All right, yes, date and shop and hang out and go to school and save the world from unspeakable demons. You know, I wanna do girlie stuff!

Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'


Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Steph L. - May 17, 2019 6:55:45 am PDT #7889 of 30019
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

msbelle, I'd say in general a Toyota with high mileage would be okay. I've been driving Toyotas since I was 23 (good god, that's literally 25 years HOW AM I SO OLD). We have 2 Toyotas right now -- one of them is a 2000 Echo with 170,000-ish miles on it, and it's fine for normal everyday stuff. With regular maintenance, they've all been fine (and I've driven all of them long distances -- Ohio to Vermont, Ohio to Florida, etc.).

I know that's just 1 person's experience, but that seems to be the general consensus among Toyota owners.


meara - May 17, 2019 7:01:35 am PDT #7890 of 30019

One day and he graduated?? Whaaaaat. That's nuts I. I mean, yay but what.


sarameg - May 17, 2019 7:18:51 am PDT #7891 of 30019

Scheduled mammo.Rheuma#1 is booked up six months. Rheuma#2 will review drs notes & call me back, won't know when I can get an appointment until then. Guess I'll call 3&4 if I need to after I talk to her.

Phone tree hell.


msbelle - May 17, 2019 7:22:57 am PDT #7892 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Meara, yep. Since alternative HS requires fewer credits, he only needed 1 class to complete. He did 2 sections, so a full year, of art 101 in one day on a computer and he was done.

A huge load off all around, but still no movement on a plan for what next. Working full time at the movie theater will not be enough to cover bills, much less rent in an apartment.


msbelle - May 17, 2019 7:26:05 am PDT #7893 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Sara, I think you need to treat yourself to Luchadores for all the adulting you are doing.


sarameg - May 17, 2019 7:32:20 am PDT #7894 of 30019

Maybe this weekend. I've got a few more things to take care of before I go into work in 3 hrs.


Gudanov - May 17, 2019 9:19:12 am PDT #7895 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping

Since I have no mechanical knowledge and neither does he, I am scared to buy anything with too much mileage.

Shopping for a cheap car is hard. So many times it looks great on paper and then you look at it in person and find out that it's not so great. I've had a Ford Tempo and Honda Civic last to 200,000 miles and my current Ford Focus is at 250,000, but knowing how to fix some stuff on it does make it easier.

I'm kinda giddy about finding that Fit because aside from some scraps that I can probably fix easily there's nothing wrong with it. I fully expect something to be wrong with any car under $4,000. My daughter's Fit was kinda a lucky find too. Suddenly our family is three Hondas and a Ford.


Jesse - May 17, 2019 9:19:24 am PDT #7896 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Meara, yep. Since alternative HS requires fewer credits, he only needed 1 class to complete. He did 2 sections, so a full year, of art 101 in one day on a computer and he was done.

That's incredible.


msbelle - May 17, 2019 9:59:39 am PDT #7897 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I'm hoping to find him a Focus. We've done research on best cars you can get for $5000

2006-15 Mazda 5
2006 - Mazda 3
2009-13 Fit
2009 Malibu
2009 Elantra
2009 Ford Fusion
2002-06 Camry
2008-11 Focus
2006-10 Civic
2004-10 Corolla


Laura - May 17, 2019 10:12:38 am PDT #7898 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

I fully plan to throw them under the bus.

Yessss!