Schrobblehead wrote:I GOT THE PLAGUE.

LOCUSTS!

Schrobblehead wrote:I GOT THE PLAGUE.

I GOT THE PLAQUE.

arcsus wrote:I GOT THE PLAQUE.

I GOT THIS PLAQUE:

HAVING JUST DRIVEN UP TO SYRACUSE, THIS IS SOOOOOO TRUE...

BIGFOOT USES CAPSLOCK!

SKEKTEK, PERHAPS FORGETTING THE LOVE OF CAPS LOCK THAT IS SO PREVALENT IN THIS THREAD, WAS APPARENTLY TOO BUSY TO DOCTOR UP HIS PICTURE TO REFLECT THIS LOVE. LUCKILY, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO RECTIFY THAT PROBLEM AND HAVE POSTED IT HERE TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS ACTUALLY SKEKTEK WHO wrote:

HAVING JUST DRIVEN UP TO SYRACUSE, THIS IS SOOOOOO TRUE...

TAURUS BLEW AN ENGINE. 5K FOR A NEW ONE (2.5K FOR USED). PLUS 2K OF OTHER THINGS NEED TO BE DONE. THEREFORE, OUR ONLY CAR IS NOW DEAD.

TIME TO GO LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR WE CAN'T AFFORD...

EVERYDAY IS CAPS LOCK DAY.

SkekTek wrote:TAURUS BLEW AN ENGINE. 5K FOR A NEW ONE (2.5K FOR USED). PLUS 2K OF OTHER THINGS NEED TO BE DONE. THEREFORE, OUR ONLY CAR IS NOW DEAD.

TIME TO GO LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR WE CAN'T AFFORD...

SORRY SKEK! THAT STINKS BIG TIME!!

SkekTek wrote:TAURUS BLEW AN ENGINE. 5K FOR A NEW ONE (2.5K FOR USED). PLUS 2K OF OTHER THINGS NEED TO BE DONE. THEREFORE, OUR ONLY CAR IS NOW DEAD.

TIME TO GO LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR WE CAN'T AFFORD...

BUMMER DUDE. WE'RE LOOKING FOR A NEW RIG TOO, BUT FIRST WE HAVE TO SELL THE ONES WE HAVE. ONE OF MY CARS WAS ACTUALLY PURCHASED IN NEW JERSEY, BUT I AIN'T DRIVING IT BACK.

SkekTek wrote:TAURUS BLEW AN ENGINE. 5K FOR A NEW ONE (2.5K FOR USED). PLUS 2K OF OTHER THINGS NEED TO BE DONE. THEREFORE, OUR ONLY CAR IS NOW DEAD.

TIME TO GO LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR WE CAN'T AFFORD...

DUDE, OUR LIVES RUN PARALLEL COURSES- OUR GREEN MINVAN RECENTLY FAILED US FOR THE LAST TIME AND WAS REPLACED. IT'S NOT FUN LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WITH KIDS IN TOW.

GOOD LUCK, PROFESSOR!

kenney9226 wrote:DUDE, OUR LIVES RUN PARALLEL COURSES- OUR GREEN MINVAN RECENTLY FAILED US FOR THE LAST TIME AND WAS REPLACED. IT'S NOT FUN LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WITH KIDS IN TOW.

GOOD LUCK, PROFESSOR!

OKAY NOW YOU GUYS ARE SCARING ME!!!!!

PemberDucky wrote:THESE THINGS HAPPEN IN THREES...
I HOPE MY HUSBAND'S DREADFUL TRUCK IS NEXT!

WELL THEN GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

KtCallista wrote:WELL THEN GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

I DISCOVERED TODAY THAT IF I PAINT OUR NEW USED MINIVAN YELLOW, IT'LL LOOK PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL ON THE OUTSIDE TO THE CASH CAB!!

PemberDucky wrote:SO SLEEPY! THIS IS IN CAPS LOCK BECAUSE I'M YAWNING!

WELL IT IS NAP TIME!

kenney9226 wrote:I DISCOVERED TODAY THAT IF I PAINT OUR NEW USED MINIVAN YELLOW, IT'LL LOOK PRACTICALLY IDENTICAL ON THE OUTSIDE TO THE CASH CAB!!

BE CAREFUL - PEOPLE WILL EXPECT YOU TO GIVE THEM CASH EVERY TIME THEY GET OUT OF THE CAR! OH WAIT, DO YOU HAVE KIDS? THEY PROBABLY ALREADY DO THAT....

I THINK WE FOUND THE CAR. NISSAN SENTRA FE 2.0S. AROUND 18K BUT HAS EVERYTHING WE WOULD EVER NEED.

UGH...

ONLY ABOUT 2K MORE THAN WE WANTED TO SPEND.

SkekTek wrote:I THINK WE FOUND THE CAR. NISSAN SENTRA FE 2.0S. AROUND 18K BUT HAS EVERYTHING WE WOULD EVER NEED.

UGH...

ONLY ABOUT 2K MORE THAN WE WANTED TO SPEND.

GET A COUPLE OF SHIRTS PRINTED!

SkekTek wrote:I THINK WE FOUND THE CAR. NISSAN SENTRA FE 2.0S. AROUND 18K BUT HAS EVERYTHING WE WOULD EVER NEED.

UGH...

ONLY ABOUT 2K MORE THAN WE WANTED TO SPEND.

WHOA! THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT WORKED OUT FOR US, TOO. EXCEPT FOR THE TYPE OF CAR, OF COURSE. BUT HEY, IT'S JUST MONEY. YOU CAN ALWAYS WORK FOR A COUPLE MORE MONTHS BEFORE YOU RETIRE TO MAKE UP FOR THAT EXTRA TWO THOU...

kenney9226 wrote:WHOA! THAT'S EXACTLY HOW IT WORKED OUT FOR US, TOO. EXCEPT FOR THE TYPE OF CAR, OF COURSE. BUT HEY, IT'S JUST MONEY. YOU CAN ALWAYS WORK FOR A COUPLE MORE MONTHS BEFORE YOU RETIRE TO MAKE UP FOR THAT EXTRA TWO THOU...

OR THEY COULD REFINANCE THE HOUSE TO SAVE MONEY ON MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.

ALTERNATIVE: RIDE A TANDEM BICYCLE EVERYWHERE (ESPECIALLY IN WINTER)

Schrobblehead wrote:OR THEY COULD REFINANCE THE HOUSE TO SAVE MONEY ON MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.

ALTERNATIVE: RIDE A TANDEM BICYCLE EVERYWHERE (ESPECIALLY IN WINTER)

YOU'RE RIGHT! WE ALSO REFINANCED THE HOUSE TO A 15-YEAR MORTGAGE RATHER THAN THE 30-YEAR ONE WE HAD. WITH THE LOWER INTEREST RATE, OUT PAYMENT WENT UP $50 BUT WE'RE GONNA PAY OFF THIS BUGGER OF A HOUSE ABOUT 8 YEARS SOONER AND WITH ABOUT $50,000 LESS IN INTEREST!

SADLY, OUR FRIENDS CAN'T REFINANCE BECAUSE THEIR CREDIT IS MERELY "GOOD" AND NOT "VERY GOOD." THOSE BANK TURDS!

dontwantaname wrote:OR YOU CAN HAVE JOE WHIP UP A FEW WINNING SHIRTS AND GIVE YOU SOME OF THE MONEY!

LIKE THAT'S EVER GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN!

Josephus wrote:LIKE THAT'S EVER GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN!

MY NON-HM STREAK CONTINUES!!! DAMNIT.

WELL, WE FOUND A SENTRA THAT IS A 2009, BUT THE FIRST RELEASE (NOT THE NEW FE'S). THEY GOT IT DISCOUNTED SEVERAL THOUSAND. COUPLE THAT WITH GOOD FINANCING RATES AND CASH BACK, WE'LL BE SAVING A BUNCH. WISH US LUCK HAGGLING DOWN EVEN FURTHER!

SkekTek wrote:MY NON-HM STREAK CONTINUES!!! DAMNIT.

WELL, WE FOUND A SENTRA THAT IS A 2009, BUT THE FIRST RELEASE (NOT THE NEW FE'S). THEY GOT IT DISCOUNTED SEVERAL THOUSAND. COUPLE THAT WITH GOOD FINANCING RATES AND CASH BACK, WE'LL BE SAVING A BUNCH. WISH US LUCK HAGGLING DOWN EVEN FURTHER!

LIMP YOUR TAURUS OVER THERE, SEE IF THEY'LL GIVE YA SOMETHING FOR IT. THE CAR DEALERS HERE ALL WILL, DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO RUN AND THEY'LL USUALLY GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO GET THE PRICE YOU WANT AS LONG AS YOU AREN'T UNREASONABLE.

KtCallista wrote:LIMP YOUR TAURUS OVER THERE, SEE IF THEY'LL GIVE YA SOMETHING FOR IT. THE CAR DEALERS HERE ALL WILL, DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO RUN AND THEY'LL USUALLY GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO GET THE PRICE YOU WANT AS LONG AS YOU AREN'T UNREASONABLE.

IF YOU HAVE A CARMAX NEAR YOU, THEY WILL GIVE YOU A WRITTEN PRICE THEY WILL PAY YOU FOR IT. CARMAX OFFERED $1700 FOR MY POS GREEN MINIVAN, THEN THE DEALER WE BOUGHT THE CASH CAB FROM OFFERED $1300. THEN WE WHIPPED OUT THE CARMAX PAPER AND THE MANAGER CAME OUT AND SAID "YOU'RE KILLING ME HERE! WHAT, DID YOU WRITE THE BOOK ON HOW TO BUY A USED CAR OR SOMETHING?"

SO IT WORKED OUT A LITTLE BIT THAT WAY.

HAVE FUN.

kenney9226 wrote:IF YOU HAVE A CARMAX NEAR YOU, THEY WILL GIVE YOU A WRITTEN PRICE THEY WILL PAY YOU FOR IT. CARMAX OFFERED $1700 FOR MY POS GREEN MINIVAN, THEN THE DEALER WE BOUGHT THE CASH CAB FROM OFFERED $1300. THEN WE WHIPPED OUT THE CARMAX PAPER AND THE MANAGER CAME OUT AND SAID "YOU'RE KILLING ME HERE! WHAT, DID YOU WRITE THE BOOK ON HOW TO BUY A USED CAR OR SOMETHING?"

SO IT WORKED OUT A LITTLE BIT THAT WAY.

HAVE FUN.

NEVER HEARD OF CARMAX, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE ITS NOT OVER HERE. . . STILL GOOD IDEA.

kenney9226 wrote:IF YOU HAVE A CARMAX NEAR YOU, THEY WILL GIVE YOU A WRITTEN PRICE THEY WILL PAY YOU FOR IT. CARMAX OFFERED $1700 FOR MY POS GREEN MINIVAN, THEN THE DEALER WE BOUGHT THE CASH CAB FROM OFFERED $1300. THEN WE WHIPPED OUT THE CARMAX PAPER AND THE MANAGER CAME OUT AND SAID "YOU'RE KILLING ME HERE! WHAT, DID YOU WRITE THE BOOK ON HOW TO BUY A USED CAR OR SOMETHING?"

SO IT WORKED OUT A LITTLE BIT THAT WAY.

HAVE FUN.

WILL YOU BUY MY NEXT CAR FOR ME?

Josephus wrote:WILL YOU BUY MY NEXT CAR FOR ME?

HEY! THAT'S A GOOD IDEA!

Josephus wrote:WILL YOU BUY MY NEXT CAR FOR ME?

THE LOVELY MRS. 9226 MOST DEFINITELY WOULD BE OPEN TO GOING ALONG WITH YOU. SHE IS THE REAL NUTBUSTER THERE WITH NEGOTIATIONS. AND SINCE YOU ARE ALMOST LOCAL, THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY SHE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU OUT IF YOU REALLY NEEDED AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUR WALLET...

kenney9226 wrote:THE LOVELY MRS. 9226 MOST DEFINITELY WOULD BE OPEN TO GOING ALONG WITH YOU. SHE IS THE REAL NUTBUSTER THERE WITH NEGOTIATIONS. AND SINCE YOU ARE ALMOST LOCAL, THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY SHE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU OUT IF YOU REALLY NEEDED AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUR WALLET...

I GUESS THAT MEANS I'M

kenney9226 wrote:THE LOVELY MRS. 9226 MOST DEFINITELY WOULD BE OPEN TO GOING ALONG WITH YOU. SHE IS THE REAL NUTBUSTER THERE WITH NEGOTIATIONS. AND SINCE YOU ARE ALMOST LOCAL, THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY SHE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU OUT IF YOU REALLY NEEDED AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUR WALLET...

I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND!
THOUGH OUR CARS ARE BOTH FROM 2004, SO WE HAVE ABOUT 10-12 YRS LEFT IN THEM.

KtCallista wrote:LIMP YOUR TAURUS OVER THERE, SEE IF THEY'LL GIVE YA SOMETHING FOR IT. THE CAR DEALERS HERE ALL WILL, DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO RUN AND THEY'LL USUALLY GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO GET THE PRICE YOU WANT AS LONG AS YOU AREN'T UNREASONABLE.

WE'RE GONNA KEEP THE TAURUS. IT'S A FINE CAR WITH A BLOWN ENGINE.

WE JUST HAD A NOT SO FUN DEALER EXPERIENCE, MOSTLY DUE TO OUR ASSUMING THAT THE PRICE ON THE WEB WAS A DISCOUNTED PRICE, NOT A PRICE REFLECTING REBATES. THE PERCENT INTEREST WAS ASTRONOMICAL WITH THE REBATES. WE'RE NOW CONTEMPLATING FIXING THE FORD, SINCE THE INTEREST IS MORE THAN OUR MORTGAGE AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN REFINANCED SINCE THE FINANCIAL COLLAPSE...

SO MUCH FOR SENTRAS...

SkekTek wrote:WE'RE GONNA KEEP THE TAURUS. IT'S A FINE CAR WITH A BLOWN ENGINE.

WE JUST HAD A NOT SO FUN DEALER EXPERIENCE, MOSTLY DUE TO OUR ASSUMING THAT THE PRICE ON THE WEB WAS A DISCOUNTED PRICE, NOT A PRICE REFLECTING REBATES. THE PERCENT INTEREST WAS ASTRONOMICAL WITH THE REBATES. WE'RE NOW CONTEMPLATING FIXING THE FORD, SINCE THE INTEREST IS MORE THAN OUR MORTGAGE AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN REFINANCED SINCE THE FINANCIAL COLLAPSE...

SO MUCH FOR SENTRAS...

BUMMER, SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

kenney9226 wrote:I ATE A HOT DOG OVER THE WEEKEND AND HAD HAM ON MY PIZZA LAST FRIDAY. AND TODAY I HAD SALAMI IN MY LUNCH.

...SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT THIS SWINE FLU?

SINCE THE PORK PEOPLE ARE WISHING WE'D STOP CALLING IT "SWINE FLU" AND SCARING EVERYONE OFF OF EATING PORK, ONE OF OUR PRODUCERS HAS SUGGESTED WE START CALLING IT THE "ACHIN' BACON BUG"

kenney9226 wrote:I ATE A HOT DOG OVER THE WEEKEND AND HAD HAM ON MY PIZZA LAST FRIDAY. AND TODAY I HAD SALAMI IN MY LUNCH.

...SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT THIS SWINE FLU?

WAS IT A PORK HOT DOG?
-LOTS OF THEM ARE TURKEY, NOWADAYS.

IF IT WAS A TURKEY-DOG, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO WORRY MORE ABOUT BIRD FLU.

kenney9226 wrote:I ATE A HOT DOG OVER THE WEEKEND AND HAD HAM ON MY PIZZA LAST FRIDAY. AND TODAY I HAD SALAMI IN MY LUNCH.

...SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT THIS SWINE FLU?

IF IT WAS A BEEF HOT DOG, YOU MIGHT WORRY SOME ABOUT MAD COW DISEASE.