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I think I’m going to adapt certain automobile terms from the UK. Here are some proposed changes:
- Hood = Bonnet
- Tires = Tyres
- Gas = Petrol
- Sedan = Saloon
- Wagon = Estate
- Hood = Bonnet
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My car has barely 2,300 miles on it and I already have to make an insurance claim. I was driving on 520 from my apartment to the good Target in Redmond. I’m following behind a Red Ford Expedition at a decent distance. Out of nowhere, I see that he is about to run over a 4’x4′ piece of plywood. The SUV drives directly over it so that it goes between his wheels. The downforce air pressure from the SUV causes the wood to fly up into the air.
It flips slowly and at just the right angle so that when I PLOW into it, it is like hitting a wall. Most of the board shatters into hundreds of car-scratching pieces but one 1.5’x1.5′ chunk sticks to my bumper since I’m driving 60 MPH. I pull off to the shoulder, slow down, the piece slides down and I run it over (possibly causing unseen tire damage).
I just called the insurance agent and thankfully it will be covered. Unfortunately, the adjuster is booked until next Saturday and I will have to pay my $250 comprensible deductible. Oh well, I’m not that upset. If I had bought a sports car, I would have been a bit peeved.
Here are some pictures of the damage:
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CNN.com – Major power outage hits New York, other large cities – Aug. 14, 2003: “Unlike fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, electricity is difficult to store. Instead, the power is generated as it is used. ” Bwahahaha, people are dumb. Correction, Americans are dumb.
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Why does Treetop’s Berry Juice contain pear juice, apple juice, grape juice and finally raspberry juice? I mean, I guess it’s not false advertising since they didn’t call it Berries Juice; There is just a single berry. When the front says “Berry from 4 fruit concentrates”, I would imagine 4 berries concentrates, wouldn’t you?
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Pictures from my birthday!
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From now on, all cell phones without some PDA functionality will be referred to as dumbphones. That is all.
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I just googled my site for Stair Dismount and I can’t believe I never blogged it before! There is a new version called Truck Dismount which takes the premise of Stair Dismount (define a few variables, launch the dismount and see how much damage the body takes) but instead of stairs uses a moving truck and a few ramps! I really shouldn’t be playing this at work, but it’s terribly addictive. It has a good mix of complexity and ease of entry. The complexity is a time sink because you keep tweaking things trying to create bigger crashes and more damaging launches.
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So, I opened up a bank account today and less than ONE HOUR later they call me up asking if I want to upgrade my account. Lovely!
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“Looking on the bright side of things, the Focus (or rather, Markko’s Focus) confirmed it has the potential to win every rally remaining this season, gravel or asphalt. Even a rival team boss ruefully commented: ‘the Focus is probably the best car at the moment.’ Praise indeed.” – World Rally Championship – Rally Report: Red hot Deutsch
If only Ford would offer the RS (210 HP) engine (or the Cosworth (300+) engine!) here in the US…