( I sleep in the driveway )

Why thank you, Tony. I take that as quite a compliment. :-)

cold mornigs eh?

this is turning into quite a show. Let me join...



that's a building in Pessac, France designed by Le Corbusier.

I love this photo for the amazing colors and beautiful lines.

What a great trip that was.

(warning: if you click on the link, you may get some quick architecture education!!)

Edumacation??? Noooooooooo

Wow, that's really cool. It looks more like modern (contemporary) art than a picture.

Finally got a decent local scenery pic to post here

I was quite please with this one take last month after about a week solid of rain.



The lighting was really amazing, the photo doesn't do it justice.

pca

Hey, wow, I think I see actual sky through a hole in those clouds. Was the photo actually taken in England?

Okay, here's one taken this week from the bluffs in San Simeon, while sitting by the fire pit roasting marshmallows. Show this one to Roger as part of his No. Cal. vacation planning:

Here's one from Ibiza, when Hugo and I went back to reinstall the Rio Receivers in the hotel:



There's more here.

cool! Will be there in beginning of September (5th visit in 2 years)



For more pics click the the link below...

Whilst I was on Rogers site I came across this wonderful photo.


Is it the sight of Patrick attacking an empeg with a screw driver that's finally pushed Hugo over the edge?

Here's a view from the land my parents purchased a few months ago. The house should be complete in October. We are in Rockland County, NY so that is the Hudson River. Across the river is Westchester County. Too bad I don't live with my parents anymore.

How much of that is theirs?