in her white bmw :evilb::evilb:

nice avatar wade....duuuuuuuuurrrrrr :drool:

HER white BMW????? is that the same car that gave you a ride when your jap junk had a flat tire???


:evilb::evilb:

German or Japanese...it doesn't matter. I'm buying pre 1950's american from now on!

New Years is Eve is also Ms. Boatman's B-Day:cool:

Going to have to start at Blackwoods and move towards Wades. I have one in my neigborhood also.

Yes it is...everyone around the world celebrates her b-day:evilb:

Someone else was banished for the christmas card list last night. :party-smiley-004:

????

crickets......thats it im going to work on the resin bucket. bolster install today, just got the rails back from the powdercoating shop today

Which chit hole got cleaned out over the weekend?

http://houston.craigslist.org/boa/964647871.html

not any of Bigandy's. He wouldn't let any of that stuff go for that cheap because they all have famous stories behind them :evilb::evilb:

:grinser010:

Maybe old stuff from Del Lago.....

Sounds like maybe the coast guard station since they are rebuilding it over there by the dam.

I thought it was that little strip of ground between your place and colter's that has all the trailers, scrap steel, bricks, army truck, etc. buried under the brush.

Any of you guys want to get together at papas, eldos, or samsboat tonight for my last night in town? Im thinking about 7pm. let me know.

I am going to dinner with my dad at 6pm. I can stop one the way back. I am sure I will need a drink or 2. Sam's boat or eldo's works for me.

Sam's Boat is for nancy boys.

Got the text...but been sick for the last 2 days....:angry-smiley-038:
friggin weather

So is staying home and letting your dog lick PBJ off your nads. :evilb::evilb::eek:

Did you guys see that Rex marine has sea strainers on sale today and tomorrow for $339?

I am putting an order in tomorrow if you guys want to try and get a bulk order and save on freight and maybe get a bigger discount.

http://www.seriousoffshore.com/forum...ead.php?t=2740

Does not even sound like a deal.

They are brand new. That is what they cost.

"There's a sale at Penny's!"

If you wanted to talk about a deal you should have not bought the magnum and trojan should have not bought the banananana and one of you monkeys bought this low hr turn key rig.

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1995.../United-States

It needs an arch though:drink:

Turn key boats are for sissies who don't like getting their hands dirty... and for people who enjoy relaxing.:D

Wade, your experience is needed in the wake jumping thread.

But it is so ugly and slow.

And I have my eyes on a low hour turn key rig all ready. Just need to see if I can actually afford it first.

Or the flat black painted rusty car thread. :evilb:

Life could be Worse

AUSTIN, Texas -- Some Texans displaced from their homes as a result of Hurricane Ike will soon be the first to occupy a new type of manufactured home built especially for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under a new initiative.

Contractors are delivering the first of 30 new units to the soon-to-be-opened temporary community site, the Acadian Annex, in the southern Orange County town of Bridge City.

The new models, which have two bedrooms, one bathroom and about 616 square feet of living space, are sleeker than the mobile homes and larger than the park models FEMA currently is providing eligible Texans.

More important, these homes are made with products which emit no or low amounts of formaldehyde. Their debut in the Hurricane Ike recovery effort follows a major effort by FEMA to design a model that is virtually formaldehyde free; that is more streamlined than a mobile home, and thus easier and faster to install; and that can be produced in a timely fashion by several manufacturers.

Once the homes are occupied, FEMA will survey the residents to get their feedback on the models.

"We are thrilled to be able to provide these homes for Texans, and we hope they will be very happy in them," said Federal Coordinating Officer Stephen M. De Blasio Sr. "What's more, if this program is successful, FEMA will be able to respond quickly to the housing needs of displaced Americans in future disasters."

Thus far 3,636 households have been determined eligible for manufactured housing. Of that number, 2,167 have been placed in mobile homes or park models. That's a placement rate of nearly 60 percent. Another 453 manufactured homes are currently in the process of installation at private and commercial sites around the disaster area.

FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.

Last Modified: Friday, 19-Dec-2008 08:21:15

Mushmouth is too cool to be seen in a Faja.....:grinser010:

No, I have been in yours. TWICE. :party-smiley-004:

Your right, I forgot how clean and good looking th magnum was:rolleyes:

But it isn't slow, so half the equation is complete. The Magnum will be clean and pretty before spring gets here. HOPEFULLY :rolleyes:

If not, I will just go get another boat to go along with it just like I always do. :grinser010:

I can't see the video at work. What is it?

He is talking about the sutphen flipping over on conroe video from a long time ago.

It was a nice BIP actually, but I am not sure how many people caught it since no one gave up the props.

Bigandy is going to go on a spending spree when he sees this.

Championship Ring Sales On Upswing In Down Economy
Posted By: Darren Rovell
Topics:Economy (U.S.) | Sports
Sectors:Personal and Household Goods

Source: championshiprings.net
1999 St. Louis Rams "Super Bowl XXXIV" Champions 10K Gold, with All Real Diamonds, Player's Ring
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If you’ve always wanted to buy a real championship ring of your favorite team, and you have the cash, now is the time. We’ve seen more rings go up for sale in the last three months than ever before.

It makes sense. It’s the sports world’s version of the pawn shop story. Pawn shops do well because they buy low during recessionary times and they can still sell high to those who still have the money.

We talked to Tim Robins of Championship-Rings.net who says he buys and sells about 1,200 championship rings a year, about how his business is doing. (The site is having trouble showing up--mabye because of heavy traffic).

Why do people sell rings?

Robins: A lot of times people sell the rings because of what we call the three D’s. It’s usually drugs, divorce, and/or death. And in recent times we’ve had to add an “E” to it because of the economy. With players, it’s more of a private sale. Instead of going off and selling their house, their expensive cars, they look for items that most people don’t see very often because they don’t necessarily wear their rings out everywhere. They wear them in public for people to see them, they wear them on talk shows, but a lot of people don’t see them. When they sell their ring a lot of people don’t know that they’re gone.

Do you buy these rings or do you take them on consignment?

Robins: If they need to get the money right away, I’ll buy them. If they can hold out and see if there’s more money out there, I’ll do it on consignment.

How has the economy helped your business?

Robins: In the last year, since the economy hit us, we’ve been getting a lot more items that we would not normally see. I’m talking about older items that were usually family possessions, cherished possessions. But we’ve also newer items. We even had someone who sold their 2008 New York Giants ring. We got a 2007 World Series ring from the Red Sox and these are things that you don’t see come out.

Do you want to try to buy everything you see because it’s the perfect storm of sorts?

Robins: More and more people need to sell their rings. More people just want cash immediately. I wish that we had enough income to be able to purchase every ring that comes into us.

Convince me why in this environment people want to buy rings?

Robins: Most of the rings are made of solid gold, a lot of them made of diamonds. They’re commodities, so the value of the rings themselves don’t really go down that much. And it’s not just the commodity value, it’s the intrinsic value that makes the rings worth more than the gold and diamond that’s in them. So they’re an incredible investment.

How much do the prime rings go for?

Robins: For the big rings, if it’s a player’s ring and it’s in good condition and is from a prime team, it could go for $40,000 or more. If it’s a staff member’s ring it will obviously go for less.

The most valuable ring you recently sold?

Robins: The Giants' ring. A player in New York advertised that he was looking to sell his ring. It was on the World Wide Web for everybody to see. So we contacted the player, made a quick purchase and sold the item in the $40,000 range.

Who was it?

Robins: I can’t tell.

Why did he sell it?

Robins: He told us personal issues.

Are big-time players selling their rings?

Robins: There are some very well-known players who are giving up their rings, even MVP’s that are actually selling their rings. And it’s a real shame because we know they don’t want to have to part with them, but in this kind of economy we’re in right now, that’s the only option they have.

Is there a team that everyone covets?

Robins: The most desirable item that we get in, that doesn’t last long is anything from the New York Yankees. It doesn’t matter if it was a World Series ring from the more recent times or the ones from back in the 50s.

You have a list of people looking for rings. Any good stories lately?

Robins: We have one gentleman who collects nothing but St. Louis Cardinals' rings. He has almost every Cardinals' ring, but he was missing this one ring. It was kind of odd that during the last year and half we’ve been able to find three of them. Then there’s the 1991 Washington Redskins ring. It hadn’t been out there for a while. Recently a purchased one from a former player and as soon as I sold it, one of his friends sold it. Then another player called me up and sold me his ring. So rings that have been almost impossible to find and were very coveted are now very easy to find.

Where are people buying from?

Robins: There are so many buyers. I have buyers all around the world. Most of them are here in the United States, but we also sell to Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia and throughout Europe.

Jenni gave me the flu yesterday:angry-smiley-038:

Trojan Man gave it to her.. :evilb::evilb::eek:

Just refied my house 5.1%:D