Quote: GWAEIs anyone else's city being taken over by mattress firm. One shopping district in Pittsburgh now has 4 stores on the same street.
Here in New England we have Sleepy's. They bill themselves as the only mattress professionals and advertise aggressively. You cannot turn on the TV without seeing the commercial or hearing the jingle. "Get Sleepy's ...... for the rest of your life".
Quote: FleaStiffBig deal? Diamond districts, wholesale meat districts, Yuppie Bar Districts, Art galleries district, .... what so wrong about a mattress district? Do they offer attractive young females as demonstrators to help you test them?
naww not a big deal, just weird. Before 2 years ago I have never heard of this company. Now I can count at least 20 locations that are nearby.
http://www.mattressfirm.com/stores/pennsylvania/wexford.aspx
I can understand there being 10 mattress places on this road but 5 from the same company. Just makes no sense.
now, actually, I'm a fan of granite for a counter top. But how it came to be everybody had to have one, I don't know!
I'm tired of being a mean bastard. Mike, you and me are friends forever. I said forever. If they mess with you. Mike, they are messing with me. This is what you get when you are Mickey Crimm's friend. Mickey Crimm will beat the shit out of any asshole that fucks with you.
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Quote: mickeycrimmI ride with tough cowboys. I ride the brand. We all know that you country punks are nothing like us. But,
I'm tired of being a mean bastard. Mike, you and me are friends forever. I said forever. If they mess with you. Mike, they are messing with me. This is what you get when you are Mickey Crimm's friend. Mickey Crimm will beat the shit out of any asshole that fucks with you.
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Good friends can be hard to come by. I'm sure the Wizard appreciates this post.
Quote: GWAEIs anyone else's city being taken over by mattress firm. One shopping district in Pittsburgh now has 4 stores on the same street.
Here it's those frozen yogurt buffets a la PinkBerry. They give you some ridiculous sized cup (hoping you fill it up) and there are 8-10 different flavors of frozen yogurt, along with candy, fruit, nuts, cereal, etc. to put on top. You take it to the register and they weigh it and charge you based on that.
Where are you? They were all over the Phoenix area a year or two ago. Hopefully they've been converted into medical marijuana dispensaries. :)Quote: wudgedHere it's those frozen yogurt buffets a la PinkBerry. They give you some ridiculous sized cup (hoping you fill it up) and there are 8-10 different flavors of frozen yogurt, along with candy, fruit, nuts, cereal, etc. to put on top. You take it to the register and they weigh it and charge you based on that.
Quote: FleaStiffI think someone came up with a robotic way of making mattresses cheaper a few years ago. Lots of money in cheap mattresses for some reason.
Maybe they are just tossing them after one use
No, but there is a big "new" thing in New Zealand and Australia: mattress sanitation. All them mites and things plus aromatherapy oils afterwards to seduce your brain into paying their bills.Quote: petroglyphMaybe they are just tossing them (mattresses) after one use
Quote: mickeycrimmI ride with tough cowboys. I ride the brand. We all know that you country punks are nothing like us. But,
I'm tired of being a mean bastard. Mike, you and me are friends forever. I said forever. If they mess with you. Mike, they are messing with me. This is what you get when you are Mickey Crimm's friend. Mickey Crimm will beat the shit out of any asshole that fucks with you. rt

Quote: teddysWhere are you? They were all over the Phoenix area a year or two ago. Hopefully they've been converted into medical marijuana dispensaries. :)
Northern VA. They've been around a few years, but in the past few months they are popping up on every corner.
??Quote: GWAEANXIOUSLY awaiting Mr. Wizards announcement about this site.
Where have you been? He already announced it. Do a search, or look through recent threads.
Quote: AxelWolf??
Where have you been? He already announced it. Do a search, or look through recent threads.
???
I looked through many pages of recent threads, his threads, and a bunch of his posts. I have not seen anything. If he announced something I assume it was within another thread somewhere.
Quote: AxelWolf??
Where have you been? He already announced it. Do a search, or look through recent threads.
He did? It must have been while I was out of town. Can someone link me to the post or give me the search terms.
Quote: beachbumbabsbut I don't know what Axel is referring to.
It's his way of having a joke on people, funny it's not..
Quote: EvenBobIt's his way of having a joke on people, funny it's not..
Hey Bob, interested in a joke?
Knock knock...
Quote: 1BBHas anyone seen the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat? It's nicely equipped for about $60,000. Oh yeah, it's got 707 horsepower! Maybe I'll splurge but definitely not if the greedy dealers are going to mark them up 10k to 20k.
Have you looked into this anymore?
Do you know where one can be acquired? I think they are limited production.
I am thinking about getting one but I'm not going to get into a bidding situation to buy one. I heard as you mentioned a 10 to 20k premium.
Quote: AxiomOfChoiceSelling to the highest bidder is greedy now? I guess when you go to buy a car at the end of the model year that is selling below MSRP, you insist on paying full MSRP so as not to be greedy.
I don't know if you are responding to me?
Selling to the highest bidder is just business. I have been to plenty of auctions. I just stated "I" wasn't going to get involved with bidding for a car, but have considered buying one. [hellcat]
A friend came by in his new vette and we went and did some hole shot launching, whew. I thought I was to old to give crap, but it was really fun. Radical in fact.
I was surprised it was noticably lifting the front end, [not off the ground] but lifting.
I agree that it is just business. Everyone wants the best price that they can get. I find it a little hypocritical for someone to refer to the dealer selling for the highest price that they can get as "greedy". It's no different from the customer buying at the lowest price that they can get.
That new "stringray" (not sure why they are calling it that; it is no stringray) is damned tempting. Reasonably priced too. I am not really a Vette guy (or even an American car guy) but that is one sweet car. It looks good too.
Actually, American cars seem to be getting better. I am also a fan of the Camaro Z/28. Honestly it is better than the Vette in every aspect except looks. That thing is built for the track.
Quote: petroglyphHave you looked into this anymore?
Do you know where one can be acquired? I think they are limited production.
I am thinking about getting one but I'm not going to get into a bidding situation to buy one. I heard as you mentioned a 10 to 20k premium.
I was the one who used the term greedy when describing the dealers marking up this car and that's exactly what they are. Do I have a problem with it? Absolutely not.
Dealer ordering of the Hellcat began last week and they appear to be sold out. The "market adjustment" is 20k minimum and expected to rise. They are being doled out to dealers based on sales performance so I checked with large dealers only. There are about 5k worth of options that I would be interested in. Add the 20k price gouge, options, the gas guzzler tax and my states sales tax and the price is getting up there.
I own some '60s muscle cars but nothing even approaching that much power.
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I got a 4 wheel drive pick-up in @ yr 2000 ... one place in particular I was hunting pretty much called for it.
So I said to someone, I got it so I wouldnt get stuck. He says, well, without 4 wheel drive, you can get stuck. But now that you have 4 wheel drive, now you can really get stuck! He was right.
Quote: odiousgambitBut now that you have 4 wheel drive, now you can really get stuck! He was right.
I had a friend in high school who had a 4 wheel drive old army style jeep. He proved that more than once, when we all were out of it trying to push it off stumps or out of swamps.
Anyway, to make a long story short, I spent the better part of that Sunday trying to help him get the not-so-new-looking-any-more car out of what could only be described as a pit of mud (aka his "back yard"), with the help of a tree, a winch, and some metal cable.
His girlfriend was not amused.
Quote: AxiomOfChoiceHis girlfriend was not amused.
Yeah, girlfriends sometimes completely miss the humor of what might be called the inevitable results of good ole boy fun.
Ahh poor little Bobby fell for it. I'm laughing. Not only am I bad at spelling im bad at dates I thought it was April first.Quote: EvenBobIt's his way of having a joke on people, funny it's not..
had announced nothing. Duh..
I knew you would say that, it makes sense, I bet you have your heart monitor and basement alarm system set for WOV Alerts.Quote: EvenBobI didn't fall for it because I knew the Wiz
had announced nothing. Duh..
Quote: WizardThis video has something to do with the announcement. One possible explanation is I bet my sites on this rope climbing race.
Rope eh? Well, you can also hang yourself with rope, so I'm not making any guesses as to what's going to happen.
Quote: Wizardhas something to do with the announcement. One possible explanation is I bet my sites on this rope climbing race.
That's you on the right, correct? Wow, you really
showed him the what's what. Did you get the
pink slip to his Porche?
Quote: WizardOne possible explanation is I bet my sites on this rope climbing race.
Bad start. Should have had some passer-by broad in a bikini do a 1,2,3 countdown. What is that Santa Monica beach? Santa Cruz? Ain't no shortage of Bikinis passing by, that's for sure!
HahahahaQuote: AxelWolfI bet you have your heart monitor and basement alarm system set for WOV Alerts.
??? because the ha, ha sound?Quote: GWAEare you going to be the first american ninja warrior?
Quote: AxelWolf??? because the ha, ha sound?
I didn't watch the video, but the 4th stage of mount midoriyama (which is held in Vegas) is a 7 story rope climb.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J31xTee0Pts/StV6WNq9YxI/AAAAAAAAO2A/Gb2xkXfxzW4/s320/vlcsnap-340402.jpg
Quote: WizardThe official announcement should come tomorrow.
HEY Welcome To Fruita. It's tomorrow. Which casino hired you ???
Quote: BuzzardHEY Welcome To Fruita. It's tomorrow. Which casino hired you ???
Didn't you see the rope climb? He is taking off his propeller hat and joining the army rangers.