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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 18:43:12 GMT -5
Don't read this thread if you don't want to hear me bitch. KTHANKYOUVERYMUCH.
Oh and I have been drinking so I don't have any pants on.
Now back to my story.....wait..oh yeah. It is costing me $1400 to fix my minivan that I hate. I do NOT look HAWT in a minivan. I look like somebody's mother. Yeah yeah yeah...I have kids. 4 of the little boogers, but I don't want to LOOK like I have 4 kids. Why is it illegal to tie them to the roof of a sporty little car? Sigh...I am too cute to drive a minivan.
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Post by Malarky on Jan 17, 2011 18:47:09 GMT -5
Too funny, Angel. When the kids were little, DH had a minivan because I flat our refuse to have one. Ever. Not cool. And I definitely didn't want the capacity to cart around a bunch of extra kids. I don't like OPCs. (Other people's children.) Some days I don't even like my own.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 18:48:53 GMT -5
Sorry Angel.. that really does suck! I hate car repairs.. but yay on the drinking and no pants thing. Maybe you should stop by the mechanic with no pants on and see if he'll drop his price for ya... Note to self: show up at HOnda dealership tomorrow WITHOUT pants on. Thanks. Should I bedazzle my tushy?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 18:50:06 GMT -5
Too funny, Angel. When the kids were little, DH had a minivan because I flat our refuse to have one. Ever. Not cool. And I definitely didn't want the capacity to cart around a bunch of extra kids. I don't like OPCs. (Other people's children.) Some days I don't even like my own. I tried giving the minivan to my 16 year old and taking her Saturn Vue. But the little snot said old ladies drive minivans. There are days that I understand why some animals eat their young.
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Post by steff on Jan 17, 2011 18:52:52 GMT -5
Once the drape climbers, I mean kiddos get older and are close to ready to be shoved out of the nest, then you get to get a fun car. And get something that none of them will want to drive, pick a funky color or just something that makes them all go "OMG do I HAVE to ride in THAT?" so they'll never try to borrow it. My kiddo is 16 and I now have a pink mustang convertible. He's horrified by the color of it, hates to be seen in it, and my hubby would rather walk to wherever he needs to go than drive my pink car. I LOVE IT! it's mine, mine MINE!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 18:56:06 GMT -5
Yabut...I hate pink. I think DH should give me his Jeep Commander and HE should drive the minivan.
I don't even really WANT a sports car. I would like a Honda Pilot or something like that. But I have so many darn kids they won't all fit in there.
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Post by steff on Jan 17, 2011 18:58:41 GMT -5
Well, I only have 1 kiddo and I love the color pink. Both hubby & kiddo have begged me to paint it something more reasonable, but not gonna happen. The insurance on a sportscar with a 16 year old male is staggering. Plus it's my Barbie car, it's mine, it fun, and it's soooooo me.
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Post by verrip1 on Jan 17, 2011 19:02:14 GMT -5
Hon, you need a vehicle which brings out the youthful woman in you. Minivans scream menopause, not estrogen. Get yourself a car with character. Maybe a pimped out AMC Gremlin. A Yugo with lifters and balloon wheels. Something that screams "Buy me a drink and fulfill your dreams".
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 19:03:30 GMT -5
I think I need to sell a few kids on Craigslist or something. I think I will start with the PMSing 10 year old.
It is cool that you got a car that was you. Once I was driving to the grocery store. I had just I turned 3...I mean 29 and it hit me that I was a suburban housewife with 4 kids and that I was driving a minivan...so I pulled into the nearest tattoo parlor and got my nose pierced. I think I need another tattoo or piercing. Hmmmmm...
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Post by verrip1 on Jan 17, 2011 19:06:58 GMT -5
You go, girl!
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Post by steff on Jan 17, 2011 19:09:24 GMT -5
I went from being a bartender having all sorts of fun to a SAHM, 50's throwback (sometimes I think 1850's) kinda wifey. The pink car kinda says "hey! I'm still alive, there's still some old me left around waiting to come out". and I also got a tattoo when I needed to show a little wild side and shake everyone up again. Got one on each shoulder, hidden where no one can see them. I remember one of kiddo's friends seeing them when I had on a tanktop one day and being shocked that his mom had tattoo's.
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Post by suzwantstobefree on Jan 17, 2011 19:16:12 GMT -5
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Post by verrip1 on Jan 17, 2011 19:19:00 GMT -5
Suz, have you had success in negotiating repairs this way?
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Post by swamp on Jan 17, 2011 19:22:35 GMT -5
I think I need to sell a few kids on Craigslist or something. I think I will start with the PMSing 10 year old. It is cool that you got a car that was you. Once I was driving to the grocery store. I had just I turned 3...I mean 29 and it hit me that I was a suburban housewife with 4 kids and that I was driving a minivan...so I pulled into the nearest tattoo parlor and got my nose pierced. I think I need another tattoo or piercing. Hmmmmm... <<makes appointment for nose piercing>>
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Post by cubefarmer on Jan 17, 2011 19:24:09 GMT -5
I remember when I suddenly realized I didn't need a minivan anymore and traded it in for a zippy little car. It was a happy day.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 19:24:53 GMT -5
What exactly IS a cubefarmer?
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Post by Malarky on Jan 17, 2011 19:28:25 GMT -5
Now I really have to laugh. I drive a Saturn Vue. And my 16 yo usually won't drive it. Seriously, try to negotiate on the price. Cry if necessary. Karma for you.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 19:34:12 GMT -5
I think I will show him my boobs. Of course they aren't as big as they were since I have lost 6 pounds.
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Post by Malarky on Jan 17, 2011 19:44:13 GMT -5
Congrats on the weight loss. That's one good thing. Of course I have the same problem. The girls are the first to go and the reason I'm exercising and watching what I eat is that I want my fat ass to stop following me around.
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Post by Genuine GA Peach on Jan 17, 2011 19:44:47 GMT -5
What exactly IS a cubefarmer? I'm guessing it's somebody who works in a cube farm...or maybe manages one.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 19:46:33 GMT -5
Ok...I guess I just have had too much to drink...but uhm...what is a cube farm?
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Post by Genuine GA Peach on Jan 17, 2011 19:50:04 GMT -5
Ok...I guess I just have had too much to drink...but uhm...what is a cube farm?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 19:53:59 GMT -5
OH!!!! Wow...I am pretty.
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Post by tyfighter3 on Jan 17, 2011 19:57:09 GMT -5
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Post by Sammy on Jan 17, 2011 20:10:59 GMT -5
I'm so out of the loop. Didn't know what a cube farmer was either. This is one funny thread. ;D
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Post by suzwantstobefree on Jan 17, 2011 20:15:13 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 20:19:27 GMT -5
Why is it illegal to tie them to the roof of a sporty little car?Angel, Angel, Angel, of course you can't tie them to the roof of a little sports car! Those things aren't built to carry that much on the roof. However, 2 of the little snots tied to the roof should be OK & then you tie one to each bumper. Doing it that way cuts the wind resistance & actually may give you better gas mileage. If you have a girl I suggest putting her on the front bumper (older is better). That way you can get her married & out of the house before you have to have the bugs cleaned off her teeth. Good Luck & drive happy!!!
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Post by suzwantstobefree on Jan 17, 2011 20:48:51 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2011 20:56:33 GMT -5
OMG, Angel. Just when I was so far down that I'd have reach up to scratch a snake's belly, I read this. No pants. Drankin'. Wanting to "negotiate" the price of car repairs while wearing no pants (and drankin').
By the time your kids are old enough to refuse to be seen in public with you and you can get yourself some wheels that suit, you won't really give a rat's rear about whether or not you're hot...you'll just be sooo grateful that you're in a car without them powering up the volume, bickering, telling you how to drive... ;D
And not knowing what a cube farm is. Huh? Angel! Baby Cakes! I am an old person and even I know what a cube farm is. And I've had the good fortune not to have been in one since 1990.
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Post by verrip1 on Jan 17, 2011 21:21:49 GMT -5
Suz, have you had success in negotiating repairs this way? I work at a car dealership. There is "room" in the price to discount it. If you talk to the service manager, are reasonable in your expectations, and are nice about it, you will most likely get a discount. I would ask for 20% off and settle for 10% - you should get it Oh. I kinda meant a real repair shop. Not a mafia organization.
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