Subaru Crew - Meet The Members II

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Welcome to Edmunds. I moved from Rogers Park almost six years ago and, while I have some mounted studs sitting on my back porch, I don't miss them on my Subaru down here in Boise.

    Steve, Host
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    That IS interesting! I've never heard about 'deer leases', of course, I've never shot and killed anything in my life (nor do I ever want to!) :D So, did you do some hunting too? And this is normal to do on a honeymoon if you're a hunter? ;)

    Wow, you learn something new everyday! And we learn more about each other too!

    Thanks Bren!

    tom
  • hammerheadhammerhead Member Posts: 907
    I got replied to a message that I wrote over 5 years ago!!!
    The old moniker too!

    Cheers!
    Paul
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    Wellll, I'm not much of a hunter. I've done some target shooting, but I'm just not really into the whole 'gun' thing. Don't tell anyone... they'll question my Texas heritage ..lol

    As for it being "normal" .. well I've decided there was very little that was "normal" about that relationship/marriage ...
  • alaskanwillalaskanwill Member Posts: 28
    Ha ha, that was me. Noobie mistake. For some reason, once I registered, it started showing me page 1 of every discussion as a default instead of the most recent page. So I thought I was replying to a fresh query. Hope you can still use the info, 5 years later!
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    My wife and I did the Disney World/Big Red Boat cruise thing for our honeymoon in 1988. It was the first time either of were ever there. It was definitely memorable. And there were people on the cruise portion for their honeymoon as well!

    Mark
  • hammerheadhammerhead Member Posts: 907
    No problem, Will... welcome!
    I haven't used studs on my OB since I got it - 6 years ago last month. We used them on my wife's FWD minivan, but it went away 2 winters ago, and we're doing fine with heavily-siped Toyo Open Countrys on her Suburban. Both get along just fine without.

    Cheers!
    Paul
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Oh yeah, well my Disney is bigger than your Disney. :P

    They actually have 4 parks in Orlando, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, MGM Studios, and Animal Kingdom. Universal Studios also has multiple parks, and there's a Sea World too. Wet N' Wild, Busch Gardens (on the Tampa side), Cypress Gardens, etc.

    Florida is loaded with parks, you could spend the rest of your life in la-la-land. I feel nauseated after 3 days there, to be honest.

    Oh, and Disneyland (CA) covers 140 acres. Disney World (FL) covers 30,000 acres.

    But that's OK, size doesn't matter. :P

    -juice
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Don't worry Bren, your secret is safe with us. ;) We won't report you to the NRA! :D

    tom
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Well, our Disney was first. :P

    And while Florida is nice, the weather year round in So Cal is still nicer! (Been lots a places- no where has weather quite like San Diego!) :P

    Besides, we know how to count votes on the West Coast! :surprise:

    tom
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I don't vote anyway! LOL

    Remember, I'm a non-resident alien.

    :shades:

    -juice
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    My wife's durn relatives all left San Diego and some wound up in Lakeland Florida for part of the year, which is why I wound up at Epcot last year. I would have had more fun at the theme park I think. :P
  • jeffmcjeffmc Member Posts: 1,742
    Well, that explains the antennae and green skin. :)
  • jeffmcjeffmc Member Posts: 1,742
    The way I see it, it's a tie - they both have Jim Henson's Muppet Vision 3D. What else matters?! Wikipedia says there was to be an entire Muppet-themed area in FL, but it was axed due to budget cuts. Bummer. That would've given the decisive advantage to Disneyworld.
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Now what a shocking waste. If they'd included a full Muppets park, I'd be there in a flash. One of the all time great TV shows with a lovely blend of US and British humour.

    One of my all time favourites is Scooter singing "Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear" with Fossie choking on a chain around his neck. Fossie is probably my favourite Muppet, although there is competition.

    I went to Uni. with a lovely short, cute, very self centred girl with generous curves who was rather proud of being known as Miss Piggy (She even had a very short nose). The likeness was uncanny and she played up to it.

    Cheers

    Graham
  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Thought you would be interetsed in the local Australian take on the GT. STi are the Subaru of Australia tuning house and have a long track record of working over WRXs. Their staff tend to have the serious shirt and tie look of mechanical and electronic engineers wringing the last gram of weight off each item and extracting the last fraction of a kilowatt from the machinery. Watching them tune a WRX is fascinating. Place vehicle on dyno. Run to peak power, fiddle with computer, run to peak power, fiddle with computer.

    The GT should be interesting

    http://www.drive.com.au/editorial/article.aspx?id=11192&vf=7&bg=24&pp=0

    http://subaru.com.au/promotions/?promoid=246

    Cheers

    Graham
  • jeffmcjeffmc Member Posts: 1,742
    My wife & I are big Jim Henson fans, so we would've loved a Muppet-themed park also. We tease each other a bit about having a Kermit/Piggy relationship. I was always fond of the sketches Pigs in Space and Veterinary Hospital. :)
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    <-- huge muppet fan ...

    recently we had an entertainer at our school as a good-behavior award for most of the student population ...

    he sang "rainbow connection" as kermit .. and actually brought tears to my eyes ...

    that was the song i used to sing to my oldest daughter at bedtime when she was 2 ... (she's now 28 and sings it to HER children)

    one of my favorite all time songs ... for the message ..

    Brenda
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    That's one nice ride you all have down under Graham.

    Bob
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    I have here a sneaker that's tattered and worn.
    It's all full of holes and the laces are torn...
    A gift from my mother the day I was born.
    I love it because it's trash.

    Yes, I feel a distinct connection to Oscar some days. I Love Trash is one of my favorite songs ever.

    But our (Beth & I) favorite Jim Henson creation was the series "Dinosaurs", with probably the very best episode being "Hurling Day". Earl's dreams of heaving his mother-in-law into the tar pits (an old age tradition) is dashed by his son. We loved that one so much, we bought the video and gave it to my MIL on her 75th BD.

    Steve
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Graham, it seems you Aussies get some better tuned cars than we do here in the US. It seems much more expensive though. Is $60K Australian a lot? What does your average Camry sell for down there?

    Thanks for the post!

    tom
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Jeff - you like them that much, eh? We saw that show, it was pretty good, but not one of the highlights of our stay. I think the adults liked the Muppets, the kids are more into the newer shows/characters.

    Steve - best childrens song EVAAAR, I Love Trash, that is.

    My son takes after his dad - his favorite ride by far was Test Track. He laughed the whole way! It was like me riding with paisan, except I'd have been screaming. :)

    The Rock N' Roll Roller Coaster at MGM was also quite good. I love how it starts out fast.

    -juice
  • jeffmcjeffmc Member Posts: 1,742
    juice - something about their cheesy humor, combined with the underlying message of harmony, strikes us just right. We own as many Henson DVDs as possible, excluding Fraggles & Bear in the Big Blue House. If it's Muppets or a Henson movie, we're all over it, though. :) Speaking of which, there's a sequel to The Dark Crystal (anyone remember that one?) under production, nearly 25 years after the original.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Now that's something my kids loved...that live show is at MGM and we had to go again.

    Last time my daughter made us go twice. This time my son cried when we left - because he wanted to go again!

    Henson is a genius.

    -juice
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    My girls all LOVED The Dark Crystal ... and still watch our VCR tape of it when they get together!!!
  • jeffmcjeffmc Member Posts: 1,742
    There's a DVD version available
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000JPH6/qid=1141784780/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/0- 02-0317564-5070477?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130

    and a questionably better "collectors edition" released in '03.
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000DBJ2B/ref=imdbpov_dvd_0/002-0317564-507047- 7?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    is everyone still having to sign in EVERY time? or have I missed something along the way ...

    (this is irritating)
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    sign in EVERY time? -yes...
    irritating -very....
  • locke2clocke2c Member Posts: 5,038
    I dislike browser password caching in general, but for this one problem it's been handy. Not as handy as them fixing the issue, but it's better than typing email address and password every time.

    ~Colin
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    I only have to type the 'f', and it completes the addr & pw, so it is not really that bad. We just like to complain!

    Steve
  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    The fix is suppose to be implemented today, although, I don't know exactly the time it will take place.

    Keeping my fingers crossed that it goes through without a hitch.
  • goneskiiangoneskiian Member Posts: 381
    I'll second that Tom! That wagon is just drop dead gorgeous! I guess it wouldn't take a whole lot to get mine there. A Cobb AP, and a few g's in suspension bits. D'oh!

    Oh well, still loving the GT as is.

    Cheers!
    -Ian
  • goneskiiangoneskiian Member Posts: 381
    Thanks Jeff!

    I loved the Dark Crystal. The Muppet Show too. Though I was at the age that I had to pretend not to like it so much otherwise I wouldn't be so cool! ;) :shades:

    Rainbow Connection is a fantastic song. Still brings tears to my eyes as well.

    Maybe that's why Ford has brought Kermit out for their hybrid Escape commercial. It Ain't Easy Being Green! Great commercial just because it's Kermit!

    Thanks for calling up some fantastic childhood memories!

    Cheers!
    -Ian
  • jeffmcjeffmc Member Posts: 1,742
    You betcha. Incidentally, it sounds like early results from the Kermit commercials may be helping Ford's slumping Escape hybrid sales. The purchase waiting lists have vanished and Ford now offers $1000 incentive.

    "Ford recently launched a marketing campaign featuring the company's chief executive, Bill Ford Jr., and Muppets character Kermit the Frog to promote its ` green' image and remind consumers that Ford offers hybrids. The strategy appeared to pay off in February, as Ford sold about 1,200 Escape hybrids during the month, up 13% from a year earlier and 50% from January."
    http://news.morningstar.com/news/DJ/M03/D06/200603061744DOWJONESDJONLINE000830.h- tml?Cat=AsiaPac
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    i didn't have to log in !
  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
    Nope. Ain't it grand? :D

    Also, if you are tracking Subaru Crew, or any other group/discussion, you can now get email alerts! Open your "tracked items" and put a check in the box next to the discussion to receive an email when any new messages are posted.
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Yay too! :D
  • bat1161bat1161 Member Posts: 1,784
    I know this is brought up every few years, so I figure it is time once again. Is anyone intersted in trying to put together a tour of SIA? They even have a website talking about tours of the plant now:
    http://www.subaru-sia.com/community/tour_inter.htm

    Might be a good thought for the warmer months ahead. Also, this year we won't be running into the problem of Subaru bringing a new platform to the factory.
    So long as it's not end of July / beginning of August, I'm in.

    Mark
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    I'm interested in attending. :shades:

    -Brian
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    I'm not so far from the factory ... just let us know when !
    Brenda
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    I would love to.... Maybe we could drag Patti along as well?

    Steve
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Subie Crew chat starts in one hour. Link's on the left. Hopefully it'll all work fine with the autologin bug fixed. :shades:

    Steve, Host
  • jfljfl Member Posts: 1,399
    Yay three! :D
  • jfljfl Member Posts: 1,399
    I'm interested but it's not a shoo-in like before.

    Jim
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    (wonders what it would take to up the ante so that it's a "shoo-in" ...)
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Jim,

    Are you talking about our ability to get a group tour, or your ability to break free and attend? My offer still stands - we meet at O'Hare, and drive down.

    Steve
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Just burned my vacation in O-town. Go, though, it would be fun.

    Maybe if enough people go I'll fly to Chicago and hitch a ride with someone. I haven't been able to talk the wife into taking a road trip that long with the kids.

    -juice
  • subearusubearu Member Posts: 3,613
    I would travel (driving the F-XT of course) through Chicago and to SIA. I'm only 1 hour north of Chicago.

    -Brian
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    see the post below yours from brian? ... he could pick you up on his way through chicago ...
    Brenda
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