tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post6326319283690771906..comments2024-03-29T05:20:30.639-04:00Comments on Gheorghe: The Blog: Verses From the Abstract ... AND the Dragon!robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09442498450575812092noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-87960435507127863802013-12-14T02:14:26.388-05:002013-12-14T02:14:26.388-05:00Hi, Gheorghies!Hi, Gheorghies!Clarencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158685457558455627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-26139828034337272342013-12-13T21:42:53.757-05:002013-12-13T21:42:53.757-05:00Pretty sure TR's van sucked too. At least that...Pretty sure TR's van sucked too. At least that what I thought while bad tripping in it with a couple of Charlottesville townies on the last night before the deer slayed it.rootsminerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254404646772978114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-13626235776654226312013-12-13T20:35:59.390-05:002013-12-13T20:35:59.390-05:00Sorry, Danimal. No dice.Sorry, Danimal. No dice.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452158972739021104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-85680603576975837812013-12-13T20:04:48.590-05:002013-12-13T20:04:48.590-05:00Minivans suck. Except for TR's minivan from c...Minivans suck. Except for TR's minivan from college. Marlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503570749505064067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-27051090235012159192013-12-13T19:54:38.818-05:002013-12-13T19:54:38.818-05:00Mark....can you get into the evidence room?Mark....can you get into the evidence room?Danimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798017623549550573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-23895667533730106282013-12-13T18:41:38.804-05:002013-12-13T18:41:38.804-05:00The ability to carry extra shit is appealing. Not ...The ability to carry extra shit is appealing. Not appealing enough for me to get a minivan though. It wouldn't be my car anyway but my wife gets a new Impala every two years because she's a (kind of) cop so it's definitely not happening.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452158972739021104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-54833407607452490452013-12-13T18:13:30.562-05:002013-12-13T18:13:30.562-05:00Past Dave would jam all of you. Past Dave would jam all of you. zmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435738243743797845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-68595763721940359172013-12-13T17:00:18.105-05:002013-12-13T17:00:18.105-05:00Yeah, minivans rule. After a year of having an ext...Yeah, minivans rule. After a year of having an extra vehicle, I finally had to decide between keeping the car that I actually like to drive and our beater minivan. I chose the van, just for the ability to haul kids/sports gear/plywood etc. I dislike driving it enough that I'm planning to bike commute all winter long.rootsminerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254404646772978114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-67154098822537969472013-12-13T16:24:33.840-05:002013-12-13T16:24:33.840-05:00mark, i thought the same - and i have two kids -- ...mark, i thought the same - and i have two kids -- but the minivan is awesome. we went to vermont, threw snowboards, dog, kids, everything inside. if you get snow tires, they are so heavy that they stick. also great for coaching -- i store two teams worth of equipment in the van and i can still drive a bunch of kids to games, practices, etc.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076160316071071272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-40575505485103540132013-12-13T16:19:12.581-05:002013-12-13T16:19:12.581-05:00They are pretty damned convenient...loads of room,...They are pretty damned convenient...loads of room, they drive well, the automatic doors....1 kid, 2 kids, 5 kids...are the shiznit and can't be overstated. And I can't believe I just wrote that. Heading to yoga and then p.t.a. Danimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798017623549550573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-26108351909829790962013-12-13T15:16:51.579-05:002013-12-13T15:16:51.579-05:00I don't understand why families with less than...I don't understand why families with less than 3 kids need a minivan. Both my sisters got one with only two kids (one of them has 5 now). Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452158972739021104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-86465499803586145532013-12-13T15:15:55.725-05:002013-12-13T15:15:55.725-05:00Thanks for the feedback. I went with the Murano. N...Thanks for the feedback. I went with the Murano. No bells, nary a whistle. Drives like a car. I like that. mayhughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351303377384715834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-3153877198416863782013-12-13T13:29:31.838-05:002013-12-13T13:29:31.838-05:00i drove a durango for a number of years until my w...i drove a durango for a number of years until my wife decided it was time to give up all hope and transition to the minivan. i loved that fucking car. big engine, agile for something that size, lots of room for stuff. plus, durango is fun to say, and went with my cowboy hat.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442498450575812092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-18700482622661976372013-12-13T12:56:29.506-05:002013-12-13T12:56:29.506-05:00While walking into the faux-marble lined confines ...While walking into the faux-marble lined confines of my office's atrium, I let loose what I expected to be a subtle breakage of wind but turned out to be a rambunctiously booming fart. It sounded like I was playing a bassoon out of my ass and it echoed on the fake stones. I couldn't stop giggling, not even when my colleagues came around the corner. I did not explain what was so funny because unlike TR I don't think they enjoy farts.zmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435738243743797845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-72627011779625051482013-12-13T12:48:21.052-05:002013-12-13T12:48:21.052-05:00I drove a 2003 Subaru Legacy through 16 to 19 inch...I drove a 2003 Subaru Legacy through 16 to 19 inches of snow in Vermont with a hangover and experienced nary a wheelslip. I couldn't see the road, I just followed the blue line on my TomTom and hoped for the best. Subaru and Audi have the best AWD systems IMHO.zmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435738243743797845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-78270938580442486532013-12-13T12:19:20.971-05:002013-12-13T12:19:20.971-05:00i'm listening to "the abstract and the dr...i'm listening to "the abstract and the dragon" and it has nothing to do with biz marquee's "the dragon."<br /><br />subaru outback is -- as zman said -- insanely reliable and the best car i've ever driven in the snow.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10076160316071071272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-88507749306464730352013-12-13T11:56:06.871-05:002013-12-13T11:56:06.871-05:00So does Bono. So does Bono. Clarencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158685457558455627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-2366830578098851462013-12-13T11:49:19.981-05:002013-12-13T11:49:19.981-05:00Jeter has an Edge.Jeter has an Edge.Marlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503570749505064067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-68415886013608346622013-12-13T11:34:17.880-05:002013-12-13T11:34:17.880-05:00Toyota Highlander was one of the best cars I have ...Toyota Highlander was one of the best cars I have owned. Drives like a car, fit the family, and was as reliable as my Honda Accords of years past. Clarencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158685457558455627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-18333909451542988502013-12-13T11:19:18.306-05:002013-12-13T11:19:18.306-05:00knobs and boxesknobs and boxesDanimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798017623549550573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-22952542590207918912013-12-13T11:18:42.472-05:002013-12-13T11:18:42.472-05:00and a good buddy & his wife used to have an ed...and a good buddy & his wife used to have an edge prior to having their 3rd....I second what greg said - that's a nice vehicle. plus it's a FORD! MERICA. FUCK YEAH. having just been in Detroit, you should probably go that route. place needs help yo. Danimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798017623549550573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-63132879759109803602013-12-13T11:16:20.885-05:002013-12-13T11:16:20.885-05:00I rented a Ford Edge on zfamily vacation and it re...I rented a Ford Edge on zfamily vacation and it reinforced my dislike of tall cars. The instrument panel has no real gauges, they're all computer simulations of gauges so it's like playing a video game. And instead of having real buttons and knobs it has an iPad-like panel of fake buttons and knobs that is painful to use. But it carried all of our zstuff capably and was generally comfortable.zmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435738243743797845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-88687023611786953662013-12-13T11:15:52.942-05:002013-12-13T11:15:52.942-05:00boxes are cool.
since you mention a Nissan prefere...boxes are cool.<br />since you mention a Nissan preference the mrs used to drive a murano. once she got prego (someone here hates that word) with #3, we had to ditch it. we liked it while we had it though - drives like a car & very quiet engine. lots of models to choose from depending on your desire for bells & whistles.Danimalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798017623549550573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-88915832772147144252013-12-13T10:53:38.853-05:002013-12-13T10:53:38.853-05:00I drive a Dodge Stratus!I drive a Dodge Stratus!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02452158972739021104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6048775.post-49078829215026019132013-12-13T10:37:27.803-05:002013-12-13T10:37:27.803-05:00Also, note that I'm driving rental cars which ...Also, note that I'm driving rental cars which are fairly new and so I don't have any input on "owner" things like maintenance issues,etc.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17159883917463233593noreply@blogger.com