R_Bert

Last year,   I rented from Enterprise for a trip to Orlando.  The car I had reserved was not on the lot (after a 30 day reservation), so they upgraded me to a really nice Dodge Charger.    *After* I had signed for the Charger and *after* the walkdown, the sales rep tried to switch for another economy car which had just pulled up.   I refused to switch. The sales rep got hostile.   I bet you can guess what happened next. It was so ugly that the economy renter hung around to complain to the management on my behalf - The manager got an earful that day, twice. He fixed the problem.  BTW, Chargers are awesome cars on travel.   Budget called me nearly daily for the next two weeks apologizing up the chain.

It is astounding that she would be capable of saying that. The old bat got one right, though she certainly lost the Dearborn vote, and probably pissed off Barry. I guarantee that the intel community wants it said more often, because they can't voice it.

Wow. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/12/02/Diane-Feinstein-says-the-unsayable

My relationship with them diminished greatly (many years ago) when one of their employees ran over my new truck..  Unfortunately, the guy was driving a 24' box truck, and ran over my hood.  Literally. Their insurance people were not nice.     edit - hmmmmm... maybe that was Budget, not Enterprise.  Long time back...

Amazon has yet to make  hardly made a profit*.  The probability of that ever happening is now significantly smaller.  They know it, otherwise they would have not been fighting this in court.  Ponzi scheme, house of cards, and now a bureaucratic behemoth.   * a bit more perspective on their business model's profit (except for Bezos) - http://go.bloomberg.com/market-now/2013/01/23/apples-profit-vs-amazons-promise/   another more recent article  - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10245630/Amazon-is-Britains-most-influential-retailer-and-it-doesnt-even-make-a-profit.html   and one more - http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-08/amazons-jeff-bezos-doesnt-care-about-profit-margins - if the cash flow stops (.i.e. sales driven local by tax structure), they are screwed.   They bought into a short-term solution ("collect taxes in a few states until they won the court case") for a long-term problem.  So, yes, they share in the blame.   I bet Tony Hsieh is grinning like a possum tonight.  He made his $.  Amazon bought him/Zappos out a few years back.

they caved in TN and other states.  Cancer spreads.

      Which ones?  The feds, the state, Amazon, or all three?

  And today, the US Supreme Court agreed with you.  Effectively nationwide, not just TN.   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/02/supreme_court_rejects_amazon_tax_appeal/

9" ?!? Who were they expecting? I'm thinner than that and still short & dumpy.....

They taste like chicken.

and probably for less than $5000-$7500 minimum a month for 24/7 guard coverage

Owner says for future - "armed guard 24/7 ".  Yikes.  Surely someone can help him figure out safeguards and security.....   http://www.wbir.com/story/news/local/2013/11/30/27-weapons-stolen-from-west-knoxville-gun-shop/3790973/

OK then.....   http://www.wate.com/story/24101009/maury-county-man-shoots-kills-wife-after-shoe-argument

I am OK with it after the first hour or so of yakking stuff up.

Surely they had internal sensors.  Sounds like a contractor did them in.  If not, a bad lesson to learn up front.   My house will trip with anything bigger than a cat....

Calling DrAlarms!  Calling DrAlarms!  Code fubar! (just a teeny bit more tech needed here)   http://www.wate.com/story/24098850/dozens-of-guns-taken-in-knoxville-store-burglary

old school - 124 gr HydraShok - http://www.midwayusa.com/product/163019/federal-premium-personal-defense-ammunition-9mm-luger-124-grain-hydra-shok-jacketed-hollow-point-box-of-20

Only if the pots & pans were still in the boxes........(or maybe not?????)

correct. Jacobs Bldg

Wow.  That's a bad idea.   I have had floorboards almost drug off in curves, under water, fall off, all sorts of stupid stuff.  I am guessing that compared to billet, the hollow & hinged frame would be a lot more prone to vibrations on the tootsies, too.   I usually kept two gat.  One on me, and one in the tank bag.

Had grilled pork chops. Eat-MO-peeg!

^^^^ this. 24 hr turnaround for a dear friend (in his upper 70's ) a few weeks back. Amazing stuff. Prayers for y'all. Bert

that is hilarious!  "yeah, but I say it better!"

in his book bag, ratted out by another student.   http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Memphis-student-charged-with-carrying-gun-to-class-5019640.php

gives a new meaning to "ghetto blaster"?