Mazda Protege Owners: Protege Posse

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  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    Whose side are you on???

    Er...on whose side are you??
  • patpat Member Posts: 10,421
    oh my my.

    Did I hear somewhere that chicagopro is not only an English major, but also a teacher? And she ends sentences with prepositions???

    I think she should be sentenced to 50 consecutive car washes with her window open and also have to spend the summer with rotting sushi in her back seat and old Mickey D's fries in her front seat.

    Of course these are not necessarily things that she would not bring upon herself, are they.

    heh heh heh.
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    Rhymes with "might be."

    :P
  • krotinekrotine Member Posts: 93
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1924570241
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    Those are the bomb!

    Don't think I'm going to bid on them, though, because the seller is mighty far away. Plus, I take up enough space in the seats my ownself ;).

    Did you ever, ever get that e-mail I sent to your hotmail account?
  • krotinekrotine Member Posts: 93
    yes I received the missing email. I'm still thinking of a response for you.
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    Look, I wasn't trying to complicate your life or anything. :)

    Just wondering--tread separation aside--how the Kumhos were working out for you.
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    Actually, Mike, that was no 'tale.' I did run into my grandparents near the car wash on Saturday. They live about half a mile from where I saw them; they had gone out to the drug store.

    Since they're both 90, I figured it would be rude to make them take the bus back to their place.

    :P
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    Take it easy...there's still 4 more days to this work week that we have to harrass you.
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    So I don't even get any points for being a good samaritan?
  • meinradmeinrad Member Posts: 820
    Well, you could have had them sit in the back seat, had a nice conversation with them while waiting in line, then taken them to Sizzler for the early bird special.

    Now that would be a good samaritan!
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    I give up.
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    What Dale describes sounds like she was embarassed that her grandparents were out having a nice walk in the "above-freezing temps" (that many others were taking advantage of....) and wanted to get them out of public ASAP. So she made them get into her car and shut them back up in their home as fast as she could.
  • meinradmeinrad Member Posts: 820
    Ha Ha Ha, Michael and I win again!

    Dale is no match for our superior irrational thinking!!!
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    My grandpa recently had a stroke, and is walking with a cane. My grandma's vision is not so great anymore.

    They were on their way to the bus stop, and it looked like they were about to be blown over.

    Sheesh...see if I ever offer YOU guys a ride!

    Now get back to work!!

    :P
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    I've been on a conference call for over 3 hours and I haven't had anything pertain to me yet...I'm bored as hell and my ear hurts (and yes, I did switch my headset to the other ear).

    I'm bored...what else can I say?
  • meinradmeinrad Member Posts: 820
    3 hour conference call....what if you have to pee?
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    Heh...I get up and go. Luckily, there's an "agenda" that is followed so I can jump up if I really need to.

    And since I'm at my desk, I can harass Dale as I see fit.
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    I'm pretty sure "Harass Dale" is NOT on that agenda.
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    Sure it is....check line 151 on the excel spreadsheet agenda.

    Don't have a copy? Just trust me...it's there.
  • meinradmeinrad Member Posts: 820
    11:00 Introduction
    11:15 Harass Dale
    11:30 New Business
    12:00 Harass Dale
    02:00 Pee
    02:10 Lunch
    03:30 Harass Dale
    04:00 Adjurn
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    Ray got his copy.

    We'll just chalk it up to Dale "misplacing" her copy.
  • meinradmeinrad Member Posts: 820
    it fell out of her briefcase when she fell on the ice. That must be it.
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    Keep up.
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    Bite me.
  • mdaffronmdaffron Member Posts: 4,421
    ... er, "Protege Posse" ... made the Top 10 list this morning! I'm downright certain Edmunds appreciates a discussion making the headlines due to such posts as "Bite Me" and "Keep Up" and "Why is everybody being so mean to me?"

    Geesh!

    Meadeball
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    Well, Meade, better here than on the Sedans board, where poor innocent strangers might actually be expecting to find information about cars.
  • dinu01dinu01 Member Posts: 2,586
    Morning everyone!

    Now we can finally discuss real important matters, with a twist of "Daleisms".

    This is the term we may use to classify what Dale says :)

    I need not cite examples, but "B*** me!" comes to mind :)

    Dinu
  • meinradmeinrad Member Posts: 820
    keep up!
  • maltbmaltb Member Posts: 3,572
    So her name is Dale/Ray/Joe?
  • maltbmaltb Member Posts: 3,572
    Since you mentioned something about weight in another forum, I want to throw this question out:

    Has anyone noticed an increase in people around you losing weight?

    Since June, I have lost 20lbs by eating a little leaner and regular exercise. I am down to 175 and hope to level off at about 170. I have also noticed sever others at work and home who have done similar.

    Are you still having success with your reduction Meade?

    I'm sure some fun will be poked at the subject, but my question is sincere.

    Thanks
  • mdaffronmdaffron Member Posts: 4,421
    No, in fact I've noticed an increase in weight in those around me. The IS Manager who works next door to me was just diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. He's probably gained 30 pounds since I met him when I started here 19 months ago.

    Second part of your question ...

    Well, by early September I had lost 52 pounds. I had been trying to lose as much as I could in preparation for a beach trip with my whole family around Labor Day. (I lost 17 pounds in the month of August alone!!!) Afterward, having felt like I did what I set out to do, I rested on my laurels, got too comfortable and started cheating again. The biggest problem was I went back on the BEER wagon, something I hadn't touched in three months. Halloween (all of Sean's candy he can't eat at 18 months of age) and Thanksgiving sure didn't help things! And now Tammy, bless her heart, has made all sorts of Christmas goodies and I've partaken of cookie dough, cookies, Chex Mix (homemade, of course), and other stuff that's a HUGE NO-NO on a low-carb diet!

    But I've made a decision, now that I've gained -- hate to admit -- 20 pounds back. I went back on the diet hardcore yesterday. I know I'll cheat come Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but if I can get five or six pounds off before then, I'll have a head start on jumping back into the diet for good the day after Christmas.

    Once you get into Ketosis (benign dietary ketosis, not ketoacidosis), your hunger cravings and your cravings for carbs virtually disappear, making the diet actually very easy to live with. It's the 2 to 3 days it takes to GET your body into Ketosis that suck!!!

    Hey, I'm still at a net 32 pounds lost since January 5, and even though I'm a little mad at myself for backsliding, I can live with the fact that I'm going in the intended direction -- just a little more slowly than I would have preferred!

    Meade
  • meinradmeinrad Member Posts: 820
    of my friends have taken my lead and lost some weight. After I dropped 30 lbs., one good friend got all gung ho and dropped 50. Another has lost about 10. Once we all hit 30 we decided old and bald is bad enough without adding fat to the equation.
  • chicagoprochicagopro Member Posts: 1,009
    Now we're going to talk about losing weight? That lets me out. Actually, I've been concerned, because it seems I've put ON a few pounds since the summer.

    One thing I'm greatful for: the seatbelt in the Protege--still roomy enough for me. Not like that Seatbelt of Death in the Cavalier.

    Okay, guess it's time to find those walking shoes I bought last year.

    :(
  • maltbmaltb Member Posts: 3,572
    I have my limits!
  • dsm6dsm6 Member Posts: 813
    I'm trying to be good - eat right, exercise, etc. I'd like to get down to around 200 lbs. I think if I went down to 170 lbs I'd look like a pole. I'm actually trying to add some muscle mass anyway. Trying is the key word, but boy am I fighting a big huge sweet tooth. Progress is coming slowly, though. It should speed up now that I moved to an employer with an on-site exercise facility.

    Folks around here look generally quite fit. Boulder Colorado is home to many health nut, outdoor type folks.
  • mdaffronmdaffron Member Posts: 4,421
    I'd rather forego the beer for awhile and lose the weight in trade for a couple extra decades of life. I think that's a good tradeoff.

    BTW, I've tried that new low-carb Michelob. It tastes like weak sewage. And to think they charge extra for it because it has three carbs per bottle as compared to Michelob Light's five. Swill!

    Meade
  • the_big_hthe_big_h Member Posts: 1,583
    it's good for you
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    Oh please don't bring up the coke vs water thing from Pclub...that was truly a stupid "debate".
  • the_big_hthe_big_h Member Posts: 1,583
    8 glasses of water a day, keeps the doctors away!

    (and going to the bathroom A LOT)
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    How's the RX-7?

    I was reading an article on the return of the rotary engine in some Canadian auto mag that magically showed up in my mail box. They said it sounds different than traditional engines.
    Is there a specific rotary engine sound?
  • maltbmaltb Member Posts: 3,572
    Try Samuel Adams light. Unless you drink it back to back with the regular Sam Adams, you won't taste a difference. Not sure how the carbs rate, but if you just have a liquid lunch, everything works out in the end.

    Hank, I drink an ocean of water on a daily basis. Of course there is a natural response to that.
  • meinradmeinrad Member Posts: 820
    restroom as much once you are used to the water intake.
  • the_big_hthe_big_h Member Posts: 1,583
    ... a dead battery that is... damn this cold weather...

    I haven't gotten the time to check out the battery, see if it could be recharged, or if I need to get a new one...

    yes, the rotary has a different sound compared to the pist-on engine. It's a very addictive sound that I can't describe :-)

    no clanking/pinging sound in a rotary!
  • maltbmaltb Member Posts: 3,572
    I've always done loads of water and I've always...
  • dinu01dinu01 Member Posts: 2,586
    Did youy know that Tropicana can freeze in the trunk of your Protege overnight?

    I had 2 jugs of 1.89L in the trunk last nite and forgot to take them inside. I just opened one and it tastes like slush - aka: orange-flavoured substance with a resemblance to diluted orange ice cream. Yummi!

    Dinu
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    Dang...that sucks to hear the RX-7 is down...maybe think of it as hibernation :D

    Poor you...having to drive that Protege again.
  • the_big_hthe_big_h Member Posts: 1,583
    fill the ocean back? :-D
  • the_big_hthe_big_h Member Posts: 1,583
    my protege is now completely covered in a nasty shade of gray....
  • protege_fanprotege_fan Member Posts: 2,405
    Nice! We're having unseasonably high temps here! It's crazy...mid-December and there's no snow, not even in the mountains!

    I'm not complaining....rock on El Nino!
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