Intrepidation

Well it is that mentality that so many people have towards Detroit, it's just sarcastically (note: [/sarcasm] he used) being applied to the state. Show's how wrong the mentality is.

Jones Soda has been using cane sugar for a while now.

This is the kinda stuff that raises red flags: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090130/ap_on_re_us/octuplets

Why would you want "just one more"? Isn't 6 enough? I mean, as I recall the oldest is only 7. You could always adopt if you wanted another down the road. Of course, if she has plenty of funds to put these kids through good schools, and raise them so they have a shot at a good life as well, then whatever more power to her I guess. I should find the article to read it myself.

Well Titans have been plagued with quality problems. Tundas have had teething issues, and even so are pretty sub-par compared to what the Domestics make (C-Channels instead of fully boxed frames for instance). I don't know if the `09 Ram or F-150 were on sale yet, but this is my take for the last gens: If it's a Dodge I would guess it depends on the motor. The base V6 is a dog and gets crap fuel economy. The reworked 4.7 is a respectable engine and the 5.7 is always a good bet. The last gen was known for it's clever storage and sharp handling (for a truck). The Ford has higher towing/payload ratings. However this may not big a deal maker if you don't plan to use all 10/10 of it. The Ford has a nicer interior but lacks safety features like side airbags and has limited storage. It rides pretty well for a truck. It's top engine is outclassed by everyone else's top engine. If he got an `09... The ram is more powerful, with better powertrains besides that crappy V6, it has a high quality interior, it has lots of clever storage features, it's the best riding/driving truck on the market. If you plan to use a truck for more casual use this is the one to get. I believe it comes with some kind of trailer brake controller. The new F-150 has more storage features than it used to, and as a crew cab has a flat load floor (which the ram does not), and a nice interior. It also has that tailgate step. It has the highest payload/towing ratings. I know this comes with a trailer brake controller. If it's an `09 Ram I would suggest it since you seem to want it more for casual use and it's the easiest to live with. This all being said if you like it, go for it, if you don't then pass on it.

silver Flex black Challenger

Yes, I also read that she does this just because she is obsessed with having kids, she lives with her mom, and has no plans to marry. Now, more than ever, this is poster is so appropriate:

Agreed. Being a freelance designer, whether I commute or not depends on the person who hires me. MMCSI had me work a regular 9-5 job at their office (a 30 minute commute or so depend on traffic), MCS has me working at home but come to the office twice a week to meet, discuss, and get paid. Meanwhile the attorney job I meant him once, and from that point on we have communicated over the phone (this is by far my favorite way to do it ).

UMass Dartmouth. NH, at least when I went looking, doesn't get cheaper until you head north until at least the middle of the state. I don't know that for certain, just based on past searches out of curiosity. Lowell suffers the problem Lawrence suffers, in that lots of people think designing is cheap, and $20 for a business car design is a lot..when it should be closer to $100. They're a bunch of cheap pricks...could have something to do with several businesses from Lawrence moving to Lowell...it's like an infection I tell you.

smallchevy For the record, next time tell us from the start what kind of truck is, because I still don't know.

Also this is a parody on some other version that wasn't MA but was the same idea. I think it was posted a while back.

The solution is simple: sell the TSX and buy a CTS.

I'd love to try it. I believe there is as gradual shift away from HFCS being made...as several food items are switching to sugar or some other sweetener. Example: Bulls Eye BBQ Sauce is no longer contains HFCS and uses sugar...it tastes much better.

2005 EquinoxLS, I think it may be one of those cases where things will get better for everyone once we are on our own and not breathing down each others necks. That's what I'd like to hope for anyway. Croc, Thanks for the info, it is very helpful. I know Jessica wants to go to the Sprinfield area to be with her family, be with her younger brothers and be with her grandparents who aren't in the best of health. We'll end up going where the money gis though, so we shall see. Either way IN is on my watch list now, and thanks again!

Well I'm not here to preach, if you smoke whatever...just don't do it around me. It's ffar more unhealthy than any of that stuff..besides car exhaust if you suffocate yourself with it. Considering my grandmother just passed away from lung cancer, no doubt because she smoked a lot when she was younger...I think I'll pass.

That is true but I doubt I'm missing out...health hazards are health hazards.

Best use of the grill to date...ironically on a Civic rebadge.

Croc, I know, it's asinine. I've been looking for job prospects to see what there is to offer. I'm going to be looking some more tonight and tomorrow. Ideally, we'd like to go to MO because that is where much of her family is. However I look at it as we go where the money/opportunity is. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. I have extensive experience with Adobe PhotoShop, Dreamweaver, experience with Flash, Illustrator, Image Ready, Photomatix, Maya (3D program), understanding of html, and CSS some javascript, and asp.NET. I'm also decent with a camera. I have some video editing experience using Sony Vegas 7 mainly. I should have experience with InDesign but college never went over it and I wasn't able to get the program to learn it myself...still plan to though. I have experience with both PC and MACs. I worked at a small design firm designing business cards, fliers, brochures, posters, and the like. Over the summer I took a temp job helping to code and debug a small company's website...Multi Media Conversion Services Inc. I currently work for a small video production company , Mill City Studios, as their web designer and graphic designer. You can see their websites that I created http://millcitystudios.com and http://riverhawktv.org (I didn't do all of the work, I worked with others designing and building the latter). I'm basically a freelancer, with my current other client being a patent attorney. I'm working on building my own website for potential clients to visit. Honestly, if I could make 25,000 to 30,000 annually I'd be happy for now...it would be enough to get an apartment and get things going, take care of the various little issues with the cars, and keep them in good working order. As a side thing, I'm pretty handy with computers and do odd jobs fixing/repairing/upgrading/building computers for people I know. I can also draw (as you may know from sketch competitions) and paint, although I haven't painted in a few years and wouldn't really consider it a strong suit. Jessica has a high school diploma. She's planning to go to college when we get the funds for it. She has experience with children/child care...although no certificates to make it official. She has a lot of experience with horses, as her father was a horse trainer. She was a manager at McDonalds in Wichita before she quit due to harassment by another manager and the company wouldn't do anything about it...and not enough employees were willing to back her up with taking the complaints to court.

Thing is, things didn't always used to be like this...since shortly before my parents separated and she started playing that infernal game it's been a slow downward slope to hell. She used to work for the IRS, Compaq, and some other respected names, and she was going to college for a degree. Now all that's gone to $h!.

However not on the terms I had planned. Here goes. My brother started college in Dartmouth last fall, and wanted to come home weekends. Myself and my girlfriend agreed to make the 4 hour round trip to get him and my mother to trip to take him back. That was the agreement. What enede up happening is she was too lazy to do it herself, and we got stuck doing it every week, Fridays and Sundays until vacation. We had a talk, which she got pissy about, but in the end agreed yet again to do it 50/50. Fast forward to last week, I go with her to show her the way, but explain that my girfriend and I want to stay home, so neither one of us would join. This ment she'd drive the way back by herself...not a big deal to normal people but she made a big stink about it...whatever. This week, we go pick him up on Friday. Sunday (today) rolls around and it's her term. I remind her again and she throws a fit, and proceeds to bitch and piss and moan until she crosses the line, and accuses me of not giving her warning, then calls us useless. Well with that we took the car and left to do it ourselves, yet again. So we get back and she's pissed that we left her behind, and wants us to move out. Gladly, as we've wanted to get out of here for some time now. Only problem s the lack of funds...a big problem really. To get a full scope of how my mother is, you have to realize that she is: lazy possessive thinks she does everything when she does hardly anything gives no thanks or credit but expects it from everyone else. NEVER admits she's wrong She's lazy, because she spends 90% of her time on this gay f@#king game, World of Warcraft. She's one of those people who lays it obsessively, neglecting everything around them. Work? She works as a crossing guard for a whopping 5 hours a week for $74 pay. The other $200 she makes every other week comes from child support. Never makes dinner unless you count "popcorn" or a hotdog dinner. Rarely she's go all out and throw something in the oven. Possessive, because everything is "her's" The sink, kitchen, the car she calls a piece of $h! yet has never left us stranded, my brother's car because it's not in his name yet...you name it. It's "her's" not "ours". She makes a big fuss when something doesn't get done, like dishes for example, yet her idea of "doing the dishes" is moving the dirty stuff from teh sink to the counter. We're the ones who actually clean them. Thankless, like how we never get appreciated for driving her son to and from college every week, or make dinner, or fix something. Never admits she's wrong...every time there is an argument it is always the other person's fault, and she will take what you say and throw it back at you. Never apologizes of course. Case in point. When we got home tonight she was pissed that we up and l"left her stranded" (like she had any place to go anyway), yet completely ignores me when I told her that she falsely accused me of not tell her that we weren't planning to come, so she had "time" to ask a friend to go with her, as well as the useless comment she made. She's also one of those 2-faced people. If you don't now her that well or spend much time with your, you'd think she's great. But the facade wears off when you have to live with her...and that's what people don't know. So the end result is she wanted her keys back to her ($h!ty) car, and wants us to move. Normally this would probably blow over and mediocre life would go on as normal, but this time Jessica and I have had it. Now, more than ever, we want out. But the problem comes back down to money, and the lack thereof. Living in the North East is ultra expensive, which is why we haven't moved sooner. We want to move back down to Springfield, MO, where her family lives. The money I make just isn't enough to cover bills and save up...and of course the economy is in the $h!ter. I get paid $1,100 for building a patent attorney's website..but $800 of that must go to the cars to make them ready for the trip. Another $400 goes to car insurance monthly. I make $200-300 weekly...not really enough to work with...and the crappy economy has made it hard to find work...and I don't know how good it looks working for some place to leave as soon as enough money is saved. We are talking leaving before the end of the month if possible. Ugh, I just don't know what to do. It feels weird to post this stuff here...but someone needs to know the real story besides us.

Saying it's the "best-tasting cigarette ever" is like saying "that nutty dog $h! mixed with rat poison is the best tasting dog $h! ever". IMHO.

That's an idea too.

If you buy the same model, you could probbaly transfer most of what you bought onto the new one, and part out the rest of it.

I think it's kinda funny that you could get a CD and cassette player in a `94 Shadow. Was CD at last an option for the Vette?