Sounds like an awesome trip, sarameg.

You can still get Red Sudafed if you ask for it

Both red and blue sudafed are still available, but you have to ask for it here too now. Red sudafed gets me perilously close to nosebleed territory.

Trip would have been a real perfect vacation had I not been sick. I felt out of it quite a bit. At least I was able to rally for the wedding and the family thing.

The basic concept? The Creator is an utter dumbass.

I'd like to add "human knees" and "the mating habits of penguins" to that list.

I mean, if postmodernists truly believed everything, including postmodernism, was relative, they'd be a lot easier to deal with.

Bwah! So true.

Mildly spoilery article about the next Gilmore Girls season.

The guy who plays Logan is 28. He wasn't even young when he was a Young American!

Does anyone here put premium in their car? If not, but it's one of those cars that says you should -- why not?

Does anyone here put premium in their car? If not, but it's one of those cars that says you should -- why not?

I think most or all cars built in the last 12 or so years that specify premium can safely handle regular. There was an article somewhere yesterday that talked about the declining sales of premium gas as a result of higher gas prices - lemme see if I can find it.

My '59 Lincoln requires premium, and the engine could be severely damaged if I used regular.

Does anyone here put premium in their car? If not, but it's one of those cars that says you should -- why not?

I do. That's what the manual says to do, and I figure I invested too much in the car not to.

Drivers tire of premium gas prices

A different article: High Gas Prices Have Some Drivers Switching From Premium to Unleaded

Huh. They interview a mechanic that says substituting regular unleaded for premium is bad - that's a minority opinion I think.

Does anyone here put premium in their car? If not, but it's one of those cars that says you should -- why not?

My car runs noticably better on the higher grade gasolines. Usually I go with the mid-grade, but never the regular.

From my first link:

Automotive experts say using regular gas in most vehicles does no damage and makes no discernible difference in performance. Cars made in the past 15 years have such highly refined computer controls that the engine will adjust to the grade of octane in the gasoline, even in cars sold as requiring premium gasoline. Some drivers — in some cars under some driving conditions — may notice a drop in horsepower, but for most people behind the wheel, it wouldn’t be enough to notice, the experts say.

On Car Talk one time they recommended that someone do a blind test on their spouse who insisted that more expensive gas was best, IIRC.