Competitive Rate of Interest on New Car Loan

While opt for a loan on your new car, good decision-making and research skills come handy. Yes, it is very important to choose the loan with the lowest interest rate and low EMIs as well. This article guides users in making the right decision.

Car dealers, along with the car sale, will try to burn your pocket for free. They will hypnotize you into going for a loan through the same dealership. Stay away. The dealer gets his hands full while drilling a hole in your pocket. He gets a big extra profit. When the car sales are very low, dealers offer you the best deal if the car is financed through them. They are likely to get zero profit without the loan factor attached to the deal. This goes to show the enormity of the amount going into their pockets. Be careful!

There’s something more about car dealer loan offers. Many people in India feel that getting a loan from the dealer is the most convenient. It saves us the hassle of running around from place to place. Many dealers offer zero per cent financing which is another great attraction. There are many terms and conditions here. Even if you qualify, you will have to compromise on the discount that you could avail otherwise. Calculate EMI with EMI Calculator now and you’ll know that you are paying the same price. Most of the time, the zero per cent financing is just a marketing gimmick used by dealers to attract car buyers.

Though very rare, we do find dealers offering genuine offers on new car loans. In this case, after a lot of calculation, you may go ahead with the loan. However, be careful to never bow down to the dealer. Do not compromise on your terms. Go for it and sign the loan papers only if you’re fully satisfied with the deal. Keep the terms and conditions written in very small fonts in your mind.

To get a competitive rate of interest on your new car loan

it is very important to study the rates in the market. Interest rates change very often and you need to do your homework well. It is very healthy to get car loan rate quotes from as many lenders as possible. Go for free, no-obligation rate quote services and you can end the conversation then and there with lenders offering not-so-good interest rates. Doing this also saves you lot of time. All the work can be done online.

Once the quotes are ready, choose the loan with the lowest interest rate. Going in for a loan from your own bank is also a safe bet. The rate may be slightly higher. However, since you are an existing customer, the bank will certainly lower the interest rate. You are likely to save on the processing fees and other extra charges as well. Getting a trustworthy customer who will sincerely pay back the car loan is more important for banks than the extra fees.

Before approaching any new car loan lender, however, you need to be very sure of your financial state. Knowing where you stand financially and having an idea of the amount you can afford, negotiation with loan lenders becomes easier. Very often, lenders try their luck at increasing interest rates by telling you that your credit history does not look good enough for a new car loan with a lower interest. Know where you stand and the process becomes simpler. You can get a competitive rate on your new car loan more easily.

The key to new car loan shopping remains “compare and save”. While comparing loan rates hardly takes some time, you can end up saving thousands in your wallet.

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My car

Almost 2 years ago I bought a Italian car for my wife.Actually I was very doubtful about the quality.But  first glance, My wife and I came to love that.It has very cool style.The exterior and interior is both wonderful.The sound of engine is exciting.I was very very satisfied . First 1 year I didn’t have any problem.But next year so many. First one was tail light problem.I didn’t care about it.It was easy to repair.But that was some signal which troubles would occur.soon I had a trouble of  trans mission.While driving,the trans mission got in uncontrollable suddenly.My car stalled on the road. Then these 3or4month my car has come and go between the factory and home.However My wife still love my car.Because my car is too atｔractive to give up it.

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45 Rules to Live By

45 Life Rules

1. Give people more than they expect, and do it cheerfully.

2. Memorize your favorite poem.

3. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.

4. When you say “I love you” – mean it.

5. When you say “I’m sorry” look the person in the eye.

6. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

7. Believe in love at first sight.

8. Never laugh at anyone’s dreams.

9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it’s the only way to live life completely.

10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.

11. Don’t judge people by their relatives.

12. Talk slowly but think quickly.

13. When someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”

14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

15. Call your mom.

16. Say “Bless you” when you hear someone sneeze.

17. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

18. Remember the three R’s: Respect for self; Respect for others; Responsibility for all your actions.

19. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

20. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

21. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

22. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any others.

23. Spend some time alone.

24. Open your arms to change but don’t let go of your values

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25. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

26. Read more books and watch less TV.

27. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll get to enjoy it a second time.

28. Trust in God but lock your car.

29. Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home.

30. In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.

31. Read between the lines.

32. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.

33. Be gentle with the Earth.

34. Pray. There’s immeasurable power in it.

35. Never interrupt when you are being flattered.

36. Mind your own business.

37. Don’t trust a man/woman who doesn’t close his/her eyes when you kiss.

38. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.

39. If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. That is wealth’s greatest satisfaction.

40. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of luck.

41. Learn the rules, then break some.

42. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.

43. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

44. Remember that your character is your destiny.

45. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

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1000km Car Service

She text me earlier this week. Saying that she wanted to send her car for service. Her new Mr. Jones are due to checkup and service. She wanted me to send her car to service before this Thursday and was asking if I am free between Monday to Wednesday.

I told her that I am afraid my schedule will be quite tight during these few days. My company is running an event on 24th and I am worried that I might not be able to run around for this chores. I told her that I on leave on Thursday and maybe then I could help her out?

My plan was to go on leave on Thursday and send the car to fix the exhausted brake pads. Another thing I was looking forward was to diagnose my car’s drive shaft as I think it tends to jerk every time the car moves from it’s stalled position.

In between her request, my plan was to send her car to service on Thursday morning before I send mine. Maybe she felt that I wasn’t care for her car enough. Or her enough. I can’t even comprehend how she view this matters. First of all, she told me that her car has been due 1 month and due 1000km. Then isn’t she suppose to send it for service? Maybe she wants reassurance? I don’t know. Should I tell her that it will be fine to wait till her service appointment which is on the following weekend?

She told me she is afraid as she feels her car a little jerky lately. I told her the information wasn’t sufficient. I told her if she wants, I can send her car to service. I need to plan. I wasn’t telling her that she is less important. I told her that I couldn’t confirm as I am awaiting reply from the service center. When is the appointment as I need to plan ahead. But it seems it falls on deaf ears because she got it all up.

I don’t really know. Did I did anything wrong? Not wrong perhaps. Maybe I should be more attentive? I don’t know. I won’t know in the end.. maybe.

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Car, Home loans to get costlier

Interest rates on Home, other Retail and Car loans are set to firm up in near future as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday hiked the rates at which it takes deposits, and lends short-term funds to banks by 25 basis points. RBI took the decision to make tighter money supply for containing the growing inflation, which has touched 9.9% in February.

On Friday, RBI increased the repo rate, the rate at which it lends short-term funds to banks to 5% from 4.75% and reverse repo rate, the rate at which banks park their surplus funds with the central bank to 3.5% from 3.25%.

CMD of a public sector bank said that RBI’s decision to hike the rates is a clear indication to banks to raise their lending rates for containing inflation. However, he refused to give the time line for hiking of the rates, saying that it will be done sooner than later. However, he maintained around quarter a percentage points increase in the lending rates across the board.

On the other hand, according to the latest data released by Reserve Bank of India, there is a clear indication of tightening in the liquidity. As against a surplus liquidity of over Rs 50,000 crore in the banking system till the last week, on Friday it has come down to around Rs 5,000 crore. At the same time, as the credit off-take has picked up during last few weeks, the liquidity condition is likely to tighten further. In that condition, the increase in the repo rate will lead to rise in the benchmark cost of funds.

However, in its statement, RBI said that credit expansion for sustaining the recovery will not be affected as the liquidity in the banking system will remain adequate.

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Nujabes Passes Away at 36

DJ and hip hop artist Jun Seba, widely known by his stage name Nujabes, passed away on the night of February 26, 2010. He was reported to have been in a car accident in the Minato ward of Tokyo as he was leaving the metro express. He was rushed to the nearest hospital, but doctors were unable to resuscitate him.

Rumors of Nujabe’s death had been floating around since the day of the accident. Many had not know that he had passed away, including many of his coworkers. His death was announced yesterday by his own production company Hydeout Productions and by close friend and fellow artist Shing02. His burial was held at Shimeyaka.

Nujabes was the founder of Hydeout Productions and owner of Guiness Records and T Records. In his career, he has released four studio albums as well as five compilations. He has also contributed his music to the anime, Samurai Champloo.

Rest in peace.

Shing02 says his farewell.

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The problem with carbon footprint calculators, and musings on Prashant Vaze..

OK, I have started this post with a title that just looks as though I’m looking for excuses, doesn’t it?  Allow me the chance to explain myself in my usual, long-winded fashion.

Prashant Vaze’s ‘The Economical Environmentalist’ is to blame. It fell, almost from the Heavens, into my sticky paws just as I was looking for another seemingly hare-brained scheme to occupy my free time (Richard – and I imagine, the landlord – being less than happy to allow me to convert the front garden into a chicken coop).

First thing I thought – well, I do really well, don’t I? I don’t eat red meat, I don’t fly anywhere, I turn everything off at the wall, we rarely have more than one light on in the entire house, I am a veritable paragon of Earthy Worthiness.

Wrong.

Well, according to the WWF and ActoncO2, that is. My personal carbon footprint currently stands at an ice-cap melting 7.25 tons. According to WWF’s online Footprint Calculator, that equates to 1.94 planets. Eeek.

Here are the scary statistics:

20% – food

13% – travel

28% – home

39% – stuff

Food

I eat organic, free range chicken once a week. I eat responsibly sourced, sustainable fish once or twice a week. I haven’t eaten a burger, or a kebab, or a bacon sandwich for the past 20 years. There is, of course, nowhere on the calculator to point this out to them (in a slightly smug fashion). I try to buy organic milk and dairy - and don’t even drink milk, it’s mostly for the children. I try to buy seasonal local produce, which can be difficult when you only have one greengrocer within walking distance; so I’m afraid I do rely a little too heavily on my weekly supermarket shop. There, I do look for Scottish produce, though I am depressingly aware that the ‘local’ carrots have probably been driven to Lands End for washing, to Newcastle for bagging, then to a distribution depot in Watford before appearing magically on the shelves of the supermarket. The WWF don’t even give me any Brownie points for having some seed potatoes chitting on my windowsill or the fact that I don’t buy air-freighted fruit and vegetables (OK, except early season grapes).

Travel

This was an odd one for me. We have a car, yes. A medium sized (1.6 litre) beast which is 10 years old and which gets used every day for Richard’s commute into work. I can’t drive the bloody thing – I can’t drive – but I did fess up to the calculator that I’m probably in said beast for an hour or so a week. You know, get chauffeured to the supermarket, that kind of thing. As this was a personal calculation, rather than a household calculation, I was somewhat alarmed to see the percentage as high as 13% when it feels as though I walk everywhere.

Home

Much of this is, sadly, unchangeable by us due to the fact that we live in a furnished, rented house. Our fridge freezer was present at the Last Supper, our washing machine is not much newer, and the boiler is so old I’m expecting to find a horde of Saxon coins underneath it. But we do what we can – the usual cliches, really – only boil the water you need in the kettle, turn everything off when not in use (I frequently turn things off when they are in use, which gives me a little thrill), put energy-saving lightbulbs here, there and everywhere, and wear 3 jumpers instead of turning up the heating (which, incidentally, is only one in one room). Sadly, however, I don’t see my landlord coming round gleefully wielding a catalogue of A+ grade appliances and a lovely FSC Wood burning stove any time soon. Or letting me stick a wind-turbine on the roof.

Stuff

Boy, do I resent this! I BOUGHT A FECKING TELLY. Ours broke. It was ancient. Yes, I might have bought a TV – a small, modest one, not some ginormous monstrosity and, yes, I confess to buying Richard a digital camera for Christmas (he had been an awfully good boy); but we don’t buy ’stuff’. Not like other people buy stuff, anyway. My make-up bag should probably be labelled hazardous, and only approached by men in white cover-alls, we don’t buy clothes unless desperate (nursery must think Ellis’ mum has a job as a scarecrow) - I couldn’t tell you the last time we bought a ‘frippery’. OK, my house is full of ‘things’, but I’m amazed how much stuff we have accumulated through generous friends and family giving away things that are perfectly functional and, of course, facilities such as Freecycle which has filled up the spaces made by, well, giving things away on Freecycle.

So, annoyed I may be. Somewhat less sanctimonious, definitely. Ready for a challenge – yes, I do think I am. In the next post, I shall devise (probably in mind-numbing detail) my cunning plan to do something about my carbon footprint. So there.

Thank God for Prashant Vaze, who – whilst bombarbing me with facts, figures, offsetting data stats and scary looking diagrams – is still keeping me sane. And I shall sleep more soundly in my bed tonight knowing that the cheap Spanish tomatoes actually have a lower footprint that UK tomatoes grown in heated greenhouses. Mr Vaze, I thank you.

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11/12/09

Somewhat odd dream last night.

In it I have been engaged to a man (recurring dream guy) by my father. I don’t remember much about the engagement or the man – details about him can sometimes be /really/ fuzzy round the edges, but he was dark haired so it’s a good bet it was him. We go to Keele University which has suddenly become some museum like place where we can see the architecture of ‘Van Dyke’ which is apparently all famous and everything. We are taken on a tour of the place and questions are asked of us. I distinctly remember saying that one of van Dyke’s talents was also painting, and there is definitely an artist of that name. We seem to be in an area of white marble and columns and giant steps – it is a bit amphitheatre like where there are shallower steps – but they look a lot like the steps down to Sainsbury’s near the orchard Centre in Didcot – only in shiny white marble. I jump down to the level the rest of the group are at. They are in an area just outside a big building. Then the teacher and I lead off from the group. He and I are discussing art, this van Dyke guys in particular and other stuff in general. I am telling him about my forays into the world of art it. Then we stop and look at something through a window – possibly a poster for something – it looks very Pablo Picasso-esque in red and blue and there is I think a wobbly lined woman doing some kind of dance. Then we all drive off, not sire if it was in a minibus or a coach, whichever it was, we get where we are going almost instantly. The dream shifted most likely.

I am now with a friend and we all enter a theatre hall, sadly I can’t remember what it looked like, but I think it was red brick fronted when I was going in. Coming out was another matter, but I will get to that. There is a show on, but there is also someone after one of us. An assassin I think. I sing a song to throw the guy off (surprisingly effective in the dream world). He applauds me (even though my singing is atrocious) and the prima-donna (from Phantom of the Opera) is in pain from it (as if it was the most beautiful thing she has ever heard and it hurts her to hear something so pure). In the time I have everyone captivated with my voice, my friend successfully manages to hide herself. Then I go follow her into the theatre, find her easily in the seats and plunk down next to her.

We then discuss means of escape. She’s been in the hall before and there are side grills which she manages to unfasten (under the eyes but oddly unnoticed by the compere who is running the show as everyone is watching the performance of kids doing ballet. The holes are large enough for her to slip down, but I cannot – I am too big. She won’t escape outside, leaving me to find my own way so sits back down. I ask the man who is keeping us captive (the compere/assasin) to let me sing again. He says yes I can, and then I go back to my seat and tell my friend of the plan. I have noticed steps at the back of the stage on the left that I can go down – the women who are taking part in the show change there – to the right of the stage is a small curtained cubicle to change that the compere/assasin is standing in. We watch the ballet; I look on my iPod at music and flick through a few selections. The theatre has gone from grand on entering to a sort of community theatre stage with rickety chairs set in rows. Then suddenly the ballet is over and the winning little girls are being given a single ballet shoe as a prize. One little girl is in tears of joy at getting the prize.

Then we watch some more show. And I am not paying attention. Suddenly it’s my turn. I look up and the guy who is supposed to be evil is wearing a purple dress (the sparkly tight fitting stretchy type that transvestites/university footballers wear on a night out to union) and he is holding up one for me to change into. Of course wearing something that tacky is the last thing I want, and I need to avoid changing in the little cubicle to the right of the stage. I look significantly at my friend, and walk up to him. I take the dress and walk to the stairs. He looks after me but doesn’t twig to my plan. Then looks at the other changing room next to him and shrugs. Down the stairs I go, and turn left. There’s a door and also a room where girls are changing. I go out the door and drop the dress.

The building is now looking decidedly shabby and there is a tiny little kitchenette next to the room the girls are changing in. I go round the building which isn’t all regal and ‘Van Dyke-ist’ any more and meet a colleague from work with a white car. The doors are weird. There are ones at the side and also the front. I get in, she says that the friend who is really in danger got held up and will be with us in a minute. She comes out looking dishevelled, dives in the car and we set off at a fair clip. The front of the theatre now looks very much like a grotty port-a-cabin. We are followed by two thugs in another car. We drive around discussing what to do. My American colleague says they are herding us. Her talk is all very cowboy oriented and her driving is crazy and would have scared the hell out of me if it had been real life. The landscape is vaguely familiar – whitewashed crash barriers and palm plants on the roundabout we scream around. Then we hit a one way system (which leads to some interesting cat and mouse with the thugs as we pass each other in opposite directions. We desperately turn into a building site and see ambulance men there (why they were there I have no idea. They must have been integral to the dream plot). We draw up. The thugs get out, but so do the ambulance men. I tell the girls to pretend I have a sprained ankle to get their help. They drive their van past the menacing men. The thugs salute the ambulance. The paramedics protect us and then the dream faded.

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15/11/09

I had two dreams last night that I remember. The first was odd, but ended with a very comforting feeling I would give much to feel again.

Also – Dr Who dream!

This first dream started in a shopping centre. I have no idea why I was there or how I got there, but there was probably some dream sequence I don’t remember, because my first memories are of chaos and confusion, because the Cyber men are attacking. Then I see the Doctor whizz past, his sonic screwdriver in hand and he races down a set of escalators. Not sure whether I am his companion or just suicidal, but I follow him down the escalators. Possibly curiosity, either way I nearly end up getting killed, as the Cyber men also storm the escalators. I have to climb over the barrier (people are screaming and yelling to me that I need to get off the escalator). I follow the advice, and as I know what my arms are like (i.e. weak as) and know I am going to fall from a height because of my stupidity in following the doctor. Anyway, as is their want, dreams don’t have normal gravity and I don’t drop like a lead weight. I float softly to the ground, and the Cyber men chase the doctor off into the distance.

I decide I am now out of danger, and so I decide to look at the rack of clothing near the window (which is odd cos I could swear the escalators were heading into a basement level very reminiscent of the Dobbies garden centre/shop near Preston). Anyway, it’s dark out – night time. I find some nice sports clothes – in a sort of shimmery pearlescent material as well as a v necked, three quarter sleeved loose top. I don’t know how it happens, but I leave the shop, and head out into a desert region. I think there was a reason for it. Not sure if it is post apocalypse or anything, but I definitely identify it as not earth. I hike through the desert and make it to a deep long earth fault. There is a boat. This part of the dream is the fuzziest. I am not sure if I was being chased or had a companion, but I definitely end up sailing, and possibly racing and showing off the boat and my sailing skills. I am not even sure it was a sail boat. It could have been a speed boat.

At some point I end up being captured or rescued and am dragged to this building where a high up military guy scowls at me and give me the third degree. Then he leaves and I am free to explore the house, which I do. It’s an odd mix of the modern and a traditional country house., I distinctly remember the area which had small miniature furniture and toys, lit softly by yellow light and that the objects on the shelf are out of place -too modern and new to fit, run of the mill. I then head into the kitchen. I distinctly remember a breakfast bar and then the family come in. the mother and three daughters of the colonel. They are gay and friendly and lively and caring. The mother in particular.

I think I may have become their ward or something the way the woman takes me on. We talk, no idea about what and then she sits me on a stool by the breakfast bar and starts brushing out my hair. Then she trims it and starts putting it up with combs. I have a mental image of me, with a slightly younger, slimmer face with blonde hair (so it almost certainly wasn’t me in real life as me in the dream) and see that the hair is elegantly scooped and pinned half up, half down, and it frames my face very elegantly. Then I woke up. I felt very at home there, and a part of the group, I haven’t felt like that before. Almost like I truly belonged there and they had been wanting me to be there for some time, and they were so caring of me. I mean I do truly love my mum and respect my dad but I have never felt so comfortable, comforted and wanted, not for a long time. It was almost like I was sitting at mums feet when I was a kid and she was doing things with my hair while we all watched TV, only in the dream I was the focus of attention and conversation. I liked that feeling.

The second dream was much more disturbing and dark and much much weirder.

Basically, I am in a car with three other friends. This woman in one of those ancient paisley house coats comes running out of the road from nowhere. The area looks very moorlandish with red bracken and little streams and yellow green grass. We ignore the woman (crazy person!) and drive past her. This turns out to be a major mistake, as she is trying to warn us of a very great danger.

About a mile down the road the car dies on us and we get out and decide to walk to wherever we are going…and then we start getting attacked by this nasty shadowy being. The woman in the housecoat tries to help us but she ends up getting killed, as does one of our companions. The shadow being makes for his face and then drags him into a dark stream. We are trying to run away but I am blinded by something and can’t get past these weird barriers. It turns out one barrier is the road, and another is the river we were next to when the shadow being jumped us.

The dream then cuts away to a funeral home of all places.

Three of us escaped the attack and the other two are decorating the church for the funeral of our friend who turns out to be a very important person (though I have no idea what they were to be so important). I am escorting someone who is inspecting the work to make sure everything is perfect. Everything is – except the flowers. They are supposed to be roses (can’t remember the colour, but possibly white) but they have become white poppies with blood red veining on the petals.

I go off into the back to see if it can be sorted and for some reason, the back appears to be a hospital A&E and I am now a doctor or nurse. I am with another (possibly one of the friends from the ‘church’) and we are horsing about with a trolley. We get on it and push it off to sweep it under a sheer/shiny grey blue curtain, only it doesn’t make it all the way out. This confuses me, and I get off and sweep the curtain aside. One of our group is there. A boy, whose face doesn’t look half as bad and swollen and bloody as it had appeared just before I got blinded. He tells us his story, which comes in the way of thumbnails of a lemming performing the actions he went through to escape and with him doing voice over. It was quite amusing to ‘watch’.

Basically the shadow being jumped him, but one of our party (the guy who died) very bravely pulled it off, thus turning its attention to him. He is practically blinded in the same way I am and is stumbling away from the beast when there’s a colossal splash and the friend yells to this guy (they used a name and I can’t remember it!) ‘I’m in the water, run! I’m in the water. Then it fades to more lemming images where he is being tossed around and beaten by this invisible shadow force, but being saved by the land, as it was trying to break something. I think the dark force was possibly trying to break his spine but he lands on thick soft grass and is cushioned. The beast is then drawn away by the (and I’ve NO idea where my brain got the name for this) Rakanetrix who turns out to be the crazy woman in the house coat.

We go on out of the hospital/funeral place and the guy who was injured is attacked by these three guys. He is killed, possibly because he’s been infected by the shadow being or some such. Anyway, somehow they have the time to inter him in a grave in a wooden coffin. So some time may have elapsed between kidnap and killing (and us finding them) and me and my remaining partner give chase. We follow them all the way into town where we go to the local curry house/takeaway. It had a name like Tai palace or curry palace or some such. We say we are looking for some men to the young girl on reception. She looks like she is Chinese rather than Indian however and then, we see the men come in through a back entrance.

The owner of the curry house arrives then to soothe us and then we explain our situation. He is grave and serious and we discuss the situation. I am not sure what was decided, but we start filling out loads of paperwork, (well mostly me while the lad tries chatting up the girl on reception). The curry house owner has gone off on some errand. So I finish filling in the paperwork, and the girl gives me this charm and a set of keys (to a safe house she says). Then she leads us out back into a courtyard with other shops in it. It has a yellowy tinge to it and is bright and well lit. My male companion asks where the safe house we now have the keys for is.

She won’t tell him, or me, or can’t I later realise, when the curry house owner turns up, and we start walking with him, the girl being sent back inside to tend the shop. My male companion asks the curry house owner where the safe house is. I can only tell the heredetary/traditioonal Rakanetrix where it is. The curry house owner tells me as we walk past a grey stone church out of the square. Then I woke up. He means that he can only tell me, as I have just become said Rakanetrix whose job it is to destroy the shadow being. Apparently the previous one is by now dead.

This dream has the potential to become a halfway decent story if it gets fleshed out a bit I think.

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Hypermiling

Our car (a 2001 Saab 9-5 wagon) gets pretty good gas mileage without thinking about it much. Seems like we average around 26 MPG in our typical around-town driving, and on the highway (without racks or roof-top boxes) about 31 MPG. That’s partly why we chose it… most minivans and SUVs get considerably worse gas mileage. But where was I… when I am driving to and from school, if I reset the car’s little computer readout which shows AVG gas-mileage, so I am then looking at just the current trip, I can get around 40 MPG. Nice. So just now I got to wondering… is there anyway to get a readout like the Priuses apparently have showing real-time MPG to aid in my hypermiling on a regular basis — without having to constantly reset the Saab’s computer (a bit of a pain)? Yes! Here it is! SCANGAUGE II

Oh, and I just am reminding myself to check my tire air-pressure and to screw in those little cheap thingies that show you GREEN when your pressure is ok for a given tire — apparently tire pressure matters quite a bit too. Sure there will be some time to pay off the expense, but my guess is the breakeven point wrt fossil fuel use, emissions, etc (vs $$) is incredible quick even if one is able to dial back ones fuel use by even a small amount like 5%. For us, driving 12k a year at an average of ~26MPG, that’s 462 gallons of gas. Visualize 462 gallons of gas. (Google tells me that 462 gallons is 61.76 ft^3. So that’s a cube of almost 4 feet by 4 feet by 4 feet.) Yikes!

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Splash, 'Toys' New Suzuki in Mini MPV

PT Suzuki Indomobil Sales continue to boost MPV market. To add to its product lineup, this automotive company launched Spalsh, mini MPV.

“Splash is the Suzuki product type the first mini-MPV market in Indonesia. In addition, this car is a new breakthrough for Suzuki to provide alternatives to enter the MPV market,” said Endro Nugroho, Director of Marketing R4 PT Indomobil Suzuki Sales at the launch of this product in Bandung.

Splash comes as a pleasant vehicle to drive, used, and owned. This car has a character of European car design stylish, modern and elegant. “The car was deliberately designed for the needs of young executives and young families,” he explained.

According Endro car excess capacity of five people are using the latest generation of machine K 12 M Made of lightweight aluminum and powerful. This engine also uses the drive-by-wire technology to produce more accurate engine performance and responsiveness because of the sensor system ECM (Electronics Control Module). The system allows the engine performance and exposure settings of the accelerator Katu no longer using the gas cable.

“Energy is produced even be optimal, more fuel-efficient and low CO2 emissions and thus more friendly to the environment or eco-friendly,” said Endro.

Splash is launching backwards from the original schedule by the end of February because this car booking in Europe as many as 3000 units / month and 5,000 units / month in India.

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Mieke Tanudiwidjaja Director of PT Nusantara Jaya Sentosa said, chose Bandung became the first launch of Splash because Suzuki has many success stories in this city.

“Sales on a national scale, is targeted as many as 500 units, for our own Jabar new unit targeting 70-80. Now we have received orders of about 20 units,” said Mieke.

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The Monty Hall Problem

The Misconception: Random chance can not be altered.

The Truth: Sometimes, it can.

Here is the Monty Hall Problem:

Suppose you are on a game show, and you’re given the choice of three doors. You get whatever is behind the door you pick.

Behind one door is a car. Behind the other two, goats.

You pick a door. Let’s say it was number one.

Monty Hall knows what’s behind all the doors, and he opens another door instead. Let’s say he picks number three. When the door opens, a goat is revealed.

Monty asks if you would like to change your choice. Two doors remain closed. You originally picked door number one. Nothing has changed behind the doors.

So, here is the question. Would changing your answer improve your chances of getting the car?

The insane answer is – yes.

Changing your answer to door number two improves your odds from about 33 percent, to about 66 percent.

Even though nothing has changed, changing your answer will now double your odds of winning.

You don’t believe me, but that’s because you are not so smart.

Read on for the explanation, try it for yourself here: Link

This is going to fry your brain, so pay attention.

At first, you have a one in three chance of winning, and a two in three chance of losing.

Once the host picks door a door, the original chances don’t change. The chances of the car being behind the door you first picked is 1/3, but the chances of the car being behind either door number two or three is now 2/3.

Yes, I know, this doesn’t seem to make any sense, but that’s because your brain doesn’t compute fractions very well.

There are three possible outcomes if you switch.

1. You pick number one. The car is behind door number one. Monty reveals door number three. It’s a goat. You switch. You lose.
2. You pick door number two. The car is behind door number one. Monty reveals door number three. It’s a goat. You switch. You win.
3. You pick door number three. The car is behind door number one. Monty reveals door number two. It’s a goat. You switch. You win.

See? Two out of three times switching wins.

There are three possible solutions if you don’t switch.

1. You pick number one. The car is behind door number one. Monty reveals door number three. It’s a goat. You don’t switch. You win.
2. You pick door number two. The car is behind door number one. Monty reveals door number three. It’s a goat. You don’t switch. You lose.
3. You pick door number three. The car is behind door number one. Monty reveals door number two. You don’t switch. You lose.

See? If you don’t switch, two out of three times you lose.

Don’t freak out if this didn’t make sense at first. You were just thinking in concrete terms. You thought the odds didn’t change when Monty revealed the goat, but they did.

In a study by Mueser and Granberg in 1999, 0nly 13 percent of 228 people presented with this problem chose to switch.

You see two unopened doors and think the odds are equal. Two doors, two chances.

You think your odds are evenly distributed across all unknowns, but they aren’t.

If you pretend Monty didn’t know there was going to be a goat behind one of the doors, it starts to make sense intuitively. Pretend he said, “You pick a door, and I’ll pick a door. If either one has a car behind it, you win.”

By switching, you get to win even if one of the two doors opened has a goat behind it. By not switching, you have to let the original odds determine your fate.

No matter how smart or educated, most people still don’t switch when they first see this problem. You make choices like this based on intuition, and intuition isn’t good with huge fractional equations, and as you can see, this one is a doozy:

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MORE CAR TIRE SAFETY TIPS

MORE CAR TIRE SAFETY TIPS

Check your car tire air pressure once in a month. Check your car tires from any cuts, cracks, puncture or any other small damage. Check your car wheel alignment. Clean your car tire with soap, water and a soft brush. Check the tire air pressure from side. Keep your tire pressure level at the required level. Rotate your car tires after 6000 miles. Keep a digital tire gauge in your car for checking the air pressure. Avoid from flat tires. Before changing a flat or any other tire come off the hub cap from tire. A car jack is the best tool for changing the tire. Before changing a tire remove your car lug nuts. Lug nuts provide safety to your car. When you remove your tire put on a spare tire on it. Check the spare tire air pressure. Replace your flat tire after some time. Buy all season tires for your car.

Check the air pressure level when the tires are cool position. Remove the cap from the valve and press the gauge for air pressure level. Check the recommended air pressure level. Replace the valve cap after sometime. Check the side walls for any cracks or damages. Remove any stone, nail, or glass from your car tire. Check any holes or cuts and any leakage. Repair your tire if any damage. Buy a new tire if repair not possible. Inspect the any internal damage like tube failure repair it immediately. If the tread worn down from required level must replace your car tire. Check the tread depth with a coin.

If your car tire is more than six years old must replace it. Tire value degraded over the time and its use. You should replace the spare tire after a period. Use the all season tires. You should replace your front tires after two years. Drive very carefully. Your car tire safety is so important. If you feel any noise or vibration while drive, you must inspect your car tires and other parts of your vehicle. You should balance your car tires periodical basis. Rotate your car tire after different intervals. It is so helpful for your tire performance and long life. Rotate your tires after 5 to 8 thousand miles.

Check your tire position routine wise. Check the air pressure level and tread wear. Examine the tire wear and condition through using of penny. Check the air pressure level from all the tires. Check the air pressure level one in a month if the car is used regularly. Avoid from road hazards. Drive slowly. Don’t overload your vehicle. Don’t drive heavy speed especially in the warm weather. While driving always use your seat belts. Check the tire pressure level at twice for make sure the air pressure is correct. Buy the fresh tires for your vehicle.

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The Car

We said goodbye to Kens old car and finally got something decent! First some background on the civic that Ken had. It was old, tiny and cramped…I always had trouble getting in and out of the passenger seat and Amanda had trouble getting in and out of the back and she always managed to bang her head and for the life of me I never figured out how Ken, at 6′4″, could even fit into the thing! The trunk was messed up and unusable so we had to put groceries in the back seat, which was really annoying, the cup holders were broken so we could not use those, there was no muffler so of course the car was loud, and there was a lot of exterior damage. I’m sure there is more that I am forgetting. The car was a mess, granted it was mostly dependable, so that was good…But everything else was such a nightmare!

This is just some of the damage the civic had…

Ken was online last week looking at the CarMax site and happened to see the car he has been wanting, it was only a little over $16,000 and it’s in great shape. He debated on if he should get it, it only made sense that he should. Not only was it the car he wanted but it happened to be available at the time that we we were ready to look for a new (technically used) car. At this same time his cousin, Eric, wanted to sell him a car that he had (that has been in a few accidents) for $5000, but I wasn’t feeling very comfortable about that one, and in some ways neither was Ken. In the end the car from CarMax won out and Ken is now the proud owner of a Nissan Cube.

We are now all very happy with the new car, it’s roomy and has all the stuff we wanted. Yay! We were driving around tonight for no reason at all, which was the first time we have ever done something like that. I forgot how much I like just going out for a drive and not going out in the car just because I have to.

I’m even looking forward to the next time we have to go grocery shopping because we no longer have to cram stuff in the back seat!

And check it out the pic below…Cup holders!!!

Hey, I’ve gone a few years without cup holders, do you have any idea how annoying that can be? So yeah, this little thing makes me happy. And we have a TON of cup holders now.

And could someone please tell me why there is a shag carpet on our dashboard?

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Unique Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4x4 LT goes on sale in Toronto

Special to The Canadian

Check out this is a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4×4 LT. Automatic/5.3L V8 MFI gas/70761km.

I am the first owner and there are no scratches or any dents on it, never smoked in, very well maintained. I have a clear title for it, no liens or loans. The truck has no technical problems, it’s in full working order. It is certified and e-tested! email: paganizss@msn.com, phone: 208-419-0726. price $6100 “

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RC Project 07: Tamiya Ford F350

Didnt spend much time on assembling the last few weeks, but this is the progress of the F350 after about 4 hours of work (not being in a hurry though and usually watching TV the same time). I really enjoy this kit, lots of metal parts.

Ford F-350 High-Lift

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Victim of a Stalker in West Allis, WI-Part 1

I am currently a victim of a stalker and this is my story….

I have been stalked for the past 5 years at least.  A former co-worker of mine decided to follow me one day as I picked up my oldest daughter from school.  I had my younger daughter in our van with me.  As I turned the corner from our street, I noticed him parked alongside the street we had just turned on to.  He was not in his usual car that he would take to work when I worked with him.   I recognized it as his wife’s car, because he had taken it to work once in a great while when his might have been in the shop.  Side note: we were outside sales reps, so knowing whose car was whose wasn’t any big deal because we spent a good chunk of our days driving.  This man proceeded to follow me while keeping his distance, because at that point, I don’t think he knew that I was aware of what he was doing or that I recognized him.  I kept driving and he used an alley behind a Batteries Plus store to cautiously follow me.  I then got up to a left turn lane to go onto a different street and he hung back into the next lane over so someone would be able to go right behind me.  He then proceeded to go into the left turn lane once someone was behind me.  This way, he wasn’t directly behind me and in his mind, I wouldn’t see him.  The minute the left turn light turned green, I sped off so that he wouldn’t be able to follow me any further.  We got home and I called his office and left a message saying that I knew what he had just done and that if he ever followed me again, I would call the police.  Not even an hour later, he came to our front door.  He wouldn’t leave.  I opened the door but kept our screen door locked so he couldn’t get in.  He tried to explain that he just wanted to talk to me and happened to see me so he thought he would try to catch up with me.  I said he really had a funny way of “trying to catch up to me” since he was keeping his distance and being so sneaky the whole time.  I ended up shutting the door, and my oldest daughter remembers the part after this where he stood outside sobbing and yelling that he was sorry and that he only wanted to talk to me.

At this point, I should have just called the police, but I told my husband about it and thought things would be fine.  After all, it was someone I used to work with and we were all basically pretty good acquaintances.  I was too trusting.

Things seemed good for awhile.  I never noticed him following me for a few years.  I don’t know for sure if it ever stopped.  I told my husband every once in awhile that I still felt I was being followed, but I never had any proof of it after the one incident.  I suspected that he probably had a different car, because the one that he did have was on its last legs.  A few months ago, it started up again or at least I had noticed then that it had.  Maybe it never stopped, but this was when I noticed it for sure.  It was probably around the fall.  I noticed a black car speeding by on numerous occasions while I would walk up the steps to our home with my children.  A couple of months ago was when I knew for sure that it was him.  My kids and I walked up the steps and he sped by and I saw his face.  I told my husband about it and we called the police.  They said they couldn’t really do much and they gave me a number to call in case it happened again.

Almost 3 weeks ago on Thursday, February 18th at about 3:45 in the afternoon, I was on my way home from picking up my daughters from school.  As I was turning right, I noticed his black car facing the other direction and saw that it was him.  I thought maybe it was a coincidence since his sales territory (the last I knew) was in West Allis.  I still was very cautious and it was a good thing because when I pulled up to park on our street, I noticed his black car at the end of our street parked in the alley on the left side.  We were about to get out of the van, but when I noticed him, I told the kids to get buckled up again because I wasn’t about to let him watch me with my kids again.  I started to drive towards him and he went across the street to the other side of the alley and sat there.  At this point, I’m pretty sure he didn’t know that I was aware of him.  He sat in the alley as I drove by, and that is when I got his license plate number and type of car he was driving.  I turned right onto the next street and then right again and there he was sitting in the alley.  He pulled out of the alley and turned onto the street, the opposite way that I was going.  I then proceeded to the next street over because I was pretty sure that’s where he would end up and sure enough, he drove right past me.  It was at that point that I felt safe enough to go home with the kids, because he was heading away from our house by then.  I’m pretty sure he knew that I was aware of him by that time.  We drove the couple blocks home and I called my husband at work right away and asked if he would call the police.  I didn’t want to scare the kids with all of that, so I thought it would be best if he did.  The police came out within 5 minutes and I filed a report with them and they gave me the info. I would need to file a temporary restraining order against him.  The next day, my husband and son took me to the courthouse where I spent the entire morning taking care of getting the restraining order.

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STREROIDS

STREROIDS YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT COULD HAPPEN

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Some cool cars that I like

From Blog of Car

Porsche 918 Spyder

Porsche 911 turbo S

Audi RS5

Audi R8

Bentley Continental Supersports

Bentley Continental GTC

BMW Z4

BMW 335i

Ferrari 458 Italia

Mercedes Benz e-Class

Renault Megane

Renault Wind

Maserati Gran Turismo

Lotus Evora 414E

Infiniti G37 Convertible

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A Brief Recapping

I guess I should fill you all in on the week of happenings between my birthday and the beginning of this blog. My birthday was on the 28th of February and a lot has happened since then.

Sunday

To begin with, I spent the entire day of my birthday in bed feeling like I was going to puke my guts up. I apparently had an allergic reaction to MSG in some of the Chinese food I ate (needless to say I will not be having any Chinese food any time soon). The worst part was that my best friend was staying over at my house and I couldn’t do anything with her; although, she did come into my room and convince me to eat dinner and cheered me up. I ate a potato. Then my mom, in an attempt to make a cake I could actually eat, (as I cannot have chocolate [my favorite type of cake] or cream cheese [my favorite type of icing]) brought out an angel food cake with some sort of melted pink toping. She had attempted to mix ReddiWip, sugar and frozen strawberries to make a more delicious desert. Unfortunately it didn’t quite work out but the bite that I took was quite delicious and I did get to blow out candles… and my mom sang about the 100 beers I cannot drink. It’s cool though; she tries.

Monday

So the next morning, after being up with horrible stomach discomfort most of the night, I was force-fed some applesauce and a scrambled egg and got in the car and drove four hours to a hotel for my birthday snowboarding trip. Running, by this point, only on applesauce and pretzels we drove another half hour to campus and visited some of my friends only to find out that half of them are gone because it was mid-term break starting Wednesday.

My friend, Dee, and I visited my ex boyfriend. He had a motorcycle on the living room. Apparently it had crapped out for some reason and he wound up partially wreaking it. This being the same ex whose old Bronco had some sort of problem and wound up going off a cliff. I’m really starting to think that he is not to be trusted with heavy machinery. We spent some time laughing about our past relationship, and making me blush like a teenage girl in a porn shop. Dee really got a kick out of it. Oh I forgot the most important part! I got $1 crown at Wal-Mart that lights up and I was wearing it because it was freaking awesome.

Tuesday

Onward, the next day I had another breakfast of champions: a cup of applesauce and a ginger ale and then it was off to the slopes. We got there and I changed into my awesome 80s snow pants/bib thingy that were baby blue bell bottoms and rocked it hardcore while Dee pulled off an awesome 90s look. Yeah, we looked awesome. So we went to our first lesson, because neither of us had ever snowboarded before and we weren’t about to kamikaze it down the hill and hope for the best (not that we never run headlong into something we are unsure of but usually breaking out necks isn’t a probable outcome so precautions were taken). So after a short bicker with the snowboarding instruction over who is Kris/Chris, we learned the proper way to fall, and skate and how to use the toe side edge and he heel side edge and then we were on our way. Going up and down the bunny slope along with the little kids we had continually attempt to avoid like landmines. Of course I felt like a rock star because I didn’t fall once that day and I really got the hang of carving and such. We only had one foot in the bindings.

Unfortunately it had been snowing the entire time we were there and my old Honda civic only has two-wheel drive so you could see the problem forming. To get out of the parking lot we had to go up and over the top of the mountain, and then there was a three-mile decent to the bottom of the hill. So after a failed attempt at getting out of the parking lot I backed back into the spot and waited, flipping out because I’ve only ever had bad driving experiences with my car and the snow (the front bumper can attest to that). So I called my dad, who had his driving test in a blizzard in New York for some help. After getting a less that convincing response I freaked out a little more before a beloved plow truck came by spewing gravel out behind it. I started to follow it up the hill moving slowly behind another car but unfortunately half way up the hill another car had gotten stuck already and a second car had slid off the side of the road so after backing back down to the nearest parking spot Dee and I waited yet again for a gravel truck. After what seemed like forever another one came through and we finally made our daring escape at snail speed. The whole four-mile trip from the slopes to the hotel took us a good hour and a half from our first attempt to our actual arrival (a good way to waste an afternoon).

Wednesday

I slept like a baby that night; I mean out-cold dead-to-the-world-could-not-disturb-if-you-wanted-to. It was awesome. But the morning came all too quickly. And after another breakfast of champions and the fastest packing job in the world we were back on the slopes for a second day of snowboarding.

We killed the hour before our lesson conquering the bunny slope again and realizing how tired our muscles were. I took my first fall (intentional) avoiding the pile of people who decided to gather at the bottom of the slope while I was trying to go down it. Little did I know, this was to be the theme of the day.

The instructor was quite cool and was more than ready to get us on the lift and down the easy hill with both feet in the bindings. After a quick lesson on how to get on the lift and how to get off we made it up to the top of the hill. Excited and a little nervous we started practicing carving and then using the toe and heel side to go down the hill slow. We both fell, a lot. And when I say a lot I don’t mean like 20 times, I mean at least 10-15 times every time we went down and it sort of escalated every time we went down falling more and more. We were pretty glad it was just packed powder and not ice or we would have been way more bruised than we are. I spent a lot of time on my knees; I’ve even got a bruise to prove it (my knee is very pretty colors still). But it could have been a lot worse I suppose, I could have spent a lot of time on my face (which is luckily unharmed). By the last trip down the hill we were having a lot of trouble getting up off the ground after every fall, my legs were burning and felt like jelly but I just couldn’t stop myself (what can I say I’m a glutton for punishment).

Finally, after falling down repeatedly while trying to get up, we threw in the towel for the day and decided to go home, all the way home. Some Zaxby’s on the tummy and a four-hour drive and I could hardly walk when I got out of the car again.

Thursday

After another dead-to-the-world sleep I woke up and went up to the mall for a haircut (because I was about ten minutes away from cutting it myself and although that would have been humorous for the rest of you I though I’d let a professional handle it or I’d have a buzz cut right now). No lie, I absolutely love it.

So feeling cocky and confidant I met my mom for some jeans buying (because suddenly all of my jeans are baggy on me and I don’t know why, it might have something to do with the not eating for 3-4 months). So I started to try on jeans to find out that I have actually dropped a pant size (you wouldn’t believe all the awesome pose striking and the happy-jumpy-dances I did). Anyways, after a tiring shopping trip and not grabbing lunch in hopes of catching dinner at a reasonable hour, I ventured back to my car.

Unfortunately I found that my beloved old Honda had been broken into and someone had taken both of my iPods and had attempted (quite unsuccessfully might I add) to take my radio. So after about ten minutes of freaking out and feeling violated I went about the tedious task of reporting the theft. After explaining my story about three times over to the mall cops they went about trying to get the video and such of the theft only to find that my itty-bitty Honda was hidden behind an SUV on the camera. I then attempted to contact the police, during shift change (lucky me), to get someone out to report it so that in the off chance that one of the property crimes guys happens upon my iPod they will know it’s mine and return it.

After reminiscing about my iPods a little a realized that I would LOVE to see the face of the thief as he tried to pawn off my iPods only to have the guy explain that one is a piece of crap (due to an explosive lotion bottle incident) and they both have so much chick music on them they couldn’t possibly be his (I assume it’s a him because that’s the gender the cops referred to him as). Oh get this, when the police officer got there to my car to do some fingerprinting (which turned up nothing, unfortunately) he was like “I think he had a crush on you” (referring to the mall cop dude). It was a bit of an ego boost.

Anyways, after the break in fiasco I met my roommate at the mall with her brother and we had dinner, and I found a totally awesome belt on clearance at Hot Topic (yeah I know what you’re thinking but IT’S TOTALLY AWESOME AND SO SHUT YOUR FACE! XD). And my roommate found an awesome Kermit the Frog hat (I don’t think you can get much more win than that).

So then I met up with Dee again, cause she left some clothes in my car all bundled up like an Asian lunch and needed them back. So instead of just returning the clothes we decided to go to a movie too. After being interviewed by her parents as they staggered around imitating my dizziness problem I had (which let me tell you was HILARIOUS, not me them) I watched her put on some make-up and played with her fat but adorable kitties. Then we went to the movie theater, unfortunately we were 30 minutes early and at the wrong theater to see Alice in Wonderland… so instead we watched Cop Out. Although definitely on the list of bad movies it was still hilarious, I giggled through most of it.

Friday

Friday was rather uneventful (thankfully) I got lunch with Dee and then we spent some time looking for some red shoes for her (to no avail) before returning her home so she could go back to her apartment the next day (a nice 2 hour drive my favorite part is the return drive when you first get on I-40 that says how many miles away California is). I then spent the rest of the day reorganizing my iTunes, downloading the free download of the week, and making brand new playlists. All of that was before rediscovering Tokio Hotel and my inner fan girl (I had a moment, and then it passed XD).

Saturday

I spent most of Saturday coding my blog layout just to realize that I have to pay to upgrade. I might eventually consider it but as of right now I am claiming broke college student status and will deal with a pre-made layout until I get a job.

Sunday

So far today I spent some time talking to my sister, who is in Africa and looking at pictures of her doggie’s puppy (which I have claimed as mine XD). He’s a fat kid, which makes me happy. And he’s freaking adorkable. There will be pictures eventually.

I do sincerely apologize for the length of this, I never realized that my week was THAT eventful, but I guess so.

Much Love,

Kris-Kris

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What do you drive?

I have recently earned my first years no claims bonus which brought my £1500 3rd Party Fire and Theft insurance, down to £1000 Fully Comprehensive with some naughty little extras.

Right now I drive a P Reg Toyota Starlet.

She is my second car (yes “she” all cars are women; except for the ones that are guys”) I have done many a mile in her including driving to Dover > France > Germany > Italy – on the way home we drove from Lake Garda in Italy, to Portchester, Fareham in one day.

Anywayyyy;; this is my second car: my first being a J Reg 1.8 Sparkly Red VW Golf Driver – too much to insure for my liking unfortunately.

I am thinking about running this car into the ground, partly due to financial reasons, partly because I can’t be assed to haggle a price for it.Not just that but I am racking the miles up in it as I deliver pizzas as one of my part time jobs. It recently passed 66,666 Miles!!

Right, so the cars I’d like to get next (realistically) would be…

• Mini
• Pick up truck – one that resembles a VW Caddy (although a twin cab would be useful)
• Minibus
• Ice Cream Van
• One of the skoda/seats that are available with the scrappage scheme.

Look guys I know you can comment, so just do so

Comment back with what you drive, and what you would (realistically) like to drive soon.

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GoodMorningYou

My joy of Bed-knobs and broomsticks was followed today by the disappointment of Alice In Wonderland. Tim Burton’s usually dark writing was ruined by Disney’s choice of music and story line. With the tale not being as dark as his usual material and not as funny as it could have been, it finished as a so-so Disney film with just a subtle Tim Burton-ness about it.

Norwich seemed busy with the usual array of Jack wills, JDSports, Debenhams and New Look cults. Trying to get seated in Nandos was once again a challenge. After just two minutes of eyeing up full tables and long waiting lists we decided to continue our search some place else.

We ended up eating in the oh so uniquely named, Totally Thai, which was surprisingly good. I had a green curry and North chose sticky pork. This left us all feeling incredibly full. The return journey was as lively as the arrival. Our Favourite past-time, The Humming Game, was this time filled with a selection of Garms family winners, such as, Joy Division, The Killers, The Buzzcocks, Mary Poppins, Carl Douglas, The Maccabees and Dolly Parton.

Feeling worn out after such a “busy” day. Time to clean up the mess which has slowly been collecting in the corners of my room.

“Up In My Lonely Room, When I’m Dreaming Of You…”

The Coral.

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CAR CARE PRODUCTS

CAR CARE PRODUCTS

A car is so important in today’s life. There are many car cleaning products available in market. Some of the most important products are as under. Car care products are the best resource for your car. The best car wax, car polish, high quality car covers, and trim cleaners. You can use the trim cleaner for your car. It is available in different fragrances. There are many car cleaners available in glass finish and matt finish. You can use the glass cleaners for your car windows, doors and its interior & exterior part. Wash and wax your car once in a month. You can wash out your car yourself or from a highly experienced car washer. A vacuum cleaner is so effective for your car cleaning. It is used in plenty of markets in car cleaning. Car steamers are also used for car cleaning. It can clean your car interior part easily. The car bumper is also an exterior part of your car. Avoid it from scratches and use paint for its protection. A high quality car polish can minimize your paint defects. Be careful in buying a car polish. Use good quality polish not buys a cheaper quality polish it has bad effects on your car.

Buy the right products for your car. Use a high quality shampoos for your car cleaning. Upholstery cleaner is a good car cleaning product. It is a very useful cleaner. It is used in different forms and different shapes. You can use it easily for your car seats, fabric cloth, and carpets. Use a good polish for your car wheels. Keep your car wheels in a good and clean position. There are many hand spray products are available in the market for removing high dirt. There are many spray paints available in the market for your car. Car plan stain valet is another useful product it is helpful in your car stain cleaning. There are many high quality cloth and sponge are available for your car cleaning. Don’t use cheap quality cloth or sponge it is so bad for your car damage. Use good products for your safety belts. Clean your car with water and high quality use of shampoo. There are many detergents are available for your car washing don’t use the low quality detergents for your car. Keep your car interior and exterior part clean.

Car care products play a vital role in making your car smooth and comfortable. The engine oil is so important for your car. With oil your car can’t run.  Avoid from silicon based products. Use a window wash cleaner for your car windows and doors don’t use the house glass cleaner. Much use of car loses its shiny look. There are also many products are available for scratch removing.

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Hyundai Sonata York pa

Hyundai Sonata York Pa specs Entertainment

• AM/FM/XM stereo w/CD/MP3 player -inc: (6) speakers, i-Pod/USB/aux inputs
• Bluetooth
• Shark fin style antenna

The features and options listed are for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata 4dr Sdn I4 Auto SE and may not apply to this specific vehicle.

Exterior

• 18″ hyper silver alloy wheels
• P225/45R18 performance tires
• Compact spare tire
• Body-color bumpers
• Body-color heated pwr mirrors
• Dark chrome grille -inc: body-color hood trim
• Chrome window trim
• Fog lights
• Solar control glass
• Auto headlight on/off control
• Speed-sensitive variable intermittent windshield wipers
• Chrome accent door handles

The features and options listed are for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata 4dr Sdn I4 Auto SE and may not apply to this specific vehicle.

Interior

• Cloth seating surfaces w/leather bolsters
• Front sport bucket seats -inc: 8-way pwr driver, driver lumbar, active head restraints
• Rear 60/40 split-fold seats w/outboard headrests
• Dual tier console w/armrest, storage, (2) cupholders
• Rear center armrest w/(2) cupholders
• (2) center console mounted 12-volt pwr outlets
• Full floor carpeting
• Door sill scuff plates
• Leather wrapped tilt/telescoping steering wheel -inc: audio/Bluetooth/cruise controls
• Instrumentation -inc: tachometer, coolant temp, trip odometer, digital clock, eco indicator
• Warnings -inc: oil pressure, battery, door ajar, airbag, seatbelt, low fuel, trunk open, brake, check engine, ABS, TPMS
• Trip computer
• Pwr windows w/driver auto up/down, pinch protection, lockout
• Pwr door locks
• Remote keyless entry system w/security alarm
• Proximity entry w/push button start
• Engine immobilizer
• Remote fuel/hood/trunk release
• Cruise control
• Air conditioning -inc: cabin air filter
• Rear window defroster
• Locking glovebox
• Simulated leather door trim
• Map pockets
• (4) door bottle holders
• Dual sunvisors w/illuminated vanity mirrors
• (3) assist grips
• Lighting -inc: dome, front map lamps, ignition, glovebox, cargo
• Leather-wrapped shift knob
• Seatback pockets
• Rear coat hanger

The features and options listed are for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata 4dr Sdn I4 Auto SE and may not apply to this specific vehicle.

Mechanical

• 2.4L DOHC 16-valve I4 engine
• Continuous variable valve timing (CVVT)
• 6-speed automatic transmission w/OD, SHIFTRONIC -inc: steering wheel mounted paddle shifters
• Front wheel drive
• MacPherson strut front suspension w/gas shocks
• Independent multi-link rear suspension w/gas shocks
• Sport tuned suspension
• Front/rear stabilizer bars
• Engine-speed-sensing pwr steering
• 4-wheel disc brakes
• Chrome tipped dual exhaust

The features and options listed are for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata 4dr Sdn I4 Auto SE and may not apply to this specific vehicle.

Safety

• 4-wheel anti-lock brakes (ABS) -inc: electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), brake assist
• Traction control system (TCS) w/electronic stability control (ESC)
• Shift interlock system
• Body-side reinforcements
• Hood buckling creases & safety stops
• Daytime running lamps
• Front/rear crumple zones
• Driver/front passenger advanced airbags
• Driver/front passenger seat-mounted side-impact airbags
• Front/rear side-curtain airbags
• Occupant Classification System (OCS)
• 3-point seatbelts for all seating positions
• Front seat belt pretensioners & force limiters
• Childproof rear door locks
• Emergency internal trunk release
• Lower anchors & upper tether anchors (LATCH)
• Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
• Energy-absorbing steering column

The features and options listed are for the 2011 Hyundai Sonata 4dr Sdn I4 Auto SE and may not apply to this specific vehicle.

Warranty

• <<< PRELIMINARY 2011 WARRANTY >>>
• Basic: 5 Years/60,000 Miles
• Drivetrain: 10 Years/100,000 Miles
• Corrosion: 7 Years/Unlimited Miles
• Roadside Assistance: 5 Years/Unlimited Miles

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At a loss for words.

I'm so confused.

Ok so this blog is going to be semi personal.  Today I received a phone call from my best friend and she said “Where are you going?”  I told her no where I was sitting at home and she said to me “No I was just at my sisters house and I saw you drive by”.  I was confused at first as to what she ment so I said “No I’m sitting at home right now, I’m not going anywhere”  in which she replied “Joshua I just saw you your were wearing an orange shirt”.  I look down at the shirt I have been wearing all day and im wearing a white shirt with blue words on it.  So we talked for another minute or two, she swears I was there I swear I wasn’t.  So she then calls again and says “Joshua I know I saw you.  My sister even said hey look that’s Josh.”  and all I could do was keep repeating “I didn’t go past your sister’s house”,  I mean what else do you say when your accused of being somewhere when you weren’t?  So we hang up and I text her “Your crazy yo!”  and the next time I look at my phone she has texted me back saying “no ur fuckin crazy i seen u and i no ur lyin I saw u” (that’s exactly how she text it too.)  So we continued to go back a forth for a while she keeps saying im lying and I swear to god I didn’t go past her sisters house I don’t even have a reason to.  So it ended up with me  getting a text that said “Ok….well wen u admit it ill continue the conversation”.  so now I don’t know whats going on, I don’t know if we’re fighting or if we’re just not talking or if we’re mad at each other or whats going on!  Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I should do???

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Don't let desk jobs do you in... stay in shape!

Here are a few easy tips to stay in shape, even if you are stuck in the office majority of your day…. these tips can help you stay energized and in shape even throughout your hectic schedule!

Walk or ride a bike to work if possible. If you use public transportation, get off a few stops early and walk the rest of the way; or, park your car as far as possible from the door. If an errand is a mile or less, try walking or biking the distance.

Take exercise breaks instead of coffee breaks. Take the stairs up and down a few flights or take a short walk outside. Short bursts of activity throughout the day add up to a fitter, trimmer you.

Be prepared for fitness. Keep a pair of sneakers at your desk, along with an umbrella, and an extra sweater or windbreaker, and you’ll be ready for an exercise break no matter what the weather.

Get up a little earlier in the morning to fit in a 30 minute brisk walk in your neighborhood. Ask a neighbor, friend, spouse or child to join you. You’ll build a firmer body and a stronger relationship.

Lift weights. “Resistance training” is critical for maintaining lean body mass throughout our lives. Employ the services of a certified physical trainer to make sure you are lifting correctly. Because muscle tissue is more metabolically active than fat tissue, the leaner we are, the more calories we burn at rest, or sitting at our desks.

Turn off the TV. There is a direct relationship between hours of television watched and percent body fat! In other words, the more we watch, the fatter we are.

Make your calories count. If you snack at your desk, choose foods that are low in calories and high in nutrients. Instead of candy and chips, munch on apples and baby carrots. As we get older, and especially if we are physically inactive, we really can’t afford to eat foods that deliver a lot of calories but few nutrients. Make sure the majority of the foods you eat are contributing to your health and fitness.

Fool yourself. Of course you can still eat brownies and ice cream. Just serve yourself smaller portions. You’ll be satisfied with less if you eat from smaller, but attractive dishes.

Choose beverages wisely. Drink more water, and less soft drinks; keep a water bottle at your desk. Go easy on alcoholic beverages too–they are loaded with calories.

Give yourself time. Schedule regular physical activity into your life just as you would any important meeting. Think of healthy habits as an investment in your life and a contribution to your productive, healthy future.

Talk to co-workers and employers about starting a worksite wellness program with incentives and team-building activities.

If you are ready to take it to the next level and really get in the best shape of your life… check out www.orangetheoryfitness.com

Challenge your expectations and your limits with 30 or 60 minutes of interval training. Intense bursts of activity, combined with fatigue-level strength training give you an amazing workout that is always challenging and fun. An Orangetheory workout will give you the energy you need to feel great, look great, and achieve your fitness goals. Learn more about the theory behind Orangetheory.

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What did the 2009 tax stimulus do for you? Part 2

Did you buy a new car, motorcycle, truck (weight must qualify) or motor home? 

If the answer is yes, and the purchase was made after February 16, 2009, you just bought yourself a tax deduction.  The stimulus plan enables us to deduct the sales tax paid up to a maximum of $49,500 of the vehicles price. 

Do you remember Cash for Clunkers?  Well, this tax break applies to you and the higher income earners who usually get phased out.  Also, for those that do not normally itemize, you can still take this deduction.  There are little to no exclusions when it comes to writing off the sales tax paid in 2009 on a motor vehicle. 

For more information or to schedule a FREE one hour consultation, please contact us at www.legacywealthtransitions.com or call 619-955-7422 to speak to a consultant.

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What if...

What if there are no road and no cars….

People have to walk to places…

BUT,

We won’t have suffer from pollution

We won’t have to buy cars

We won’t have to pay for fuel

We won’t have to pay for parking

We won’t have car accidents

People won’t be injured or dead from hit-and-run accidents

There won’t be traffic congestion

The air would still be clean

Natural resources would still be abundant

The world would have been a much nicer place to live.

But still, this is only ‘what if’

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Worth Repeating: Going Carless

Now, before someone calls me a hypocrite, this post is not about my personal journey of going carless…because I haven’t started that journey yet.

This post is, however, about how any attempt, not matter how big or small, and for any amount of time one goes carless, is a great idea.

Here’s why, in pro/con format:

Pros!

Green is good. Biking makes your carbon footprint smaller. Cars put out approximately 20.4 lbs of CO2 emissions per gallon, SUV’s is up around 28 lbs. If you biked the equivalent of 1 gallon of gas per day (lets say 20 miles), you would lower your carbon footprint by almost 7500 pounds every year! (source)

For your health: Air pollution makes it harder for you to breathe, can send you to the hospital if you suffer from asthma, and possibly worse if you have respiratory problems. Not to mention that where I live, known as the Wasatch Front, is constantly ranked as one of the worst areas in the nation for certain types of air pollution.

Aside from lessening the pollution you’re putting out by not driving, biking is good for your respiratory system, your heart, and your overall fitness level.

It makes you more efficient! Think about it. If you’re going out to run errands on a bike, you’re probably going to plan your trip before you walk out the door so as to save time & energy. That spills over into how you treat the errands you need to run with a car, saving gas and lowering CO2 emissions.

Cons: ummm…sometimes it rains? and ummm, Utah drivers can often be quite scary…?

Sure, there are probably cons, but I personally think that the supposed down sides to biking or even walking to work/errands/whatever aren’t really that bad.

So, if you’ve got a bike, and if things are finally starting to warm up for you wherever you may live, then try it out, or keep it up if you’ve already tried to implement some carless practices in your day to day schedules.

Going carless: definitely worth repeating.

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Morning Grumpiness and Wal-Mart Fondlers

I woke with a stir, hearing voices in the rest of the house… sounded like yelling.  My son was riding his motorcycle slash bike all over the kitchen.  I hear the voices again, its my step-dad trying to wake my sister up to get her to go to G.E.D.  He was on his way out, doing whatever guys do on their days off from work.  I get up out of bed and check my email and realize that my sister might not come home in time for me to do what I need to do today, so I tell her I am going with her.  The next thing I know, after I get dressed and get the kid ready, my sister tells me that he says I can not take the car.  I jump to conclusions, naturally, as I so often do and start to get pissed… infuriated even.  Tears well up and I run outside to yell “I knew this shit would happen, you hold something over my head to keep me here because you are mad about something that I think is retarded.”  And really that is the censored version of what I said, but you get the gist of it.  My sister leaves and then he leaves… and I felt so taunted and laughed at that I began to get even more pissed, trying everything I could to NOT break everything in site.  I think I mumbled a few incoherent words with “I’m to old for this shit” somewhere in the middle.  After walking around the house in a huff, I sat at this computer and couldn’t get into facebook, account unavailable, which made my mood even worse and the tears fell.  Now I do not cry that often, it takes a lot for me to cry, especially out of anger.  So I sat back staring at the screen, my eyes soggy, my son sitting next to me as if he wanted to help but didn’t know how.  Eventually all the torment subsided, and I had a headache.  I sighed a few times and turned cartoons on for my son.  I sat at my computer again and still did not surf the net, digesting all that had happened within a few minutes.  What a fucking way to wake up in the morning.

I can only guess, but I think ten minutes passed and I saw my step dad return.  He came back into the house and sat in the chair in facing me at the dining room table.  He explained to me that it was not what I assumed.  Turns out that my sister has been using me as an excuse to not go to G.E.D. And he was trying to push her to go.  She does not seem to care about her future lately, and I agree.  He asked me what it is that I need to do during the day and I explained.  He understood and made it a point to mention that it was nothing against me.  I said okay. And so we are working out a schedule so that she can go to G.E.D. like she is supposed to, and I can get my shit taken care of.  He then took the opportunity to ask about my sons father and his progress.  He said that he still is not very fond of him, which I can understand why, and that he would like to see more progress.  I explained as much progress as I could without trying to get any sympathy, because I know that if I try to get any sympathy from this man it does not work…  He lives a certain way, was brought up a certain way, and can not sympathize with someone in my or my guys position.  So all we can do is show him that things are getting done… it takes time and we are working on it the best way we can.

On another note, I was at Wal-Mart the other day, standing in line waiting to check out.  I notice a guy in my peripheral vision as he walks past me but took no notice.  Then suddenly a hand comes from behind me and reaches around and holds me, at first I assume its my guy, but I turn to see a complete stranger grabbing me… I almost punched him in the face but then he says “hug me please”  and I could tell that he was mentally challenged.  He tried to hug me and wouldnt let go right away.  I was so shook up all I could do was push him away.. eventually he ran off to probably go hug another stranger.  My one and only thought for that is WHERE THE HELL IS THE PERSON THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP AND EYE ON HIM???   Someone was not doing their job at all that day.  On top of that, imagine someone walking up to Monk (the character in the show, not an actual monk) and hugging them like that.  I do not like being touched by strangers it FREAKS me out.  The only person that can touch me is my guy, because I chose him to be the one I touch and touches me… other than that… even my family cant touch me without my say so. Imagine that.

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Brisbane Streets

Went into the city this afternoon for a number of reasons. I’ll list them in order.

1. I went shopping with Sidney to buy a fluoro shirt for a party. I assumed the city would have at least one well priced fluoro shirt. I was wrong. I ended up buying my shirt at event number 3.

2. Attend OHW’s Canada working holiday seminar. This was ok. I didn’t learn much I didn’t already know except I need to be 19 to apply for all but one of the ski resorts. Guess I’m going to Nakiska.

3. PHOENIX! I went with a few of my friends to see Phoenix at the Convention Centre. It was quite frankly the most entertaining concerts I’ve ever been to. I also bought a shirt here. It wasn’t fluoro, but it was white, which I’m hoping will glow just as well. Today was a good day.

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Gah!

I have fustration of all kinds at the moment. 

Right now, I really wish I had a job, so we had the extra income.  *sigh*   

Harry has some special training for the next 4-6 weeks M-Th. during work.  It’s at the Woonsocket warehouse, in the middle of his shift which means, I will not have the car after 2:30 pm.  While I am very happy that he still has a job, this is inconvenient for me.  I usually go for a walk and/or do my errands after dropping him off at work.  So on Fridays when he does not have D&D at D’s, I will definitely take advantage of having the car.  Looks like I’ll be attempting to get up “early” (9 am-ish or so) so if I want to go for a walk on any part of the bike path or Lincoln Woods, I can, or to do anything else.  I just have to remind myself that it is not for forever and that it will be over before we know it.  I got the car aligned today so I feel comfortable again driving on the highway. 

Also, why won’t people allow cats?  They are not destructive like dogs, or poop outside for that matter.

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