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I have just recently found an enthusiasm for math, and I'm 26 years old. Honestly, I pulled down straight D's in high school, the furthest I ever cared to delve into math was basic geometry. I didn't plan to go to college, so I never took the SAT's or ACT's. Now I'm in college and I struggle a little, but it seems to be probably one of the coolest things ever (even though I'm surrounded by disinterested 19 year olds in this remedial class). Just the price I have to pay, I guess.
Its through the dealership. They say its a "service" (my car tells me when I'm "due" for the specific service) .....I know they do other stuff, but mainly its an oil change.
I'm looking online at tire prices-I'm going to need to work some overtime. Anyone have any tire recommendations?
I'm looking online at tire prices-I'm going to need to work some overtime.
Anyone have any tire recommendations?
I have had good luck checking pricing and reviews here:
http://www.tirerack.com/
And Big O tires will match the price.
Personally, I just put Bridgestone Radial Long Trail T/A (Tour) on my 2006 F-150 not long ago. Got over 75,000 miles out of my last set of those on my previous F-150 (2002) and really like them. So if you have an SUV/light truck, take a look at them.
$314 for an oil change!!!!!!
And I need new tires and front brakes.
Sometimes I wish I lived in a big city, like NY where I would not need a car.
And I need new tires and front brakes.
Sometimes I wish I lived in a big city, like NY where I would not need a car.
I have just recently found an enthusiasm for math, and I'm 26 years old. Honestly, I pulled down straight D's in high school, the furthest I ever cared to delve into math was basic geometry. I didn't plan to go to college, so I never took the SAT's or ACT's. Now I'm in college and I struggle a little, but it seems to be probably one of the coolest things ever (even though I'm surrounded by disinterested 19 year olds in this remedial class). Just the price I have to pay, I guess.
Oh, is that all?
I'm a computer guy; I don't know **** about cars. To quote Hedberg, "If my car won't start, and the gas tank does not say 'E,' I'm ****ed."
I'm a computer guy; I don't know **** about cars. To quote Hedberg, "If my car won't start, and the gas tank does not say 'E,' I'm ****ed."
Reina- America's Tire Store is really good too.
That would have been difficult for my dad to do, since I more or less refused to drive until I was twenty-two, and had no interest in cars whatsoever... In fact, the thing that finally made me break down and get my drivers license was the fact that my ex-wife had to drive herself to the hospital when she went into labor.
When you're young, and full of vim and vigor, you feel like you can run anywhere...
And that's exactly what I did.
There was no place I cared to go to that was more than ten miles away and, when I was in my teens/early twenties, I would simply walk and/or run that. And, since I didn't actually date until after I joined the navy, I didn't have any other motivation to want to drive.
And that's exactly what I did.
There was no place I cared to go to that was more than ten miles away and, when I was in my teens/early twenties, I would simply walk and/or run that. And, since I didn't actually date until after I joined the navy, I didn't have any other motivation to want to drive.
I didn't get my license until I was 21. And the only reason I did was because, for the first time in my life, I lived somewhere with horrible public transportation.
Getting it in high school wasn't a possibility, mostly for financial reasons, but in SoCal there really wasn't anywhere I needed to go that couldn't be reached by bus. Or by a friend with a car if I was really living it up. When I went up to college at 18, I was living in the Bay Area and my social life was in San Francisco. If I'd had a car then, I would have likely left it behind and used BART anyway.
In the years since, I've become very reliant on my car. But I'm not terribly happy about that fact. I'll be walking distance to both school and the street car when I move to New Orleans in June and I'm really looking forward to using my car only for grocery trips and running errands.
Getting it in high school wasn't a possibility, mostly for financial reasons, but in SoCal there really wasn't anywhere I needed to go that couldn't be reached by bus. Or by a friend with a car if I was really living it up. When I went up to college at 18, I was living in the Bay Area and my social life was in San Francisco. If I'd had a car then, I would have likely left it behind and used BART anyway.
In the years since, I've become very reliant on my car. But I'm not terribly happy about that fact. I'll be walking distance to both school and the street car when I move to New Orleans in June and I'm really looking forward to using my car only for grocery trips and running errands.
I guess driving and having a car was a status symbol in high school, and my first job was 30 miles away, so it was absolutely necessary that I have a car. And where I grew up, public transportation wasn't fast or comfortable. Had I lived in NYC or something, I might still not be able to drive.
Plus, unlike Slim, I was dating at 14. Had to get wheels to see the honeys.
Plus, unlike Slim, I was dating at 14. Had to get wheels to see the honeys.
You beat my personal best of 11 pages from roughly the same time frames. If I remember correctly I kept stopping and taking 30-45 min naps up until 6 am when I had to leave for class. I do believe I got a very good grade on that paper. And I do believe that was one of the moments if not the exact moment I realized most of my college professors don't know what they are taking about
You beat my personal best of 11 pages from roughly the same time frames. If I remember correctly I kept stopping and taking 30-45 min naps up until 6 am when I had to leave for class. I do believe I got a very good grade on that paper. And I do believe that was one of the moments if not the exact moment I realized most of my college professors don't know what they are taking about
My brother was like you, Slim, except he was a bicyclist. He had no use for a driver's license or car. Road his bike or walked everywhere. He was also was a backpacker. He doesn't backpack anymore, but takes long day hikes or walks (miles).
I remember when he was at UCLA, he said he couldn't sleep one night, so he walked to the ocean and back. Make that about 11 miles round trip in the dead of night.
I think he finally got his license at about age 20, so he could take a huge road trip after graduation. He did.......25,000 miles. Made up for lost time behind the wheel I guess. His wife does most of the driving now, excpet when they take the jeep off-road.
I remember when he was at UCLA, he said he couldn't sleep one night, so he walked to the ocean and back. Make that about 11 miles round trip in the dead of night.
I think he finally got his license at about age 20, so he could take a huge road trip after graduation. He did.......25,000 miles. Made up for lost time behind the wheel I guess.
His wife does most of the driving now, excpet when they take the jeep off-road. 
That's what I heard... I'm sorry I missed it.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/147989/saturday-night-live-betty-white
Love Hulu, it's how I watched Conan's last 5 or 6 episodes which were high-larious.