THE WALL

All engineers and lawyers. Don't be racist or islmamaphobic

Another illegal immigrant caravan coming to Eagle Pass ….7000 people.

@Flip

Andy was an interesting character. He seriously looked like Humpty Dumpty :) At the time, one of the operating companies I ran, made leather jackets. I had Dolly, Andy's wife get me a jacket that she said fit him well. I got it measured and sent the sizing to the leather jacket company. I asked them to get a jacket made for me. We presented Andy the jacket and he was so friggin ecstatic. Where did we give him the jacket? At In-n-out. It was so friggin funny. Andy would always want to meet there for dinner. He lived less than 1000 feet from the Four Seasons, but no, he would only go there for holiday dinners, no other time. Andy was cool. His wife was so friggin sweet and pleasant. I think we met his kids once at the Four Seasons for a holiday meal. Andy invited about 100 people to attend it and picked up the tab! This was just before he started to have to spend his life in a Rascal.

One of my favorite memories of Andy was at an In-n-out. The four of us were there, eating a hamburger and he whipped out $5 gift certificates to In-n-out handed me 10 of them, and said, "Take your wife and kid here a few times." One of my mistakes with Andy was not taking advantage of an offer. He offered us super duper VIP-level shit to the Indy 500 in 2003 with him giving a tour. We'd have to fly him out on the jet with us, but that was an offer of a lifetime, we turned it down because I needed to be somewhere else to close a deal.

This goes back 20 years and my memory here, well, I am just not confident. I think one of his kids had an alcohol problem (????) Andy tried to get me to invest 50k into a bank he was investing in that was in Vegas. I think I still have the prospectus in the garage. His kid was going to be on the board. I opted out of the deal, because of the kid.

I was born on an island that was about 350 feet from the mainland, with water than was only navigable because the estuary was dredged. I've lived on another island in a similar relationship with its mainland. I've also lived on an island that is geographically remote from every continent on Earth. Don't think I ever want to live on another, but if I do, it'll have a bridge to somewhere else.

"It's an island so I can beach or swim, I'm good."

My dad owned an island when I was a kid. It wasn't a tropical island though. You could drive to it in the winter but it was more fun to take the boat in the summer. The heat was wood fired, but the generator wasn't.

Didn't need books, we had TV. :-)

Nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my life on an island- tropical or not.

I blocked 8 over a year ago, because of his race baiting bullshit

I can't remember the story but I had a beef with Andy granatelli son I assume a few years back on a car message board. Wish I could remember what it was about lol. I just remembered the guy being a scammer.

We blocked 8inch a long time ago.

I blocked 8in a long time ago. Not worth reading his spew.

Didn't read your complete post.

It's full of horseshit, like it's author.

We're counting the number of posts? That's what we're doing?

Yours are as long as a nautical mile, but less interesting.

You are here to argue, prove you're always right, and post about your life. I guess it's cheaper than a shrink, meh....

VAB is smarter and probably more educated than you. But, he's not going say it. See the difference, smart guy?

And just to add more . . .

@8inch.

Look at the number of posts you have.

Look at the number of posts I have.

Hmm.

Really? I am clogging the site.

Comical. Seriously! Comical.

@8inch

-pt 2. Yeah, I did this on purpose.

"You haven't noticed that most of your posts don't get responses? Nobody reads your entire posts. They read a couple of lines, scroll down and see 6 more paragraphs of bullshit and horn tooting, and they go to the next post."

They can speak for themselves. Your inability to read a whole post sounds like a YOU problem, not a them problem.

"Honesty, you're more of a topic killer than anything. Only a few really engage your infinite wisdom that has cluttered and clogged the forums."

Sweet. Glad I can create content that you don't care about, yet feel compelled to yell at me about. Seriously, how insecure are you?

"Ever thought about taking a break? I mean, you're such an important man and all."

I have stated that I spend an obscene amount of time in front of a monitor. My life consists of waking up, walking to it, then staying there until I am close to passing the fuck out. However, I do travel a lot and then I am away from a computer and thus this shit. But, your insecurity shows that you don't even notice that. Congrats . . . feel better now?

And, in all sincerity, if you don't like what I say, feel free to block me. It is your choice. Then you could be guaranteed to see nothing.

@8inch

Envy and jealousy . . . what fun traits to watch.

"I never watched the show? You're the only one. Nobody else had TVs back in the 70's except for you. Your character description was crap. It was stolen from wik and I called your bullshit. " No, you accused me of something. You didn't prove anything. Again, it was from my memory.

"No kid 7-10 yrs old watched What's Happening or What's Happening Now? and thought of Rerun that way."

I was not 7-10. I was older.

"Next you're gonna tell us what it means to be Black. Oops, you've already done that vicariously through stories of your Dade County Bucks."

Again . . . you are the one that brings race into. Should I be offended that you called me a WHITE GUY. Pretty pathetic that you are trying to race bait.

"As for your life, I don't give a hoot if it's real, made up, or really made up. You haven't done anything that I or anyone else here is worried or jealousy."

Speak for yourself. Other people are quite capable of speaking for themselves. Projecting YOUR issues onto them and dragging them in because you are insecure is . . . well . . . pathetic.

"If you think you have the most degrees, most money, met the most Kings and Queens and other famous ppl, or are we to judge?"

I do not have the most degrees. I went to UF. Got a degree in Business emphasizing in Finance. I took enough English classes that I could have added (IIRC one more and I could have an English degree as well.) I did not go to law school like I had thought I would. Oh well.

Yes, I have met a fuck ton of people that others know of. It was not because I had a huge dick, a huge wallet, a lot of 'degrees.' It was geographical and the hobbies that I had, some of it work. Now, that is accurate from when I was in Florida. I got to spend an hour with Wayne Huizenga . . . why? Because of the work I did. Here, in Santa Barbara, well, a chunk of it was because of a group I was involved with. It was a group that helped fill in demands from the county cops that could not be filled in budget. There, well, it was Arnold, Dennis Miller, Andy Granatelli (he started it), Angelo Mozillo to name a few. Then, well, the other issue was the school my kid went to. Considering that the school has a graduating class that ranges from 20 to 40, you pretty much meet every kid and their parents. The school got me to Rob Lowe, Alan Thicke, Dennis Crosby, the creators of the Nanny, and my kid hung out with Gigi Hadid. I never got to meet the parents though. Oh well. These people have cool stories. When you sit at enough fund raisers, enough dinners, you kinda start talking to them and become friendly. Now if you want to say I bought my way into that, fine, I don't care. The tuition was 28k a year for my kid. If it makes you feel better to say I just did it to meet the people and ignore the education, no problem. If you really want to find out more, look up about the Rhoades Scholar girl who is marrying her professor that is 40 years older. Yeah, she went to the same school as my kid and her and I went at it one day for her actions. My line of work when I moved here had me dealing with the CEO of Ross, TJmaxx/Marshalls, and Target. I already knew the owners of Perry Ellis from my work in Florida and had to deal with them again.

I never watched the show? You're the only one. Nobody else had TVs back in the 70's except for you. Your character description was crap. It was stolen from wik and I called your bullshit. No kid 7-10 yrs old watched What's Happening or What's Happening Now? and thought of Rerun that way.

Next you're gonna tell us what it means to be Black. Oops, you've already done that vicariously through stories of your Dade County Bucks.

As for your life, I don't give a hoot if it's real, made up, or really made up. You haven't done anything that I or anyone else here is worried or jealousy.

If you think you have the most degrees, most money, met the most Kings and Queens and other famous ppl, or are we to judge?

You haven't noticed that most of your posts don't get responses? Nobody reads your entire posts. They read a couple of lines, scroll down and see 6 more paragraphs of bullshit and horn tooting, and they go to the next post.

Honesty, you're more of a topic killer than anything. Only a few really engage your infinite wisdom that has cluttered and clogged the forums.

Ever thought about taking a break? I mean, you're such an important man and all.

Ever thought about giving us a break? Asking for a few SLS friends....

@8inch

Are you feeling better now? My life is awesome. It has been for a long time. Envious?

Should I say my life is shit, terrible, etc. Would you feel better then?

So yes, you are angry. You don't post that many positive things. You come in, threw shit on the ground, and then leave. Cool. Congrats. Glad that the forums can be your toilet.

When you can bring something constructive to the conversation, do it. Until then . . . I honestly don't care.

I stand by the comment. You want to try and insult me by calling me the name of a fictional character and expect me to do what? Praise you? Fuck that shit. You are the one who brought race into the game. I didn't. I called you Rerun and probably will continue to because of YOUR actions mimic him and the bonus is, both of you are roughly the same height. Too bad you have no concept because you never watched the show.

I know you truly believe your life is so awesome, and that I or anyone and everyone is angry and envious.

Not the case. We don't read the essays you write here, so we ain't waiting for your autobiography and movie and soundtrack.

No matter the topic or story that someone posts, you been there, done it, and feel compelled to write about it.

Once again, you are the one in the same as the character Cliff Calvin. Always talking about shit only you care about and always trying to one up everyone.

At least you didn't call me Buckwheat, Farina or Toby? You know we all look alike. Some can dunk, some sing, rap or dance. The special ones can do all of the above.

3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food. Shelter is dependent on ambient conditions.

Smart.

I've been treating this as a mental exercise, but if I was actually marooned on a desert island, I'd have to wait for rescue and hope I had books instead of just my Kindle. In my spare time. Every other moment would be concerned with food, shelter, and safety.

I reckon I'd get 5 books that'd teach me how to build a wood fired generator to run the electronics that play the other media.

Not judging, but while I love beaches and the ocean generally, that can't be all I do. I read a lot and have since I was a tiny child and it would be like not breathing to not read.

"Escape from New York - would that be an inspirational movie to get you off the island? :)

I wanted movies that made me think or make me laugh. That was my criteria. I can still watch any of those Mel Brooks movies and laugh."

Nope, it's because it makes me laugh but the humor doesn't rely on its freshness (which something like Blazing Saddles does, at least for me, which is why I didn't laugh the second time I saw it), so I can watch it once or twice a year.

"Etc." ;)

I've never read War and Peace; the summer I spent reading Russian novels was enough time spent with those guys (even though I didn't get to War and Peace). If I brought anything Russian, it would be Akhmatova's poetry, which has a novel hidden inside almost every poem.

@ea, I don't need much to be happy. It's an island so I can beach or swim, I'm good.

@Molly

Escape from New York - would that be an inspirational movie to get you off the island? :)

I wanted movies that made me think or make me laugh. That was my criteria. I can still watch any of those Mel Brooks movies and laugh.

Books - like you, holy shit, I have no idea what the hell I would bring. I like Greek tragedies. I like Shakespeare. I like Plato. I know for sure, I would not bring War and Peace unless it was for starting a fire :) In a weird irony, I may bring Fahrenheit 451.

@Flip

Wait . . .

No movies.
No books.
No music.

WTF are you going to do on that island? Find a volleyball, call it Wilson, and talk to it?

@8inch

Angry much?

Envious much?

I called you Rerun because that is who you reminded me of. I watched the show when it came out. Sorry, I can't remember what week the Rerun character was on the cover of TV Guide. But, that was something that we bought and I read.

I did plagiarize a paper in one of my English classes. It was a late night total fuck up. The teacher didn't even catch it. What did I do? I misplaced the fucking quote marks. I quoted myself instead of quoting the source. I caught it after the paper was graded and I was reading the comments. The funny thing . . . the teacher marked up the section that should have been quoted as having issues.

Envy is an interesting trait to observe. Perhaps it is why you are so angry.

The 5 biggest books I can find for paper to start a fire. Matches and a knife.