I've been really happy with it, and I'm a bit of a car nut, so the fact that it was a good car to me and that the hybrid aspect of it didn't drive me crazy is a pretty good argument for how good the technology is.
Oh, yeah, baby, it's snakalicious in here.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
NoiseDesign - Jan 15, 2008 4:23:10 pm PST #3488 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
tommyrot - Jan 15, 2008 4:24:23 pm PST #3489 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
IIRC the Escape Hybrid uses the same technology (licensed from Toyota) as the 1st Prius.
NoiseDesign - Jan 15, 2008 4:27:45 pm PST #3490 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
It is similar tech, but not the same. As I understand it Ford ended up developing technology that came pretty close to the Toyota patents, so the two companies did an exchange. Ford gave Toyota access to a fairly large number of patents and Toyota gave Ford access to a smaller set of patents. The tech is very similar, but I've ridden in and driven both the 1st gen Prius, 2nd gen Prius, and Escape, and they aren't identical tech.
beth b - Jan 15, 2008 5:06:20 pm PST #3491 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I have close to my ideal job. I like older kids better than preschoolers, but the preschoolers are cute. and unpredictable. my 4th graders ( book clubs) , a blast. I'm encouraged to do new stuff. But as ND said , it is still work. and there are many days when I'd rather not.
tommyrot - Jan 15, 2008 5:15:19 pm PST #3492 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ford ended up developing technology that came pretty close to the Toyota patents, so the two companies did an exchange.
Oh. Interesting. Actually, car companies exchange patents all the time - even unrelated ones.
Trudy Booth - Jan 15, 2008 5:16:38 pm PST #3493 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
My ideal career would be acting in a film or two a year and doing theater inbetween.
Vortex - Jan 15, 2008 5:23:36 pm PST #3494 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
who the hell would let their daughter wear this? I mean, the words "sexy" and "teen girl" should not be in the same sentence.
brenda m - Jan 15, 2008 5:45:01 pm PST #3495 of 10001
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
Halloween night this year my sister and I ran into some girls in Walgreen's or somewhere who were hooched out in a way that made that look tame. Ew.
Gadget_Girl - Jan 15, 2008 5:50:39 pm PST #3496 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
who the hell would let their daughter wear this?
I teach the girls who wear this sort of thing. For school, they mostly stay in the dress code, or have figured out ways to "work around it". It's when they go out or dress for special occasions that this sort of thing appears.
If I were to show them the photo, many of them would declare it "too cute" and discuss where they would wear this sort of thing.
All I can say is...you should see some of the parents. Plenty of them see nothing wrong with this sort of thing and will buy it for their daughters.
Vortex - Jan 15, 2008 5:51:47 pm PST #3497 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
It's not okay just because her ass isn't actually hanging out!