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Terry in Crapchester wrote:

smackaholic wrote:

Mike the Lab Rat wrote: The car alone would have probably have made me take pity on you and given you a pass.

:wink:

yeah, silver taurus just screams underpaid public defender. gotta cut a dude like that some slack.

Laugh if you must, but it has a smooth ride, and 30 mpg doesn't exactly suck with all of the driving I do.

Of course, the kid seat in the back takes away any chance it has of being a chick magnet.

That, and the retard behind the wheel.

Terry in Crapchester wrote:Laugh if you must, but it has a smooth ride, and 30 mpg doesn't exactly suck with all of the driving I do.

I used to have a '91 Ford Taurus. Rang up about 200K on that frigging car and it still ran like clockwork. The only thing that took it off the road was a head-on car-crash with an impact of 70 mph (my car and another both hit ice patches on an ultra-rural back road). The front end was toast, but aside from the airbag being deployed, you honestly could not tell from the car's interior that I'd been in an accident.

That car was a damned tank.

Mike the Lab Rat wrote:

Rack Fu wrote: My son had his friend over for a playdate......

goddammit mike!! stop making your kid out to be a faggit. 7 year olds have friends over to play. They shouldn't do any socializing that involves the description "date" for close to another decade. And it better not involve any male friends.

BTW, as for bad parts of town in upstate ny, from what I've seen there isn't really a bad part. not really a good part, either. Just lots of boarded up places, retirees who refuse to move south and the scattered lawyer/school teacher. I guess the college towns are about the only ones left with a semblance of a decent economy. The rest are posterchildren for what happens after the state gubmint taxes/regulates the last bidness off to Columbia, SC or maybe shanghai.

I admit that my exposure to upstate is kinda limited. Did a week in Utica right smack dab in the middle of bil clinton's best economy in an eon. Well, guess what, that boom sure as hell missed that hole. A few years back we went to niagra falls for a weekend. It made Utica look like beverly hills.

Are there any parts of upstate other than maybe albany which, like DC, will do well until they kill off the last taxpayer, that has what you can call a robust economy? How 'bout a half decent one? We did drive through the Crapchester burbs on the way back. That had what appeared to be an almost decent amount of activity. Unlike other town, most of the bidnesses actually appeared to be occupied.

Mike the Lab Rat wrote:

Terry in Crapchester wrote:Laugh if you must, but it has a smooth ride, and 30 mpg doesn't exactly suck with all of the driving I do.

I used to have a '91 Ford Taurus. Rang up about 200K on that frigging car and it still ran like clockwork. The only thing that took it off the road was a head-on car-crash with an impact of 70 mph (my car and another both hit ice patches on an ultra-rural back road). The front end was toast, but aside from the airbag being deployed, you honestly could not tell from the car's interior that I'd been in an accident.

That car was a damned tank.

Terry, you get 30 mpg? Is that down hill with a tail wind. My '89 wagon, one of the best damn cars I ever owned, got maybe 24-25 on a trip. But, then again, I'm a neocon neanderthal with absolutely no care about how quickly I add to global warming/ferin' earl dependence.

Goober McTuber wrote:

Terry in Crapchester wrote:

smackaholic wrote: yeah, silver taurus just screams underpaid public defender. gotta cut a dude like that some slack.

Laugh if you must, but it has a smooth ride, and 30 mpg doesn't exactly suck with all of the driving I do.

Of course, the kid seat in the back takes away any chance it has of being a chick magnet.

That, and the retard behind the wheel.

You must really like the taste of my ankle.

smackaholic wrote:BTW, as for bad parts of town in upstate ny, from what I've seen there isn't really a bad part. not really a good part, either.

Probably a pretty good description of the more rural portions of upstate NY. Not a whole lot of abject poverty here, but you won't find any significant wealth here, either, except in really scattered pockets.

Just lots of boarded up places, retirees who refuse to move south and the scattered lawyer/school teacher.

Retirees are required to move south? News to me.

I admit that my exposure to upstate is kinda limited. Did a week in Utica right smack dab in the middle of bil clinton's best economy in an eon. Well, guess what, that boom sure as hell missed that hole. A few years back we went to niagra falls for a weekend. It made Utica look like beverly hills.

I haven't been to Utica in about forever, so I can't speak to that. As for Niagara Falls, you're about right. In fact, I would advise anyone considering a visit to Niagara Falls to go to the Canadian side -- the falls are more spectacular, and there's more to do. Although in fairness, the American side does have a nice casino, if you like that sort of thing, and they're in the process of building a sizeable water park, along with an Outlet Mall which my wife adores. :brad:

Are there any parts of upstate other than maybe albany which, like DC, will do well until they kill off the last taxpayer, that has what you can call a robust economy? How 'bout a half decent one? We did drive through the Crapchester burbs on the way back. That had what appeared to be an almost decent amount of activity. Unlike other town, most of the bidnesses actually appeared to be occupied.

For the size of Crapchester, a disproportionate number of people do, or at least in the past have, worked for Fortune 100 companies. Kodak, Xerox, Bausch & Lomb and Champion Products all had their corporate headquarters here at one time. Xerox moved their headquarters in the 1960's or 1970's, and Champion moved about a decade ago, but the first three all have maintained at least a sizeable presence here, and that's probably not about to change anytime soon.

The problem is that all three are cutting jobs here. Many jobs are being outsourced out of the area, and many of the jobs that remain here are being hired out through temp agencies so that they can get away with not paying benefits.

Terry, you get 30 mpg? Is that down hill with a tail wind.

30 mpg on the highway. About 26 if I gotta do stop-and-go.