Jan. 3, 2006 Drop-In Thread

This is an experiment, continuing the idea behind the threads of 12/29 and 12/31, which together totalled 138 posts, not counting my original ones. I hope those threads will now just drop out of sight.

I'm not going to try to guide "topics", but will occasionally post whatever crosses my mind, as I would hope others might.

For starters, we're getting very soggy in the Sacramento Valley. I have no idea if our rains are getting any media play (I stay tuned to The Weather Channel), but it looks as if we've dodged a bullet. Every time we've been on the brink of possible severe flooding, we've gotten a break in the rain. The ground is saturated, but most drainage systems are working as planned. After a little light rain Tues. it's supposed to dry out for several days. This looks to be the third straight winter with above-average rainfall, which should again fill up our reservoirs---but that depends even more on the Sierra snowpack the next couple of months.

 

Don't know yet if anyone put up a thread about the crash, so I'll post here---a handy (if unanticipated) place for it.

I cruised Prius Online a couple of times, and Evan just posted there that we're back in business.

Lots of catching up to do. Watching USC-Texas while doing it. Decent game.

 

Oops you're here, too!

That's why I'm experimenting with these "drop-in" threads---I gave up on the Shoutbox. It needs to have its last, oh, 5 or so posts readily showing, probably pinned in FHOP, to attract people to participate. It is handy for use as a "conference room", though.

 

That was indeed the second-best game ::USC SCOOOORRRRRRES again! 24-23!::
to the one we're watching right now. This is all it was supposed to be.

 

3-D maggie!

I may find out tomorrow, when my dealer checks his next allocation (twice a month). I'm disappointed it didn't come in the first shipment---dealer's got a couple of UNSPOKEN-FOR '06s just sitting there---with $500 Costco discounts, yet.
But they're high-enders.

 

Man, there must've been a lot of PCers waiting by their computers---it got up to 132 folks in a hurry (and maybe more, but that's what I noticed).

 

Kinda like people buying their first new house, huh? Chosen, financing arranged, plans for what to do with it, part of "the dream"---but don't know when closing is. Do such people bug their realtor?

The loss of Ariel Sharon, even though I haven't liked him much before this past year, will probably set back the "peace process" at least a year, unless Shimon Peres gets another shot at PM. Sad.

Saw Batman Begins (rental) finally. Surprisingly well done, and for a change the story carried it. Wanna see Syriana.

Found out today my '06 did not make it into my dealer's first allocation (7 cars), but will be on the boat 1/17 and in my arms within 20 days thereafter. Crapola.

 

I PMed you.