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A friend has one and we are both impressed with it. Neither one of us likes the smiley face or swoopy lines of the 2010 Model 3.
Cheers Pat.
We're hanging in there. Thanks for asking. I had to drop off the boards for a while (big brother was becoming intrusive), but I'm trying to get more involved again. Been fielding a lot of questions on OBDII operation lately. A pet interest of mine - all this computer stuff on cars.
They are hauling snow on Seymour which is the site for the Freestyle events. That's the hill on the north side of Vancouver that you can see from town and where snow is commonly spotty. They are actually pulling snow from the higher peak down to the ski area.
We had great snow up here until the Jan thaw and 5 days of rain.
http://www.redresort.com/mountain/report/
I was looking into nearby places to go- maybe next season we'll make it out to Idaho!
tom
Cheers Pat.
Cheers Pat.
Bob
Great (maybe...) news about selling the Legacy. You took such great care of that car.
-Frank
My '93 Miata was like that, except it was the little old lady driving only to church on Sundays. At 8 years it only had 26k miles!
Yeah Bob I admit to being some sad to it go.
Cheers Pat
Then April a full knee replacement, which I would say is a success although still healing and still some post op pain. Surgeon did say it can take over a year for a full recovery from total knee replacement.
Some people heal quicker than others, from past surgical history I am a slow healer.
I still need to have the left knee replaced but I am waiting until I am fully recovered from the right knee first.
Cheers Pat.
My friend was authorized a rental by USAA (the insurer of the at-fault driver) yesterday. Today USAA called to say they decided to declare his car a total loss. He received an estimate from the shop earlier yesterday that indicated repairs at $11,600. Various pricing guides estimate the retail value of his '08 Impreza 2.5i (manual) at $15,500 to $16,500. I am not sure how the insurance companies decide the repair/replace formula, though.
So, now he has to figure out what will replace it. With a growing family, he may not opt for a direct replacement.
I could be wrong but I think they normally total when the repair costs exceed 80% of value.
-Frank
Anyhow, hello to all my friends - haven't been on the boards for a while and still trying to catch up with all the postings! All is well here. One year into the new job, which has become total chaos, but enjoying not having to drive 94 miles a day. Mikey is moving into his teens and not a little boy anymore. Time passes way to fast. Rob M
All the best to everyone!
-Wes-
Bob
I was trying to convince him to buy a replacement in Seattle so he could save some $ and we could do a road trip back to Fairbanks, but found out today that he does not have a passport/card. I am so disappointed.
(at least that's what I hear from my much older friends .. LOL)
:shades:
It's ironic the guy who bought it takes care of his cars like I do, right down to the plastic on the floor for winter. So the car is going to a good owner. He was actually reluctant to take it out for a test drive on our dirty slushy streets.He owns a Forester right now and in the process of swapping a leather interior into it.
Cheers Pat.
It's amazing how fast time can pass. . .
My boys are now both teenagers too- they change so fast I feel like every week I'm talking to a new person!!!!
Hope you guys on the East Coast enjoy snow! I guess quite a bit is coming!
tom
Was I like that as a kid???? Na...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knickerbocker_Storm
I may try to use Deb's Forester as a snow plow for the driveway, as this snow is heavy. If it can move even some of the snow, that means less shoveling. I may even try the WRX, just for kicks.
Sure wish I had a snowblower.
And guess what? They're calling for more snow on Tuesday!
Bob
Cheers Pat.
I love my snowblower.
Cheers Pat.
I spent about an 1.5 hours just shoveling a path to the street. I can't imagine doing the whole driveway. I may have to break it into several days worth of shoveling.
The latest report is we may get another 3-9" on Tuesday or Wednesday. Knock on wood, we still have our electricity.
Bob
The snow here is up to my son's waist. We tried to go sledding and I lost him in a snow drift!
I shoveled last night, about 8" of heavy, wet snow. Then again today about a foot or snow. But it keeps coming. I just did another 2" or so. My driveway can fit about 6 cars so my back is sore. :sick:
I have plants falling down all over the place. Even under the car port the cars were covered.
Lemme see if I can share this pic of my basketball hoop:
Friend in York PA sent pics of the rapidly disappearing flamingos on her front lawn... late morning, there were just heads; they were "gone" by afternoon.
By 4 pm, I actually had sunshine. I don't know if we're just lucky up here or being left out.
kcram - Pickups/Wagons Host
I'm absolutely beat. I shoveled maybe a third of our 150' or so driveway yesterday afternoon. We're still snowbound. I haven't gotten to Deb's car yet (my car is in the garage). I'm just going to take it a little bit at a time. I'm hoping that guy with the front-end loader shows up today. If not, I could be shoveling all week—assuming my back will hold up.
I went to bed at 10:00 last night. I can't remember the last time I went to bed that early. Getting out of bed this morning was pretty tough. I need to pace myself, as this could really aggravate my existing back problems. The problem is this snow is really heavy. It's not the light powdery stuff we've had to date.
Yesterday some guy with a small Bobcat made a couple of passes on our street, or at least part of the street. I think a plow may have come by last night but I'm not sure. I'm concerned about some of our neighbors, several of which are elderly. I can't imagine them shoveling out.
My next door neighbor last summer erected a tube-framed vinyl covering to protect their new Camry Solara convertible, as their garage was filled with a boat and an old MG. Well that collapsed on their new car, due to the weight of the snow. We lost at least one big branch from one of our pine trees, maybe more?
They're predicting more snow for Tuesday and Wednesday. Not good.
Bob
My sister lost power yesterday morning. Temps went from 72 to 62 degrees by mid afternoon, and they still had not plowed her street yet.
Finally, at around dinner time, she packed her Chinchilla and bailed - afraid the animal would die if power doesn't come back for several days. She made it here around dinner time and had her first warm meal in a day.
Her Forester got her through, though it was a rough drive. If she'd bought that Camry that was her 2nd choice, she would have been stranded (I probably would have gone to get her, actually).
My street is now plowed, they made several passes. I had to keep shoveling to clear the front of the driveway, but we should be good until the next storm, Tuesday night. :sick:
I have a blister in my left hand, a strained right wrist, and a sore back. My drive isn't as long as Bob's but it's two cars wide. I also cleared the bushes and the cars in the photos above, so that eventually they can get out.
It's cold but the sun is out. Hopefully some of it melts before the next storm!
I also had to give him some gas, as he had just done a few other neighbor's driveways. I had just filled my 5-gal. gas container in anticipation of this storm, for my generator. I had it in my shed in the backyard. Trying to walk to the shed and back (with the heavy gas container) was almost impossible, as the snow was up to my crotch. Thanks to the previous snowstorm last week, there was an additional 4 or 5 inches of snow on the ground, in addition to this new snow.
Still no plow has touched our street; just the Bobcat which came by yesterday. So if you have AWD or 4WD, you can get through; 2WD? Maybe, maybe not.
Bob