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Diesel? yes. Hybrid? no. The problem I see witht he diesel industry in the US, is the restrictions put on by the EPA. The cost to manufacture a diesel engine is going to escalate dramatically by 2007. New limits on emissions will be enforced. Caterpillar is already having problems just...

So how are you going to sort this out, MK?? What a tangled web you weave. :D

started when I was 16. (22 years ago? holy s***! :o ) Quit once for over a year. definitely a mental decision. Not motivated to quit at the moment. ?? call it retardation.

Inanity Then I should have said "no". I don't feel intimidated about starting a new thread. but I said "yes", meaning I would start a new thread. Maybe I should have said "Maybe"?

Howdy, Stella. You have certainly missed all the excitement! Hope it gets exciting again, soon! Don't know who you are, but you seem nice... Welcome back. :D

That's what I want to hear, if that's what you mean! Thanks for reading, MK. I agree, chapters of stuff is tedious to read through. I posted another, very long story here, and got very few readers. I appreciate your comments. @SirMyk. I have not modified this. I appreciate you...

Thanks, Stewart. I thought about "he emptied his lungs", and used it to avoid a tired cliche. Maybe I'll revisit and see what I can come up with. I really appreciate your time, and your well thought-out comments.

11:00? M-F. Comedy Channel.

I get my news from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart".

I think the movie was called "The Day After"... I haven't seen it, but my boss was telling me that he, too, was reminded of it after these two hurricanes. eerie.

Moto... I don't have a news link, but I can say that I know where some of the $250B is coming from. We just received notification from Congress to conduct an "Offset Drill", which is when the government proposes cutting monies from defense programs, and asks program managers (like mine) how...

I like a slice of longhorn cheddar on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. seriously, it's good.

I agree with you, too, Novella. :D

In other words, I agree with abecadarian..! :D

I agree with you, Libre. There is no place for anti-semitism, or predjudice towards any group of people for any reason. Then the question may be whether a person's contributions to society or their accomplishments in their particular field be striken from our history books because of that...

Would love some feedback on this.

:D It depends. If I am saying the alphabet, it is dubble-yew. If I am greeting my good friend, the President, it's dub-ya! :D

Finding a flawless "hero" is rather difficult, if not impossible.

Whether I agree with you or not (which I don't) I am relieved to see that you have dubbed him a "bird-brain" based on something other than his accent, put on or not. (I think it probably is). :D

that could be danced