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Re: Random Thoughts

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My kids looking [mention]pdsf[/mention]'s avatar...

Daughter: What's that?
Me: That's a picture he chose for his avatar.
Daughter: What's he doing?
Me: He's screaming.
Daughter: Why? Is it because he saw a dinosaur?
Me: Definitely
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peskydonut wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:11 pm My kids looking @pdsf's avatar...

Daughter: What's that?
Me: That's a picture he chose for his avatar.
Daughter: What's he doing?
Me: He's screaming.
Daughter: Why? Is it because he saw a dinosaur?
Me: Definitely
Haha! She's absolutely right! I do that when I see dinosaurs, watches costing as much as a house downpayment, etc.  That's why I have a similar avatar over at WUS:
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P.S. I was obsessed with dinosaurs for a while when I was a kid. :-)
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As we signed our closing paperwork today, there was a sheet with a bunch of questions. Those that were relevant to our situation had to be initialized, others needed an "N/A" written next to them. I found my self pondering how confusing life must be for the "Nick Anderson"s of the world.
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peskydonut wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:05 pm As we signed our closing paperwork today, there was a sheet with a bunch of questions. Those that were relevant to our situation had to be initialized, others needed an "N/A" written next to them. I found my self pondering how confusing life must be for the "Nick Anderson"s of the world.
:D Thank you. That had not crossed my mind until now.
and congrats!
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pdsf wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:16 pm
peskydonut wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:05 pm As we signed our closing paperwork today, there was a sheet with a bunch of questions. Those that were relevant to our situation had to be initialized, others needed an "N/A" written next to them. I found my self pondering how confusing life must be for the "Nick Anderson"s of the world.
:D Thank you. That had not crossed my mind until now.
and congrats!
Thank you. What a strange day. Last week it was around 100 degrees and raining ash from the sky; today it snowed. The title company office was off-limits, so we did our closing in the parking lot. Our agent was parked in the spot next to us, the notary was in the spot behind us. The poor notary lady dashed from car to car with the documents. A truly bizarre experience, but par for the course in 2020.

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peskydonut wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:11 pm
pdsf wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:16 pm
peskydonut wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:05 pm As we signed our closing paperwork today, there was a sheet with a bunch of questions. Those that were relevant to our situation had to be initialized, others needed an "N/A" written next to them. I found my self pondering how confusing life must be for the "Nick Anderson"s of the world.
:D Thank you. That had not crossed my mind until now.
and congrats!
Thank you. What a strange day. Last week it was around 100 degrees and raining ash from the sky; today it snowed. The title company office was off-limits, so we did our closing in the parking lot. Our agent was parked in the spot next to us, the notary was in the spot behind us. The poor notary lady dashed from car to car with the documents. A truly bizarre experience, but par for the course in 2020.

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TheJohnP wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:48 pm
peskydonut wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:11 pm
pdsf wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:16 pm

:D Thank you. That had not crossed my mind until now.
and congrats!
Thank you. What a strange day. Last week it was around 100 degrees and raining ash from the sky; today it snowed. The title company office was off-limits, so we did our closing in the parking lot. Our agent was parked in the spot next to us, the notary was in the spot behind us. The poor notary lady dashed from car to car with the documents. A truly bizarre experience, but par for the course in 2020.

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That one is a Forester and we've also got an Impreza Outback Sport.
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peskydonut wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:04 pm
TheJohnP wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:48 pm
peskydonut wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:11 pm

Thank you. What a strange day. Last week it was around 100 degrees and raining ash from the sky; today it snowed. The title company office was off-limits, so we did our closing in the parking lot. Our agent was parked in the spot next to us, the notary was in the spot behind us. The poor notary lady dashed from car to car with the documents. A truly bizarre experience, but par for the course in 2020.

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What kind of Subie do you have?
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Noice!

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That one is a Forester and we've also got an Impreza Outback Sport.
I'll be disappointed if none of these make fun Subie brappy noises.

To go further off-topic: I've been looking at Subarus for a second/beater car, but it's hard to find one that had the timing belt done. :|
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peskydonut wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:11 pm Thank you. What a strange day. Last week it was around 100 degrees and raining ash from the sky; today it snowed. The title company office was off-limits, so we did our closing in the parking lot. Our agent was parked in the spot next to us, the notary was in the spot behind us. The poor notary lady dashed from car to car with the documents. A truly bizarre experience, but par for the course in 2020.

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Yes, truly bizarre, but memorable I guess. :)

And yay manual transmission!!!!!!!!!!!!
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pdsf wrote:
peskydonut wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:11 pm Thank you. What a strange day. Last week it was around 100 degrees and raining ash from the sky; today it snowed. The title company office was off-limits, so we did our closing in the parking lot. Our agent was parked in the spot next to us, the notary was in the spot behind us. The poor notary lady dashed from car to car with the documents. A truly bizarre experience, but par for the course in 2020.

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Yes, truly bizarre, but memorable I guess. :)

And yay manual transmission!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wife and I just can't give up manuals...the mechanical watches of cars.
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peskydonut wrote:
pdsf wrote:
peskydonut wrote: Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:11 pm Thank you. What a strange day. Last week it was around 100 degrees and raining ash from the sky; today it snowed. The title company office was off-limits, so we did our closing in the parking lot. Our agent was parked in the spot next to us, the notary was in the spot behind us. The poor notary lady dashed from car to car with the documents. A truly bizarre experience, but par for the course in 2020.

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Yes, truly bizarre, but memorable I guess. :)

And yay manual transmission!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wife and I just can't give up manuals...the mechanical watches of cars.
Yes! I feel the same way. Here is a pic of my, ermmmm, knob:

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pdsf wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:50 am
peskydonut wrote:
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Yes, truly bizarre, but memorable I guess. :)

And yay manual transmission!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wife and I just can't give up manuals...the mechanical watches of cars.
Yes! I feel the same way. Here is a pic of my, ermmmm, knob:

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Nice, 6-spd! My first knob was on a 4-spd Tercel. I guess you never forget your first one.
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peskydonut wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:37 am
pdsf wrote: Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:50 am
peskydonut wrote:Wife and I just can't give up manuals...the mechanical watches of cars.
Yes! I feel the same way. Here is a pic of my, ermmmm, knob:

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Nice, 6-spd! My first knob was on a 4-spd Tercel. I guess you never forget your first one.
Thanks! It's fun - a joy on the road.

And yes, you don't forget your first one. ;)
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Speaking of manual transmissions...I can't get over this.

We have some engineering interns. One is a junior mechanical engineering major. Someone noticed his fifteen-or-something year old Tacoma and said, "I had a truck just like that and loved it! Is yours a manual or an automatic."

Blank look on the interns face, then he says..."I don't know. I'm not much of a car guy."

That bothers me on two levels. Obviously, there are some people who have never seen a manual transmission (heck, some 16 year olds around here are not interested in driving)...but he is a mechanical engineering major :oops:

Rant off. :lol:
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Split-Time wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 9:35 am We have some engineering interns. One is a junior mechanical engineering major. Someone noticed his fifteen-or-something year old Tacoma and said, "I had a truck just like that and loved it! Is yours a manual or an automatic."

Blank look on the interns face, then he says..."I don't know. I'm not much of a car guy."
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