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ball
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Ballmobile
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Jun 14 17:29 UTC 2004 |
My wife has been trying to persuade me for a while that I
should buy a "truck". I was resistant to the idea, but
driving (or rather wading) home through floodwater the other
day made me think that perhaps she's right.
She has a "pick-up" in mind, but I'm more inclined toward
something like a Landrover Defender, Toyota Land Cruiser or
perhaps some kind of Jeep. I want a (Biodiesel compatible)
Diesel engine (perhaps a newfangled turbo-diesel or common-
rail) and a manual gearbox.
Constructive comments, observations and suggestions are
invited.
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scott
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response 1 of 66:
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Jun 14 18:48 UTC 2004 |
How often would you really need a truck?
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rcurl
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response 2 of 66:
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Jun 15 05:30 UTC 2004 |
Might be cheaper to move.
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ball
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response 3 of 66:
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Jun 15 16:43 UTC 2004 |
Re #1: Every year during the winter. I could also have done
with it earlier this month because of flooding. We hope to
buy a house this year, and I'm sure my wife will have me
carting furniture around for some time afterwards. It'll
also be handy for carting computers around.
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rcurl
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response 4 of 66:
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Jun 15 18:15 UTC 2004 |
Get laptops.
The increase in truck use is another example of the Tragedy of the Commons.
They offer increased utility of "1" to the buyer and each one makes
only a near "0" addition to global warming, oil depletion, pollution,
etc. But so many people think this way, the net effect is increasingly
serious in all regards.
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keesan
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Jun 16 02:33 UTC 2004 |
You can rent a delivery truck for $20 if you return it to the same place.
I have never seen a personal computer that would not fit in Jim's milk crate
that he uses as a bike basket. This implies that they ought to fit into any
car big enough to hold a person. There are probably some monitors that would
not fit his milk crate easily.
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