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.
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.
IIRC the Escape Hybrid uses the same technology (licensed from Toyota) as the 1st Prius.
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.
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.
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.
My ideal career would be acting in a film or two a year and doing theater inbetween.
who the hell would let their daughter wear this? I mean, the words "sexy" and "teen girl" should not be in the same sentence.
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.
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.
It's not okay just because her ass isn't actually hanging out!