Where in the world did my socket go?

I heard it go "tink, tink, tink" down into the engine well, but it didn't hit the floor. Did it melt? Will it just randomly show back up in my toolbox later?

Any help would be appreciated.

Any opinions on the Cadillac CTS-V?

I've been looking for a daily driver for a while on and off. I was thinking of a used Porsche for the fun-factor, but as a DD grocery getter, it wont do. After riding in a new Escalade with all the bells and whistles, It started growing on me, but I don't want a SUV, and I need a tad more get-up-and-went. So, that brings me to the 06 CTS-V, anyone have any opinions on them? (I would consider buying a used one in a year or two, not new, so msrp shouldnt be a factor.)

(IMG:http://images.autobytel.com/cyber/184419/i1264_1.jpg)

Thanks for the input!


*EDIT*

Here are the main attractions from their website:

* 6.0L LS2 V8 Engine
* Performance styling, 6-disc in-dash CD changer, DVD-based navigation, Bose® 8-speaker system
* Performance-Tuned Suspension, StabiliTrak, 18-inch aluminum wheels and more

Can we paint his yoo-hoo GOOOOOOOLD?

Am I still the golden member?

Avatars and bandwidth

In an effort to conserve bandwith for the site (to keep the bills down) trackbird and I have gone over the logs and he is currently resizing/optimizing several images and avatars that are using more than normal amounts of bandwidth. So if your pictures or avatars start changing or dong funny things, thats probably the reason. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


Things you can do to help:

1. Limit your avatar size

The smaller the better. There are several free and easy to use image resizers out there, they can help not only by making the image physically smaller, but by making its file size smaller my compressing the image. Take a look at your avatars properties by right clicking on it, if it is more than, say, 50kb or so (50000bytes), it might need some attention.

Also, animated images (.gifs) are cool to look at, but if they arent properly optimized, they can be bandwidth hogs. Keep an eye on animated gifs especially.

Here are some free tools:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloa...ppowertoys.mspx
http://www.mihov.com/eng/ir.html
http://www.jasc.com/products/paintshoppro/



2. Host your own images

There are several free and easy ways to host your own pictures, which makes it easy to tote them from site to site, and keeps them all nice and neat where you can remember their location. I love Imageshack, give it a try. Very simple, and helps alot!

Here are some free image hosts:

http://www.imageshack.us/index.php
http://www.photobucket.com/
http://photos.yahoo.com/


Doing these things not only helps keeps the bills down for FRRAX, but any other site you apply them to. Trust me, as a former webmaster myself, any help in saving bandwidth is appretiated. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


Something to think about:

To put things into perspective, a good sized image can be the same size and take the same ammount of bandwidth is the rest of the entire site! Meaning each time they are loaded, its just like someone loaded and read every single word that there was to read!


Have a nice day;

The goldmember. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

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Corndogs!