Obviously Richard, the problem is you need to type in all upper case
then everything will be fine. :-D
On 12/06/2013 08:35 PM, William Leed wrote:
BUILD A HOME & RENT IT OR BUY OIL STOCKS, SAVE SOME $$ & THEN BECOME
AN OWNER! wITH PROFITS IF U CHOOSE TO MAKE THEM BE HAPPY IN THE DOME!
ENJOY THE RIDE & BE MORE HAPPY & POSITIVE LOOK 4 THE SUN & THE PROFITS
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard J. Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>
To: FairfieldLife <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Dec 6, 2013 7:38 pm
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Rent is Too Damn High!
Today we went to the grocery store to get a few things and return
about a hundred plastic bags. In the parking lot I turned left to find
a parking slot and there was this yahoo in a big truck heading toward
me, GOING THE WRONG WAY, driving a Ford F-350 with dual wheels on back.
At first I said "You **fukin **#@*&^^!!!#@&*%$#%@ SOB!
Then, I realized the poor guy was not only real dumb and half blind
and confused, but he was probably driving the only vehicle he owned
and paying $600 a month in payments, just to go get a six-pack of beer
and a carton of cigarettes at the store. Go figure.
So then, in the Christmas spirit, I said: you **fukin
**#@*&^^!!!#@&*%$#%@ poor bastard!" and backed up, causing a traffic
jam in front of the store.
Then, on the way home at a stop light, a guy dressed in overalls with
a styrofoam cup in his hand tried to hit us up for some spare change.
So, still in the Christmas spirit, I rolled down the window and said
real nice: "We don't have any cash - we're living on credit cards.
Sorry we can't donate anything - I know it looks like I'm rich because
I'm driving a shiny new car, but this where all our money is going,
just so we can get to the store to buy some beer and a few canned
goods!" LoL!
When we got home, the Salvation Army called on the telephone to ask if
we could donate anything and to leave it on the front porch FRIDAY THE
13th. You can't make this stuff up!
The rent is too damn high!
On 12/6/2013 3:10 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
I used to change the oil myself on my '77 Subaru wagon. But it is a
messy job and required a custom oil filter. Current oil changes at
the local shop up the street who now do my Subaru maintenance is
$40. How much time depends on how busy they are but the longest wait
would be about an hour. I watch the oil to see how dirty it is.
However I have yet to reach the miles they put on the sticker a year
ago. Everything I need is a short trip around here so I don't rack up
miles and they always kid me about all the driving I do.
I heard a report the other day on why car prices have exceeded
inflation over the years and the bottom line was...... you got it...
profit. Adding air bags do not add much to the price though
companies use safety features as a reason. In 1973 I bought a new
Datsun wagon for a mere $1800. I put the figure for my '77 Subaru
wagon in an inflation calculator and my $2800 '77 should only cost
around $11K these days adjusted for inflation.
OTOH, the other day I ordered a new keyless remote for the '98 Subaru
since the second of the original pair was beginning to fall apart. A
few years back I looked online and found that the price for a remote
was around $70. This time I found one online for my year and model
for only $15 including shipping. It was easy to setup and works great.
On 12/06/2013 11:40 AM, Richard Williams wrote:
Our car dealer says we should be changing the oil in our new car
every 3,000 miles, in order to insure the warranty. We can do this
by driving out to the dealership, waiting in line, and either
leaving the car, or wait in the waiting room, and then pay $55. It
usually takes more than an hour, if you get there real early during
the week.
The last time I had the oil changed at 10,000 miles, I took the car
to Jiffy Lube - it took only about twenty minutes and I paid them
$65. They talked me into getting synthetic oil - Royal Purple. They
tried to sell me an air filter for $18 - but I declined.
According to Click & Clack, The Tappit Brothers, you can go over
6,000 miles between oil changes. I've always been fond of Texaco
oil. I get almost all of my oil from either Spindletop or from the
Permian Basin. Dad goes 5,000, because it's easy to remember the
numbers. One guy, a car mechanic, once told me that oil never breaks
down - all you have to do is change the oil filter and add a quart
of oil. Go figure.
So, this time I took the car to Pep Boys for the oil change: $19.95
for Pennzoil, with a discount coupon, and half an hour waiting. And,
I bought my own filter for $12.95 and put it on myself.
The rent is too damn high!
