Duppie

I rather like the way you think. How better to further detante but to show some Iranians sailors just how welcoming a free society can be. A bus man's holiday if you will... Some good restaurants,cocktails, perhaps a show or two,a foray to a gentleman's club and some encounters with our perhaps less than virginal performers replete with glitter.

I used to fill my 5 lb tank {yes...5 lb tank} at the U Haul on route 18 in East Brunswick until an attendant attempted to charge me for a 20lb fill because math apparently was not his "thing".I have a twice rebuilt,now discontinued Weber Performer stainless that featured a 5 lb tank to light the charcoal in baskets, so basically propane start/charcoal finish. Love that grill and just ordered a new kettle to replace the 15 year old original.

That particular nugget has been making the rounds for years.Exaggerated for effect but it makes it's point.

...cheap haircut,terrible colour coordination,bad posture, tacky man jewelry on right wrist...

I've now shot 600 rounds of WWB 9mm recently without incident and it's now on sale again at Dicks. I intend to pick up 3 more boxes this week.

Respectfully....you're preaching to the choir my friend. I believe the vast majority of forum members would acknowledge that a loaded weapon may just as well be a brick without a sentient hand to wield it.

All that may be fine and good but I don't believe this shooter quite fits into that category.2 years in the Marines,never went overseas and was stationed in California.Brooklyn bred and moved recently to Old Bridge. 2 questions: Firearms, legal/illegal? Just recent moved to NJ and in possession of a long gun and pistol. Only 2 years in the Marines stationed in Cali. Discharged? on what grounds? I venture we'll know soon enough but PTSD?.........I think not.

Wicked fast but major torque steer,rather unusual styling ques and parts are expensive for a B line marque.

Now THAT scares me........

I am perhaps a little older than you and have owned and / or driven extensively a 69 Mini Cooper,72 Renault 1600 cc,71 BMW 2002,76 Jaguar xj6,78 VW superbeetle,78 Vauxhall Viva GT1600cc,74 Ford Cortina Cosworth.79 Mazda RX3 round light,TR 6's and 7's,96 XR4 TI,Peugeot 205,306.2001 Ford Mondeo GT,2005 BMW M5,2001and 2004 VW gti's,1998 and 2001 Honda SI's,.... well you get the idea and without exception all the European models had an awful reliability record.I love European cars and own 3 older models at the moment. but it's a love that comes with a price.

The 3 series is rather small and IMO buzzy except with the larger displacement 6 cylinder motors. The 5 class offers more room for a growing family,better amenities and has a solid yet responsive ride quality and performance. Trade off is weight and economy.Both are better in the long run over a turbo Audi with a finite and expensive to replace turbo and supporting electronics. I need not tell you that none of these cars are inexpensive to maintain but your task is to identify your wants,needs and priorities at this time in your life in relation to an automobile and choose.... If I were younger ,single and liquid......I'd get a out of warranty Audi,jam it with go fast goodies and blow the block and my reputation in a blaze of glory.

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To echo some of the posts here, a preowned turbo Audi is a expensive and frequently frustrating proposition.Don't get me wrong I simply love the car, The fit and finish is superior to most in it's class,it remains simply a intuitive driver's car that rarely compromises on performance but.....and there's a big but. It's not as quick as you would expect without modifications or springing for the rare and expensive S and RS models. There is still noticeable turbo lag, the electronics is quite frankly....shit and parts and service is nose bleed expensive. That being said....when it works,it's a thing of beauty and has something that most Japanese and American cars frequently lack but is found in abundance in European cars IMO...Soul. I would still have you consider a BMW 3 or 5 class and even a Benz C or E class and while you may be looking at a 5 to 9 year old car in your price point,most owners of such cars take pride and pay attention to their rides and a good deal can still be had. Good luck.

I believe truly "living off the grid" to be more difficult than we can imagine.Limiting modern conveniences,commerce and contact is not for the faint of heart or mind.

Without appearing flippant.....We all knew to some extent that our lives,histories,correspondence,viewing and search habits in a post 911 world is not only susceptible but most likely regularly scanned and logged by one agency or another. Throughout our history there has always been an element that wishes to keep tabs ,as it were, on American citizens under a guise of national security..... J E Hoover and the McCarthy trials come to mind. So.... what to do? Live your life and avoid sensitive searches,go off grid,move to another country? Again I don't wish to minimize the implications of our very lives being explored and cataloged without our consent but it's hardly without our knowledge.

Norway in the summer is amazing,My uncle left my brother and I a tiny summer house on one of the Islands in south Norway called Hvala with a 2 minute walk to a cove where we keep a little skiff, so I try to spend at least a week there when I visit but before I go I cross the border into Sweden to grocery and liquor shop because Norway is so damn expensive.Last spring it was equivalent to $7.98/gallon for diesel so I don't **** about gas prices in Jersey.

Exactly but a big mac lunch runs closer to $14.00 in Oslo.

I couldn't agree more....I'm in the process of trading one of those molded tactical models in for a 30 year old revolver and my 9mm is a all steel model designed also 30 years ago. I'm not discounting the build,performance and quality of the Glocks,Sigs and HKs out there but I find shooting steel guns more enjoyable. The weight,ergonomics and sheer beauty of a well built steel gun just does it for me.

Yes East Brunswick was also out but was able to pick up 250 rounds and use my reward checks so it came out to .19cents a round.

I left Norway when I was 5,visited every year after that and lived there from 2007 to 2010. My brother and his family,and until recently my uncle and mother lives in Norway along with several hundred distant cousins.{My grandfather was 1 of 10 boys}I've spent more than half of my life here so I'm more American than Norwegian or West Indian for that matter.

I don't know what the average rate of recidivism is here in the States but Norway has one of the lowest in the world at a little under 20%. So it is held as a example of what is possible when criminals are not just merely warehoused but instead retrained to survive in a polite society.In most small towns, the Police are never seen and knock off at 4 pm, so you have to leave a message for the next morning,but things are changing since opening the doors to Tribal peoples and exiles from Iraq,Iran,Afghanistan,Pakistan,Somalia who have little concept of trusting or recognizing authority and that was what Brivik was protesting in his own twisted way. Please understand that Norway is very rich,has a small population with socialized medicine,education and real crime was basically unheard of until recently. Their age of innocence is now over.

And I agree but it surprised me that the majority of Norwegians agreed with the verdict including a few of the murdered victim's family. To them our system of justice and incarceration is just as puzzling as theirs are to us.I still carry dual citizenship so guess where I'm heading to if I get in a heap of trouble?

The Norwegian Justice system stresses rehabilitation over incarceration and widely believes our sentencing and penitentiary system to be inhuman.So much so that there have been several cases where the US have requested extradition of criminals held in Norwegian Jails and have been refused on the grounds that to be incarcerated in America is to be subjected to cruel and inhuman treatment.Being declared sane is a big win for Breivik because even with the ability to add to his sentence it is very unlikely he will do more that the maximum of 29 years if he shows he is rehabilitated. Some years ago Micheal Moore filmed a piece on Norwegian Jails and a island in the middle of the Oslo Fjord called Bastoy where the inmates,many of whom were there for murder are not only allowed to roam freely but hold day jobs in Horten,my home town. The island also has one of the best beaches in that area as well as several summer homes where visitors come in direct contact with inmates, I used to play there as a child. Moore was forced to cut most of the piece because he didn't think anyone would believe him.

Excellent. I would have loved to be there just to watch their reaction at that inescapable logic.

You must mean that Top Gear BBC started airing in the States in or around 2002, I've watched Clarkson on TG since the 80's.