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Car Forum / Toyota / Toyota Cars / November 2007I want one!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21882844/ Maybe I'll get one after the kids leave the house. I think it's neat. Natalie > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21882844/ > > Maybe I'll get one after the kids leave the house. I think it's neat. > > Natalie I don't think you really want one. I saw them in Germany when I went last year and they are even smaller than you think. Forget about doing the weekly grocery shopping with one of those. "badgolferman"... > Wickeddoll, > >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21882844/ [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > last year and they are even smaller than you think. Forget about doing > the weekly grocery shopping with one of those. Hubby doesn't allow me to do the grocery shopping, unless he's out of town. He hates that I buy in bulk, instead of just a two-week supply. He doesn't factor in that we *save* money by doing that; all he looks at is what it costs at that moment. I love him, but he can be really thick at times.... Natalie > "badgolferman"... >> Wickeddoll, > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Natalie Buying non-perishables in bulk, at a good price, probably earns one a better return than anything else, unless one is really hotshot developer or stock broker. "sharx35" ... > "Wickeddoll" >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > better return than anything else, unless one is really hotshot developer > or stock broker. Wish I could convince *him* of that! Natalie > "sharx35" ... >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Natalie What would happen if you brought home what you wanted to? Does he beat you? What if you told him "You're wrong, I'm right, these 10 jugs of detergent saved us $32.00. You'll get over it. Matter of fact, you ARE over it." "JoeSpareBedroom" ... > "Wickeddoll"... >> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > What would happen if you brought home what you wanted to? Does he beat > you? Do you really think *I* would put up with a guy who hits me? Hell, and might I add, no. > What if you told him "You're wrong, I'm right, these 10 jugs of detergent > saved us $32.00. You'll get over it. Matter of fact, you ARE over it." He doesn't disagree that it saves money, he just doesn't think the difference, he just hates the bottom line when I do it. It's a psychological thing. Natalie > "JoeSpareBedroom" ... >> "Wickeddoll"... [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Natalie I've read many times that a huge percentage of couples who go to shrinks together have insurmountable issues about A) Infidelity B) Substance Abuse C) Money D) Emotional Distance I was surprised. "JoeSpareBedroom"... > "Wickeddoll"... >>>> "sharx35" ... [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] >> >> Natalie That should have been, "He doesn't think the difference in savings is significant enough." > I've read many times that a huge percentage of couples who go to shrinks > together have insurmountable issues about [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I was surprised. Well, he knows that one of those would get him neutered, so no worries. Natalie > "JoeSpareBedroom"... >> "Wickeddoll"... [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > That should have been, "He doesn't think the difference in savings is > significant enough." What sort of work does he do? >> I've read many times that a huge percentage of couples who go to shrinks >> together have insurmountable issues about [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Natalie The answer was C. >> "JoeSpareBedroom"... >>> "Wickeddoll"... [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > >What sort of work does he do? PAY ATTENTION JOEY. >>> I've read many times that a huge percentage of couples who go to shrinks >>> together have insurmountable issues about [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >The answer was C. >  SignatureScott in Florida "JoeSpareBedroom" >>> "Wickeddoll"... >>>>>> "sharx35" ... [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > > What sort of work does he do? He's an Air Force officer, in charge of Lab and X-ray. >>> I've read many times that a huge percentage of couples who go to shrinks >>> together have insurmountable issues about [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > The answer was C. The neutering would be triggered by A. Natalie >> What sort of work does he do? >> > He's an Air Force officer, in charge of Lab and X-ray. Well, there ya go then. Some businesses don't require forward thinking for raw materials. "JoeSpareBedroom"... > "Wickeddoll" ... > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Well, there ya go then. Some businesses don't require forward thinking for > raw materials. Nah, he was cheap long before then. Natalie > >> He's an Air Force officer, in charge of Lab and X-ray. > > > > Well, there ya go then. Some businesses don't require forward thinking for > > raw materials. > > Nah, he was cheap long before then. It's the cheapest man who spends the most. He is the dream customer for printer manufacturers. He will spend TONS of money on printing--just not on a printer. "Elmo P. Shagnasty" , >> >> He's an Air Force officer, in charge of Lab and X-ray. >> > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > He is the dream customer for printer manufacturers. He will spend TONS > of money on printing--just not on a printer. LOL you are so right! He had an old laptop computer that really frustrated him (slow as hell). He had me put it in a computer shop, which cost at least half of what the thing was worth new. It took a while to convince him that he needed a new one, and our Geek Squad son got him a helluva deal at Best Buy. Way to go, Murv... :-) Natalie, waiting for Kev to chime in On 23 Nov 2007, the world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... > "Elmo P. Shagnasty" , >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Natalie, waiting for Kev to chime in Teh Trashiba suxored. And employee discounts are a wonderful thing. :) kev SignatureCivilization. An organized system of alternatives to the stone age - CJCherryh. The Eeeevil Cabal's Nine of Spades. Wickeddoll's on-demand FP guru. "kev" The world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... >> "Elmo P. Shagnasty" , >>> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > kev It's so touching that you remembered that POS. Of course, I consulted you regularly for advice... But actually, I thought you'd catch the Firefly reference. You're slipping. Natalie On 24 Nov 2007, the world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... > "kev" > The world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Natalie Hey, I'm not a hardcore Browncoat. kev SignatureLife is just Nature's way of keeping meat fresh. - The Doctor. The Eeeevil Cabal's Nine of Spades. Wickeddoll's on-demand FP guru. "kev" < the world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... >> The world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... >>> [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > kev You mean there's another type?! Natalie On 24 Nov 2007, the world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... > "kev" < > the world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > > Natalie Yup. kev SignatureOn Kim Basinger: No matter how hot she is, somebody, somewhere is sick of her shiat. - Microbe, FARK.com, 5-24-2007 The Eeeevil Cabal's Nine of Spades. Wickeddoll's on-demand FP guru. "kev" >> the world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... >>>> The world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > > kev Liar. Natalie On 24 Nov 2007, the world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... > "kev" >> the world was enlightened by Wickeddoll's opinion about... >>>> [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > > Natalie Thhpppt! kev SignatureI remember when Saturns were rockets, not cars. The Eeeevil Cabal's Nine of Spades. Wickeddoll's on-demand FP guru. > "JoeSpareBedroom"... >> "Wickeddoll" ... [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Natalie I had the same problem with my ex. I'd find $4.00 laundry detergent on sale for $2.00, and I'd buy 10 of them. Eventually, she realized that I was doing investment buying, just like I do at work all day long. She gave up complaining. "JoeSpareBedroom" ... > "Wickeddoll" ... >>> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > was doing investment buying, just like I do at work all day long. She gave > up complaining. I gave up on him before he gave up on me, but if I'm at Wal-Mart, Food Lion or some grocery store that's having a helluva sale on something we use, that's not perishable, I stock up. As soon as I walk in the door I say, "Go ahead and whine, but I saved us a lot of money.' Natalie >"sharx35" ... >> Buying non-perishables in bulk, at a good price, probably earns one a >> better return than anything else, unless one is really hotshot developer >> or stock broker. > >Wish I could convince *him* of that! Gee, this $10 big bucket of laundry detergent from Costco does three times as many loads as the $10 box of detergent from the grocery store - and when I'm done, I have a clean plastic bucket with a lid. The box is just waste cardboard. Gee, when I buy an 8-can case of canned vegetables at Costco, it's less than 5 cans at the market... You don't think we'll go through 36 rolls of toilet tissue or 12 rolls of paper towels in a reasonable time? Think again. Even the perishables are a deal if you can go through them before they go bad - and you still have kids at home and food disappears at an astonishing pace and you wonder where the heck they put it... They have romaine lettuce in 6-head bags and iceberg three/bag, grape tomatoes in a 2-lb tub and beefsteak tomatoes 8 to a flat, Haas avocados 5 to a bag. Four Bean Salad and Artichoke Hearts in 1-gallon jars. Two people can easily finish these items off before they turn. (Wish they had Caesar dressing, I have to go to Smart & Final.) Now the 10-lb bag of Red Delicious, that'll buy you 3 maybe 4 pounds at the market - but we do have to work at eating before they get old and mealy. I suppose I could make baked apples when they start going, but that's not in the Bachelor Cooking lexicon. It's a good excuse for keeping that spare refrigerator in the garage - and besides, having the spare has rescued me a few times when the "New" refrigerator in the kitchen iced up and quit. I finally figured out it was the defrost thermostat and fixed it, meanwhile we just moved everything out to the back fridge. --<< Bruce >>-- "Bruce L. Bergman" ... "Wickeddoll" > wrote: >>"sharx35" ... [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > - and when I'm done, I have a clean plastic bucket with a lid. The > box is just waste cardboard. *snipping for brevity* > It's a good excuse for keeping that spare refrigerator in the garage > - and besides, having the spare has rescued me a few times when the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > --<< Bruce >>-- To be fair, when we had a deep-freezer in New Hampshire, he bought meats in bulk, but he never let me get anything else in bulk (well, at least not without whining about it) I think some part of him knows I'm right, but he'll never admit it! Natalie > I think some part of him knows I'm right, but he'll never admit it! Well if you agreed with him, you'd both be wrong. <g> "witfal" "Wickeddoll" said: >> I think some part of him knows I'm right, but he'll never admit it! > > Well if you agreed with him, you'd both be wrong. <g> LOL To give you an example of his Polish stubbornness: When we first started dating, and I would do Bob's laundry, I'd bundle the socks. He would gripe that it was a waste of time. After a while, I noticed that he bundled his socks himself. When I rubbed in the fact that he was doing that he said, "Well, you got me used to that." Not that I was right, mind you... MEN! Natalie > "Bruce L. Bergman" ... > "Wickeddoll" [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > > Natalie Well, Natalie, I, for one, dare not judge anyone. It took me years of paying far more than I should of for groceries before I overcame my prejudice of the "big barn" supermarkets with their, on the average, 20% lower prices. Fact is, I was set in my ways and didn't want to admit that change was for the better...in THAT instance. "sharx35" <... > "Wickeddoll" ... >> [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > lower prices. Fact is, I was set in my ways and didn't want to admit that > change was for the better...in THAT instance. You're a much more magnanimous guy than mine...in *this* instance. :-) Natalie >>"sharx35" ... > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > --<< Bruce >>-- Frugality, like we share, no longer seems to have a good rep amongst the buy, buy, BUY generation. > I love him, but he can be really thick at times.... You've mentioned that before... ;) >> I love him, but he can be really thick at times.... > >You've mentioned that before... ;) You beat me to the punch...LOL SignatureScott in Florida >>> I love him, but he can be really thick at times.... >> >> You've mentioned that before... ;) > > You beat me to the punch...LOL Is this that right wing obsession showing up again? Hmmm... >>>> I love him, but he can be really thick at times.... >>> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Is this that right wing obsession showing up again? Hmmm... Only while our toes are a tappin..... You lefties have no sense of humour, but you are funny nonetheless....LOL SignatureScott in Florida >http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21882844/ > >Maybe I'll get one after the kids leave the house. I think it's neat. > >Natalie I don't think you would want one. It gets 40 mpg and seats two. My Corolla seats four (five if they're really good friends) and gets 38 mpg (for real) on the highway. Jack "Retired VIP" "Wickeddoll" >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21882844/ >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jack My Echo has even better stats - I just think it's cool-looking. But of course, I would wait a while, to see how reliable it is. Natalie > "Retired VIP" > "Wickeddoll" [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Natalie I'd love one of these cars too, IF there were no larger cars on the road. But a Smart won't look half as cool after tangling with Any truck, Any SUV, Any minivan, or Any automobile like a Buick Le Sabre or Chrysler 300 or Ford Crown Vic. And the owner of the Smart could be transported from the scene in a paper bag. "mack" ... > "Wickeddoll" >> "Retired VIP" [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > or Ford Crown Vic. And the owner of the Smart could be transported from > the scene in a paper bag. You're such a ray of sunshine. There is always something bigger to crush you, so I'm philosophical. Having said that, this car is extraordinarily small, so if there aren't very many of those on the road, you're at much more risk. Natalie Seems to me a car that size, involved in the accident you describe, should easily fit into a grave as is. ;) >> "Retired VIP" >> "Wickeddoll" [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > or Ford Crown Vic. And the owner of the Smart could be transported from > the scene in a paper bag. > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21882844/ > > Maybe I'll get one after the kids leave the house. I think it's neat. Consumer Reports reviewed the Mercedes Smart Car and said it was the worst car they had reviewed in a long, long time. I'd rather buy a Honda Fit. "larry moe 'n curly" ... >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21882844/ >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > worst car they had reviewed in a long, long time. I'd rather buy a > Honda Fit. I didn't catch the part about it being a Mercedes. Okay, that probably isn't good. Natalie |
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