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Hello everyone. I have been away for a while. I've been dealing with some pretty rotten divorce stuff....thats never fun. On the flip side I have been doing a lot of traveling for work. That has been nice.

My SS bit the bullet last week. It overheated, got to 240deg before I new it. Coolant was low, don't know where the leak is yet. I topped it off and drove about 350 miles fine. then Tuesday morning I went out to crank it and it has a dead miss on one cylinder and the top of the engine sounded like shaking rocks in a can.

I can't decide on rebuilding the top half, the whole thing, a new engine, or just selling it. Its got 150k. If I wasn't going through a divorce I would go with a supercharged upgrade!

Anybody interested in a nice silver SS with a bummed engine?

 

Hey guys,

I'm a married man now and just back from our honeymoon in the mountains of North Carolina.

Here's Detroit's video for its Amazon HQ2 bid. This video is legit, I got chills actually.

 

Congratulations Matt!

 

Congratulations on your marriage Matt.

That's a well done video. As a resident near Amazon HQ1 here in Seattle, I can tell you that Amazon is a great boost to the local economy. I've watched Amazon grow and have been involved in the construction and maintenance of Amazon buildings here since their inception when they bought and remodeled an old VA hospital, to the 20+ high rise office buildings they occupy in the South Lake Union area. Construction of their buildings has been continuous for about 15 years now.
Their population does have an impact on traffic. Pedestrians tend to run in herds often causing grid-lock downtown.
Since they have a "brick and mortar" buildings in Washington state, sales tax is applied to purchases by WA residents which often bumps them out as the best online deal.
Amazon employees have some unusual privileges like encouragement to bring pets to work, allowed to drink alcohol on the job (actually have self service bars in buildings), and flexible hours.
They have a very strict security policy. Contractors can't work there without a thorough background check.

 

Good morning and thank you guys!

In the low-mid-30s this morning, our first real frost on the ground. Our October has been fairly mild until this week. The Upper Peninsula of MI is looking at snow through the weekend.

What's everyone's fall color situation where they live? This fall in SE MI we've been warmer and much dryer than usual so we haven't seen much vibrant coloring and it's been really blotchy. Some trees are dropping leaves before changing color. We have two huge maple trees on our back property line and they're still mostly green and haven't really dropped many leaves yet. Our City's leaf pickup for this season starts next week and goes through mid-November so I'm hoping they drop soon.

 

So today was a really bad day for me, and my Monte. I was involved in a car accident this morning. The front end looks better in the pictures than it really is. Because the plastic bumper cover springs back into shape. But everything behind it crushed. The air bags went off, which pretty much makes the car a write-off.


Personally, I'm in a lot of pain. Spent about 4 hours in the hospital emergency room this morning.


I had my Dale Jr edition since 2007, and wanted to keep it despite the problems I had with it. Time to get GM to bring the Monte Carlo name plate back, and get a new Monte.

 

Hope you feel better soon Taz, looks like the impact was pretty hard. So sorry it seems like the end of the road for your Monte. They're dropping like flies lately. I can think of at least four from our group that have been totalled in the past six months.
I agree with your feelings that GM should bring back the Monte, but I don't think that's gonna happen any time soon....Any thoughts about what the replacement will be?

 

For now I'll be driving my dad's Buick Century, since he doesn't drive any more. But long term, not sure yet.

 

Wow, that's terrible hope you are OK. Looks like the Monte is a goner. That really sucks.
A friend of mine and his wife were on I-80 by Lincoln, NE and an 18 wheeler changed lanes and drove up over there GMC Terrain. they had to use the Jaws of life to get him and his wife out. He is doing ok but his wife is healing real slow. Broke her hand and leg. Trying to be careful any more is real difficult.
Hope you get better soon!!! Stay safe.