Dell purchases in Austin

I recommended Old San Francisco Steakhouse for the steaks, but they have
about a 50' ceiling over the bar with a swing .... a girl (dressed in
1890's saloon getup) gets on the swing and proceeds to swing through a
180 degree arc, kicking a cowbell ON THE CEILING at BOTH ends of the
swing arc.

So don't tell me about the steak, but the steak is way up there too (in
taste, not "on the ceiling" )

 

I think you are thinking of blackjack and not poker.

 

No, poker. Aces and Eights is the dead man's hand. The legend says that
Wild Bill Hickock was holding Aces and Eights when he was shot.

 

There is a place in Chicago, "Carson's Ribs" that makes the best ribs.

 

Chicago (and Beverly Hills) also has the best steaks, in my opinion, at
Lawrys (yes, the seasoning people). They bring the entire roast to your
table on a cart and cut your Prime Rib for you.

Incredible.

 

nope-- dead man's hand

 

Whew good thing you didn't give Corvettes a bad rating Tom, you can bash
Dell here but never vettes LOL.... Big Corvette lover here, actually on my
second vette, 1st was a 76 L82 4spd now have a 89 6spd, absolutely the most
bang for the buck in the sports car world..

 

From a European perspective, things are not so straightforward, though...
<g>

 

Really? How many of the new C6 Corvettte's have you driven? I'll put it up
against virtually any car under $150K. Blows my German M3 into the weeds.

 

New-ish, just the one, but that was a 2004 model in California (does the '04
C6 have different emission control gubbins?).

I utterly loved it...

....but wouldn't want to run one on UK roads. Great on a smooth freeway, not
so great on our rougher and noisier motorways and for a back roads, it would
start to become a liability.

A great pipe dream idea. Or for track days, except, I'll wager there's more
fun to be had with something smaller, less powerful, much cheaper with the
engine where it should be - in the middle.

 

With roads in the US northeast crumbling from the usual winter wear and tear, a
Corvette does not go too fast around here, either. My neighbor has one, and he
drives it very slowly and carefully. If you have to do that, what is the point
of all the horsepower? Nice car for driving downtown to pick up the girls,
though. My neighbor is in his 70's... Ben Myers

 

The 2004 was a completely different car (a C5 -- or the 5th series of
Corvette). Sort of like an E36 to the E46 BMW. Very nice (I had a 2001),
but new models (from 2005 on) are a big improvement in power and handling.

And ride. I think you'd find it quite acceptable (particularly while
enjoying the 400hp).

Tom

 

Yeah, but in Florida the roads are good

 

I'm in NE PA here and yes the roads at the moment are rough to say the
least, by June their much smoother which works for me since I put her to bed
in the fall and get her out of hibernation right around now but spend most
of April and May getting it perfect for the summer, this year it's radio/amp
problem, new back pads & rotors and a catback replacement. Tom my
friend/neighbor recently picked up a brand new Red C6 and blew me away by
letting me take it for a spin... AWESOME! In two works "Tight" & "Fast"!!!
But what surprised me was it's wasn't the leaps and bounds over my C4 as I
found when I went from my C3 76' to my present C4 89', talk about HUGE
differences.. Yet again show me more bang for the buck then a C6!!

 

Well, it isn't nearly as fast as my C5, but it had a bored/stroked 422 with
a 12psi dual intercooled supercharger.

700hp

At the wheels.

Great fun.

Doesn't everyone need that?

 

Gotcha. You see whilst I'm married to an American and I go over as much as
I can, plus I'm emigrating in a few years, I concentrate on looking at more,
erm, sensible rides. Things like the Chevrolet Impala (mind you that can
have a 6.1 V8 can it not?). :-/

The family fleet includes a Prius, a 944 S2, a couple of Suburbans, a PT
Cruiser and I believe a Rabbit convertible.

Power - they didn't need more really. Aside the "you always need more" of
course.

Handling? I enjoyed it, because I like the "boat anchor up front and light
rear" approach. But quite how American teenagers with a 'Vette survive to
their 20s is beyond me...

It's more the noise and sensations of the V8 than the power. Don't get me
wrong, power is kinda nice but it's the noise. I can get that from any
V8, such as my wife's old Mercury Capri 5.0. Hardly powerful, but, great
fun, especially in the wet. It rarely rains in Tulare Country, California,
but when it does the roads are well greasy.

 

Where's "NE PA" for a limey? North East, but I don't know the state,
sorry.

I disagree on the bang per buck because you pay for the car all year around
but only use it for half. Something like this should be enjoyed all of the
time, it's such a waste to have it in the garage for half of the year.

I used to track day / nav rally / sprint race my little Ka. 1.3 litres of
four cylinder gutless poke, but a wheel at each corner and a chassis /
suspension set up just the right side of oversteer. Great fun. Also very
usable all year around, well mostly *grins* www.dervman.com/ttwg.htm
hehehehe.

 

For a Yank NE PA is Northeast Pennsylvania and no sport car goes well in 2
feet of snow lol.. Hence the reason it gets stored for the winter
months(usually only 3 1/2 months)..