Kyanite

Does anybody happen to know any reputable and fairly priced shops that do fender rolling near Portland, or any other nearby places. I'm in Oregon City btw.

Looking to have my rears done.

clee109

^^ I think speed concept does it... When Min stumbles back through here he's had it done on his sx.

For smart phones the Evo 4G looks awesome! I've been pretty disappointed with my iPhone lately...

bonknhead

I've been contemplating the HTC Evo also. A few co-workers have it and like it. Gotta love that Android OS being open source. There are so many apps available!

clee109

The only shame to it is Sprint! meh.

Perhaps it can be unlocked and ran on at least AT&T? If it could I'd be down for it, well that is if I leave my company now (tee hee they pay for my iPhone service here, luck me!)

bluecarbonfiber

att uses sim cards.. im not sure if sprint does or doesnt.. if they do you can unlock the phone and use it on there GSM network.. tmobile uses sim cards too.. i know verizon doesnt use them so no Iphone for us.. honestly i rather have something different anyway.. everyone has the damn iphone

bonknhead

Sprint isn't so bad. I've been using Sprint (company paid cell and service) for the past 10 years. It's actually gotten better. I read somewhere that Sprint users use Verizon towers when roaming.

My Sprint phones haven't used SIM cards. I currently have a Treo Pro - no SIM.

I like that Android OS phones are a good alternative to iPhones, which EVERYBODY has. For some reason, I've never been an Apple fanboy.

bluecarbonfiber

so i guess sprint and verizon phones can work with each other and att and tmobile can work together.. i wasnt sure if sprint used the sim cards or not good to know.. i had att along time ago and t mobile now i have verizon.. i didnt care for att pricing for plans.. tmobile was really cheap phone wise and plan wise plus i always had dropped calls, now that i have verizon i havent had 1 drop call i get service in the areas i go camping and my phone can take a beating so im uber satisfied with them

Mr Marco

I'm stuck with and old BB Tour. Had two BB Storms before, but broke them both. Carrie still has the original, first shipped Canadian made Storm and it is working perfectly. I want the BB Torch because it looks like the perfect mix between the Storm and Tour. But I'm not about to switch to AT&T.

Ken1997TL

Sprint and Verizon use CDMA which is a completely different cell technology and set of frequencies. Also, none of their phones use SIM cards.

AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM.

Mr Marco

^My Verizon BB has one (sim card) and I never understood why. Every time I do a battery pull it asks me whether I want to use it. Ridiculous!

bluecarbonfiber

^ man that must be a old phone.. did Moses give you that thing? and if so what was he like when the red sea was parted? hahah

i thought my 2 year old phone was bad.. yours is borderline brick style

Ken1997TL

Blackberry Tours, 8830's and a few other phones are labeled as 'World Phones' which have a SIM slot, so you can take your phone to another country and still use it. I had an 8830 that let me use it in virtually every place I traveled, yet let me stick with Sprint back home.

saersxlr8

I too have had sprint for about 10 years. When i first signed up i had pretty much the everything plan; (lots of mins, unlimited text, web, picturemail, free after 7, etc..) and with my 25% discount because of where i worked my bill ended up being like 65-70 dollars including insurance and taxes.

few years ago i took off my picturemail , web, and free after 7 because i couldn't justify extra 20 bucks a month for something that i used probably only 3 times a day(always at work); that and i also signed up a family plan with the gf so then was only left with 2000 mins and unlimited text.

now with my mom added to the line with 2000 shared mins, free to call each other, unlimited text on 2 phones, and insurance for all 3 phones i'm paying about 110-115 a month. can't beat that. we never go over mins because i rarely use my phone during the day and if i did it would be to call my wife or my mom and also if i need apps i just play with my itouch

Mr Marco

Anyone catch the moon this morning? Very pretty with a tiny sliver of a crescent hanging over the NW hills inbound on HWY26! I'm going to miss the clear skies.
BTW anyone know why the Sheriff was tracking with K-9 in my neighborhood this morning at 2:30am? Thought it might have been the car jack meth-head that was on the news but that was at 8PM last night.
Seeing his face makes me want to buy him dinner and rehab.

bluecarbonfiber

^holy shit that dude looks half dead..
saw the moon this morning and yesterday and its very nice.. took a pic of it yesterday but it didnt turn out the way i wanted it to.. i still need more practice with my night shots.. dont forget this weekend we fall back on time!! woohoo extra hour of sleep or extra hour of drinking if you are up that late

bonknhead

I noticed the moon crescent yesterday morning as I drove into SW PDX. Didn't notice it today though.

No idea about the sheriff. Whereabouts are you?

Mr Marco

^3 blocks south of PCC Rock Creek

clee109

yeah it was a sweet moon!

bluecarbonfiber

ugh.. been searching all day for a small hard plastic wading pool so when we have puppies soon we have a place for them to play in and let me say they are IMPOSSIBLE to find at this time of year

ABP1TSX

^ try craigslist. Someones bound to have one on there.

bonknhead

I was gonna say CL. Here's one for $15: http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/bab/2039268473.html

bluecarbonfiber

haha thanks! i guess they really have just about anything on there.. i should sell a bag of dog crap.. im sure someone will buy it

Mr Marco

Ever try to put one of those on the top of your car? I have, let's just say they are a bitch to hold onto at any speed above 15mph. Now you need an RDX.

bluecarbonfiber

^ hahah i have my truck i can put it in.. might need to bring a couple rocks to keep it from flying out though..

funny thought my wife asked me the other day if stuff can go on top of the RDX if we have a luggage rack.. at first i thought she ment the tsx and i almost flipped a lid!! nothing goes on the roof of the tsx! not even a coffee cup.. but then i realized what she ment.. but even then i dont like things on the roof.. its why the RDX has fold down seats.. it will fit more =)

Mr Marco

Roof rack is good for two bikes, or 6-8 2x4x8's depending on their moisture content and species. It is no Yakima. However, over-all it was a good buy and I recommend it. I can't remember what we paid, but the dealer wants $410 for it today.

bluecarbonfiber

410 for a roof rack? that seems high.. they including install?

bluecarbonfiber

Happy Friday!! clip of the day.. ya lose the woody allen jacket

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAl-ZyI8R5Y

clee109

12:30 HWY 26 east bound just before shute rd on ramp, 2G SSM TL with wheels looked like TSW's. Who was it??

bonknhead

Not me, but I think I've seen that one before. OEM lip kit and gunmetal 18" wheels right?

clee109

^^^ yep that'd be the one. I am assuming 18's though haha was going opposite direction of me across the median

Mr Marco

^Need an Acurazine card so we can get them to join our chat/meets.

On a side note it looks like we will not be getting new rubber on the TL this month as someone at US Bank did not properly place a stop payment on our mortgage check for the refinance, so we just spent $2100 that we were not expecting to. Very frustrating, as we went into the branch to complain yesterday, but they would not talk to us and never called us back to apologize/explain what happened. Huge mistake on the part of USB, which also cost the mortgage company time and money (because they have to recalculate all that paperwork with a new payoff amount). Going to complain to the Regional Manager and see if we can at least get someone’s ass chewed. :angryfire

bluecarbonfiber

^ man you just have all the luck.. i think you rubbed the same troll head i did as a kid.. i can never get out of a slump once it start haha..

on the lighter side last night there was a party in the hood again.. saw some dudes piss all over a chicks car in front of the house and no one said a word.. i tell ya i will not miss it once we are gone

Rapture

Alright, maintenance guy at my work let me pull my car into our vehicle fitting area and work on my car this week Finally got those bolts off so I can get my torque damper on.

Speaking of such, anyone here bought anything from Harbor Freight Tools? I hadn't heard of them until recently, and from the looks of it, they sell a few tools I'd want at pretty low prices. However I'm curious as to whether or not the price matches the quality Anyone have any insight on them? Hate to buy an air compressor + impact wrench only to have it die out in no time..

Ken1997TL

Harbor Freight sells almost exclusively Chinese junk

Rapture

Yeah I was curious, since you could get an electric buffer for your car for like $30.... when the ones I've seen on the Wash & Wax forum are at least $110.

bluecarbonfiber

I have my air compressor from them and air impact.. had both for 3 years no issues yet.. my air compressor has a warranty too.. when it comes to some tools i look at it as they are so cheap if they break i will just get another.. most will last you a couple years if you take good care of them i had a 3/4 in socket set from them lasted 4 years and then just recently replaced just the ratchet due to a engine swap i did for someone and stripped it on 132lbs bolt.. i suppose i could get a craftsman for 50 bucks with lifetime warranty

anywho they are great if you are looking for a few cheap things to get you buy for a few years or longer depending on how you take care of them..

edit:
just saw your other post.. i have there car buffer and it works great.. has a digital read out.. got it same time as my air compressor as well. still goes strong..

Mr Marco

I bought several items from HF, including a buffer, brad nailer, and 1/2 ton floor jack (all Chinese made), and they all work great. However, I did notice they are stocking some items that I would never put my trust in; the $4 multi-meter. It is a great way to save some money if you don't care where the stuff is made. Same thing with Lowes vs. Home Depot. You can buy a set of fence pliers at Lowes for $5 less! That's lunch at Subway for me. But ultimately you are taking lunch away from the guy who works at Crescent (CooperToolsUSA) by purchasing the Kobalt brand. Food for thought.

bluecarbonfiber

Got the scion all cleaned up and took some pics.. will be listing the car up soon.. if you know anyone interested let me know.. alittle over 42K in mileage sole owner, clean title,aftermarket cat back exhaust, lowered 1 3/4th ( if i remember correctly) no alignment issues.. kept up on all maintenance has factory install LED kit (for cupholders and feet area)18 inch tsw wheels w/cross drilled and slotted rotors and tinted window

'02_TL-S

Damn that's a pretty nice tC. How much you looking to get for it?

On another note, My last login in to AZ was on 7-17-10. Gaaaawwwwd daaaaammmmmn!!! Need to get back on here more often. Anything big I've missed while I was on my AZ hiatus??

bluecarbonfiber

KBB in excellent condition is 11500 i would like 11000 i would even settle 10800if someone could come up with the cash.. i leave the custom subbox for it too


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