I could not agree more. I believe that "tolerance" has been redefined. It used to mean that you respected another person's beliefs even if you did not agree with them. Today tolerance means that you not only have to respect an opposing view, but you also must agree that it is as equally valid as your own opinion/belief. It's one way groupthink has gained a foothold in out national discourse.
This is 'Gold Pony's' review of the 2016 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo 6-speed I am honing in on buying. I am thinking of driving the 461 miles west to Phoenix tomorrow and test-driving a 2017 model SR in Red Alert color. This car is head and shoulders above the basic 'S' model Sentra it isn't funny. It has heated leather seats, a sunroof, leather gearshift knob, leather-wrapped steering wheel, blue stitching in various parts of the interior, Bose 6-speaker stereo in which Gold Pony states the bass is great on, NAV seems to be included, you can integrate your phone through Bluetooth I'm assuming, so you can use YouTube or Google off your phone. That sounds like Android Auto but it's not called that - I'll have to check that out! I like that feature a lot. The lip spoiler with the thin strip of lighting that comes on in the rear when you hit the brakes. Push button start, key fob that allows you to just have your key in your pocket when you get close to your car, ample rear legroom, etc. This car isn't missing anything I'd want in a sporty car - it reminds me a lot of my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS quite a bit - I think psychologically I'm trying to get back to that car through this one. We'll see which one I like the most.
The video after this one that I'm watching right now mentions that the 2017-19 Sentra SR Turbo model is Nissan's first turbo-charged engine? What? He must mean it's the Sentra model's first turbo-charged engine. Nissan engineers pulled the engine outta the Juke for this Sentra SR Turbo. 0-60mph in 7.2 seconds IIRC the numbers correctly. My last day off is tomorrow and I'll need to get going early since it's a long drive to Phoenix from here.
Owe $5,000 on the Soul. It's a 2011 with 104,750 miles. There aren't any 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo 6-spd's near me as far as my search engine could find, anyway. I will probably try and do this next set of days off (Sat - Tue) so I have time to try and get the Mrs. on board. That is a challenge unfortunately beyond compare.
The plan is still to bank pension payments and pay cash but I would prefer trading in now and make payments. A 60-month payment plan will have the car paid off a year before I retire. Better way to go, I think. Plus, no need to wait for the car!
I had asked about what vehicle to rent to ferry table decorations, balloons, luggage, and 3 people to Columbus next month. I took the recommendations and went in for a minivan. Couldn't see that on either Hertz or Enterprise online. So I went to the local office. The Hertz guy was brusque and said they're all booked up through October. He said they wouldn't even have a small car. Check online occasionally in case there's a cancellation.
I trundled on over to the Enterprise office which was my first choice. Office manager looked on computer and found minivans available for the 5 days I want to rent one. He took my DL and said they'd call me about two days before to be sure I still wanted the vehicle.
I have one of my nephews living in Raleigh - he’s chief of cardiology at a large teaching hospital complex associated with Wake. Since he will be required to remain at the hospital throughout the onslaught of this hurricane, I am sure he is going to make sure his wife and his one remaining son still living at home will leave the area and go north to Cape Cod where they have a summer home.
This is going to be a bad one because it is heading straight for the coast - perpendicularly - compared to most hurricanes that skirt coasts and wiggle a bit. That’s why Hurricane Andrew was so devastating as was that one that hit New Orleans several years ago.
I pray for those who must suffer through this hurricane and the associated heavy rains.
This is going to be a bad one because it is heading straight for the coast - perpendicularly - compared to most hurricanes that skirt coasts and wiggle a bit...I pray for those who must suffer through this hurricane and the associated heavy rains.
Dittos.
Our son left this morning for Maryland/Virginia on business. He hadn't mentioned it in advance, so it must have been a recent decision he would go. He's returning Friday evening. Reagan airport is sensitive to rain causing delays, and my guess is the periphery of Florence's skirts will be hitting the DC area heavily by then.
He had trouble getting to Montgomery last year because of Hurricane Irma. He might end up driving home unless Florence stays further south than the predicted stall area.
I wonder about Monroe who used to be on here who lives in Lumberton, NC. They had floods a few back. Florence stalling out will really flood them. Later today I'm calling my friends who moved into upstate SC to see if they have their ark built yet.
Thanks, Iluv.....it’s all good. Appreciate the apology.
Bradd and 28FF....Happy New Year to you, also!
@abacomike....I was driving past Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. You could see the lightning in the distance. I thought.....”wonder if they’re still playing in the stadium?” This was right around game time.
Didn’t know it was delayed.
I left OH and it was hot as Hades. I get to FL, and it’s hotter than Hades.
Looks like I’m here all week for work. I guess there are worse places I could be.
RB....thanks for standing up to the notion of “emotional support animals” are somehow granted special status. I saw a lady turned away by Delta for trying to get her pet in our cabin for the flight to FLL. She was insistent she needed it...even had some sort of little sweater on it that allegedly proved it was legit. Delta didn’t budge. Didn’t see her on board, so I’ll assume they wouldn’t allow her to bring it on board. Good for them.
Cost may be a factor. I know I have my Tracfone Android phone because I think it's insane to spend several hundred dollars per month instead of the less than $8 I spend. They also just bought a house a year ago and have the same feelings about debt that I do, so I get that there are places you can economize. And I think they look at their phones sort of how I do... pretty much for emergency communications. Like if you get stuck on the road somewhere and need to call for assistance, or if the traffic is heavy and you want to let someone know you'll be late. Or to send a text to remind someone to get milk on the way home.
I bet I haven't made 10 phone calls in all the time I've had a cell phone, right from a "brick" through the flip phone, and now with the Android. Somehow, we're able to live life without being in constant communication with someone else. We also seems to be able to sit in a restaurant and not even think about getting our phones out.
Certainly different than most folks now... maybe we're the Croods
Exactly. My Trac phone costs me $6 a month tokeep active. I never run out of minutes. I only need it when I'm working in case of break down. I have to admit it comes in handy when you're on the road but back when there were pay phones everywhere I did just fine.
Texting? I did one once just to prove I could but don't see the advantage over just leaving a message.
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I had asked about what vehicle to rent to ferry table decorations, balloons, luggage, and 3 people to Columbus next month. I took the recommendations and went in for a minivan. Couldn't see that on either Hertz or Enterprise online. So I went to the local office. The Hertz guy was brusque and said they're all booked up through October. He said they wouldn't even have a small car. Check online occasionally in case there's a cancellation.
I trundled on over to the Enterprise office which was my first choice. Office manager looked on computer and found minivans available for the 5 days I want to rent one. He took my DL and said they'd call me about two days before to be sure I still wanted the vehicle.
I'll drive one out especiallyfor you.
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Cost may be a factor. I know I have my Tracfone Android phone because I think it's insane to spend several hundred dollars per month instead of the less than $8 I spend. They also just bought a house a year ago and have the same feelings about debt that I do, so I get that there are places you can economize. And I think they look at their phones sort of how I do... pretty much for emergency communications. Like if you get stuck on the road somewhere and need to call for assistance, or if the traffic is heavy and you want to let someone know you'll be late. Or to send a text to remind someone to get milk on the way home.
I bet I haven't made 10 phone calls in all the time I've had a cell phone, right from a "brick" through the flip phone, and now with the Android. Somehow, we're able to live life without being in constant communication with someone else. We also seems to be able to sit in a restaurant and not even think about getting our phones out.
Certainly different than most folks now... maybe we're the Croods
Exactly. My Trac phone costs me $6 a month tokeep active. I never run out of minutes. I only need it when I'm working in case of break down. I have to admit it comes in handy when you're on the road but back when there were pay phones everywhere I did just fine.
Texting? I did one once just to prove I could but don't see the advantage over just leaving a message.
I love texting, even in business. I can get quick answers from my field team sometimes even during a meeting. Quicker response usually than email and phone calls always take longer
I don't have a problem with texting for personal purposes or for conducting logistics for business ("meet here at this time"). Texting for substantive business purposes can create massive headaches and risk for a business because of how difficult they are to preserve and collect. This just so happens to touch on what I do for work.
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Cost may be a factor. I know I have my Tracfone Android phone because I think it's insane to spend several hundred dollars per month instead of the less than $8 I spend. They also just bought a house a year ago and have the same feelings about debt that I do, so I get that there are places you can economize. And I think they look at their phones sort of how I do... pretty much for emergency communications. Like if you get stuck on the road somewhere and need to call for assistance, or if the traffic is heavy and you want to let someone know you'll be late. Or to send a text to remind someone to get milk on the way home.
I bet I haven't made 10 phone calls in all the time I've had a cell phone, right from a "brick" through the flip phone, and now with the Android. Somehow, we're able to live life without being in constant communication with someone else. We also seems to be able to sit in a restaurant and not even think about getting our phones out.
Certainly different than most folks now... maybe we're the Croods
Exactly. My Trac phone costs me $6 a month tokeep active. I never run out of minutes. I only need it when I'm working in case of break down. I have to admit it comes in handy when you're on the road but back when there were pay phones everywhere I did just fine.
Texting? I did one once just to prove I could but don't see the advantage over just leaving a message.
Texting vs leaving a voice mail message -- depends entirely on whom you're trying to communicate with. Most of the younger generation will never actually listen to a voice mail. They will notice the missed call, call me back, and say something like, "I saw your call, what's up?" Whereas if I send a text saying, "I need you to send me the address for cousin Brucie", I will get a text reply with the address.
And to all of you who say you don't have and don't need a smart phone -- have you ever seriously considered the benefits of having the internet available as you move around? You're in the auto parts store, and they want $200 for a pair of brake rotors, a quick check on RockAuto or Amazon, and you can get them for half that price. You're in WalMart, and they have a 40" LED TV for $199. Is that a good price? 30 seconds on your smart phone, and you know if it is. You're in some strange locale, where you've never been before, you're in a rent car with no NAV, and you're lost. Whip out your smart phone, 30 seconds later you're back on track. Anyone selling good Italian food within 10 miles? Bingo.
It's very seldom that a day goes by that I don't look up something on the internet using my phone. And I'm the kind who never uses a smartphone (or tablet) if there is a real computer available.
Iluv - are there none locally you could look at for a test drive? Even a new one? I’m not familiar with what is available where you live.
An almost 7 hour drive one way just to test drive a Nissan seems like a big commitment.
Long drives aren't unusualfor this group. Heck, I drove 3 hours to buy a $2k hooptie.
As to searching for vehicles i suggest Listingallcars.com. just type in the search radius that's acceptable.
We have gone 2 hours one way just to have a beer.
Truth be told it's part for the ride though the country, and part for the experience at the bar.
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Cost may be a factor. I know I have my Tracfone Android phone because I think it's insane to spend several hundred dollars per month instead of the less than $8 I spend. They also just bought a house a year ago and have the same feelings about debt that I do, so I get that there are places you can economize. And I think they look at their phones sort of how I do... pretty much for emergency communications. Like if you get stuck on the road somewhere and need to call for assistance, or if the traffic is heavy and you want to let someone know you'll be late. Or to send a text to remind someone to get milk on the way home.
I bet I haven't made 10 phone calls in all the time I've had a cell phone, right from a "brick" through the flip phone, and now with the Android. Somehow, we're able to live life without being in constant communication with someone else. We also seems to be able to sit in a restaurant and not even think about getting our phones out.
Certainly different than most folks now... maybe we're the Croods
Exactly. My Trac phone costs me $6 a month tokeep active. I never run out of minutes. I only need it when I'm working in case of break down. I have to admit it comes in handy when you're on the road but back when there were pay phones everywhere I did just fine.
Texting? I did one once just to prove I could but don't see the advantage over just leaving a message.
I love texting, even in business. I can get quick answers from my field team sometimes even during a meeting. Quicker response usually than email and phone calls always take longer
Plus it's much easier when you're trying to coordinate something with multiple people.
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< I love texting, even in business. I can get quick answers from my field team sometimes even during a meeting. Quicker response usually than email and phone calls always take longer
Likewise. I hate talking on the phone but find texting quite useful, short and sweet and you don't have to answer it right away if it isn't urgent.
I don't have a problem with texting for personal purposes or for conducting logistics for business ("meet here at this time"). Texting for substantive business purposes can create massive headaches and risk for a business because of how difficult they are to preserve and collect. This just so happens to touch on what I do for work.
Heh. Back in the mid-to-late 00's when all of the politicians I dealt with got Blackberry devices they soon discovered that (at least back then) BBMs which I gather were Blackberry's version of a text were not covered under Freedom of Information laws. So instead of making phone calls to tell someone something that they didn't want to be unearthed later, they would send BBMs. Same with emails that bore the legend in all caps on the first line "DELETE AFTER READING". Our politicians and senior bureaucrats are quite slippery.
I've tired of seeing "emotional support animals" riding in carts in Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, et cetera.
I always wonder what contaminants are on the carts.
Are they any worse then what you would get from the little babies and their diapers?
One time just after we first got married my wife asked me why I didnt put anything in that "seating" area of the shopping cart. My response was dirty diapers. She hasn't used it since.
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Lately I see large stores around here are much more open to allowing dogs on leashes to enter with their owners, not support animals but just pets. Last week I encountered two, the first a massive Great Dane that I suspect the petite young lady holding the end of the leash would not be able to control if it took off. The second was interesting in that I had never seen one before and had to ask the owner about. Turns out it was a blue-coated Australian Cattle Dog, quite interesting looking. Apparently they like to herd things including groups of small children, and are quite protective of their owners.
I've tired of seeing "emotional support animals" riding in carts in Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, et cetera.
I always wonder what contaminants are on the carts.
Are they any worse then what you would get from the little babies and their diapers?
One time just after we first got married my wife asked me why I didnt put anything in that "seating" area of the shopping cart. My response was dirty diapers. She hasn't used it since.
Wow, I never thought of that. I will never put anything in there ever again. What a useful board this is! Thanks @snakeweasel
I've tired of seeing "emotional support animals" riding in carts in Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, et cetera.
I always wonder what contaminants are on the carts.
Are they any worse then what you would get from the little babies and their diapers?
One time just after we first got married my wife asked me why I didnt put anything in that "seating" area of the shopping cart. My response was dirty diapers. She hasn't used it since.
Wow, I never thought of that. I will never put anything in there ever again. What a useful board this is! Thanks @snakeweasel
I have two young kids (one still in diapers).... neither one ever soiled a shopping cart. Their diapers never even touch the cart as they are under their clothes.
Are they any worse then what you would get from the little babies and their diapers?
One time just after we first got married my wife asked me why I didnt put anything in that "seating" area of the shopping cart. My response was dirty diapers. She hasn't used it since.
That's why I use the disinfecting wipes on the wires and the plastic of that seat area on the grocery carts that have the seat.
I've started letting a manager know how I feel about the "feel good" animals in a store. And about people soliciting for religious purposes and the Direct TV or Dish TV people that are at a table by permission in a store nearby--Menards. One of them had wandered a hundred feet away and approached me and my wife in another department. I knew immediately what she was doing and said, "Not interested."
I guess I'm getting crabby about animals in wrong places. State of Ohio was debating allowing dogs in food areas outdoors for restaurants. Outrageous. I've even seen a dog in a ChickFilA.
No emotional support excuses needed where I live. Everyone just brings their dogs everywhere. I love dogs so I’m okay with it. I don’t bring mine because she gets nervous in public spaces, unless we are eating outside on a patio, where we are just in one place. That she loves.
firefighter28 - my trip to Phoenix will be to test drive and just buy the '17 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo 6-speed. I am pretty confident I'll like the car and just enter in to negotiations to buy it.
I've watched enough videos on it to love it more all the time. It sounds like Nissan added a backup camera and Nissan Connect would keep me on my toes with Google Maps and You Tube streaming with Bluetooth and all. I'll be a happy camper.
My latest plan is to head to PHX Sunday. They're actually open Sunday.
Just want to make sure I give a shout out to any of our forums members sitting in Florence's path. Stay safe, get out early if you need to. Check in when you can. I imagine there may be some power/internet disruptions over the next couple of weeks.
Even though the Charlotte area is not in the direct path of Florence (yet), we are forecast to get strong winds and 12-18" of rain. Many store shelves are empty. I remember when Hugo surprised everyone in '89 when it hit this area and made quite a mess. Many trees down, structure damage, power out for many for 6 weeks. The roof on my parent's house was stripped clean of most of its shingles and the entire roofing (shingles) had to be replaced.
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I'm the same way - don't care for phone yapping, and conference calls can irk me. Unless you are a dear friend of relative, let me email or text. Then I can also have documentation. If it's seriously important, we'll talk.
I've sold a couple things on Craigslist this year, and some Luddites refused to text or email, simply sending a message with their number and "call me". Sorry, if I wanted to talk at random times, I'd have put my number in the ad. We can talk when you are sure you want to view the item.
On the subject of pricey phones, I've long had a late model higher end phone - it's a mini computer, and I use it like one. Web browsing, email, music, videos, it does it all and then some, and when I travel and don't want to lug around a laptop, I can have almost as much functionality in my pocket. It can be frivolous, but also can be a big convenience.
I've tired of seeing "emotional support animals" riding in carts in Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, et cetera.
I always wonder what contaminants are on the carts.
Are they any worse then what you would get from the little babies and their diapers?
One time just after we first got married my wife asked me why I didnt put anything in that "seating" area of the shopping cart. My response was dirty diapers. She hasn't used it since.
Wow, I never thought of that. I will never put anything in there ever again. What a useful board this is! Thanks @snakeweasel
I have two young kids (one still in diapers).... neither one ever soiled a shopping cart. Their diapers never even touch the cart as they are under their clothes.
That's good, now think of your typical Walmart shopper.
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firefighter28 - my trip to Phoenix will be to test drive and just buy the '17 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo 6-speed. I am pretty confident I'll like the car and just enter in to negotiations to buy it.
I've watched enough videos on it to love it more all the time. It sounds like Nissan added a backup camera and Nissan Connect would keep me on my toes with Google Maps and You Tube streaming with Bluetooth and all. I'll be a happy camper.
My latest plan is to head to PHX Sunday. They're actually open Sunday.
Anyone want to wager that a Sentra actually follows him home?
I don't know if this occurs where you live, but in my area, every year there are more and more "drives" to supply school supplies and backpacks and school clothes to kids whose parents (mostly single mothers) supposedly can't afford this stuff. When I'm approached for a donation, I reply "I wasn't there when they were conceived, so I'm not going to support them now." When I was young, parents would not have been so anxious as these people are to solicit and accept this type of charity. I know my parents would have been mortified if anyone thought they couldn't afford to buy school supplies and clothes. Where is our pride these days?
It probably sounds cold, but whatever happened to supporting your family? If you can't afford to take care of children, don't have them. I just don't remember this level of charity begging when I was younger.
They do similar school supply drives here too. Part of it here is what I perceive to be a much increased willingness by many to ask for charity or to self-identify as "poor". The other thing is the ridiculously long and detailed list of stuff that schools deem to be necessary. In my day it was a pack of scribblers, some pens, pencils and erasers, and maybe a box of crayons or colored pencils. I have seen some of the lists that get sent home here and it is utterly absurd, long, very specific lists of enough stuff to stock an office. One of the things that jumped out at me was a "document bag" which is a like a smallish zippered messenger bag, which is meant to take official documents from the school or teacher home securely to the parents and then bring their signed responses back. Ridiculous. I cannot believe they make all this necessary as it is both expensive and stressful for parents.
I understand your position. I am not happy about irresponsible people becoming parents. Going back to when I was a child (60 years ago), I can remember my parents and grandparents and their friends talking about, “You have to pass a test to get a driver’s license, but not to become a parent.”
Regardless of how I feel about the parents, the children are still there, and they still need school supplies, and (in many cases) their parents either aren’t able or aren’t willing. So yes, I will step up. My choice.
I understand your position. I am not happy about irresponsible people becoming parents. Going back to when I was a child (60 years ago), I can remember my parents and grandparents and their friends talking about, “You have to pass a test to get a driver’s license, but not to become a parent.”
Regardless of how I feel about the parents, the children are still there, and they still need school supplies, and (in many cases) their parents either aren’t able or aren’t willing. So yes, I will step up. My choice.
Agreed. I would also point out that the costs of supplies to attend school have skyrocketed. Even parents who are working full-time jobs can't always make it work these days. I'll always help regardless of my opinions of parents, like @henryn. My personal choice.
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There is a lot of poverty in this country. Many people don’t like to admit it and assume it’s the parents’s fault. It is a fact that many more children are eligible for school lunch programs, and that is not a subjective category. You have to be at a certain level to be eligible. Many otherwise well meaning people also support policies that make birth control expensive and diffjcult to access. No matter how you slice it, children don’t get a choice of families to be born into.
I was a public school principal in two different schools in a suburban community that was predominantly Caucasian. At that time, 20% of the children in my schools were on free or reduced price lunches (1973-1990). The community was middle to upper middle income.
So the high incidence of children on these programs was due mainly to the eased financial qualifications. Only the district offices and the kitchen manager in each school knew who was on free or reduced price lunches.
firefighter28 - my trip to Phoenix will be to test drive and just buy the '17 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo 6-speed. I am pretty confident I'll like the car and just enter in to negotiations to buy it.
I've watched enough videos on it to love it more all the time. It sounds like Nissan added a backup camera and Nissan Connect would keep me on my toes with Google Maps and You Tube streaming with Bluetooth and all. I'll be a happy camper.
My latest plan is to head to PHX Sunday. They're actually open Sunday.
Anyone want to wager that a Sentra actually follows him home?
Anyone want to wager that a Sentra actually follows him home?
Heh, thebean, my car purchases happen about as often as the Mariner's get in to the playoffs. Having said that, the 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo 6-speed in Alert Red is harkening me back to my last red bomber, my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS. Only my Mitsubishi was a CVT transmission. For a CVT it was pretty slick, the car chirped off the line with a sudden urgency.
This Sentra SR actually is implanted with a 1.6L inline 4 cyl 188hp turbo that came out of the Nissan Juke. If I do go ahead and buy a Sentra SR Turbo 6-speed it will be the most powerful car I've ever had. I am not going to give up on this one. I don't have the utmost confidence in the 2011 Kia Soul to hold up. Two costly breakdowns in two years is at least one breakdown too many.
Sometime in the last day or so the fix for the iPhone/Safari login problem finally got rolled out so I am now logged in that way. Another seam in the seamless transition mended!
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This is 'Gold Pony's' review of the 2016 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo 6-speed I am honing in on buying. I am thinking of driving the 461 miles west to Phoenix tomorrow and test-driving a 2017 model SR in Red Alert color. This car is head and shoulders above the basic 'S' model Sentra it isn't funny. It has heated leather seats, a sunroof, leather gearshift knob, leather-wrapped steering wheel, blue stitching in various parts of the interior, Bose 6-speaker stereo in which Gold Pony states the bass is great on, NAV seems to be included, you can integrate your phone through Bluetooth I'm assuming, so you can use YouTube or Google off your phone. That sounds like Android Auto but it's not called that - I'll have to check that out! I like that feature a lot. The lip spoiler with the thin strip of lighting that comes on in the rear when you hit the brakes. Push button start, key fob that allows you to just have your key in your pocket when you get close to your car, ample rear legroom, etc. This car isn't missing anything I'd want in a sporty car - it reminds me a lot of my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS quite a bit - I think psychologically I'm trying to get back to that car through this one. We'll see which one I like the most.
The video after this one that I'm watching right now mentions that the 2017-19 Sentra SR Turbo model is Nissan's first turbo-charged engine? What? He must mean it's the Sentra model's first turbo-charged engine. Nissan engineers pulled the engine outta the Juke for this Sentra SR Turbo. 0-60mph in 7.2 seconds IIRC the numbers correctly. My last day off is tomorrow and I'll need to get going early since it's a long drive to Phoenix from here.
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An almost 7 hour drive one way just to test drive a Nissan seems like a big commitment.
How buried are you in the Soul? Is the Mrs. on board with this?
I thought you were going to bank some of your Boeing pension and pay cash in a year or two. Has that plan changed?
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The plan is still to bank pension payments and pay cash but I would prefer trading in now and make payments. A 60-month payment plan will have the car paid off a year before I retire. Better way to go, I think. Plus, no need to wait for the car!
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I trundled on over to the Enterprise office which was my first choice. Office manager looked on computer and found minivans available for the 5 days I want to rent one. He took my DL and said they'd call me about two days before to be sure I still wanted the vehicle.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
This is going to be a bad one because it is heading straight for the coast - perpendicularly - compared to most hurricanes that skirt coasts and wiggle a bit. That’s why Hurricane Andrew was so devastating as was that one that hit New Orleans several years ago.
I pray for those who must suffer through this hurricane and the associated heavy rains.
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Our son left this morning for Maryland/Virginia on business. He hadn't mentioned it in advance, so it must have been a recent decision he would go. He's returning Friday evening. Reagan airport is sensitive to rain causing delays, and my guess is the periphery of Florence's skirts will be hitting the DC area heavily by then.
He had trouble getting to Montgomery last year because of Hurricane Irma. He might end up driving home unless Florence stays further south than the predicted stall area.
I wonder about Monroe who used to be on here who lives in Lumberton, NC. They had floods a few back. Florence stalling out will really flood them. Later today I'm calling my friends who moved into upstate SC to see if they have their ark built yet.
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Bradd and 28FF....Happy New Year to you, also!
@abacomike....I was driving past Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. You could see the lightning in the distance. I thought.....”wonder if they’re still playing in the stadium?” This was right around game time.
Didn’t know it was delayed.
I left OH and it was hot as Hades. I get to FL, and it’s hotter than Hades.
Looks like I’m here all week for work. I guess there are worse places I could be.
RB....thanks for standing up to the notion of “emotional support animals” are somehow granted special status. I saw a lady turned away by Delta for trying to get her pet in our cabin for the flight to FLL. She was insistent she needed it...even had some sort of little sweater on it that allegedly proved it was legit. Delta didn’t budge. Didn’t see her on board, so I’ll assume they wouldn’t allow her to bring it on board. Good for them.
Texting? I did one once just to prove I could but don't see the advantage over just leaving a message.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
As to searching for vehicles i suggest Listingallcars.com. just type in the search radius that's acceptable.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
And to all of you who say you don't have and don't need a smart phone -- have you ever seriously considered the benefits of having the internet available as you move around? You're in the auto parts store, and they want $200 for a pair of brake rotors, a quick check on RockAuto or Amazon, and you can get them for half that price. You're in WalMart, and they have a 40" LED TV for $199. Is that a good price? 30 seconds on your smart phone, and you know if it is. You're in some strange locale, where you've never been before, you're in a rent car with no NAV, and you're lost. Whip out your smart phone, 30 seconds later you're back on track. Anyone selling good Italian food within 10 miles? Bingo.
It's very seldom that a day goes by that I don't look up something on the internet using my phone. And I'm the kind who never uses a smartphone (or tablet) if there is a real computer available.
Never anything of substance.... that's for sure. Need email documentation for that stuff.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
Truth be told it's part for the ride though the country, and part for the experience at the bar.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I always wonder what contaminants are on the carts.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
One time just after we first got married my wife asked me why I didnt put anything in that "seating" area of the shopping cart. My response was dirty diapers. She hasn't used it since.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
One time just after we first got married my wife asked me why I didnt put anything in that "seating" area of the shopping cart. My response was dirty diapers. She hasn't used it since.
Wow, I never thought of that.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I guess I'm getting crabby about animals in wrong places. State of Ohio was debating allowing dogs in food areas outdoors for restaurants. Outrageous. I've even seen a dog in a ChickFilA.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
I've watched enough videos on it to love it more all the time. It sounds like Nissan added a backup camera and Nissan Connect would keep me on my toes with Google Maps and You Tube streaming with Bluetooth and all. I'll be a happy camper.
My latest plan is to head to PHX Sunday. They're actually open Sunday.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
I've sold a couple things on Craigslist this year, and some Luddites refused to text or email, simply sending a message with their number and "call me". Sorry, if I wanted to talk at random times, I'd have put my number in the ad. We can talk when you are sure you want to view the item.
On the subject of pricey phones, I've long had a late model higher end phone - it's a mini computer, and I use it like one. Web browsing, email, music, videos, it does it all and then some, and when I travel and don't want to lug around a laptop, I can have almost as much functionality in my pocket. It can be frivolous, but also can be a big convenience.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
It probably sounds cold, but whatever happened to supporting your family? If you can't afford to take care of children, don't have them. I just don't remember this level of charity begging when I was younger.
Rant over.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Regardless of how I feel about the parents, the children are still there, and they still need school supplies, and (in many cases) their parents either aren’t able or aren’t willing. So yes, I will step up. My choice.
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
So the high incidence of children on these programs was due mainly to the eased financial qualifications. Only the district offices and the kitchen manager in each school knew who was on free or reduced price lunches.
2024 Genesis G90 Super-Charger
Sometimes, kids just need a chance to know someone cares about them.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/08/2018-09679/child-nutrition-programs-income-eligibility-guidelines
According to current stats, there are over 7 million working poor, meaning they work full time but don’t make enough to make ends meet.
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
Anyone want to wager that a Sentra actually follows him home?
Heh, thebean, my car purchases happen about as often as the Mariner's get in to the playoffs. Having said that, the 2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo 6-speed in Alert Red is harkening me back to my last red bomber, my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS. Only my Mitsubishi was a CVT transmission. For a CVT it was pretty slick, the car chirped off the line with a sudden urgency.
This Sentra SR actually is implanted with a 1.6L inline 4 cyl 188hp turbo that came out of the Nissan Juke. If I do go ahead and buy a Sentra SR Turbo 6-speed it will be the most powerful car I've ever had. I am not going to give up on this one. I don't have the utmost confidence in the 2011 Kia Soul to hold up. Two costly breakdowns in two years is at least one breakdown too many.
Onward and upward - I'm turning Nissan, baby.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Chick fil a upgraded their app for rewards and payment, but they
Abandoned earlier versions of Android. They operate with basic capabilities on the app. Their help line was me telling them what still worked. To use fancier rewsrd tools,i have too user my pc.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,