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#162405
January 05, 2015, 07:56:15 AM
Yes... $$$
http://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/pricing/

And, yes, $1,998 is WAY too expensive for Pinto!

It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

ducpainter

#162406
January 05, 2015, 08:06:57 AM Last Edit: January 05, 2015, 08:12:17 AM by ducpainter
They were great cars.

You have to remember that the automobile was never designed/built with the intention of crashing the friggen thing...

until your employer got involved. ;D

...and ouch on the new pickup...
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Bick

#162407
January 05, 2015, 08:35:31 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on January 05, 2015, 08:06:57 AM
They were great cars.

The car was the bomb!
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

ducpainter

#162408
January 05, 2015, 08:39:03 AM Last Edit: January 05, 2015, 08:44:05 AM by ducpainter
Quote from: Bick on January 05, 2015, 08:35:31 AM
The car was the bomb!
Exactly how many blew up?

QuoteThe Pinto's legacy was affected by media controversy and legal cases surrounding the safety of its fuel tank design, a recall of the car in 1978, and a later study examining actual incident data that concluded the Pinto was as safe as, or safer than, other cars in its class.[5]

Schwartz paper

In a 1991 paper, "The Myth of the Ford Pinto Case", for the Rutgers Law Review, Gary T. Schwartz[5] said the case against the Pinto was not clear-cut.[22][23]

According to his study, the number who died in Pinto rear-impact fires was well below the hundreds cited in contemporary news reports and closer to the 27 recorded by a limited National Highway Traffic Safety Administration database. Given the Pinto's production figures (over 3 million built), this was not substantially worse than typical for the time. Schwartz said that the car was no more fire-prone than other cars of the time, that its fatality rates were lower than comparably sized imported automobiles, and that the supposed "smoking gun" document that plaintiffs said demonstrated Ford's callousness in designing the Pinto was actually a document based on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations about the value of a human life â€" rather than a document containing an assessment of Ford's potential tort liability.

Schwartz's study said:

    The Pinto Memo wasn't used or consulted internally by Ford, but rather was attached to a letter written to NHTSA about proposed regulation. When plaintiffs tried to use the memo in support of punitive damages, the trial judge ruled it inadmissible for that purpose (p. 1021, Schwartz study).
    The Pinto's fuel tank location behind the axle, ostensibly its design defect, was "commonplace at the time in American cars" (p. 1027).
    The precedent of the California Supreme Court at the time not only tolerated manufacturers trading off safety for cost, but apparently encouraged manufacturers to consider such trade-offs (p. 1037).


"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Bick

#162409
January 05, 2015, 08:42:23 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on January 05, 2015, 08:39:03 AM
Exactly how many blew up?


Probably about as many as the ICBM's that were build during the same time frame. ;)
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

ducpainter

#162410
January 05, 2015, 08:46:02 AM
Quote from: Bick on January 05, 2015, 08:42:23 AM
Probably about as many as the ICBM's that were build during the same time frame. ;)
[laugh]

"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


DarkMonster620

#162411
January 05, 2015, 09:10:55 AM
nooning . . .

eating chop suey for lunch . . .

talking bout manintenance . . . I think oil/filter, air filter and plugs are due on the Suzuki . . .

Bick, wanna come and help me out with these jobs? It's warm and I can have cold beer and food available . . . ;D
Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Bick

#162412
January 05, 2015, 09:21:49 AM
Quote from: The Last In Line on January 05, 2015, 09:10:55 AM
nooning . . .

eating chop suey for lunch . . .

talking bout manintenance . . . I think oil/filter, air filter and plugs are due on the Suzuki . . .

Bick, wanna come and help me out with these jobs? It's warm and I can have cold beer and food available . . . ;D

But can you provide me with the entertainment of a Walmart Experience? [evil]

It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

DarkMonster620

#162413
January 05, 2015, 09:23:06 AM
Quote from: Bick on January 05, 2015, 09:21:49 AM
But can you provide me with the entertainment of a Walmart Experience? [evil]


of the like . . not exact but 90% similar
Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

DarkMonster620

#162414
January 05, 2015, 10:39:14 AM
Carlos
I said I was smart, never that I had my shit together
Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

ducpainter

#162415
January 05, 2015, 10:48:38 AM
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Bick

#162416
January 05, 2015, 11:03:34 AM
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

DesmoDiva

#162417
January 05, 2015, 12:06:39 PM
Afterning.

-6F with the wind.  Makes the 50F in the shop at work feel warm.

Going to start working 3rd shift for the next few days.  Waiting for some paperwork to pass thru Albany and our only welder that can work on our current project works 3rd shift.  Tonight is going to suck.  Was already at work this am from 6-10am.

'01 ST4 Yellow
'02 ST4s Yellow

ducpainter

#162418
January 05, 2015, 12:23:36 PM
They call it 'graveyard' for a reason.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


DesmoDiva

#162419
January 05, 2015, 12:27:41 PM Last Edit: January 05, 2015, 01:38:47 PM by DesmoDiva
Well it looks like I may get a reprieve.

State has verbally ok'd the other welders.

We'll see if they send over a letter before the end of the day.  

*edit

Letter received.   [thumbsup]
'01 ST4 Yellow
'02 ST4s Yellow
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