Six months ago, I went to Europe for the first time. I went with my girlfriend and her parents. Her father was stationed at CFB Lahr in Germany for roughly 15 years. For our trip …

Quote: Originally posted by John C. Smith: For starters, you may have problems with a one way ticket to Athens. When you get to Greece, customs are not going to be very…

For starters, you may have problems with a one way ticket to Athens. When you get to Greece, customs are not going to be very excited that you have no return ticket from Greece, a…

Second the recommendation for the Eurail pass. The trains go EVERYWHERE. It's the best way to travel. We actually skipped the hostels and found inexpensive hotels and pensiones al…

When in the UK, don't just stick to London like everyone else seems to. Check out some of the other tourist goodies on offer further up the country (i.e. Warwick Castle, Hadrian's …

So I've found a buddy to come along with me and we've worked out the countries that we're for sure going to visit. Starting in London (airfare is the cheapest..) then to the north…

Quote: Originally posted by DigitalEl: Well, it's now more than two weeks later. I learned I did not get the job on Friday, the 16th. How did I learn this? From a letter…

Aww man, that sucks dude sorry to hear. Congrats on your son

Well, it's now more than two weeks later. I learned I did not get the job on Friday, the 16th. How did I learn this? From a letter which rejected me for the wrong job--one I hadn't…

I tend to wait at least a week before I download updates. If they're broken, I let other people find it out. I can't be bothered to reinstall Windows on everybody's computer, go in…

That is why SP2 will automatically download and install updates.

Quote: Originally posted by thunderous_funker: routers? firewalls? blocking open ports?? People, you can turn off automatic updates and never be bothered again if you s…

I am one of those rare people with a good Windows experience.

Windows update sucks. I've tried to download windows updates while trying to do other stuff on a Brand New PC laptop running XP. I froze the machine. I did it on an XP desktop a…

Quote: Originally posted by Athens: WHy are you installing windows again, why didnt you go into add and remove programs and UNINSTALL the updates that caused the problem…

True, we have a ton of tropies from this tournament, but Canada has gone oh-fer in the last seven years. That blows. We should be better than that.

I could actually see myself buying that Mustang. I cannot see myself ever even test driving the current one. I guess Ford did something right in my eyes (finally)! Now they need …

Quote: Originally posted by Zimphire: Uh sure it does. I think you mean "It doesn't look like a jap rice mobile" Some of these `rice mobiles' are waaaaay pretti…

Quote: Originally posted by scottiB: Sure it does: Aston Volante Very cool! I was wondering why I liked it, I never really like 'American' sports cars

Quote: Originally posted by deekay1: maybe not at the detroit auto show, but frickin' awesome: teh microbus, for teh rest of us! That was at the 2001 Detroit A…

The microbus is nice, but I'm wondering what the cost on something like that will be. VW has been tring to go more upscale of late and I bet that thing will be pushing 30k (if not…

maybe not at the detroit auto show, but frickin' awesome: teh microbus, for teh rest of us!

Quote: Originally posted by OreoCookie: Ugly. Doesn't even look like a sports cars. Sure it does: Aston Volante

Uh sure it does. I think you mean "It doesn't look like a jap rice mobile"

Quote: Originally posted by Zimphire: Suuuuhweeeet Ugly. Doesn't even look like a sports cars.