ronniep1

This goes back 20 or so years, but I also bought a car from an individual in Atlanta (friend of my brother). I too had a notarized bill of sale and the car's Georgia title.

When I took those things to the state office of motor vehicles, I had to call my brother and have the seller send me a copy of his Georgia driver's license. The reason I was given is that Louisiana's OMV had to ensure that the seller had not moved to Louisiana, driven the car here, and sold it without him registering it here before selling it to me.

Or in other words, the OMV had to ensure the buyer and I had not defrauded the state out of $160 ($4,000 car price x 4% state sales tax at that time).

It took HOURS to do this, and by the time I finally left, I was beyond pissed off, and I let one beotch in particular know what I thought of her for wasting so much time over $160.

So cutting to TLDR, get a copy of your seller's driver's license, just in case some dumbass at OMV wants/needs it.

It seems as if they don't miss from 3 point range.

15 or so years ago, a friend's wife owned an Audi, and I recall him complaining about $200 oil changes. Maybe doing your own maintenance would reduce your cost, but I can easily see that same oil change being $300 now.

Just something to keep in mind as you decide . . .

On The Beatles Abbey Road album, the last 3 songs, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, and The End, play in succession as if they are one song. Is there a way to link or combine these tracks so the same thing happens in iTunes?

I apologize if this should be on the music board, but because iTunes is software and/or an app, I thought it might be an appropriate question for this page.

I think once a law enforcement officer got a whiff of Sir Smell-A-Lot, I believe he'd let me go with a warning.

While I can believe that McMahon is (was?) building a house, 20,000 square feet is HUGE. I'd guess that a lot of people have houses in the neighborhood of 2,500 square feet. So if that's the number assumed to be average, 20,000 sq ft is EIGHT times that size.

Unless McMahon is running an orphanage or children's shelter, and needs 12 bedrooms, 20,000 would be a case of wretched excess.

Disregarding the proximity to Baton Rouge, didn't The Bluffs developer and/or golf club operator have major financial problems a few years ago? If yes, did it affect home values, golf course maintenance, and routine subdivision maintenance?

There was a time when radio ads for The Bluffs ran constantly on Baton Rouge stations. But seemingly, they stopped overnight. Tied to the financial problems, perhaps?

And, as others have already said, I'd think the Country Club of Louisiana would be somewhere on this list.

Related to the thread below on driving 100 mph, for those of you who did it in older cars (roughly pre 1970), do you remember the steering or road feel of the car?

My wife's grandmother had a 1963 Plymouth Fury that I got to drive a few times, and as I recall, because there was practically no road feel, or feedback from the suspension/steering, you didn't drive it so much as you aimed it in the direction you wanted to go. This particular car was somewhat like steering a boat; turn the wheel, and you'll eventually go in that direction.

FWIW, going more than say 80 mph would have scared the chit out of me. So if you did drive a 50's - 60 car fast, what is your memory of the experience?

My apologies for posting a response 4 times. Admins, if possible, please delete the 3 repetitive posts.

I'm not sure how it happened, but I'll do my best to keep it from happening again.

At what point did emissions controls (and insurance companies?) neuter muscle cars? While the design is beautiful, was '72 the first year that the Corvette became a shadow of its former self?

At what point did emissions controls (and insurance companies?) neuter muscle cars? While the design is beautiful, was '72 the first year that the Corvette became a shadow of its former self?