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The Hobbit Hole XXXV - ...is Water Hot that smokes and steams.
Posted on 01/03/2008 6:35:58 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
Sing hey! for the bath at close of day
That washes the weary mud away!
A loon is he that will not sing:
O! Water Hot is anoble thing!
O! Sweet is the sound of falling rain.
and the brook that leaps from hill to plain;
but better than rain or rippling streams
is Water Hot that smokes and steams.
O! Water cold we may pour at need
down a thirsty throat and be glad indeed;
but better is Beer, if drink we lack,
and Water Hot poured down the back.
O! Water is fair that leaps on high
in a fountain white beneath the sky;
but never did fountain sound so sweet
as splashing Hot Water with my feet!
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To: RosieCotton
You need a car you can trust. Maybe even something better on the roads in bad weather. Get something you can mount a bike rack to (my car doesn’t work so well for that!) and maybe with better mileage.
5,261
posted on
03/05/2008 11:49:36 AM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
I was thinking about that...I actually already have a good bike rack, that wouldn’t mount properly on the van, which is why I ended up putting in inside whenever I needed to move the bike.
This *could* potentially be easier.
Well...I guess I can start looking, in any case. I don’t even know what’s out there these days. I’d kind of like another Toyota, just ‘cause I liked my Corolla so much...but I guess Fords and Chevys are likely to be cheaper.
5,262
posted on
03/05/2008 12:04:05 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A place for everything and everything in its place - 2008 Resolution #1)
To: RosieCotton
Japanese cars, generally, survive longer. I do love my little Chevy but Hondas and Toyotas seem to just last forever.
We need a new car unless the Battlecruiser has a spontaneous remission...
5,263
posted on
03/05/2008 12:12:00 PM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB; RosieCotton
You also need to look at the trade-in value. Typically Honda and Toyota hold their value longer in that regard. Look around for specials. If they have cars to move, you can get some good deals.
5,264
posted on
03/05/2008 12:14:24 PM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(I thought of a good tag line this morning...but darned if I can remember it...)
To: Corin Stormhands
The downside of their retaining their value is that they cost more used...
But it’s also true they tend to go longer. So I guess to an extent you get what you pay for.
5,265
posted on
03/05/2008 12:30:51 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A place for everything and everything in its place - 2008 Resolution #1)
To: RosieCotton
But it’s also true they tend to go longer. That'd be why they cost more...
5,266
posted on
03/05/2008 12:37:10 PM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(I thought of a good tag line this morning...but darned if I can remember it...)
To: Corin Stormhands
I just wonder if there are some other brands that have the reliability without the big price.
5,267
posted on
03/05/2008 12:54:39 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A place for everything and everything in its place - 2008 Resolution #1)
To: RosieCotton
5,268
posted on
03/05/2008 12:56:04 PM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(I thought of a good tag line this morning...but darned if I can remember it...)
To: Corin Stormhands
Yah...but I need the top picks of about 2001 or 2002. ;-)
But still...point taken. I’ll do muh research and stop bugging folks. ;-)
5,269
posted on
03/05/2008 12:57:17 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A place for everything and everything in its place - 2008 Resolution #1)
To: RosieCotton
Well, I pointed you there ‘cause I don’t have the answer. But don’t rule out something newer. At least look at the deals they’re offering.
5,270
posted on
03/05/2008 1:00:17 PM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(I thought of a good tag line this morning...but darned if I can remember it...)
To: Corin Stormhands
I’m thinkin’ my limit is about 11k, preferably lower. I don’t think I’ll find anything newer for that. We’ll see, though.
5,271
posted on
03/05/2008 1:03:53 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A place for everything and everything in its place - 2008 Resolution #1)
To: RosieCotton
11k? That’s about what I paid for my car, new. Bet you can find more than you think.
5,272
posted on
03/05/2008 1:08:37 PM PST
by
JenB
To: RosieCotton
Shop around before you make decisions. Do you have CarMax out there?
5,273
posted on
03/05/2008 1:09:08 PM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(I thought of a good tag line this morning...but darned if I can remember it...)
To: Corin Stormhands
No...but the local road-with-lotsa-dealerships has a unified website. Sort of.
5,274
posted on
03/05/2008 1:11:53 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A place for everything and everything in its place - 2008 Resolution #1)
To: RosieCotton; SuziQ; Lil'freeper; HairOfTheDog; osagebowman; 2Jedismom; All
~sigh~
So at least it's only costing us $265 a day to "hold" Nana's bed at the nursing home while she's in the hospital.
So, there's that.
5,275
posted on
03/05/2008 1:18:15 PM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(I thought of a good tag line this morning...but darned if I can remember it...)
To: JenB
I suppose advertised price is different from what they'd offer if one started hemming and hawing, too, huh?
That's what I hate most about car shopping, honestly. Ugh. I don't like dickering. Don't make me beg for a bargain!
Something like this could be cool, if they'd knock a good bit off the price... It's basically a Toyota in disguise, and I've always thought these looked cool. Like a baby Aztec. I have poor taste in car aesthetics...
5,276
posted on
03/05/2008 1:20:37 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A place for everything and everything in its place - 2008 Resolution #1)
To: Corin Stormhands
5,277
posted on
03/05/2008 1:20:55 PM PST
by
RosieCotton
(A place for everything and everything in its place - 2008 Resolution #1)
To: RosieCotton
That's what I said (well, at least that's the printable part of what I said)...
5,278
posted on
03/05/2008 1:24:10 PM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(I thought of a good tag line this morning...but darned if I can remember it...)
To: 2Jedismom
I may go postal
Careful! Don't want to lower you BP too far.
To: no one in particular
I. Can't. Win.
Office assistant reserved a rental car for me. I was getting ready to walk the 6 blocks to pick it up and she said "call just to confirm." It was confirmed...for 5:30 p.m...tomorrow...
5,280
posted on
03/05/2008 1:48:50 PM PST
by
Corin Stormhands
(I thought of a good tag line this morning...but darned if I can remember it...)
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