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A couple of advertisements from the sidebar
on Facebook.
Yeah, those things used to happen to me all
the time. Especially the car blowing up thing.
Fortunately, I don't have a car these days.
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I wish I could get $15 auto insurance.
"Fortunately, I don't have a car these days."It exploded? 😮
I think it's the dream we all have, Linda.:pMaybe you should check it out. They only said "men" because the ads read your profile.
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
Me too :PI thought it was obvious :doh:But you may visit that observatory by bus, right?
Oh. :doh: for me.No, can't visit by bus. I could take a bus over to Missoula, but the observatory is like 15 miles out from there in a remote area. I suppose that if they had taxis in Missoula I might find a person who would be willing to drive me up there, wait a few hours, and then drive me back. Maybe.The best solution would be to rent a car. But I don't have a driver's license right now. That would have to come first. One of the driving schools would cost me about $300 to get the license — a lot of money for me these days.And then there's the weather factor. Can't see out of a telescope if it's cloudy. So I would have to be prepared also to spend maybe 2, 3 days or more in a hotel while I waited for the sky to clear. Unless I really lucked out, of course.Somebody told me they had a pretty decent telescope down in Pullman. There's a bus down there. Probably would be easier and a bit cheaper.
No, just joking.I kept putting off buying a car when I was in school so I wouldn't have to pay the insurance and upkeep. I figured I'd get one in grad school when I needed one. But I didn't end up in grad school as my heart condition hit. At this point it's been a long while since I've had a car.I wouldn't mind having one so that I could drive over to Montana and visit the Blue Mountain Observatory though. But it ain't gonna happen.
"The blowing up car actually happened to me"Wow, great story — that's one of those "stories you can tell your kids about." Or, in this case, fellow bloggers. :)Yes god only knows what would have happened if you had been on the ferry already. Jeez.Well, did you have much problem with your insurance agent? "REASON for CLAIM: ____Car blew up."
The blowing up car actually happened to me – or to be precise, my dad as he was driving us all to catch the boat ferry to France a few years ago. Fortunately, the car was a diesel so it didn't exactly blow up. It became more like a blow torch. Before you ask, all of us (5 passengers in all) got out unscathed and the car caught fire before we got on the ferry. I shudder to think what would have happened if it had ignited on the car deck…
@ Martin.:lol: :lol:You know I think it was either you or Allan that posted that one video excerpt from that movie about all the stuff that developed out of one single traffic accident. Hilarious.
Crazy ads! They're a scam, don't you think? I'd be curious to find out but would hate to get on their email list.I highly suspect that once you'd had a roll over accident or a car blow up, the insurance would go up to $215 a month.
@ Darko.You mean Renee? Well she's not that close of a friend, more of an apartment friend. And I don't think she's into astronomy. Best thing might be contacting the local astronomy club. I'll have to put that on my list.@ Pam.On Facebook they take info from your profile (age, sex, location) and then the ads sort of automatically generate to include that. I haven't had anybody get on my email yet though. Maybe Facebook doesn't allow that type of thing, I don't know.You know my ex-girlfriend's middle daughter had 3 auto accidents her first 2 years driving. I don't know how she even got insurance after those, especially at her young age. In any case I bet it cost her a bundle to maintain coverage.
Can you ask your friend (what was her name?) to accompany you, I remember she has a car?
Women's Only Parking Lot:
Checked it out!***************Hey everybody be sure to check out Richard's link above — it's quite a story!***************:up:
Edward, here's description with photos of the fire I described above.It was quite a morning!
🙂 Thank you, Edward, for prodding my memory!
Wow, Star – only $23 a month! Well, I envy you too! :):)
PM the gang your Agent's number, Star!:lol:I forgot to mention the ads from young stacked babes saying that they were looking for a 54 year old guy. Also didn't mention the swamp land in Florida ads. :p:lol:
Originally posted by gdare:
😆 Darko, I was not expecting that. Nearly fell out of my chair, laughing!Martin, hmmph. :p :lol:Linda, I pay $23/month insurance for my car, and I am the envy of all my friends. :DWhat a fun post, Edward!:up:
The $23/month is the honest-to-goodness rate that I pay, but I guess I forgot to mention that I drive a 14-year-old Geo Metro, didn't I?:slinksawayintotalembarrassment::lol::p
Originally posted by Stardancer:
if the car runs , why not ?what is the name of the insurance you have Star? There are many that will love to get it too! 😀
* pretends to be a man and calls insurance! 😆 *the f* NYC insurance is the Highest in the USA ! :cry:Liability alone 1,200 a year ….. Just imagine!
Martin K: That are all Fiat-cars.
State Farm, Angeliki. Just regular, old State Farm.:smile:
Ah, State Farm. The fast hands people. :p
Fiat, the company that bought Chryslers. Well, partially.
🙂 thanks Star drive safe, you are "in good hands" 🙂
Fiats are nice cars. Honestly. There's a fairly powerfull machine under the hood of even the smallest Fiat. Broad tyres as well, and an adequat exhaust system.
Originally posted by Aqualion:
I see Star's Humph! and raise "SEXIST"I pay $76 a month for full coverage, with a whopping $500 deductible. My insurance has gone up every year, mostly because of my age, regardless of how they may deny it.
Wait until you get the Fiat 500 Abarth under the Chrysler-brand in the US. The stab in the back for every Cadillac Escalade.
No discount for driving without accidents? That's usual here. And discounts for having another insurance with the same company, for working in the civil service, for having an own house etc.
I had no idea that picture could be interpittattet as a statement of sexism. I really hadn't… I am so sowy…;)
"I see Star's Humph! and raise "SEXIST""Technically, that should be "genderist". That was the original 70s womans' movement term. Somehow people started using sexist for issues even though it had nothing to do with sex, but with gender.:up:
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:lol:Okay. If somebody asks, I'll tell them that. :p
Since when have you lost your interest in naked butts?
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Well, I'm still a Zen Buttist, if somebody asks…
Martin, that is totally Buttist! I am pissed royale!:p
In Denmark it's called 'mandschauvinist'. I take it, you know what a chauvinist is. The rest you can figure. Men usually make fun of it by pronouncing it 'mandscyklist'. I take, it you get that one, without explanations.
Since that photo.Ha! 😆
Ditto.:D
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