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Old May 30, 2005 | 10:15 PM
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Yeah I seen those parked together, traffic sucked leaving cause of the stupid staties pulling over every bike coming in. Wish I didnt pull the A/C out o well weight mods come first LOL
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Old May 30, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Krazy98Z28
Yeah I seen those parked together, traffic sucked leaving cause of the stupid staties pulling over every bike coming in. Wish I didnt pull the A/C out o well weight mods come first LOL
those stangs are actually pretty cool, white one is a 5.0 with a turbo set up, gray one is a turbo 4cyl,and the GN is retardedly fast, the staties were busting everyone, figured id get hooked for no front plate, but i got out, traffic sucks up there all the time, if you go out the back way of the park you can miss most of the traffic by cutting across to metacom ave.

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Old May 30, 2005 | 11:01 PM
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Actually... I do have a customer that works at MTV

The earlier generation of plasmas were rated at 3-5 years but the new ones can last much longer with average use. This one will probably only get 2-4 hours of use each day so I'll probably buy something else before it reaches it's half life.

I have to say that the house will be pretty cool when it's done. There are 3 large bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Master bedroom has double doors going in. That flows into a halllway that leads to a walk-in closet. The master bathroom TV will be on the wall at the end of a 2 person whirlpool tub. The shower next to it is 6'x7' (enough to fit alot of people ). It has dual heads and multiple massaging jets. There is also a double sink in that bathroom. The living room is 15x36'. The plasma in that room will feed sound into speakers in the walls and ceiling (surround sound). There will be a DVD player/recorder in this room along with a VCR, HD Tivo, satellite radio. Speakers will be wired into the kitchen to provide sound in there. I designed the house so I can watch the plasma while in the kitchen. Dining room will have a table that provides seating for 10.

There will be wood and marble floors downstairs and carpet upstairs. The breeseway will have a concrete floor with radiant heat. 600 square feet of the basement will be turned into a movie/game room with a bar, pool table and video games. The back deck is about 50x26'. It has a 6 person hot tub in the corner and the wall next to it is wired for a plasma when they are available for outdoor use.

Garage holds up to 6 cars - 4 on the ground and 2 in the air (2 lifts). It is fully finished and will have an epoxy floor so I don't have to paint it anymore (that becomes a pain). Hot/cold water will be plumbed in there so I can wash cars inside. I'll also run the same thing to the outside wall so I can do the same outside. The main part of the garage has a 27" TV, Direct TV/ cable, Pioneer receiver and speakers in the wall. There are 2 rooms in the rear of the garage. One has a 56" TV with a living room set and fridge while the other is a computer room with pull out couch. This is all pretty much my "get away area". It's been fun watching the house take shape from an idea, to drawing on paper and then the actual structure. All of the stories that you've heard about building a house..... are true. Some of the contractors are pretty good while others require many calls and me visiting their house at 10PM to see where they are. Overall I would do it again. I'd be ahead of the game with the knowledge that I've gained from this build.

So how did this turn into a thread about my house?
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Old May 30, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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but i got out, traffic sucks up there all the time, if you go out the back way of the park you can miss most of the traffic by cutting across to metacom ave.
I was going to head out there but didn't make it this weekend. Guess I missed out on the traffic. Got tagged about 2 weeks ago for tint and no front plate (he was out for my tint). Last night I got stopped for doing 75 in a 55 on route 88. I give the cop alot of respect for just giving me a warning. Time to do 55 for awhile....
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Old May 30, 2005 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by tbyrne
I was going to head out there but didn't make it this weekend. Guess I missed out on the traffic. Got tagged about 2 weeks ago for tint and no front plate (he was out for my tint). Last night I got stopped for doing 75 in a 55 on route 88. I give the cop alot of respect for just giving me a warning. Time to do 55 for awhile....
or start donating lots of money to local polititions
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Old May 31, 2005 | 02:36 AM
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let me tell you, I have been not speeding for a week lol and wow let me tell you can you say dam these cars get great gas mileage when your not romping on the gas lol. I cant believe I went back and forth to work last week on the same tank and still had gas left over.

Hey Tom I drive by Davis Rd all the time leaving my girlfriends, she lives off of Old FR road in dartmouth. I'll have to drive down your street and see how it looks sometime

I hope to one day buy some land and have my brother design my house for me and with the help of family and friends build it

My brother has designed some local buildings. The new North end elementery school in Fall River and also the new Spencer Borden. And he also designed the new Roosevelt Middle school in New Bedford
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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:31 AM
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Mileage is pretty good for "normal driving". I usually see 17-18 for city/highway driving and have got into the mid 20s while doing 65-70 on the highway.

The buildings your brother designed were probably very detailed. You have to be good to get those so definately be good to him for when it comes time to build your house

This is where mine was at as of yesterday. Front/side doors will be painted black soon -

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