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Yea, it gets to the point where the frustration is mostly in that you know you don't have total control. But the thing is...smoking is really enjoyable. Definitely helps you decompress, relax, and sort through things. It's also really social. I guess the thing is...I really don't want to quit, but really just keep the intake low. ETA: That's why I switched to Djarum Blacks...yea they're more expensive, but they're clove cigarettes (kreteks) and they don't make you reek. Plus they burn slower, and aren't any worse for you than normal cigarettes.

Half pack or less per day for me. not quite a year at this point, though I've smoked off and on for the past 2-3 years (less than half pack per day). What are your favorite brands? I like Camel Lites, and can go for Parliaments every so often, but mainly I stick to the Djarum Blacks--I find I smoke a lot less of those. Camel No. 9s are also pretty damn good even though they're an ultralite marketed to women...they are very good.

As someone who has spent the majority of his life in the snow belt, no, this isn't an issue of road salt. If that were the case, a lot more vehicles would look like that. The vehicle in the picture is late-model, meaning it has seen no more than 10 winters. Judging by the overall appearance of it, probably much fewer than that. If the frames crack like that, it is the sole problem of Toyota as I have never seen anything like that before.

To put it bluntly...

My vote is for the 4x4. The extra visibility trucks afford makes it the perfect choice for a newer driver.

QFT. I mean, at least you (OC) were honest about it. Like what's with the sulking if it really was no big deal? Honestly, what you should do is invite this other guy over for dinner or something to get to know him since if he's a friend of your BF's and all...and then you can get a read on the chemistry or hopefully lack therof. Just don't be a ninny about it and be all obvious.

Oh I'm a night owl through and through...but "chipper" I'm not. My nights are for good conversation and chillaxing, but unless I'm high on something I'm not bouncy or chipper. Given that he dolled himself up to go over to a friend's house and all...it just strikes me as off. I mean did he just come from the gym and needed to shower/put on cologne or something?? BUT...at least he didn't shower right after coming back home. So it can go either way. But I've found that in general, if I think something's off, I need to listen to my intuition because it's usually because something is off. Trying to accomodate someone and "I don't want to overreact"-ing usually, at least for me, is more indicative of denial than not.

I'd be concerned. I mean, who in their right mind is "chipper" at 11:30pm? SOBER??? Exactly.

First of all, where did I mention anything about country of origin? Oh, that's right, I didn't. Because it is not pertinant to the discussion. This thread is titled "What's your beef about Toyota." I have a problem with Toyota for the reasons I mentioned above, and if you want to engage in civil discourse, you would not be cherrypicking my post and responding snidely. Do not, I repeat, do not put words in my mouth like that. You do not know me, do not pick fights with me. There is plenty of evidence on this site from my posts that I am not a blind "buy-American, the Japanese suck" auto enthusiast. I do not like cars that are devoid of character, which is why I dislike Toyotas. I like many Hondas, Nissans, Infinitis, and Mazdas (Ford now). I even liked some Mitsubishis at one point.

Happy belated.

Disagree on the grille; the H grille is way too downmarket IMO.

My biggest beef with Toyota is that I do not like their deceptive/unethical corporate practices. The recall coverups and faux-green marketing really grate. I also don't think their quality is all that special. Their cars are so mediocre and inoffensive in every way, and I like cars with character.

That's hot. I like.

"Ready For The Floor" - Hot Chip "Thelma & Louise" - HorrorPops "Is There A Ghost" - Band of Horses "In The Music" - Kongos "Fairy Tales," "Universal" & "Consequence" - Hypernova "Grace" - Miss Kittin "First Move" - The Vibrants "Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex" - Cansei de Ser Sexy "Funplex" - The B-52's "Alfie" - Lilly Allen "One Pure Thought" - Hot Chip "Time Bomb" - Beck Those are the latest tracks I've had on heavy rotation.

Other than the steering wheel, which looks extremely cheap to me, I kinda like it. Not enough to wish it here, but it looks well-executed for its intended segment.

I don't have a problem with the design of the arena, but the overall site plan isn't very pedestrian-friendly. This is just a very suburban site plan that is very out of place in both of the proposed locations, but less so on the waterfront. There need to be more reasons to go there. The "retail store of the future" sitting so far away from road access will not survive more than a few months due to lack of business. How many people are willing to walk across a sea of concrete all the way around an arena to get to a futuristic retail store? Yea I didn't think so. The proposal lacks density and the land uses are segregated. There needs to be mixed-use development. Frankly, I'm shocked that something like this is being proposed in 2008 as it seems like a throwback to 1968 in terms of urban planning. This is far too auto-centric in design to be sustainable.

Gimme some info on this. When/whom/why? I've never heard of this, and as laughable as it is, I'd like some more info.

Just about every convertible variant has added reinforcement in the side and doors when compared to the non-convertible variants. Again, I don't see how Sigma is somehow incapable of having a convertible, when much less rigid platforms of the past have spawned convertibles.

Guys, PCS thrives on attention. If you don't encourage him by responding, he'll knock it off (eventually).

Agreed. I'm not seeing how that's possible.

Dodgefan, please include a source link to articles you post in the future. Copy/pasting articles without attribution is plagiarism. For this article: Source: http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=125393

That was a terrible ad. Seriously...GM just does not get it.

Good call. I'll have to try it again later on better speakers.

They nuked the power-adjustible pedals? WTF?

17khz for me...haha my hearing is bad for my age group apparently.