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Not at all. He's "righteous." And for the record, I very much mean that in a good way. Hyundai screwed him over, and it doesn't sit right with him. He won't say lie, he will only say facts.
I've enjoyed your posts.
I hope you’re right. Now I’m wondering what cut Edmunds wants from me if they come through on this. I might go for small bump in dues but that’s as far as I’m willing to go. If they want to gouge me for more, then everything Mike thought about me goes out the window. :mad:
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
The voters have spoken.
Red Green Cook Turkey Dinner on the way to the party
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=niegc7QcilM
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
He said the real problem was Obamacare, and that the fiscal cliff was just a distraction. He said Obamacare would cost us each a lot more in 2013 than what going over the fiscal cliff would cost us.
He could be right.
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
That's another thing. Healthcare. We have always provided healthcare for everyone of our employees, but it is just INSANE!
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
NEVER!
2021 Genesis G90
Will know for sure after getting 1st paycheck next year.
I received my SS statement for next year and my Medicare payment went from $96 per month to $105 per month, or an increase of 10% while my SS check goes from 1334 to 1350 net. So they have me a 1.7% increase but took back $9.00 of that increase. Certainly not enough to cover the increases in the costs of food, electricity, telephone and clothing. My monthly maintenance here in the condo community went from $391 a month to $428 a month. Not a good situation for seniors, that's for sure.
2021 Genesis G90
Richard
Don't worry about the kids. They'll be fine. Their parents will rear them to be self-sufficient, honest, caring, and independent. When it's time to go to college, they'll find a way---scholarships, grants, work/study programs, etc. During the interim, hug them and enjoy them. Also, enjoy your two cars and your home. Life's too short; seize the moment.
Richard
Richard
Richard
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
When the Healthcare Bill (Obamacare) passed, it will end up as the single most costly bill ever passed by congress in our country's history. There is absolutely no way to pay for it except to raise taxes and reduce Medicare benefits and raise what seniors pay ($1300 a year for what I already paid for) and my Social Security is taxed by the IRS, another thing I paid for after my taxes were paid.
It costs me $500 a month for a supplemental health and drug policy, $105 monthly for Medicare and I have to pay $55 a month for dental insurance, none of which is tax deductible thanks to the 7.5% deductible on health costs. Thus, I am paying over $8200 a year for health care and am supposed to be covered by Medicare.
I'm not upset about this, but people who are on Obamacare will get thousands and thousands of dollars in healthcare money from the government at my expense and your expense.
There is no doubt that Medicare is causing outrageous deficits, but Obamacare will cost 10x that in terms of a repressive tax on small business and individuals. We are on the verge of bankruptcy yet the government keeps spending more and more.
These progressives (socialists) won't stop until we are bankrupt and they have soaked the last penny out of everyone making over $70,000 a year. Then, there will be no more rich people, just a population where everyone is paid the same and there is no incentive for people to try to get ahead financially in this country so everyone sits back and waits for their government checks. Isn't that how communism started and then failed?
2021 Genesis G90
Glad you enjoyed it, and all the things you said are true about it. Another thing I thought about how it seems most countries go through big wars or battles to become a country. As with most things in life, nothing comes easy.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Just as true today as when she said it, but the problem is that now we're having to watch it play out in our own country with our own money.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
Richard
Just got home with my kid's Hyundai Accent from the mechanic and they could find nothing wrong...I wanted to swap out the air filter but he showed my how clean it was and said wait till the summer at least. Topped off all the fluids and I was back on the road. I must say, I'm more impressed with this car every time I drive it. The problem it had was fixed under the warranty with no hassle...the dealer has been great so far. At least for us...Hyundai has been a winner!
The Sandman :sick: :shades:
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Hitchcock sounds like the type of movie I would enjoy. I think of them as movies for adults.....no final shoot out, no car chase, no explosions, no timer counting down that the hero has to get to before it goes off - digital these days. Occassionaly, I like to see a no-brainer action flick so today the weather is a little rainy and cool we will go to see Jack Reacher. Lincoln was pretty intense, needed concentration, so I will leave Les Miserables until I am in the mood for it....it sounds great, but, I don't have the emotional energy for that just yet.
If Hitch is playing in your area you better see it very soon. It won't play for long because it only will appeal to the older crowd, which is a small percentage of the movie going public.
I always like to read reviews on rottentomatoes.com before I go. I like their reviews because they tell you what the critics say and what the public says. That can mean a lot....sometimes the critics give bad reviews but the public likes it....as is the case with Jack Reacher.
A lot of people like the Life of Pi and the reviews have been excellent. I don't like fantasy so I think I will wait until it is on pay-per-view so I can turn it off if I can't get my mind around a guy in a boat travelling with a tiger who represents God. I know people love fantasy, but for me it is a waste of my time......that's just personal and that's why some people like
Avatar and some don't.
But, if I don't catch Hitch at the theatre I will mark it for my Movies-On-Demand list.
Rotten Tomatoes-Movie Hitchcock
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Car of the Year—the Tesla Model S is a good choice. With a 265-mile range on one full charge range anxiety is not a major problem. The price/production conundrum is a real concern though. Limited production translates into in higher prices. So unless Tesla can find a way to increase production to more the 5,000 units per year the Model S will remain a fringe automobile a-la Chevy Volt.
Obamacare—a necessary evil. Either way we look at it we are screwed. As long as we agree the poor should be treated with dignity then we have to pay their medical bills either through Medicaid or Obamacare. Unpleasant choices yes, but that’s the price we pay to live in a civil society regardless of our politics.
Back to Cars—the American automobile industry had a great year. Sales increases at Chrysler were spectacular thanks in part to the Leadership of Marchionne. By the way, USA Today is reporting that sales of pick-up trucks have slowed and good deals can be had before the year ends.
Speaking of pick-up trucks, if one were to color a US map, sales of the Ford F-150 mirrors the voting pattern of the last few elections. The F-150 dominates in Red States and the Camry, CRV and other small sedans in the Blue States. To wit: The more things change the more they remain the same.
Happy New Year and Happy Motoring Everyone.
But I still had problems. I contacted Apple to find out why my WiFi signal was dropping when I was in the front bedroom - inconsistently goes from 1 bar to 2 bars and then back to 4G. That is why I was using up so much data. They reset my phone and when that didn't work, they sent me to the Apple Genius Store and replaced my 4S iphone. I still had problems with the phone dropping the WiFi signal even though the bedrooms are only 18 feet from each other.
One of my neighbors told me that he had the same problem in his condo so he bought a "repeater" and placed it between the router and the front bedroom. So I went out to Comp USA (Tiger Direct starting tomorrow) and bought a repeater for $80.00. I brought it home this morning and set it up and, "...low and behold..." I had full bars and full WiFi Signals anywhere in the house. My condo has steel studs in the walls, not wooden studs, which interferes with the WiFi signals. Not only that, but the signal has to go through 3 walls (2 of them with mirrors on each side) to get to the front bedroom from the back bedroom. That was reducing the signal from the main router.
So I put the repeater in the living room, halfway between my bedroom and the back bedroom, and only 1 wall now has to be penetrated. It works pefectly.
And it only took me 45 days to get this problem solved. Does that tell you something about my technical skills and "Sherlock Holmes" approach to solving problems. The average geek would have had the problem solved in 18 hours with the purchase of a repeater immediately instead of the massive amounts of time I wasted. Oh, to be younger and more literate when it comes to technology.
2021 Genesis G90
My entire take on Obamacare is elementary - if we can afford it and/or budget for it, then we should do it for the reasons you outlined (dignity, taking care of the poor, etc.). But if we can't afford it, either we increase taxes or cut spending somewhere else so we can pay for it. Since no one seems to want to cut spending anywhere, then raise taxes 25% for all of us, including Romney and all the other millionaires so we can afford Obamacare. I would rather pay 25% more in taxes along with everyone else than go bankrupt.
All I am trying to say is that when we start a program like Obamacare, we should have the money to pay for it - but we don't. Obamacare is going to cost the government almost 1 trillion dollars more than it was supposed to cost and 1 trillion more than what it was budgeted for. Is anyone surprised by this? We shouldn't be - it's goes on all the time in Washington.
Sandman:
I am not saying we shouldn't pay for health care for the poor or for those who really can't afford it - but my comments above should tell you where I stand on this. Either have the money to afford a new program or raise taxes to pay for it. Don't go further and further into deficity spending and "lie" to the American people about how it is already paid for. IT ISN'T PAID FOR, NOR WILL IT EVER BE PAID FOR unless we increase taxes on everyone, and I mean everyone - not just the rich, but the middle class as well. I am a believer that everyone who lives in this country and is over the age of 18 should pay some taxes to Washington, no matter if it is even $100.
In order to afford Obamacare, $600 billion was taken directly from Medicare to help pay for the program. So what about what happens to Medicare now? It is supposed to run out of money in 6 years. What then?
2021 Genesis G90
I'm surprised you needed a repeater in your home. I have my modem/router in my basement and have a good signal even at the extreme edge of my property. My house is pretty old though, no metal studs.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
Don't feel bad, I didn't understand a thing you said. :sick:
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I have mixed feelings about Obamacare having gone 20 years prior to 2006 with no health insurance and nearly losing my wife to a stroke because we couldn't afford medication. The existing system stinks when someone with a little property (farm) is denied any help no matter how low their income while someone who is an illegal or a layabout is given free care at the former person's expense merely because they don't own any assets.
When my wife got sick we were slapped with a $50,000 bill plus a 5% tax to pay for care of people without insurance. When I told them I had no insurance they said "you don't qualify, sell your house".
That, is a broken system.
On the other hand, Obamacare from what I have researched is so screwed up that I fear I could still lose my house because of all the tax increases associated with it.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Now I feel better! The repeater has to first be set to the main router so it has access to the WiFi signal. Then, when it picks up the signal in the living room, I have to access the repeaters signal using another access code. Then, I pick it up in my bedroom showing strong signal.
So if someone comes into the condo, and they have a smartphone, it will show 2 WiFi access signals- the main router signal and the repeater signal. You can access my WiFi with either, so long as you have the passwords.
It sounds confusing, but once you understand the concept and how it works, it gets easier to understand.
2021 Genesis G90
I don't use much 4G data. I am at home most of the day except for the mornings. I use 20-30 gigs of data a month, but 99% of it it WiFi data, not 4G data. I use about 40-50 mb's a month outside the home. The least you can buy on AT&T's plan is 300 Meg's a month for 20 bucks.
So I use a lot of data, but most of it comes through the WiFi.
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Richard
Richard, I bought this repeater, brought it home, opened it, looked at the directions, then YELLED FOR HELP! I picked up the phone, called their tech support, waited 30 minutes for them to finally answer my queue, and this nice young man walked me through the entire process in about 20 minutes. If they did not have a tech support phone number, I would have had to pay a technician to come into the house to set it up for me. But at least I am willing to open the box and read the first sentence or two of the directions before I panic! It doesn't take much for me to panic, though!
2021 Genesis G90
How do I size the image to fit the available space? TIA
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
One way is just to post the link to the image rather than the image itself. Then the reader can click on the link and the size is moot.
Or...
The forum only likes graphics that are less than 650 pixels in width.
So if your image is 1500 X 1200 pixels (click on the image and right click for the flyout box, then check properties for the width and height),
divide 650 by 1500. Then take that quotient and multiply by the 1200 for the height to determine the new height for the shrunken graphic to keep the proportions right. Use XXX to represent that value in my example, but you'll use the actual calculated number.
Paste the link to the graphic into your post. Select the whole link by dragging on it with the left mouse button, and click on the IMG button below the posting box.
Now your link has some extra parts added. Click in front of the > sign at the end and put in
width="650" height="XXX" where the xxx is determined from your above calculated proportional height.
You should be good to go with that.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Imid,
Thanks a million. It took me a couple of tries to get the syntax right, but now I've got it.
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
Just got in....went to see the Jack Reacher movie today. It had a car chase and a gun fight ending but was quite good for that type of movie. When I decided to go I forgot about the sniper scene at the beginning. Some movies need violence to make the plot work, and this movie did just that. If you like a good action thriller, with clever plot and some excellent lines then this movie is good.....I was pleasantly surprised.
You did great explorer....I have tried to resize and it doesn't work for me....posting the picture is relatively easy. That SLS in the picture must be a 60s model.......and it still looks great.
This is probably my favorite kind of Mercedes, but I don't think they had a gull wing version:
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I think it's a SEL 450 maybe 72-76 or something close to that.
What I like is the dip top. That lower in the center than the edges
that makes it stand out from the rest. Nice
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
Mercedes plans big changes for '14 E class
Dec 03, 2012
LOS ANGELES -- With the rapid pace of technology, Mercedes-Benz says it no longer can rely on relatively minor midcycle changes for key models. So the E-class freshening planned for next year will be more extensive than usual, with major sheet metal and interior changes, said Steve Cannon, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA.
The 2014 E-class family, including a sedan, station wagon, coupe and convertible, will go on sale next summer.
Cannon said the luxury market is changing because buyer "expectations are being driven by consumer electronics, and its rapid pace of new product introductions.
"The ability to just keep the product going for seven years with just minor tweaks is a strategy we have gone away from," he said.
So, there may be significant changes - making it possible for yet another sales story next year - you can never tell!
2021 Genesis G90
Is the E class the one they refer to as the "Baby Benz"?
ps Everything I know about MB came from watching Frazier on TV
The one where their plumber had a nicer Benz than Niles.
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
Close, actually it is a 1976 Mercedes-Benz 450SL C107(not sure what C 107 is)
Seems it is for sale for $27000!
Link 76 Mercedes 450SL
I like that roof line too, and the squared off lines. The red one doesn't look as good.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
No, mako, it isn't. Back in 1987 or thereabouts, they came out with a 190E which everyone called a "baby Benz" which is exactly what it was at the time. My wife dove that and I had an 300E.
Now, the C Class is considered the baby Benz, but they are supposed to come out with an A Class which would then be the baby.
2021 Genesis G90
Yes, that's it. Notice the headlights and the rear quarter panel. Big changes inside, as well. I thought they were doing away with the stay hood ornament though.
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Richard
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460