[quote]whatup!  i'm over at www.ripcitytwo.com right now for hoops chat. Basketballforum.com turned into shitheads too and all the blazer fans moved there.  this place was just too slow and the software platform was just kind of unfamiliar to all.    D69 is over at clubblazers.com as is ucatchtrout. TB pup and others ...

 I see the problem, no 15 page Kobe threads on the main board!   Few of those and this place will liven up.

 After hearing of all the chaos in the US economy I thought I check how the old HW crew were making out but I don't see many around.  I know you live pretty close to me 2LC.  Any of the guys like xericx, Koaligan, Purplej, HtP, still post here?  

Wow, things are dead here.  That's too bad this was once a great board.  It survived many rebuilds but I guess not the last one. 

 How's that weak ass dollar of yours?  With your housing market, we can likely pick up a nice deal.

 I think the biggest thing that happened with this election is the the US got a fesh start on the International relations front.  After Bush did everything he could to wreck America's image with poorly thought out foreign policies I think countries around the world think there's a new face to US policy.    

 So, are things really as bad down there as the news makes it out to be?  It looks like entire neighbourhoods are in foreclosure.   I doubt that Bush can fix this by throwing money at it like he thinks can fix everything.