tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post2217623532887895870..comments2024-02-24T05:11:30.646-06:00Comments on The Director's Desk: Thanks, AtticusTom Casadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-72057652427983998402008-08-20T08:23:00.000-05:002008-08-20T08:23:00.000-05:00"I'm already being trashed for owning a 5 year old..."I'm already being trashed for owning a 5 year old baby bimmer...."<BR/><BR/>Yep, the vacation's over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-78557304474779967212008-08-19T10:31:00.000-05:002008-08-19T10:31:00.000-05:00Probably the coolest thing about the Miata is the ...Probably the coolest thing about the Miata is the <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSaDMOTb1eg" REL="nofollow">retractable hardtop</A>. It's vandal-resistant and really quick up/down. Not quite cruiser-tough for curb-jumping and the like, but your Public Service Officer would fit great in an LPD-motif Miata with light bars in the grille and rear spoiler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-52626762163426751342008-08-19T09:45:00.000-05:002008-08-19T09:45:00.000-05:008:04, Yeah, I know, but I'm secure. I'm already be...8:04, <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I know, but I'm secure. I'm already being trashed for owning a 5 year old baby bimmer that cost less than a lot of pickup trucks; I can imagine the buzz if I showed up in an 2009 Z4! Can't justify it (or afford it) anyway. Wish I had my '71 Karmann Ghia convertible back....Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-72772685971827155552008-08-19T08:04:00.000-05:002008-08-19T08:04:00.000-05:00You better go for a beemer rag-top. The miata scr...You better go for a beemer rag-top. The miata screams 'chic car'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-29378336022039624922008-08-19T05:44:00.000-05:002008-08-19T05:44:00.000-05:00Gun nut:What's the average life expentency of a Ca...Gun nut:<BR/><BR/>What's the average life expentency of a California motorcyclist? Wow, that's an experience....Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-75374445142967905072008-08-19T01:55:00.000-05:002008-08-19T01:55:00.000-05:00He is me and I am he. 2:26 is still cold.He is me and I am he. 2:26 is still cold.Atticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04852881237577051375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-33632107153673911772008-08-18T21:14:00.000-05:002008-08-18T21:14:00.000-05:00I think Atticus is really Fire Chief Niles Ford.I think Atticus is really Fire Chief Niles Ford.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-43700183951173690992008-08-18T20:02:00.000-05:002008-08-18T20:02:00.000-05:00Thanks for the capsule review. You should be able ...Thanks for the capsule review. You should be able to squeak out another anniversary vacation in 15 years, and who knows what Avis will have on the lot by then. Meanwhile, window-shop for diamonds.<BR/><BR/>Back to the mystery. We know from his posts that Atticus wasn't born in Lincoln, but grew up here. We know where he attended primary school, and in which neighborhood he lived during at least part of that time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-47052074384472204422008-08-18T19:02:00.000-05:002008-08-18T19:02:00.000-05:00A BMW? It's good to be the Chief!A BMW? It's good to be the Chief!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-36816230510380366222008-08-18T17:33:00.000-05:002008-08-18T17:33:00.000-05:00Hay Chief, you can buy my Nissan Pulsar for 16,000...Hay Chief, you can buy my Nissan Pulsar for 16,000.00 (its pics on craigs list) but if you get one this week I will let it go for 13.<BR/>Talk about Midlife crises.<BR/>6,000 miles on new engine and tranny...new seats and carpet and 40 YES 40 MPG on the interstate if you maintain speed at 65...top speed is...well I know it goes a hundred and seventeen...I got a warning and people cant believe it but I lamenated it and I crossed out the NSP troopers name so he dont get fired. When his lights came on I looked like I just brushed my teeth with preperation HAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-36637948202937480572008-08-18T17:13:00.000-05:002008-08-18T17:13:00.000-05:0010:37-Standard edition, sadly, not the GXP. It wa...10:37-<BR/><BR/>Standard edition, sadly, not the GXP. It was fun. My POV is a 2004 BMW 325, and the Solstice isn't exactly up to that standard, but on the other hand it's pretty inexpensive compared to a Z4! Slinging it around the Pacific Coast highway and on the Oakville Grade was a blast. <BR/><BR/>Pros: looks great, real roadster feel, easy-to-operate top, firm suspension, plenty of horses, nice exhaust note, gas mileage seemed pretty good. <BR/><BR/>Cons: a little raw, typical GM fit and finish issues, virtually no luggage space, poor visibility even with top down (due to high sill, low windshield and huge A-pillar.)<BR/><BR/>Overall: If I was having a mid-life crisis, a nice used Solstice would be on my list of "affordable" fun cars, along with a Toyota MR2. Haven't driven a Miata yet.Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-81173623769176464262008-08-18T16:40:00.000-05:002008-08-18T16:40:00.000-05:00Chief,Your comment about Friday evening traffic le...Chief,<BR/>Your comment about Friday evening traffic leaving San Fransisco brought back a memory of me in my younger and dumber stage of life. <BR/><BR/>I had been to Santa Cruz in the summer of 1969 to visit my Father. I left SC Friday (July 4th weekend) after the morning fog cleared. I was riding a 69 Harley Sportster at the time. When I left Santa Cruz I took the coast Highway to SF. Big mistake! I was on the wrong side of the Bay and I had to wait on the West side of the bridge for the big lineup of natives wanting to leave town for the weekend. Six lanes of traffic headed East moving 55 mph by the time we got to the East end of the bridge but still just inches between front and rear bumpers.<BR/><BR/>The fact that I survived says a lot about the skill of California drivers.<BR/><BR/>Gun NutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-43373548763001306642008-08-18T15:47:00.000-05:002008-08-18T15:47:00.000-05:00...but are you really Atticus? ;-)...but are you <I>really</I> Atticus? ;-)Tom Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03188041481309059441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-77434859112658823522008-08-18T15:15:00.000-05:002008-08-18T15:15:00.000-05:002:26- You are cold.Atticus2:26- You are cold.<BR/><BR/><BR/>AtticusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-75584833691773820332008-08-18T14:26:00.000-05:002008-08-18T14:26:00.000-05:00May be helpfull but then again may not. I remember...May be helpfull but then again may not. I remember Stacy as an SRO at Belmont between 73 and I think 76 as we moved during that year. Dont know if he went to other elementary schools then or not. But I do remember him coming to class and letting us know that he would nolonger be coming to the school.<BR/><BR/>If I am thinking of the right person, he went to work for a sporting goods store. I am fourty and some of those days are really down in the banks of memory.<BR/><BR/>I do remember a couple of people that went on to be officers and are still working. init's AB, TA one was recently promoted. I keep in tune about him as he used to chase me west on Judson through the park poking me with toothpicks. Talk about a school yard bully making it in the ranks!<BR/><BR/>All because I was friends with his sister. I am glad he has made something of himself. He deserved it. He is still one of the nicest guys I ever got teased by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-65331957871730028022008-08-18T13:31:00.000-05:002008-08-18T13:31:00.000-05:00OMG...W@hat will we do when he is gone?OMG...W@hat will we do when he is gone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-37920568618533740692008-08-18T10:37:00.001-05:002008-08-18T10:37:00.001-05:00Strictly on a vacation note, how did you like the ...Strictly on a vacation note, how did you like the Pontiac? Was it the standard trim or the GXP?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7225570644228196036.post-74392699604047836602008-08-18T10:13:00.000-05:002008-08-18T10:13:00.000-05:00Chief, in one of his posts last week he mentions s...Chief, in one of his posts last week he mentions something about badge numbers. Means nothing to the general public but might mean something to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com