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[NejinOniwa]

my best friend's dad had a kia when i was a kid.....i remember thinking, "what the hell is this thing?"

I thought you said "my best friend's dad was KIA when I was a kid"...
toplel.

[Bella]

hey bells, i found you a laptop.


http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/l-series/l430/?sb=:00000025:00003367:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/l-series/l530/?sb=:00000025:00003368:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/edge-series/e431/?sb=:00000025:00003664:


i must be missing something here because finding these was ridiculously easy : D

(the other websites weren't working, i'll look for other brands later)

These are tempting. Even though they'd be quite a bit more expensive with the specs I'd order (like, in the $800-$1200 range). :/

[stewartsage]

So I basically, subtly told the boss of my second job (that I work weekends on) to take the fuck off after yesterday.  He's a nice guy and I like him, but a) this is not the job he told me I'd be doing b) I will work 20 hours a fucking day, but I cannot work seven days a week and still do my actual job c) I can dig holes.  That simple.  I have before (and will again) but with a garden space, a broken digging iron, and no room to move I cannot dig a six foot hole.  Also last night I woke up feeling like there was a ton of bricks on my chest because of strain from lifting a hundred pounds of dirt the wrong way.

Today?  Today I'll spend eight hours aimlessly sweeping out the museum.  Or more likely one hour and then seven pretending this wasn't pointless for me to come in.

[Nichi]

@Stew: I know that feeling :[

[Chocofreak13]

my best friend's dad had a kia when i was a kid.....i remember thinking, "what the hell is this thing?"

I thought you said "my best friend's dad was KIA when I was a kid"...
toplel.

well, he WAS pretty weird and dorky, so i suppose that's an accurate statement. :\

@bells: fair enough, but remember that is your own doing, considering i DID find you laptops $800 and uner. :\

@stew: good for you, when the time comes you really got to put your foot down. i wish my mum would, she's getting screwed over so bad at work these days. on the upside, she's found leads on 2 government jobs that will pay extremely well, so she's going to apply when she gets home from vacation.


driving is weird. i need to work on my parking a little. kinda thankful i have no reason to go on the highway this week. i have a car for 3 days.

[Nichi]

Nice :3

Driving is weird at first, but you'll adjust. It's also weird when you change between vehicles; as generally the handling and performance will vary

[Chocofreak13]

my mum's steering column is like steering through pudding. and her gas pedal is creaky, like you can push down a full inch and a half before the car starts to go. on the upside, it handles pretty well and i like that it's less sensitive than my grandpa's car. i drove here on a wet road and didn't notice at all.

[Nichi]

Sounds like the Ramcharger, although the steering works quite well; the wheel is loose, so you can maneuver it easily.

As for the Spirit, it handles great; the steering is tight but responsive, and it gets up and goes much like the Omni before it -w-

[Chocofreak13]

mum's likely needs power steering fluid. as for the gas, that's likely just age. >>;

[Krizonar]

I actually learned to drive in a small, peppy SUV...


Then I got my tank.

Handling. So. Different.

[Nichi]

@Kari: If it was power steering, it'd sound like the motor of a Power Wheels Jeep when you turn. Trust me; the Dart had a power steering leak ^^;

[Chocofreak13]

i have no point of reference for that, so i couldn't tell you. it probably does sound like that and i just don't know it.

@kriz: "small" SUV, i'll believe that when i see it. -w-

though i get your point. the car i learned on is a new little sedan (10' or so), and i drove my sister's car (96' buick le sabre) to a funeral 2 months ago or so. it was like night and day. .__.

[Nichi]

Indeed. If I was there, I could identify it quickly

Also, I learned on my mom's car (2008 Avenger)...and my first daily driver was, of course, a 1974 Dart. Worlds apart there ^^;

[Bella]

I have to stop going to Concord because every time I'm there i spend money. >:C

[Dr. Kraus]

Learned to drive in a 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport (3.2L V6, in a VAN) with its terrible acceleration and steering.

Now I drive a 2013 Ford Focus and god damn do I love that little car.

Every corner at speed you can feel the weight shift evenly, the grip is stupendous, the acceleration out of first and through second is perfect.

Now that I've put 1700 miles into the car, it runs better it did the day I took it out of the dealership due to having broken in from its 300 miles start.