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Old 08-26-2009, 11:29 AM
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Jase, Wow... nice clutch failure! Which car -- bathtub or S?

Did hear any unexpected noises as a result of that failed clutch or were shifting problems the only clue?
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Old 08-26-2009, 11:47 AM
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Jase, Wow... nice clutch failure! Which car -- bathtub or S?
Neither, BMW E39 528iT (touring = station wagon)

Dunno about driveline damage ... all moving parts are enclosed in bellhousing of Getrag / ZF transmission. Center support bearing on l o n g BMW drive-shaft was still good. Rear diff fluid was clean (replaced with redline).


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Old 08-26-2009, 12:52 PM
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My wife's cousin spotted this guy on her way to work this morning in Tysons.
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Old 08-26-2009, 01:36 PM
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My wife's cousin spotted this guy on her way to work this morning in Tysons.
If that's his only punishment, it's more WIN then FAIL
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Old 08-26-2009, 01:40 PM
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If that's his only punishment, it's more WIN then FAIL
Spoken like a true almost newlywed....
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Old 08-26-2009, 01:48 PM
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If the face is blurred out, its still a win for him.
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I figure he's advertising that he's willing to cheat (i.e. available).

Of course, with his back to the road, who can read the sign.
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Um, yeah...FAIL



Va. SPCA exec's dog dies after 4 hours in hot car

(AP) – 2 hours ago

RICHMOND, Va. — An executive for an anti-animal cruelty group says her 16-year-old blind and deaf dog died after she accidentally left him in her hot car for four hours.

Robin Starr, the CEO of the Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, says she didn't realize "Louie" was in the car until noon. Starr's husband, Ed, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch he put the dog in her car as she got ready for work Aug. 19. She often took the dog to work with her.

Robin Starr took the dog to two clinics, but he died of kidney failure.

The National Weather Service says the temperature had reached 91 degrees by noon that day.

The board of the SPCA says it still supports Starr, who has been CEO since 1997 and does not plan to resign. It was unclear whether she would be charged.
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If that's his only punishment, it's more WIN then FAIL
Dif between him and me is my bullet ridden body would be found under the sign
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The version Dorki's can understand......
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