CDs vs mp3s, Whaich do you prefer? Options

[unitself]

What format do you like your music in? Do you prefer to buy CD's from your favorite music store or do you prefer to download mp3? Tell us why?
Me? Thanks for asking.
I still prefer to buy my CDs. I like to have something I can hold on to, open up and see some artwork or read liner notes / lyrics / photos / whatever. I do, however, mp3 the disc when I get to work though so I can listen via my computer. I bothers me that I don't actually own anything when I download an mp3. I've had a few hard drives crash on my and lost all of my collection before. So, I am bit weary of only having an mp3 version of a song.
Maybe it's the same reason I like to read magazines instead of simply reading off of a website. I just like having the physical object to hold.

No, I don't own an iPod. Yes, I do have a crappy portable CD player.

[unitself]

Excellent album Riel!!!!!
and Crushinator is right. Once the bits are gone from mp3'ing they can't be brought back.

In a few months, I am going to start the "MP3'ing all of my albums" project. I am scared. I have hundreds.

I am surprised at the number of people who still prefer CD's to mp3's. For my own personal reasons, this makes me happy.

Side story - Years ago (mid - late 80's) I had this Toyota truck that had an 8-track player as it's car stereo. A friend of mne had an 8-track machine that could record. So, I went to the pawn shop and bought 10 or so 8-tracks for like a dollar. Then I recorded all the stuff I listened to onto the 8-tracks. So, I would drive around town with Nitzer Ebb and Ministry and crap like that on 8-track. It was funny as hell. The song would be playing thru then CLICK, it would switch tracks, and the song would continue on again. :D