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72Pantera

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  1. You would think they would compete for business. But for some reason they don't have to. They all seem to know that you won't move your accounts because there is no better place to go.

     

    I do like local credit unions. It is easier to find a person that can help you when something goes wrong.

     

    - Robert

     

  2. I wish I kept my first car...a '65 Chevy El Camino. It isn't sexy, but my dad built it for me, and he made me sand it for paint even though his best friend owned the body shop. I learned a lot of lessons about earning/deserving things with that car.

     

    - Robert

     

  3. as entertaining as some of those were, i really think i must be getting old

     

    That is exactly what I thought. I used to do stuff like that, but that was a long time ago. I know a lot of street race guys because of my business, and love to watch the vids, but I could never live with myself if I ever did something stupid and hurt an innocent driver or damaged someone's property.

     

    I have been telling myself that I will go on one of the big rallies some day, but I don't think I could drive the way they do.

     

    - Robert

     

  4. A friend of mine put together a shoot and invited us to come. There were other cars, but I only took pics of my Pantera and DetroitDetomaso's Diablo.

     

    These are not the official shots, just my snapshots. Hopefully, I will get the pro shots soon. I didn't pick the talent, so no need to hate. :-)

     

    You can see more shots (and bigger pics) at Model Photoshoot 11-09 - a set on Flickr

     

    Here are a few:

     

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  5. I have had my iPhone since the week they launched. Unlike you guys, I have been so happy with it, and it has worked so flawlessly that I haven't traded up for a new one. I wish it would take a crap so I would have a good reason to get a 3GS (although the speed of the 3G will force me to upgrade soon.)

     

    Having said that, I agree that going to the Apple Store is probably your best bet.

     

    - Robert

     

  6. Nicholson said he has run after shoplifters while working at other retail jobs.

     

    "It's something I almost look forward to. It's a thrill and I'm an adrenaline-junkie person. It's the pursuit," he said.

     

    Idiot. It just takes one gung ho macho a**hole to get someone shot. They go through mandatory robbery training several times a year at most banks and credit unions, and they are told to be observant to aid in prosecution and to NEVER confront the robber. They are also told that the money is insured, so there is no need to try and save it.

     

    - Robert

     

     

  7. At the very least you should be able to avoid being liable for unemployment insurance.

     

    Nah, it will be a case of your word against his unless there is an arrest report and conviction. Been there, done that. They will not deny him/her unemployment based on a claim of theft, because they know many employers will say anything to avoid their rating getting hit.

     

    My two pennies.

     

    - Robert

     

     

  8. It WAS just discussed, and I think that was, indeed, the consensus.

     

    Accountant is always a better person to ask anyway. You never know when an owner is going to say "hells yeah I deduct my whole lease payment and the IRS never says anything" only to found out he is going to get audited NEXT year.

     

    - Robert

     

     

  9. My accountant has me reimburse myself for milage and doesn't even mess with trying to deduct the car because she knows I don't want any gray areas or red flags. We will revisit that when I put graphics on my car for advertising and I start trying to get exposure (magazines, blogs, etc.) for my car to promote the business.

     

    I take milage because I actually drive to see clients and vendors. If you are only driving to work and back you are asking for trouble.

     

    Disclaimer: I am not an accountant, only repeating the simplified version of what I have been told. I agree with the statement above that you can deduct whatever you want, but it might not pass in an audit.

     

    - Robert

     

     

  10. She was the world's oldest mom when she had the kids at 66. Now she is dead at 69. I think they are pretty sure that the hormone treatments for her pregnancy caused the cancer that killed her.

     

    There is a woman right now trying to have kids at 72. It seams like the height of selfishness to me.

     

    - Robert

     

     

  11. The law seems clear enough though; use(and protect it!) it or lose it.

     

    Seems like there are plenty of people in line for properties (lien holders, local governments) that will seize the properties before any squatter ever gets it. Right? Do squatters really have these rights in modern society?

     

    - Robert

  12. Thank you for sharing.

     

    Anyone that cried, like me, should see the movie "Taking Chance". Kevin Bacon plays an officer that volunteers to be an escort for a fallen soldier. It is based on a true story, and reminds us of the importance of every single person that puts themselves in harm's way for the sake of others. I think it was an HBO original film. No politics, no war scenes, just lessons about the respect we owe the people that fight for our way of life.

     

    - Robert

     

     

  13. I joined Facebook well over a year ago. Used it for ten minutes, decided it was stupid and didn't go back...for a year. I started using it again a few months ago and now find it very useful. I discovered the value of Facebook isn't in the site itself, it is in the people who use it. Eighteen months ago no one I knew was using it, now that is has hit a critical mass with people I like, I think it is great.

     

    You only have to publish what you want people to know, and you can "mute" friends that turn out to be rubbish.

     

    - Robert

     

     

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