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  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Saw a black Caymen today. Boy did it look nice.

    Bob
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,728
    I remember those days! In Eastern Oregon, it was nearly impossible to tell where the road was located when we would get a decent snowstorm due to the lack of trees, bushes, etc., and the always-present wind to drift subtle contours like ditches, etc., into oblivion.

    That said, your driving experience sounds like fun! There's nothing better than a drive through fresh snow! :D
    2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
  • lucien2lucien2 Member Posts: 2,984
    i was referring to driving a fancy sports convertible in the rain....and then there's THIS guy!

    and yea, the FXT range was gawd awful. 240mpt
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    and virtually nobody shows up (again?). I make a guest appearance, and it's Steve, Rob and a nice new guy rattling around a big empty room.

    Oh well. Work killed my vacation again. Had to go in until right before Christmas, then did PC and phone support for 3 hrs a day average on a crisis project when I wasn't there. This working for a living is getting old....

    Got down to Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA in time to still see a lot of the 2 ft of snow they received. As my S-I-L lives out on a dirt road part of the battlefield that receives no services, it was still pretty rough. Had the Odyssey but it has snow tires. Traction control worked overtime getting us up the hills.

    Happy New Year to all. Hope this year treats us better than the last one did.
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    sorry I missed you last night ... our new furniture came and I was busy SITTING in a COMFORTABLE spot! ... lol

    ok .. no excuse ... the netbook was sitting right there beside me and I forgot chat ...
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Hi Brenda!
    (Monty Python comes to mind: "poke her with the comfy pillows!")
    How do you like the netbook, and what did you get? I bought Beth a Nook for the holidays, but she isn't hot on it and we are contemplating returning it. She keeps dropping hints that her 4 yr old laptop is a pain to lug around, so I think I could parlay the Nook cost into a decent netbook. I was looking at the Asus Eee 1005ha.
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,728
    Steve, I made a cameo appearance last night as well, but it was literally only for five minutes (if that long), so it is not surprising that I missed you. As with your experience, Steve and Rob were the only ones there. They were having a lively conversation, though - something about shooting Legos - so it was not poor company by any means (until I showed up!).

    I am jealous about all this reported snow / snow driving everyone is getting. We have had next to no snow (nothing significant, anyway) this year and it is a real downer given my new Forester and the amazing tires I mounted on it.

    Sorry I missed you,

    -Wes-
    2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
  • johnoldjohnold Member Posts: 4
    Not sure where to post this so I am gonna try here and maybe under the Tribeca forum....

    I have a choice between a 2006 Subaru Tribeca Limited 7 Passenger Leather with 68K Miles on it for $15000 or one with 33K Miles on it for $17500 .... the only differences are the one with 68K miles on it has a DVD player and tow package and is a private party and the other one with 33K miles on it is at a Subaru dealer ( but not certified ) .... which would you choose ? Should I be concerned about the higher milage of the 68K one ?

    Thanks,

    J
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Spotsylvania - haven't heard that in a while.

    Dad owned a lake-front property in Lake of the Woods in the 80s. Loads of fun.

    It's a very different place now, so congested I don't even recognize it.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    You'd have the remainder of the 60k warranty on the dealer's car. But it's more money for less car.

    I would have the private party one inspected if you intend to buy it.

    The EZ30 engine has been pretty reliable, so the miles wouldn't scare me away. I'd be tempted to pay less money for more content, and take the miles. Just make sure the drivetrain is perfect.

    Good luck.
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    Welll ... my DH bought me an HP mini (refurb) last April for my bday, but it only had 16GB of storage (plus another 2GB in a separate "expansion" drive) ... I like the size (10.1") because the keyboard is close enough to full-size that it's not difficult to touch-type on. I like to use a lot of the Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for work, so the memory just wasn't enough ...

    Around Thanksgiving, Dell ran one on an EXCELLENT sale ... and he bought me a 'replacement' for Xmas ... the Dell is also 10.1" with 160GB hard drive running Windows XP .. regular price was $389 .. it was online for $229.00 ... I spotted it on dealswoot.com

    it was new - not a refurb

    I LOVE it ...

    My husband has an Ases eee (not sure of the model number) that is the bit smaller netbook and it runs Linux. He likes it for just 'cruising' the net and 2-finger typing ... but it frustrates him at times when he is trying to hook up to wireless at a hotel ...

    Brenda
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    The real question is, can the keyboard keep up with Brenda's fast typing?! :P
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    it does just fine .... and you're just envious of my quickness on the keyboard
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Yes, I am!

    Typing 20 words/minute is average.

    Typing 40 words/minute is fast.

    Typing 752 words/minute and you're Brenda. :D
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    In 2009, the depreciation rate for all used vehicles from the model years 2005 through 2008 was 8.5 percent, Kelley says. But used Subarus for those years actually increased in value 1.3 percent, Kelley says. Audi vehicles lost only 1.9 percent of their value, while the value of Mercedes vehicles fell 3.3 percent.

    Read more: http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100111/RETAIL04/100109902/1- 132#ixzz0cKJ6QiE8

    My savings account returned 0.15%, so a used Subaru actually would have had 9 times better returns than my credit union!

    I've got my money in the wrong place. :D
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    The "B" doesn't work well on my thinkpad, so I'll never make Brenda-Speed.

    I know that this is probably a topic for the Cafe rather than MTM, but after looking at the capabilities of the Atom processor, Win7 Starter, the 600 line screen and smaller keyboard of the 10.1" screen Asus 1005HA Eeee, I'm trying to convince her to go up less than an inch in width & length to a Acer AS-1410 that sports an HD resolution 11.6" screen, full version of Win7, and a seriously powerful Core2 processor with more cache, SDRAM & HDD - all for less than $100 more. Wow, was that a run-on sentence.
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Hey Steve

    One thing is there's always a downside to more power- and that's fuel economy. I'm sure the battery life probably goes down. I have a netbook to do simple things- not to be blazing fast. My netbook gets 9hrs of battery life- which is a lot better than any laptop I've ever had.

    Just something else to consider. If you're always near an outlet, then no biggie. Having a bigger screen and keyboard are both nice! (but then at this point, why not get a much bigger screen and keyboard!) ;)

    tom
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    ... no .. that actually was NOT a run on sentence .. just a long one ...
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Hi Tom,

    Now here's the surprise. Consumer Reports just rated the slightly enhanced Acer 1810TZ (same platform as the 1410 but with the dual core processor) at about equal runtime as the higher rated netbooks! It does seem to be the best of both worlds. Cake and eat it too. Floor wax and a desert topping! (sorry for that last one...).

    Brenda: good punctuation saves the day!
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    so I'm not the only one who remembers the old SNL commercial parodies ...LOL
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Face it, we're old....
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    au contraire ... we are chronologically and experientially advantaged persons ....
  • tsytsy Member Posts: 1,551
    Ahh, sounds too good to be true Steve. Better take advantage of it! :D

    That's a very nice Euphemism, Brenda. Somehow I don't think my teenage boys will buy it though. ;)

    tom
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Just Rob and me again. Getting lonely.
  • volkovvolkov Member Posts: 1,306
    Nobody posting past couple of days either. It's like a ghost town in Subie-land!
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    sorry .. I was here .. could have been in chat .. and forgot ... :cry:
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    And I really thought that you loved me....
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    The chat has frankly been off my radar for quite some time. I think maybe some reminders are needed here prior to the chat. That used to occur.

    Bob
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,728
    Yeah, I didn't think about it either. I was just sitting here at my computer at work all through that hour..... :(
    2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I have hoops practice for my team but I'll try to make it for the latter half next week.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    I'll probably forget too by 9 EST, but this is Subie chat night.
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    we'll see if I'm still up and 'remember' ... I've not felt well this week .. I think it started as allergies and has gone into a sinus infection .. bleah ...
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    ..... and once again, I'm all alone in an empty room. :cry:

    Hope you feel better, Brenda.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    I was ten minutes late and Rob was there. Some guest tried and tried and couldn't get in. Don't know if there was a glitch.
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    I showed up on the side as the only 'attendee', and over the span of 20 minutes I posted maybe six lines but was all alone!
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Oh shoot... I forgot again... Sorry.

    Bob
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I was teaching a dozen 10 year olds how to play a 2-3 zone.

    Hoops coaching. :shades:
  • ladywclassladywclass Member Posts: 1,713
    I popped in about 9:30 as I was headed to bed, and I was the only one there ... wouldn't have stayed long anyway ...

    I went to work today, but it was a long argument this morning to get me out the door! I knew that they would NOT be able to get a sub for Friday afternoon, so I figured I'd 'tough it out' .. I made it, but I am headed to go lie down with a 'hot pack' on my face ... ugh ...
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Hmmm, sounds like there may have been multiple chat rooms open. We need ModBob to quit going to basketball games every night of the week and set things square.
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Nice, so you put each of us in solitary confinement last night, and you expect us to willingly come back again?? ;) My momma dint raise no idgits.
  • xwesxxwesx Member Posts: 17,728
    Mine did! Wait, maybe I'm unclear about the meaning of "idgits." :D
    2018 Subaru Crosstrek, 2014 Audi Q7 TDI, 2013 Subaru Forester, 2013 Ford F250 Lariat D, 1976 Ford F250, 1969 Chevrolet C20, 1969 Ford Econoline 100
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    At least her team won on Saturday, 18-15. :shades:

    The zone defense is working well. That's the most points they've allowed all season.
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    If you can't get in, come back here. You can commiserate in almost real time. :)
  • hammerheadhammerhead Member Posts: 907
    6:04 and nobody's answering the door... the one night in months that I can drop in for a few minutes... rats!
  • bajacanuckbajacanuck Member Posts: 3
    Newb here, was looking forward to joining you all. Am I a day late or a dollar short? Or is this not working?
  • hammerheadhammerhead Member Posts: 907
    Not working. I think the door's jammed or the doorbell doesn't work. :confuse:
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Last week I was all alone in an empty room. Today, you won't even answer the door! Shut out in the cold.... Hell of a fine way to treat guests!
  • rshollandrsholland Member Posts: 19,788
    Nope, I couldn't get in as it was closed.

    Bob
  • bajacanuckbajacanuck Member Posts: 3
    Maybe I'll try again next week.

    :cry:
  • fibber2fibber2 Member Posts: 3,786
    Fine... Lets just sit outside on the doormat and visit! We don't need no stinkin chat room!
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