Voting is mandatory?? What happens if you refuse? Spanking?

where is Stijn?

Fine, community service, even jailtime but that doesn't happen anymore.
Our jails are full so most people that don't vote without a legitimate reason get fined or have to perform a number of hours of community service.
If you're unlucky you do not only have to go voting but you can be selected to go and count the votes (places where voting is not done on computers) or assist in running the voting bureaus (taking names, handing out papers...)

Well, I suppose that is democracy at its finest.

so, Stijn must've forgotten to vote. ;)

Wanna know what happens here when you let your flowerbeds go, and don't tend to them? Lets just say I have a lot of power equipment and a truck, I am not afraid to use any of it. :) She is pissed but as many of ya have figured out.............................I don't care. :)

In my poor experience there are one of two ways to go about relationships with many women.

1. Do it your way = living hell.
2. Do it their way = life as you like it be no more.

Here ends the lesson. Take your pick. :D

please take pics of the flowerbed. :D:D

And always go for no 1, it make life hell but at least it is the life you choose for.

His break is taking way too long.
We keep in touch by mail from time to time, he's doing alright.
He quit smoking.
I'll give him al call this week, to see what he's up to.

From facebook it seems he has given up the drinks and the smokes all about the same time....

Well gents I had a fun weekend... Got to drive the Tesla... Spun the corolla on the track... Then went and hung out at the lake with family... Now it is time to write a lab report...

OMG it's Monday.... Could've used a long weekend.

Instead of cleaning my engine case yesterday, I just wachted tv....
Now I wished I had done some work on my case....
Ah well...

A fine morning to all of you!

Eff Mondays... I have a quiz today...

This is taken a block down from my new place...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1276493799.jpg

I've got a week before I move in. I cannot wait.

Jeez Schumi,

Next thing you'll say is that moving to CA was a good thing.... ;)

(writing down: note to self, next holiday in the States: Hermosa Beach...)

Weird tires. Running Dunlop Direzza Star Specs on the 928. Have had them about a year. After talking to a guy with an S2000 I lowered the cold pressures from 36 to 32 and they were a LOT faster. Ran them at 32 cold for most of this season. However at an autocross with some really tight turns I got some folding on the fronts. Folding is were the tire feels like it is skipping and the side walls get worn. Because of the wear going up the sidewalls I increased the front pressures back up to 35 cold. Then at the April autocross the front tires evidently got really hot and blistered the fronts down the center of the tires. Typically a sign of pressure being too high.

Well, got some new Direzza Star Specs and started at 30 psi front and rear cold. Did a 150 foot skid pad Saturday and the tread skuffing looked good. I got scuffing down to the triangle on the sidewall but not into it showing proper pressure, ie, using all of the tread.

Today, the day after the Skid pad I autocrossed and took my tire gauge and pyrometer. The first set of four runs I just let the tires run since I was starting at 30 psi cold and wasn't too worried about either skuffing the sidewalls or blistering the centers. My first lap was the fastest and fourth was the slowest. The last set of four I checked temps and pressures immediately after each run. Temp wise the results were the same 140 - 154 - 140 across the tread typically meaning too much pressure.

The pressures were a little different. after the first lap the pressure only increased to 31 psi. I left it at 31 psi and made the next run. Temp increased to 35 so I dropped it back down to 31. Same for 3rd and 4th runs. My times decreased on each run in the second session.

The really interesting thing is that internet searches are showing most are running near 40 psi hot on these tires to keep from skuffing the side walls. Just seems really weird to be running such low pressures. I'm thinking 30 psi hot will be even faster than the 31 I set them at today since the center tread temps are still a bit higher than either inside or outside tread areas.

Morning, guys!

Schumi, that place looks wonderful.

Good mornin guys.

It is RAINING like crazy here. I dumped 5.2.5 inches out of my rain gauge this morning and I bet we have had another 2 inches since then.

Lots of people are stuck in traffic. I have been at work for over an hour waiting for the rain to slow down from a torrent so I can get back in my car and get the camera unloaded.

I finally made a dash out to my car to retrieve the camera. Here is a photo of Richard driving the Telsa.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1276524473.jpg

It rained here over night... But not much...

It is raining like mad here. We have had over 10 inches in 12 hours. Another big cell of storms is closing in. It is a crazy day. It is 66 degrees outside instead of a normal 96 degrees.

The rain is nucking futz!