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I'll unscrew one for the Subie Chat tonight.
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 ...
-Frank
Bob
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
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!
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.
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
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
I'm a special education teacher so we really are scrutinized even more heavily on our documentation and all paperwork ...
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.
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
Of course here we pay fines per MPH over the limit.
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
Either that or it makes the city A LOT of money.
tom
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
Bob
-mike
Bob
-mike
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
Bob
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
Serge
Bob
-mike
They are rare but I think it was the last Legacy with the venerable EJ22.
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
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
Could always sign up for their workshops.
-Dave
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.
http://www.carspace.com/kens/Albums/PFF7%20and%20accident/
Hope you all are doing well!
Ken
-mike
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
Bob
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 ...
Ken
Bob
link
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
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
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.
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.
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
Hey, soon your kids will be going to college!
tom