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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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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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ball
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Jun 17 07:16 UTC 2004 |
I had to borrow Mrs. Ball's car today, as mine refused to
start. The new vehicle decision grows closer with every
passing day.
Re #4: Environmental impact was one of the things that put
me off for a long time. :-/
Re #5: Renting a delivery truck isn't an option for the kind
of applications that Mrs. Ball is likely to come up with.
You're right that (low volumes of) PCs will fit in a car.
I'll have to check whether there's a cycling conference
here on Grex. I've an idea that I used to read one here.
I would love to buy a bicycle, but my requirements are
probably atypical (I'll write more in the cycling conf.)
There is no significant hope of finding another job that
is within bicycle range, and for leisure cycling I'll
need a motorised vehicle to get to suitable locations. :-(
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