I'm so glad you are making this trip, Shir. And quite looking forward to hugging you when you make it to SF.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
DavidS - Apr 25, 2024 11:07:09 am PDT #29954 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jessica - Apr 25, 2024 11:17:35 am PDT #29955 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I get to see Shir in TWO DAYS!!
Laura - Apr 25, 2024 11:18:39 am PDT #29956 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Shir!! I am so excited for you, and us!
EpicTangent - Apr 25, 2024 11:29:04 am PDT #29957 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I'm so glad you're going to make it, Shir! Safe travels!
Does anybody have a site they recommend to get a realistic idea of what a used car is worth? I'm finally willing to entertain the idea of selling my old Ranger. I still get random strangers approaching me to ask about it occasionally, so I'm trying to get a realistic picture of its worth. But I've now gotten a range of nearly $2500 (Kelley Blue Book) through $1000 (Carmax) down to $400 (!!!) (Carvana). Anybody know who actually has the skinny?
dcp - Apr 25, 2024 11:39:01 am PDT #29958 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
How about www.edmunds.com ?
The last time I was playing around there, IIRC it gave me a price for "private sale" and a price for "trade-in."
eta: FWIW, I just tried my car details at edmunds.com and their private sale number was pretty close to the offer they relayed from Carmax.
P.M. Marc - Apr 25, 2024 11:58:11 am PDT #29959 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
David, I would book a hair appointment but I don’t have anyone!
Marjory at Babalousie in Ballard is the bomb.
NoiseDesign - Apr 25, 2024 3:20:06 pm PDT #29960 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
I am in a bit of denial about the fact that I have a 6am flight to Miami tomorrow morning, and then I'm driving from there to St. Louis by Sunday. I'm happy to do it, and it's the right thing to do for Bill's dog Sunny, but it was not at all what I thought this weekend would look like.
Wish me easy flights on both ends, and a clear highway in between.
EpicTangent - Apr 25, 2024 4:45:58 pm PDT #29961 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Safe and easy travels, ND!
Thanks, dcp, I'll give them a look.
Calli - Apr 25, 2024 6:08:15 pm PDT #29962 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Happy travels, Shir!
selling my old Ranger
What year? I’m not in the market or anything. It’s just that I learned to drive stick in my dad’s 1983 Ranger. That thing lasted into the 2000s, and it was still running when Dad sold it for a few hundred bucks to be someone’s farm truck.
Kate P. - Apr 25, 2024 6:29:06 pm PDT #29963 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
ND, will your route take you through Nashville? If so, and if you think that might be a good spot to take a little break, let me know! If the timing works out, it would be nice to see you, but no worries if you feel like you'd rather just push on through.