I think that a lot, tommyrot. Especially when I see a VW convertible with a for sale sign.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.
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.
-t - Jun 27, 2006 10:28:20 am PDT #4282 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 27, 2006 10:30:14 am PDT #4283 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear fight over Pooh's honeypot
Oh, bother.
Volans - Jun 27, 2006 10:31:45 am PDT #4284 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Yeah, Smart Cars are a lot cheaper here than they would be in the US. But they have a great maintenance record, and the savings in gas could really drop the price of ownership.
I think the savings in headaches are probably not as great in most US cities, especially west of the Mississippi, but here they are a dream for getting through tight streets and finding parking. And they actually fit in Athens Fantasy Car parking spaces, which my Passat doesn't.
My landlord has a ForTwo, and does not use it for long trips, but then he's got a very cush Mercedes with basically a home theater in it for that.
Sparky1 - Jun 27, 2006 10:45:56 am PDT #4285 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
There's a place in Santa Rosa, CA selling Smart Cars now. The price tag on them was about 20K, and they were getting about 40 mpg after all the futzing with American/California emissions standards (I think I remember that they get about 60 mpg in Europe).
eta: The article -- [link]
beth b - Jun 27, 2006 10:49:19 am PDT #4286 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I just turned on Sara's secrets on the food channel. a savory clafouti is being made.
brenda m - Jun 27, 2006 10:54:22 am PDT #4287 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 brenda, if you want you can borrow my copy of Kingdom Coming....
Oh, yay. Thanks!
Alibelle - Jun 27, 2006 10:58:27 am PDT #4288 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Happy Birthday, J.Z.!
Thanks, Emily! No, I haven't really looked at DIY stuff, since it's all gonna have to wait, no matter what, unless it can be fixed for under $20. Plus, it's a power mirror. So mostly I'm just scared about what anyone's gonna say. And I still need to fix the slashes in my roof. So irritating.
Joss is so cool.
Smart cars are hysterical. I am bigger than them.
Burrell - Jun 27, 2006 11:01:37 am PDT #4289 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Happy Birthday, JZ!
Kalshane - Jun 27, 2006 11:17:19 am PDT #4290 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Sometimes I'd think it'd be fun to have an old (mid-'60s or older) VW Beetle to use to run around town....
You should totally get a bright yellow one and paint an Autobot symbol on the hood.
That or get a blue one, which pretty much speaks for itself.
erikaj - Jun 27, 2006 11:20:07 am PDT #4291 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
my mom's was forest-green.