[Cliff Claven]

Originally Posted by Parenn911

Screw you Chris, you are the MAN. Who do you think you are, "Captain Ron"?

Amen, brother. The inevitable course of life. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.... Not Chris' fault--he doesn't direct it--he's hardly even a pimple on the butt of a fly on its ass--probably doesn't even realize how insidious is the web he's caught himself in. It's the internet itself--that's the man. And cellular phones and GPS, it's all one. Black boxes in your cars. Massive databases of all of your supermarket and credit card purchases over the past ten years. They're watching you. A real life Matrix, all run by a cadre of elite multinational capitalist industrialists. Ruling over the massive hordes of human sheep and swine that are brainwashed from birth by cable TV and state-run schools, injected with "vaccines" that alter their immune systems, programmed to drink low grade beer and eat packaged foods. Made to work to pay the taxes that feed the machine that extends its ever-growing tentacles, its military and economic armies, further and further around the globe so that one day the goal of utter world domination and control can be reached. The only solution is to unplug all the computers and phones, switch off the television and live in the wilderness. Don't pay the $17. Give your parts away to your dorki brethren. And make your way into the mountains.

[wludavid]

Originally Posted by Cliff Claven

programmed to drink low grade beer

$17 goes a long way when you buy that stuff!

[spazegun2213]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

Google/yahoo, etc are not "free". They are subsidized. The free content, search engines, video, etc and what not is paid for by the people that pay for sponsored links, other non-free services, etc. Oh, and that IPO. Are they even profitable?

I don't think that you're going to garner a lot of support here from the folks that have donated. True, the content, provided by the people make the board worthwhile (and worth paying for). But, we still need the money to run the infrastructure. It's similar to the roads, in some ways. You *think* they are free, but you're paying for it in taxes. If you had to pay-as-you-go, you wouldn't. Even a toll road doesn't charge what it would really cost each car mile.

Those of us here who have developed a kinship and friendships through hanging in garages and paddocks and fun runs figured that it's better to pony up some bucks when this site outgrew the original host (that subsidized it). If you like it here, stay and contribute, put put some bucks in the bowl to keep the site running. BUT, don't expect that those that do pay will "see it your way" and figure that somehow the Internet Gods see the world as richer for its existance. Just remember, you're paying for the collective knowledge and the space to hang out with other like minded individuals. If you're not getting a break on track time or parts...well that's not the goal of this board. I suppose when you went to college, you paid for the degree?

Its true google is an IPO and last i heard a profitable one, but I'm no stock broker

As for support... I clearly vented in the wrong forum, the next time i vent about some rule that i think is a little weird, I'll do it on another forum. I truly never ment to start anything of this size.

As its been said, i have a different point of view on things

[}{arlequin]

whenever several people lift some heavy shit, you know there is always that one guy that simply has his paws on the item, but isn't really lifting. i'm usually that guy. on rennlist, i'm still that guy. but at least here i have found a replacement

[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by }{arlequin

whenever several people lift some heavy shit, you know there is always that one guy that simply has his paws on the item, but isn't really lifting. i'm usually that guy. on rennlist, i'm still that guy. but at least here i have found a replacement

ROTFL

[}{arlequin]

Originally Posted by spazegun2213

As its been said, i have a different point of view on things

hahaha, don't worry, we have different views on things too... don't believe? just dig up some threads about official rules and how they relate to tires, harnesses, or track time

[}{arlequin]

Originally Posted by }{arlequin

whenever several people lift some heavy shit, you know there is always that one guy that simply has his paws on the item, but isn't really lifting. i'm usually that guy. on rennlist, i'm still that guy. but at least here i have found a replacement

ok, i was overzealous in this one. this doesn't apply when i'm helping to put a motor on an engine stand (those things are precious), or that time when charlie and i moved out the green monster of a couch of mine, or that time when eli and i lifted the norton in and out of the tahoe, or when it comes to a girl- but only if she has 'potential'

[Jase007]

}{:

I thought the only thing you lifted had Bombay Saph. in them?

[spazegun2213]

Originally Posted by }{arlequin

whenever several people lift some heavy shit, you know there is always that one guy that simply has his paws on the item, but isn't really lifting. i'm usually that guy. on rennlist, i'm still that guy. but at least here i have found a replacement

ROFL!!! thanks... i needed that.....

I think I'll be that guy for a while.... [dons a tarnished crown]

[spazegun2213]

Originally Posted by Jase007

}{:

I thought the only thing you lifted had Bombay Saph. in them?

}{ hust have class then Bombay Saph is the best

*cheers*