to smartcar or not to smartcar...
Jan 19, 2009 22:28 Filed in: Life
that is the question...
Some of you know I pre-ordered a little smartcar fortwo convertible (same color/model as in the picture) almost 16 months ago. Remember then? When we hated the current president for only botching up our reputation, the wars, outing V. Plame and for just being incompetent, etc, etc - not like now when we get to add the financial crisis of the century to the list (I know... it’s been a short century, and only a few more hours of W). So, back then I thought it was a smart idea to pre-order this hot cake as I knew they’d go fast just like the mini coopers did earlier and with the insane gas prices, seemed like a sure deal to either buy for myself (wee! fun tiny convertible!) or to just resell for a profit to a new Husker college student (it’s red with black trim on the outside and inside - perfect for campus attention and tailgating - leaves so much room to actually sit down in the same parking spot!). But, alas, the car arrived a few days ago. Have I mentioned that it’s been -8F? Today was much warmer at 34F, but the wind picked up tonight and was still not fun to be outside.
So I drove this tiny cutie around in the wind, on the interstate, and around the neighborhood. It’s an automatic manual transmission -> so it does the bunny hop when shifting gears as it’s really a manual. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I changed the gears myself instead of moving my head into the steering wheel at semi-random times. Still.. would be a lot of fun to have, especially once the nice weather returns.
But I’ve decided it doesn’t make any sense now. No place to keep it. No sun to enjoy it with. Rear-wheel drive and tiny size makes for crazy ice/snow driving. And less money for students to buy it with for any profit. Ah... so sad, there goes that dream... but for 30 minutes tonight, it was a fun ride!
Some of you know I pre-ordered a little smartcar fortwo convertible (same color/model as in the picture) almost 16 months ago. Remember then? When we hated the current president for only botching up our reputation, the wars, outing V. Plame and for just being incompetent, etc, etc - not like now when we get to add the financial crisis of the century to the list (I know... it’s been a short century, and only a few more hours of W). So, back then I thought it was a smart idea to pre-order this hot cake as I knew they’d go fast just like the mini coopers did earlier and with the insane gas prices, seemed like a sure deal to either buy for myself (wee! fun tiny convertible!) or to just resell for a profit to a new Husker college student (it’s red with black trim on the outside and inside - perfect for campus attention and tailgating - leaves so much room to actually sit down in the same parking spot!). But, alas, the car arrived a few days ago. Have I mentioned that it’s been -8F? Today was much warmer at 34F, but the wind picked up tonight and was still not fun to be outside.
So I drove this tiny cutie around in the wind, on the interstate, and around the neighborhood. It’s an automatic manual transmission -> so it does the bunny hop when shifting gears as it’s really a manual. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I changed the gears myself instead of moving my head into the steering wheel at semi-random times. Still.. would be a lot of fun to have, especially once the nice weather returns.
But I’ve decided it doesn’t make any sense now. No place to keep it. No sun to enjoy it with. Rear-wheel drive and tiny size makes for crazy ice/snow driving. And less money for students to buy it with for any profit. Ah... so sad, there goes that dream... but for 30 minutes tonight, it was a fun ride!
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Where are my flour tortilla chips?!
Jan 18, 2009 22:05 Filed in: Observations
Since I haven’t posted in over a month, I decided it
should be encouraged to post shorter, more succinct
items in order to make this worth subscribing to!
So, last year Angela brought this Tostitos spinach dip along with Tostitos flour tortilla chips. It was a great combination, but didn’t work nearly as well with other chips (corn, potato, etc). Last month I bought a large container of this said dip, but then noticed the store didn’t have the chips anymore. Over the past month I’ve visited the other 4 large grocery store chains here, two local specialty stores, a Mexican grocery and Whole Foods... NONE of them carried any flour tortilla chips! I finally had success with a local Mexican restaurant, but the chips have to be eaten that night as they go bad by the next day.
Who knew this would become such an issue... I can get lots of tropical fruit and items that were grown across the world, but I can’t get flour tortilla chips. Nice to have such problems to worry about.
Be sure to check out the latest picture of the cats in the K...Pics section. Was hard to get them to jump on my lap with the new Christmas decor to distract them (this was one of several taken).
So, last year Angela brought this Tostitos spinach dip along with Tostitos flour tortilla chips. It was a great combination, but didn’t work nearly as well with other chips (corn, potato, etc). Last month I bought a large container of this said dip, but then noticed the store didn’t have the chips anymore. Over the past month I’ve visited the other 4 large grocery store chains here, two local specialty stores, a Mexican grocery and Whole Foods... NONE of them carried any flour tortilla chips! I finally had success with a local Mexican restaurant, but the chips have to be eaten that night as they go bad by the next day.
Who knew this would become such an issue... I can get lots of tropical fruit and items that were grown across the world, but I can’t get flour tortilla chips. Nice to have such problems to worry about.
Be sure to check out the latest picture of the cats in the K...Pics section. Was hard to get them to jump on my lap with the new Christmas decor to distract them (this was one of several taken).