freddy333

Use the email address on this page.

In that case, just put my remarks on hold for the next person who poses the same comment (seriously) that Fakey did (sarcastically).

I apologize if any anti-Obama comments have come across as hate. I think most (at least, mine) come more from bewilderment (how can a guy like Obama, with no actual experience managing anything, come to manage the most powerful organization in the world?) than contempt. And I have to ask - What has Obama actually done for us all?

Great movie (& I understand he pays his staff pretty well). Very funny.

I think you are confusing socialism, a social system in which the means of producing and distributing goods are owned collectively and political power is exercised by the whole community (remember, Obama is a 'spread the wealth' kind of guy) & communism, a system of government in which the state plans and controls the economy and a single, often authoritarian party holds power. Having once been duped into working for the uber-socialist Shirley Chisholm campaign (who cloaked herself with the same community organizer cred as Obama has), I have learned that if it walks like a duck & talks like a duck but calls itself a toaster, it is best not to give it any bread.

Where do you place Vermont Senator, Bernie Sanders, who describes himself as a democratic socialist, on the world political scale?

Sure, just submit your name to the committee & do something newsworthy for a minority. Or, you could just send the committee some cash. Either way, Acorn could probably help.

Admin & Mods - Is anyone aware of/working on this? The Go to first unread post () icons are NOT working. At least, they are not updating when new posts are added to a thread. If no new posts have been added, the icon remains 'lit'. And clicking these icons on the index pages simply take you to the same post over & over again even when many other new posts (or pages) have been added to a thread.

Not so fast, Demsey. Admittedly, while the only thing Barack Hussein Obama is likely to do (in response to Iran's nuclearizing) is wring his hands in bewilderment as to why the Iranians did not keep their word, the Israelis, on the other hand, will do what they need (& the US ought) to do. The $64,000 question is what Obama will do then? My guess is he will dim the White House Xmas tree lights (to show his concern), call for yet another round of sanctions (which have never worked) & propose more talks. President Wilson got us into WWI with that kind of thinking. I wonder what President Obama will get us into?

Ditto. Modern 703 Triplock.

Please do not repost an entire pic thread just to add a line or 2 of comments.

To borrow a quote - Stop the world, I wanna get off. I hope everyone is aware that the Nobel award committee does not just pick a winner out of the newspaper - candidates (or someone working on their behalf) must submit themselves to the committee in order to be considered. So, when the waiter returns, someone grab the check. I have had more than enough.

Lovely watch , but get her a matching (gold) bracelet. I think most women prefer bracelets over straps (bracelets are more blingy).

On the way to dinner

Welcome & you have stumbled upon the classic replica dilemma - what is the difference between a $300 rep & a gen that costs 10+ times as much? In most cases, it comes down to fit & finish - those tactile issues that are difficult to quantify (&, in some cases, quantify) for some buyers. At least in the case of Rolex watches, the differences are quote palpable & just about anyone who holds a gen in 1 hand & a rep in the other can immediately understand why the gen costs more. Now, whether those differences are worth the additional cost is up to you. Beauty, as they say, is in the eye of the beholder. But, after spending a bit of time modifying rep watches, I can tell you that I have yet to see anyone turn a sow (rep watch) into a silk purse (gen watch). You can always feel the difference.

Mods - It looks, judging by the new font used for the suser online, like the site has been updated again. I do not think the little Go to first unread post icons are updating today. If I view a thread & then refresh the forum index page, the Go to first unread post icon is still active & takes me to the same post. This is happening with every forum & does not matter how many times I view & refresh, the icons are not updating.

Good info.

Even more red

Very nice timepiece you got there, Ubi.

I wonder who made that 1?

Never heard of them. My recommendation is to buy from an AD (Rolex authorized dealer) unless you want to spend the time/effort required to learn the differences between reps/frankens & gen Rolex watches. And the education involves alot of trips to ADs to try on the real thing & reading about gens. That is the only way you will know the difference. If you still want to buy online, then I would only buy from established dealers with sterling reputations (check VRF for a seller's reputation) or from an ebay with at least a 99.5% positive buyer rating & a solid seller history of more than 500 sales of primarily Rolex watches. Unless the seller meets all of these requirements, you are taking a big chance. And even then, there are no guarantees when buying online (even generally experienced dealers are routinely fooled & unwittingly pass along fakes as gens).

Southcoast has it partially right. Cyanoacrylate does release gases as it cures, which can damage (or at least fog) a plastic x-tal. That is why it is not recommended for use within watches, at least not those with Plexiglas. And, on a personal note, I have never found cyanoacrylate to be a permanent fix for anything other than fingers.