- We told Boo to take it easy on Moonshine because he doesn’t feel well.
- Boo asked if Moonshine would be molting.
- Note to self – He’s smarter than he looks, but his information is a tad off.
- Note to bathroom fan manufacturers – You fail as a human being, and I hate you.
- Please hire someone who speaks English as their primary language to write the English installation instructions.
- The sentence structure and word choice is odd enough that I can’t tell if it was the French speaker or the Spanish speaker who wrote it. Maybe it was a third-party, perhaps someone who grew up speaking Khoisan.
- If one paragraph says to follow badly drawn figure 2, then the next says to not do what figure 2 looks like, then what exactly am I supposed to do?
- If your instructions say to make a 11 by 9 inch hole in my ceiling for your fan, your fan should be able to fit through an 11 by 9 inch hole in some way, shape, or fashion.
- Also, stop using whiz-bang boutique bulbs for the lights in the darn thing.
- Seriously, lightbulbs are a problem that was solved almost a century ago. Even if you want me to use a miniature CFL, the ones that just screw in are 1/4 the cost of the ones you designed your fan to use.
- Please hire someone who speaks English as their primary language to write the English installation instructions.
- A hand-held electric jigsaw does an excellent job cutting a hole in the ceiling of a bathroom that is clad in wallboard and a 1/2 inch thick layer of plaster.
- However, I have been coughing up miniature ceramic teacups all afternoon.
- What is this ‘mask’ thing you speak of?
- While I was fighting with the bathroom, Irish Woman went to a meeting with the group that is trying to organize a food co-op in our little village.
- She swears there were no hippies in attendance, including the person who is running the thing, but I swear she smelled of patchouli when she came home.
- First it’s a food co-op, then it’s a “Save the three-toed Bulgarian tree aardvark” committee, and before you know it, we’ve got full-blown hippie drum circles on Main Street.
- We went and test-drove cars this afternoon.
- We’ve settled on the Ford Focus hatchback. Now we’re down to negotiating features.
- I would prefer a five speed manual.
- Irish Woman wants a moon roof.
- The only car they had with both was black with black interior.
- Rather than bake all summer long, I’ll probably give on the manual transmission.
- I don’t really care about the moonroof, and it’s cheaper to pay for Irish Woman’s car to have one than to hear about it not having one for the life of the vehicle.
- The Focus has the easiest clutch I’ve ever driven. It would be great to teach Girlie Bear how to drive in that car.
- The thing comes with Sync, Ford’s built-in computer system. Borepatch has written about it several times. Guess I’ll have to learn how to lock it down or shut it off, if that’s even possible.
- While we were at the dealership, I thought I’d take a look at the new trucks.
- Apparently Ford is upholstering their pick-ups in fine Corinthian marmot leather, lubricating them with natural oils pressed between the thighs of hairy virgins, and plating their engine components with an alloy of rhodium and diamonds.
- Who in blazes decided that a pick-up truck ought to cost $50,000?????
- I must point out that $50k is an easy and low number to divide into the value of our house.
- It’s also more than what my parents paid for any of the three homes they owned.
- Looks like I’ll either be buying another brand, buying a used truck, or selling several children and a hound dog on the black market to finance a new truck when the time comes.
Thoughts on the Day
Posted by daddybear71 on March 9, 2013
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DaddyBear
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Bryn, Isle of Anglesey, UK
/ March 10, 2013Just wondering whether diesel cars are becoming more attractive financially, given all that I hear about the ever rising price of gas for you over there. I know that you have not reached UK level prices (£1.46 per litre / US$9.40 per US gallon), but the ability to run a comfortable family estate (station wagon) which returns 40mpg average and an honest 50mpg when treated gently on long distances is a big (HUGE!!) incentive for me.
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daddybear71
/ March 10, 2013There are a few diesel passenger cars on the market, but they are a bit more expensive. I would buy one if the car we want was offered with a Diesel engine.
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Daddy Hawk
/ March 10, 2013First, don’t give on a five speed. A Focus needs the 5 speed to avoid being a snoozer mobile. Deal with the black on black. Ford makes awesome AC units that will cool it off before you cook.
You must have been looking at cowboy Cadillacs. They tend to get pricey because everyone thinks they need the latest gadgets and gizmos. Granted, they are nice and fun to play with, but they do not enhance the basic functionality of the truck.
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Alex
/ March 10, 2013Focus is a great choice. DO NOT get the Synch. You will put a bullet (probably three or four) thru it before you are happy with it. Make them order the car you want. It is often a bit less because they have no money in floor planning it. They can search it from another dealer as well. Be a prick and don’t let them talk you into anything you do not want, including color. It’s your money and you should not have to settle.
You can get a good new truck in the mid 20’s (upper 20’s for 4×4) if you get a work truck version (vinyl floor mats & seats and eco boost V-6 w/ manual tranny).
Have fun.
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Jess
/ March 10, 2013Personally, after examining my bosses cowboy Cadillac, I realized it looks a little sissified if you fail to put the special exhaust fluid, which is similar to urine. How do you explain that to friends?
“What’s a matter? You couldn’t find something to pee in the tank?”
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