Also, in case your parents are making you crazy with absolutes, I think this is the sort of thing that really depends on the person and some of it is just fuzzy logic.
Inara: You don't have to die alone. Mal: Everybody dies alone.
'Out Of Gas'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Jun 24, 2006 4:25:54 pm PDT #3863 of 10002
Emily - Jun 24, 2006 4:26:51 pm PDT #3864 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Yeah, more and more I'm thinking that buying there is the right choice. It's just that that means putting my cat on an airplane (shudder), shipping all my stuff, and condensing all the stuff I absolutely positively must have for my first week or so in a new state and a new job into a few suitcases.
sarameg - Jun 24, 2006 4:27:47 pm PDT #3865 of 10002
Could you buy on-line and have a car wating for you in CA?
My brother did this! Well, ok not exactly, but he's bought cars on ebay. I'm not kidding. Mostly parts cars, though. I do recommend driving it and taking it to a mechanic (exception to the latter if it is brand new) before signing anything.
ChiKat - Jun 24, 2006 4:29:06 pm PDT #3866 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Could you rent a small truck and drive to Calif. in that? Then, buy something when you get there.
I think buying there is a good choice because Calif has stricter emissions regs that most other states. And, you won't have to pay to register it twice.
sarameg - Jun 24, 2006 4:30:41 pm PDT #3867 of 10002
putting my cat on an airplane (shudder)
Drugs! For both of you!
Emily - Jun 24, 2006 4:30:45 pm PDT #3868 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
but I would REALLY want to buy NOW, if I were you, to eliminate potential stressors after moving.
There's that too.
It comes down to that I was planning on having a car and driving cross country, and kind of looking forward to it. Even though it's probably more sensible to fly and buy there, it's a lot higher stress and a lot lower fun. But as vw reminds me, if things go well with the job, I really won't have time for a cross-country drive.
But this means really packing or disposing of everything I own, not just most of it and then tossing what's left in the car.
Emily - Jun 24, 2006 4:32:26 pm PDT #3869 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I hear they don't like to sedate pets for plane trips anymore. But god, poor Norineko. Not that she'd have been thrilled about driving cross-country, either.
Renting a truck for the move is likely to cost between one and three thousand dollars, which gets into the why-bother area.
ChiKat - Jun 24, 2006 4:34:14 pm PDT #3870 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
What about a minivan? Would your stuff fit in one?
brenda m - Jun 24, 2006 4:38:15 pm PDT #3871 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh! I saw the cutest little red and black leather cat carrier today, with skull and crossbones on the side.
t /helpful
Emily - Jun 24, 2006 4:42:52 pm PDT #3872 of 10002
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Pppppossible.