06-01-2008, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by OneDummHikk
That's about the only way I could get on a bus or train for that long is to be sloshing drunk and I haven't had a drink in a very long time. Although reading some of Tom's old posts is making me consider taking up drinking again.
There's a plan. I read tom's posts from now until july 1, get sloppy drunk and ride a bus for 3 days to sober up  |
Doug: I have been considering finding an old Geo Metro Xfi(3 cylinder) convertable to drive around, I saw one on Craig's list for $1100...
My oldest son had a 1990 for a number of years, always seemed to be reliable , albeit a bit slow. If I remember correctly, the car was originally build by Suzuki.
Currently, I figure that at the milage the vehicles I have now get, and with Gas at $4.00 a gal regular, $4.22 for 93 octane, and Desiel at $4.60 a gal, I can drive the F-150 for about $0.30 a mile for fuel, the Bimmer is at $0.15 a mile, and the Bug (VW Turbo Diesel) at about $0.10 a mile. If the Metro would still get 55MPG, and gas was still $4.00/Gal, then the fuel would cost $0.07/mile, so the fuel cost or the trip would be $378.42...
That way, I can save the M for the weekends now and maybe drive to the Left Coast one summer (but gas at $8.00 a gal would be $750 round trip then) , although it would be a SIN not to take the Bimmer on a road trip like this. Mapquest tells me that Dick is on the way, and Cath could hop in here with some Tabouli. I cannot imagine driving for four 10 hour days in that little Suzuki-sardine can, even with the top down... ...and that would be if Cath didn't drive any. 
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06-01-2008, 03:56 PM
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Tom, if you want a metro jump on it soon, they are becoming a hot item, they are fetching a lot on e-bay FWTW, I have been told by several metro owners 45-50 is typical.
I really miss my Grand Am coupe, I could squeek 40 from it, I have to drive my Hyundai real slow and easy to eek out 36-37 mpg and the GA was a 2.3 vs the 1.6 in the Accent, yah the new one has auto instead of 5 sp but the auto was rated higher on the window sticker, go figure
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06-01-2008, 05:01 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Hillbillyville Alabama, hoping to go back to Flawreeduh soon
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Originally Posted by tdwyatt
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In a warped kind of way, that is a compliment. Not many peoples post can keep my attention long enough to read the entire thing and try to understand it all.
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Originally Posted by tdwyatt
Currently, I figure that at the milage the vehicles I have now get, and with Gas at $4.00 a gal regular, $4.22 for 93 octane, and Desiel at $4.60 a gal, I can drive the F-150 for about $0.30 a mile for fuel, the Bimmer is at $0.15 a mile, and the Bug (VW Turbo Diesel) at about $0.10 a mile. If the Metro would still get 55MPG, and gas was still $4.00/Gal, then the fuel would cost $0.07/mile, so the fuel cost or the trip would be $378.42...
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That's why I miss my motorcycle so much right now. My GMC gets 13 in the city, the motorcycle gets 50 no matter where I am.
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06-01-2008, 05:04 PM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
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I know I can't handle a bus ride across the country, I have done some long trips in the past and hated it then
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06-01-2008, 05:21 PM
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Shark
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I have, and did, consider the train trip. I have done one before and loved it. You get to see parts of the country, and scenery, that you wouldn't get to see otherwise.
A long distance bus trip is more of a nightmare. I made one from FL to VA courtesy of the us navy. The return trip, I paid for my own plane ticket.
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Chance Favors The Prepared Mind.
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with BS" - Spanky
"One word: CLAMS" - tdwyatt
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06-01-2008, 06:14 PM
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Location: Walnut Grove, SC, USA
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Originally Posted by Doug1
Tom, if you want a metro jump on it soon, they are becoming a hot item, they are fetching a lot on e-bay FWTW, I have been told by several metro owners 45-50 is typical.
I really miss my Grand Am coupe, I could squeek 40 from it, I have to drive my Hyundai real slow and easy to eek out 36-37 mpg and the GA was a 2.3 vs the 1.6 in the Accent, yah the new one has auto instead of 5 sp but the auto was rated higher on the window sticker, go figure
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you know that Ned Flanders drives a Geo Metro Hatchback...
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Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. -Plato
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06-01-2008, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by tdwyatt
you know that Ned Flanders drives a Geo Metro Hatchback...
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Hehehehe
"Ned Flanders. Identity: Homer's "perfect" neighbor. Occupation: Owner of "The Leftorium" at Springfield Mall. Former occupation: Pharmacist. ..."
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When considering courage in battle, one should remember that there are 2 sides to every conflict.
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06-01-2008, 11:35 PM
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Oops I fragged it again!
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Lol...
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06-03-2008, 04:26 PM
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And yes I had to google , I don't watch Simpsons 
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06-12-2008, 11:38 AM
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Okay folks, the day is getting close! Lets get those RSVP's in so we can get al the food planned out!
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06-12-2008, 04:45 PM
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mmmmfood Yes it's getting close, barely a month now
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When considering courage in battle, one should remember that there are 2 sides to every conflict.
The heroism of the losing side rarely gets remembered
but we were all husbands and fathers, sons and bros
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06-12-2008, 06:27 PM
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Little Fishy
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I had RSVP'd that we were coming. My plans for that week have changed and we will not be able to attend. I hope you all have a great time!
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55 gal hex .... FOWLR and anemones, Fluval 404, Remora Skimmer
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06-13-2008, 12:31 PM
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And yes I had to google , I don't watch Simpsons |
Well, I only know this stuff because it is part of that useless "see-it-once-and-remember-it-forever" repertoire of trivia: stuff like this will never have any practical application, but it still ends up in memory somehow... 
...and I think he was a big Pharma rep, not a pharmacist, but I could be wrong...
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06-17-2008, 05:58 PM
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So where are we at with this, it's 3 weekends from now. I know the price of gas is killer, but I plan on going one way or the other
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06-17-2008, 06:48 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Originally Posted by tdwyatt
...and I think he was a big Pharma rep, not a pharmacist, but I could be wrong...
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If you were wrong, theres a first time for everything
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Flanders
"Flanders worked as a salesperson in the pharmaceuticals industry for the bulk of his adult life"
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Randy
Chance Favors The Prepared Mind.
"If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with BS" - Spanky
"One word: CLAMS" - tdwyatt
There are 10 kinds of people. Those who know Base 2 and those who don't.
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