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[Xue Sheng]

I will soon be away for a couple weeks with little or no internet access.... it will be a much needed break

 

[gyoja]

I will soon be away for a couple weeks with little or no internet access.... it will be a much needed break

Enjoy the break!

 

[Steve]

I just bought a Toyota Yaris Hybrid.

We picked up a Corolla hybrid. Gets between 55 and 60 mpg. Love that car.

 

[gyoja]

We picked up a Corolla hybrid. Gets between 55 and 60 mpg. Love that car!

What do you like about it? Just the mpg or is something else?

 

[Steve]

What do you like about it? Just the mpg or is something else?

comfortable seats, a pretty intuitive interface (with wireless android auto and apple CarPlay), push button start. Doesn’t have a lot of power, but man, that mileage is great. Excellent commuter and I think it will be a great road trip car.

I probably would have gone with the Camry… same pros as above but a little bigger… but my wife likes the smaller car and this is primarily hers to drive.

 

[gyoja]

comfortable seats, a pretty intuitive interface (with wireless android auto and apple CarPlay), push button start. Doesn’t have a lot of power, but man, that mileage is great. Excellent commuter and I think it will be a great road trip car.

I probably would have gone with the Camry… same pros as above but a little bigger… but my wife likes the smaller car and this is primarily hers to drive.

Good to know. Thank you!

 

[granfire]

woke up with a strange dog in my yard.
Some Husky looking thing.
My two weenies gave chase and threatened to eat it.
How is your morning going?

 

[gyoja]

woke up with a strange dog in my yard.
Some Husky looking thing.
My two weenies gave chase and threatened to eat it.
How is your morning going?

I woke up and discovered it rained again . I’m just trying to mow my lawn, not a bayou!

 

[Xue Sheng]

woke up with a strange dog in my yard.
Some Husky looking thing.
My two weenies gave chase and threatened to eat it.
How is your morning going?

well.... so far can say...its a morning

 

[granfire]

I woke up and discovered it rained again . I’m just trying to mow my lawn, not a bayou!

get some seacows to graze it!

 

[gyoja]

get some seacows to graze it!

Now I’m hungry! What does seacow taste like…

 

[granfire]

Now I’m hungry! What does seacow taste like…

like chicken
A fishy chicken.

 

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

So often these days, I go to reply to someone, and halfway through I realize I'm putting in a lot of effort to a reply, when they're just going to run their argument in circles, ignore my reply, or find some illogical way to just dismiss it completely since it doesn't 100% agree with them. Then I close out and go on with my day

 

[Steve]

I woke up and discovered it rained again . I’m just trying to mow my lawn, not a bayou!

I think I said before, my family lived in Baton Rouge and Shreveport for a few years when I was a kid, and seems like it rained pretty much every day for at least a few hours.

 

[gyoja]

I think I said before, my family lived in Baton Rouge and Shreveport for a few years when I was a kid, and seems like it rained pretty much every day for at least a few hours.

It sure seems like it this year!

 

[Steve]

So often these days, I go to reply to someone, and halfway through I realize I'm putting in a lot of effort to a reply, when they're just going to run their argument in circles, ignore my reply, or find some illogical way to just dismiss it completely since it doesn't 100% agree with them. Then I close out and go on with my day

Believe it or not, that’s 90% of my posts. My theory is that most of the conflict here is people just don’t believe someone else could simply disagree with them. I mean, on simple transactional topics, it’s expected. But I’m talking fundamental stuff.

On some level, I think some folks just flat out think the other guy secretly agrees with them, but is just arguing to argue. Or alternatively, would agree with them if they just knew more or were smarter or something like that.

Cracks me up, to be honest. I can’t even count how many times I’ve said that we just disagree and that’s okay, only to then be accused of trolling. It’s just a function of online discussion.

It helps when I remember that none of this is actual, healthy communication.

 

[Xue Sheng]

So often these days, I go to reply to someone, and halfway through I realize I'm putting in a lot of effort to a reply, when they're just going to run their argument in circles, ignore my reply, or find some illogical way to just dismiss it completely since it doesn't 100% agree with them. Then I close out and go on with my day

exactly what I am trying not to do in another post on MT right now. I mean to answer my question with my question...really..... I'm about done there too

 

[Xue Sheng]

Believe it or not, that’s 90% of my posts. My theory is that most of the conflict here is people just don’t believe someone else could simply disagree with them. I mean, on simple transactional topics, it’s expected. But I’m talking fundamental stuff.

On some level, I think some folks just flat out think the other guy secretly agrees with them, but is just arguing to argue. Or alternatively, would agree with them if they just knew more or were smarter or something like that.

Cracks me up, to be honest. I can’t even count how many times I’ve said that we just disagree and that’s okay, only to then be accused of trolling. It’s just a function of online discussion.

It helps when I remember that none of this is actual, healthy communication.

well ALL Of that is just wrong

 

[HighKick]

When I was a student, my GP was a grumpy, Calvinist, Scottish bloke. Quite unpleasant, but he knew what he was doing and that was fine with me

Yes, I can usually set my personal inspection of a person aside if they know their stuff. But if they are cocky or a straight out jerk, it get rather difficult.

 

[gyoja]

Sadly, a member of our Military Science Alumni Club just passed away (Vietnam Veteran). The surviving members have been sharing their college misadventure stories with us through a group email. Some things never change.