On Dec 19, 12:33*pm, Gene wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:46:20 -0500, Boater
wrote:

BAR wrote:
wrote:

The problem with vehicles in this class is that the third row seats are
for midgets and toddlers. Try getting into them and sitting in them for
30 minutes and see how you like it. They are more of a sales gimmick
than usable seats.

Ever try to sit in the "jump seats" in an Austin-Healey? * :)

When I had any interest, whatsoever, in a back seat.... the winner
was.......

.................a Rambler Rebel.
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Catch the trade winds in your sails.
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Don White wrote:
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On Dec 18, 7:54 pm, Jim wrote:
Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:
Jim wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
Boater wrote:
Actually, he doesn't really have a job. He's an "at-will"
employee, a day worker, as it were, with no benefits whatsoever.
What benefits do I need? I take responsibility for my current
needs
and my future needs.
To each his own. I am thankful for my many years of union
membership
and the fact that I kept it up even though I haven't worked at my
skilled union trade for a long, long time. I've paid for my
benefits, but thanks to collective effort, they are far superior
and
at a lower price than I could have purchased individually. Plus,
they have been "portable," and not related to payroll employment I
have had since.
The pension I will be getting if ever I put in for it will be
small,
but the health benefits all these years have been first-rate.
The best financial decision I ever made was the day after I
realized
for certain "the stock market" was a fraud. I got almost entirely
out of the market then, and haven't looked back. Some of my buddies
took a real bath in their 401k accounts, and I feel for them.
I'm friendly with the head of investments at one of the
international union pension funds. They stopped investing in stocks
about 25 years ago because no matter what they bought, someone
complained about the corporation's behavior. I'm not familiar with
their portfolio, but I do know they keep well ahead of liabilities
for their current and future defined benefit pension holders.
Aren't you eligible to piggy back on your "wife'/Significant
other's"
benefit plan? Does her union recognize domestic partnerships for
benefit programs?
Is Harry a lesbian?
In my next life.
The pile of **** known as FloridaJim is so curious about me. Strange.
You certainly are strange. But you do have a certain perverse
entertainment value.- Hide quoted text -

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So, what do you guys think of the Hyundai Santa Fe? I was looking at
them tonight. Like the stability control and the room in the back
seats.. The cockpit is a little tighter than the Blazer and I don't
like the automatic 4WD. You can't lock it in maually, the computer
does it when it needs it...

My daughter has a Santa Fe in 2 wheel drive. Nice car. Not great
mileage.

They had a pretty good deal on 2008 Santa Fes here last month.
We thought it was a bit big for our needs.

Was the price reduced by 20%. It is a 1 year old vehicle.

Yes.. As I remember, they were advertising 2008 2WD Santa Fees for just
below $20K...less than the smaller Tucson.
Trouble was, when I went, they only had the relatively expensive AWD models
with the V6 left for closer to $30K.
We figured a brand new 2009 RAV4 or Forester with 4 cyl at 27K was better
for us.

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On Dec 19, 12:33 pm, Gene wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:46:20 -0500, Boater
wrote:

BAR wrote:
wrote:

The problem with vehicles in this class is that the third row seats are
for midgets and toddlers. Try getting into them and sitting in them for
30 minutes and see how you like it. They are more of a sales gimmick
than usable seats.

Ever try to sit in the "jump seats" in an Austin-Healey? :)

When I had any interest, whatsoever, in a back seat.... the winner
was.......

.................a Rambler Rebel.
--

Forté Agent 5.00 Build 1170

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover." - Unknown

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepagehttp://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm

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On Dec 19, 4:59*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
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On Dec 19, 12:33 pm, Gene wrote:





On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:46:20 -0500, Boater
wrote:

BAR wrote:
wrote:

The problem with vehicles in this class is that the third row seats are
for midgets and toddlers. Try getting into them and sitting in them for
30 minutes and see how you like it. They are more of a sales gimmick
than usable seats.

Ever try to sit in the "jump seats" in an Austin-Healey? :)

When I had any interest, whatsoever, in a back seat.... the winner
was.......

.................a Rambler Rebel.
--

Forté Agent 5.00 Build 1170

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by
the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover." - Unknown

Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC.

Homepagehttp://pamandgene.tranquilrefuge.net/boating/the_boat/my_boat.htm

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Now THAT'S funny!!!!

Don White wrote:
"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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On Dec 18, 7:54 pm, Jim wrote:
Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:
Jim wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
Boater wrote:
Actually, he doesn't really have a job. He's an "at-will"
employee, a day worker, as it were, with no benefits whatsoever.
What benefits do I need? I take responsibility for my current needs
and my future needs.
To each his own. I am thankful for my many years of union membership
and the fact that I kept it up even though I haven't worked at my
skilled union trade for a long, long time. I've paid for my
benefits, but thanks to collective effort, they are far superior and
at a lower price than I could have purchased individually. Plus,
they have been "portable," and not related to payroll employment I
have had since.
The pension I will be getting if ever I put in for it will be small,
but the health benefits all these years have been first-rate.
The best financial decision I ever made was the day after I realized
for certain "the stock market" was a fraud. I got almost entirely
out of the market then, and haven't looked back. Some of my buddies
took a real bath in their 401k accounts, and I feel for them.
I'm friendly with the head of investments at one of the
international union pension funds. They stopped investing in stocks
about 25 years ago because no matter what they bought, someone
complained about the corporation's behavior. I'm not familiar with
their portfolio, but I do know they keep well ahead of liabilities
for their current and future defined benefit pension holders.
Aren't you eligible to piggy back on your "wife'/Significant other's"
benefit plan? Does her union recognize domestic partnerships for
benefit programs?
Is Harry a lesbian?
In my next life.
The pile of **** known as FloridaJim is so curious about me. Strange.
You certainly are strange. But you do have a certain perverse
entertainment value.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
So, what do you guys think of the Hyundai Santa Fe? I was looking at
them tonight. Like the stability control and the room in the back
seats.. The cockpit is a little tighter than the Blazer and I don't
like the automatic 4WD. You can't lock it in maually, the computer
does it when it needs it...

My daughter has a Santa Fe in 2 wheel drive. Nice car. Not great
mileage.

They had a pretty good deal on 2008 Santa Fes here last month.
We thought it was a bit big for our needs.



Couldn't afford it? Kick your lazy son (your words) out of the house
and get what you really want, dummy.

Boater wrote:
Gene wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:46:20 -0500, Boater
wrote:

BAR wrote:
wrote:
The problem with vehicles in this class is that the third row seats
are for midgets and toddlers. Try getting into them and sitting in
them for 30 minutes and see how you like it. They are more of a
sales gimmick than usable seats.

Ever try to sit in the "jump seats" in an Austin-Healey? :)

When I had any interest, whatsoever, in a back seat.... the winner
was.......


.................a Rambler Rebel.



I was able to accomplish the task in the front seats of an MG-A and a
TR-4. I had a P544 Volvo for a while, one of my very favorite cars, and
its backseat was big enough for a menage a tois. I know that for a fact!

But I was very young then, and a lot more "bendable" than I am now. So
were the girls.

The bull**** will NEVER end...

WAFA...

Don White wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message
...
Don White wrote:
"Calif Bill" wrote in message
...
wrote in message
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On Dec 18, 7:54 pm, Jim wrote:
Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:
Jim wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
Boater wrote:
Actually, he doesn't really have a job. He's an "at-will"
employee, a day worker, as it were, with no benefits whatsoever.
What benefits do I need? I take responsibility for my current
needs
and my future needs.
To each his own. I am thankful for my many years of union
membership
and the fact that I kept it up even though I haven't worked at my
skilled union trade for a long, long time. I've paid for my
benefits, but thanks to collective effort, they are far superior
and
at a lower price than I could have purchased individually. Plus,
they have been "portable," and not related to payroll employment I
have had since.
The pension I will be getting if ever I put in for it will be
small,
but the health benefits all these years have been first-rate.
The best financial decision I ever made was the day after I
realized
for certain "the stock market" was a fraud. I got almost entirely
out of the market then, and haven't looked back. Some of my buddies
took a real bath in their 401k accounts, and I feel for them.
I'm friendly with the head of investments at one of the
international union pension funds. They stopped investing in stocks
about 25 years ago because no matter what they bought, someone
complained about the corporation's behavior. I'm not familiar with
their portfolio, but I do know they keep well ahead of liabilities
for their current and future defined benefit pension holders.
Aren't you eligible to piggy back on your "wife'/Significant
other's"
benefit plan? Does her union recognize domestic partnerships for
benefit programs?
Is Harry a lesbian?
In my next life.
The pile of **** known as FloridaJim is so curious about me. Strange.
You certainly are strange. But you do have a certain perverse
entertainment value.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
So, what do you guys think of the Hyundai Santa Fe? I was looking at
them tonight. Like the stability control and the room in the back
seats.. The cockpit is a little tighter than the Blazer and I don't
like the automatic 4WD. You can't lock it in maually, the computer
does it when it needs it...

My daughter has a Santa Fe in 2 wheel drive. Nice car. Not great
mileage.
They had a pretty good deal on 2008 Santa Fes here last month.
We thought it was a bit big for our needs.
Was the price reduced by 20%. It is a 1 year old vehicle.

Yes.. As I remember, they were advertising 2008 2WD Santa Fees for just
below $20K...less than the smaller Tucson.
Trouble was, when I went, they only had the relatively expensive AWD models
with the V6 left for closer to $30K.
We figured a brand new 2009 RAV4 or Forester with 4 cyl at 27K was better
for us.



Fixed incomes must really suck, eh?