(At the risk of perpetuating "off topic discussion...") I cringe every time I pay the cable bill, but I can't imagine "cutting the cord"/living without. (And "customer loyalty" is repaid with price increases...) Further Off-topic-ness, for the sake of humor. (Moderators may delete, or put me in “Time Out,” LOL!) Imaginary Comcast board meeting. CEO: “Before we adjourn, does anyone else have anything more to add?” Lowest underling at the far end of the table: “Uh, yes sir… (clearing throat) This Mr. Sloop has been a customer for 23 years. For several years he has been receiving mailers urging him to switch to ‘newly-available ATT U-Verse.’ (On cue, everyone at the table turns their head to the right and spits derisively—while not quite a “contractual obligation,” un-written company policy.) “…And, looking out his back door, every house he sees has a dish.” (The spitting routine is repeated.) CEO: “And you propose…???” Underling: “While we have raised his rate innumerable times, our sociologists and psychologists assure us that the “breaking point” is still at least $20 a month away…” (While not necessarily transpiring as above, I’m cynical enough to believe there is something like that going on. I suspect I could spend less if I “played the game,” and switched back and forth every few years, as a “new customer…”)
Pull the plug. I recently did and wish I'd done it years ago. Keep the wifi and use another means for streaming/TV. There's way too many options available not to.
Here's another blast from the past. It's the Pro Street White GSX that we built for Frank Urbinati back in the early 90's. Seen here at the GS NATIONALS . And Frank has got big smile on his face because it was the first all steel street car to break into the 9'S. And Frank won the PRO STREET Class that year with his little 490 ". Running "heads up" up against Jim Haas and the almighty BIG RED, the Jones and Benisek NHRA GS with the 800 HP. KB 528" BUZILLA. With Duane driving the car. This is the same car that our good friend Bob Ortolani now owns. And big thanks to Bob for his efforts with the car. Not only did he have us build the 506" IRON engine that is seen in the you tube video. With the Near tearing off the bumper of wheelie. He had us build a 530" Aluminum block engine for it. We look forward to test and tuning the aluminum block combo as a joint effort with Bob. Thanks to guys like Frank and Bob for making these cars possible !!
Here is what the car looks like today. Driven more on the street than at the track with an aluminum block 530" Stage2 with SE heads. Still ready for track duty.
