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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Never learned to like beer, but I just scored a case of Goats do Roam for $7.50 a bottle including tax. :shades:

    I'll unscrew one for the Subie Chat tonight.
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    not a beer fan .. never have been .. would be surprised at this stage in my life to become one!

    I used to be the kind who would have one margarita or some other 'sweet' drink .. but now I really have developed a taste for dry wines ... I really don't like the sweet ones .. and if I have an occasional "sweet" drink it just tastes cloying to me ...

    one drink .. one glass of wine .. one or the other .. and that's it for me ...
  • p0926p0926 Member Posts: 4,423
    That reminds me of the first time I tasted alcohol. I was probably about 10 and my dad, who had a beer with lunch almost every Saturday, offered me a sip of his. It tasted so dang awful that I didn't try beer again until I was 20 (legal age was 18 then) :)

    -Frank
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Never have been. If I drink a 6-pack over the course of a year, that's lot for me.

    Bob
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Serge was just stating fact- it's an income generator for the city, just like parking tickets, traffic cameras, and speed traps. It's certainly not for the benefit of mankind! Bottom line, it pays the bills.

    How does he know this for a FACT? I highly doubt that it's that case, living in the area, it's more likely as I stated above, that the kids would laugh at the cops and go buy more if the fines/punishment weren't that high!

    -mike
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,728
    Yeah, I still think the stuff tastes terrible. I only did it as a child because he would get such a kick from my "eeebie-geebie" dance and say, "If you know it tastes so bad, why do you always take the first sip?" I would reply, "I thought if you were drinking another one it must taste better than the last." Of course, once I was older, I just did it out of tradition more than anything; I knew it was going to make my skin crawl. When he finally told me to get my own, I laughed and said there were two reasons I would not: 1. it would take the fun out of it, and 2. the rest of the beer would be wasted.

    He was not much of a beer-drinker in my youth, though. I would maybe take the "first sip" once every 3-6 months. His thing was a shot of peppermint schnapps before bed every night.

    I have a cousin who, at the age of four, downed my dad's schnapps one night thinking it was water. I thought the poor kid was going to suffocate for lack of catching her breath! :D It was hard not to laugh, but I sure did feel sorry for the little pup.
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  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    nah, should not brand any small town or places that levies heavy penalties.
    I'm a believer of heavy fines.
    I was born and raised in Singapore.
    What Serge's son got, compare to Singapore, was a slap on the wrist with a feather.
    By no means should he be branded "criminal". I've done stuffs myself in my younger years that could have yielded me a dozen rips on my bare buttocks, if I had been caught.

    Mike drink? I've not seen him drink since knowing him. Heck, didn't see him drink at his wedding banquet either.

    -Dave

    p/s those rips on bare buttocks will scare for life. Constant remider of our past deeds.
  • lilbluewgn02lilbluewgn02 Member Posts: 1,089
    Brenda,
    We do the same when we have parents emailing us to find out if they can do anything to help and ask how their child is doing...the complete opposite of some of our ESE kids whose parents come to a conference with an advocate...talk about a tense atmosphere.
    Serge
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Yes Mike, and the police don't really have quotas, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus are real, and politicians really care about you.

    Where does that $421 fine go? The city must have collected thousands if there were a lot of kids there. Does the city donate all that money to AA? To educate and promote drinking in moderation? No, it all goes into the city's coffers.

    Mike, you can try to justify what that city has done but in the end I doubt that they really care about stopping teenage drinking.

    This is just my opinion, and I may certainly be wrong, but you haven't given me a whole lot of facts to change my opinion.

    Serge, I'm sure Michael has really learned his lesson now. He'll only drink where he knows it's safe! ;)

    tom
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    been there .. done that, too .... (with the advocates)

    I'm a special education teacher so we really are scrutinized even more heavily on our documentation and all paperwork ...
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Is it true you can't spit or even chew gum there?

    A friend came back with a funny T-shirt listing all the seemingly harmess stuff you could do there that would get you in trouble.
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Chewing gum is banned.
    Spitting will yield a fine when caught. The magnitude of the fine depends on where and how one spits.

    The sign reads "Littering Fine $500". That's not the maximum.

    This happened to a friend.
    Judge: You're summoned here for littering peanuts. What's your plea?
    Friend: Guilty.
    Judge: I hereby fine you $20...
    Friend: :shades:
    Judge cont'd: for each shell.
    Friend: :sick:

    He got hit with over $1k.

    -Dave
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Per shell? That's hilarious! :D

    Of course here we pay fines per MPH over the limit.
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    Same over there, per MPH basis.
    Except, you can not plea not guilty or should I say better not plea not guilty or the sum of the fine is doubled until one pleas guilty.

    -Dave
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    I guess they REALLY value cleanliness there!

    Either that or it makes the city A LOT of money. ;)

    tom
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Where does that $421 fine go? The city must have collected thousands if there were a lot of kids there. Does the city donate all that money to AA? To educate and promote drinking in moderation? No, it all goes into the city's coffers.

    Mike, you can try to justify what that city has done but in the end I doubt that they really care about stopping teenage drinking.

    This is just my opinion, and I may certainly be wrong, but you haven't given me a whole lot of facts to change my opinion.


    So what do you suggest we do? Just allow underage drinking? Please tell me how you propose to stop the illegal activity? This is America where capitalism and the almighty dollar rule, so it makes perfect sense that when you break the law the law will hit you where it hurts (or where it hurts most Americans).

    Perhaps they should have thrown him in the clink for the offense w/o a fine?

    As for speeding, yup I do it all the time, and I'm prepared to pay whatever road tax/fine they throw at me. I have slowed down since I started doing track days cause, it's cheaper to do track days than to pay the fines :)

    -mike
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    I'll be there on Tuesday, noon-ish, if anyone wants to hook up. Juice can't make it this year.

    Bob
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    How late are you staying bob? I'm planning on hitting it after work one day, so Tues is as good a day as any for me.

    -mike
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    My train leaves Penn Station at 7:35 p.m. So I'll probably leave the show no later than 6:30.

    Bob
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Ok, I"ll drop you an e-mail and try to hook up.

    -mike
  • css1css1 Member Posts: 247
    Hi Bob,

    I'd like to meet up with you Tuesday. I have a client meeting at 11AM in NJ so I could be there by 1:30ish.

    How can we best do this??

    Charlie
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Meet at the Subie booth around then?

    Bob
  • css1css1 Member Posts: 247
    OK
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Mike, I am in no way trying to condone underage drinking, and that's not what I'm trying to defend here. I just don't believe in the "benevolence" of our government in this situation. I don't think their intention is truly to discourage underage drinking. It might be a side effect- but really, if they wanted to stop this "illegal activity" (isn't speeding illegal also? ;) ) there would be a much stiffer penalty. Yes, maybe they should have put them in jail for a day or two. That would have much more of a deterrent effect I think, but that would cost the city money, wouldn't it? Of course, we don't have the space in jail to do this anyway.

    The penalty should fit the crime. In this case, I think it's too much. If he was out drinking and driving, then by all means, throw the book at him. He's endangering his life as well as the lives of others. But that wasn't the case here. And for kids of rich parents, it's not a big deal to pay the fine. It really only hurts the poor and the middle class. Is that justice?

    Sorry Mike, I just don't agree with you on this one. Maybe I'm just a little too jaded when it comes to our government.

    tom
  • lilbluewgn02lilbluewgn02 Member Posts: 1,089
    Michael started driving yesterday (my car!!) and will be starting lessons this Thursday. We wanted to get a car for him to use while he's still here and when he gets back from school...any suggestions for a good first car, with reliability and safety...my first thought was an older Impreza, Legacy, or Forester, though he prefers the lower COG of the cars. What else might be good? Any and all suggestions welcome. Thanks as always.
    Serge
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    My choice would be the Impreza.

    Bob
  • jeffmcjeffmc Member Posts: 1,742
    The 2.2L boxers seem to last forever, IMHO, so if I were looking for a cheap, older Subie, that's where I'd start.
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Yup the 2.2L Legacy or Impreza is a great place to start. They are rock solid and very reliable.

    -mike
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    2000 Legacy Brighton.

    They are rare but I think it was the last Legacy with the venerable EJ22.
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    ok a while back I asked about the phones.. and recommendations ... my DH just presented me with a surprise... an iphone ...says it's my bday present although my bday isn't til may .. lol
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    It would take me until May to figure out how to use it. :shades:
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    >>

    That's pretty much how I feel, too. My aunt was here for daughter's wedding in late Jan, and she had one. I emailed her last night and said now *I* have one, too, so if I have any questions about it, I'll just call her and ask.... if I can figure out how to make a call !!!

    She wrote back and said, "There's always the landline." .....

    (yeah, do you feel the love?)
    lol
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Neat Brenda—and happy birthday!

    As to the iPhone, I would expect the learning curve to be pretty short. Mac computers are very user-friendly, and I would expect the iPhone to be the same in that regard.

    There must be iPhone-related web forums out there. They could help you with any questions, I'm sure.

    Bob
  • hypovhypov Member Posts: 3,068
    I believe Apple do conduct free workshops for their products.
    Could always sign up for their workshops. :)

    -Dave
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    Hi everyone! Just dropping back in after another long absence. I hope everyone's doing well.

    Things have been busy as usual, work's going well and family life is great. The kids are going to be 5 and 2 soon -- the days are indeed long but the years short!

    On the car front, a few ups and downs. I got a set of new wheels and tires for my Legacy GT wagon back in January. I decided to splurge a bit and go for some Prodrive PFF7 18x8 in Bright Flitter and wrapped them in 225/40/18 BF Goodrich g-Force Super Sport tires.

    Unfortunately, a few weeks later, I was t-boned at a parking lot. A woman drove through an intersection without looking ahead and crunched into the side of my car. It was all at slow speeds so no injuries, but my Legacy ended up needing about $4000 of body work that required a door and quarter panel replacement. As luck would have it, my wheel got scratched too.

    Anyway, the car is back, running fine and aside from the scratch on the wheel, one can not tell that the panels were replaced.

    Below is a link to an album I put up on myCarpspace.
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    http://www.carspace.com/kens/Albums/PFF7%20and%20accident/

    Hope you all are doing well!

    Ken
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    Car is looking good. Sorry about the dent!

    :)

    -mike
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Hey, happy birthday!!!

    If you go to the apple website there are iPhone video tutorials which really help you get up to speed quickly. Pretty soon you'll be up to speed, no problem!

    tom
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Hey Ken, good to hear from you. Sorry to hear about the "T-boning." Wheels look great.

    Bob
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    actually you'll get to wish me happy bday twice this year .. since my bday isn't until may .. it's an 'early' present ..

    and it was more or less 'tongue in cheek' about taking a long time to learn to use it ... i've already figured out most of the functions i care about using right away ... and it actually is pretty cool to find directions and maps and just scroll in and out with your fingertips!

    have to transfer the contact numbers from the old phone, etc ... and get appointments and stuff put into it ... and maybe transfer a few tunes as well !

    might even get fancy and create some of my own ringtones ... you can do that as well ...

    i found it interesting that we activated it through iTunes ... and since I have an iPod, I already use iTunes

    i'm trying to figure out if they make any sort of a 'cover/case' for it to keep the screen from getting scratched ...
  • kenskens Member Posts: 5,869
    Good to hear back from you all too. So what's been new? Bob -- I always see your posts up at nabisco. Lucky you to drive a new Forester as well as an EVO!

    Ken
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Actually Ken, in the last few weeks I've driven 2 new EVOs, 1 new STI, 1 new Forester X, and today a new Forester XT. Wow, I'm even surprising myself! :)

    Bob
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    The roof rack crossbars are optional but if you need them, they'll carry 175 pounds. That's almost enough to "legally" haul my 3 canoes around at once (and yeah, that does happen now and then).

    link
  • volkovvolkov Member Posts: 1,306
    What!?! And no EVO vs STi "battle of the Titans, who is the Victor?" post????
  • volkovvolkov Member Posts: 1,306
    I couldn't have stated my opinion on the matter at hand better than Tom did. But at a broader level, a drinking age of 21 is nonsensical. There is no evidence whatsoever that it prevents substance abuse, and it is incongruous in a society which allows young people to serve in the armed forces, drive a car , vote, or get married and raise children years earlier. If the young people of the US aren't capable of making responsible deicisions about drinking before 21 then they certainly aren't qualified to make choices in those other situations either where their decisions can have dramatic, life-altering (or even life ending) impacts on others.
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    The EVO is more intense. It's louder and harder riding. You never forget that you're driving a very high performance car. In fact I'll go as far as saying the EVO hammers you over the head with that feeling. The Recaro seats are a mixed blessing. Yes, they hold you in place, but I pity the poor soul who has a large body, as the fit could be mighty uncomfortable; sort of like squeezing into a pair of jeans you wore 20 years ago... I do like having the AWD controls on the steering wheel, however. The clutch requires a bit more finesse to launch the car from a stop than the STI. That's a result of being a 2.0 engine trying to compete with a 2.5 engine; yes, it can, but at a price. As I said, the car is intense...

    That said, I'll take the STI any day of the week. I prefer styling and practicality of the 5-door configuration, and the fact that it's easier (quieter and more comfortable) than the EVO. Plus, no way could I live with the boy-racer wing on the rear of the EVO. Both are VERY sporting cars, but for me, the STI is a much better daily driver.

    To sum up the EVO is "raw," whereas the STI is "refined." If I spent a lot of time at the track, the EVO is probably better; but if I were to go on vacation (or do any normal daily driving), the STI would be my choice. Both are a ton of fun to drive.

    Bob
  • paisanpaisan Member Posts: 21,181
    I couldn't have stated my opinion on the matter at hand better than Tom did. But at a broader level, a drinking age of 21 is nonsensical. There is no evidence whatsoever that it prevents substance abuse, and it is incongruous in a society which allows young people to serve in the armed forces, drive a car , vote, or get married and raise children years earlier. If the young people of the US aren't capable of making responsible deicisions about drinking before 21 then they certainly aren't qualified to make choices in those other situations either where their decisions can have dramatic, life-altering (or even life ending) impacts on others.

    That is all well and good, however, in this country the way things work is that if you don't like a law you take it up with your elected officials (Legislative Branch of the Government) and have them change the law. You don't simply break the law and then say "well it's a stupid law in the first place". Just like when I speed, I knowingly break the law and am fully prepared to pay the price of the ticket and/or insurance increases if I do get caught.

    -mike
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Hey Ken.

    Car looks good, I didn't notice even the scratch on the wheel (if that's a post-accident photo). I like that tint, especially.

    Wife is shopping for a new Forester, 2009 model. Probably an LL Bean model.

    I guess I fell a few years behind your Subaru-buying cycle. :D
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Congrats, Bren.

    Took me about 30 seconds to learn how to use the iPhone, I'm sure you'll pick it up easily. Especially to show off photos of your kids, stuff like that. People love to see you show off the interface.
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Ahh, yes, I realize that now. ;) But the online tutorials are still helpful (or at least they were to me!)

    The screen so far seems to be well made- you can't put a 'cover' over it and still use it. I have a case that covers the screen when not in use to prevent things in my pocket from scratching it. So far, so good.

    I find it interesting that after you buy a song you pay again to turn it into a ringtone. Apple has quite the business. . .

    The one thing I'm really annoyed at- the headphone jack is really narrow. Which means my expensive shure headphones will not fit unless I buy an adapter. :mad:

    But have fun with it, Brenda! I'm sure it will keep getting better and better as they have more updates and more programs written for it.

    tom
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Hey Ken, car looks good! I like those wheels- definitely looks good on the GT. Bummer about the damage- why didn't the insurance replace the scratched wheel though?

    Hey, soon your kids will be going to college! :)

    tom
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