You know what grinds my gears?
POSTED BY: Wulfenstar
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 01:43
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Hello Trader,
In fairness to hats-wearing indoors, there are three factors in modern society that make the practice more common and practical than in days gone by.
1) Hat-racks. Because it is no longer entirely common to wear hats, there is no longer a common place to store them while you occupy a building.
2) Theft. Because theft is considered to be much more common in the current age (whether it really is or not, I can't say, but that's the perception) even if there was a place to store your hat, it may not be desirable to do so. Some hats cost in excess of a hundred dollars, and that's quite an investment to risk.
3) Baseball Caps. The casual hat of the modern era, baseball caps are typically not removed when someone steps into a store to purchase something. Even though they can be folded and pocketed, it has become common not to bother. Hence, baseball cap wearers are contributing to loose hat standards in modern society.
Personally, I do not remove my hat unless I am *sitting* indoors. If I were visiting a bookstore and perusing the shelves, you would not see me with a hat tucked under one arm while I awkwardly peruse the merchandise. However, if I sit down with a book and examine it in more detail, my hat will be resting on my knee.
--Anthony
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Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
and "Toy" dogs.
Really? Shave your legs and your lips, find a man who can listen to your annoying voice, trick him into having sex with you, and have a real, live, HUMAN baby for Gods sake!
Stop cursing the rest of the world with fake dogs please.
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"
Hello Wulf,
Most dogs are 'toys' when compared to the original stock material. All dogs are twisted by selective breeding into an unnatural shape ideal in the eyes of their human masters. Dogs are, as a whole, 'fake' creatures.
Buy a Wolf, Wulf, if you want something 'real.'
--Anthony
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After reading this thread I decided to chime in;
What grinds my gears is the fact that I cannot purchase a base model truck or car in the US that comes with a 4 cylinder diesel engine.
VW and Toyota are just 2 of the international corporations that offer them, every BUT North America. In fact, a diesel engine is almost always considered an upgrade option in the US.
The more I get to know people the more I like my dogs.
...and he that has no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. Luke 22:36
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Can anyone explain to me 2 things?
-Why does diesal gas cost more?
-Why are there no diesal hybrids?
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"
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Okay, Anthony, I gotta pipe up in defense of Huskies. They're a relatively "new" breed from wolves, and still resemble them to the point where some people mistake them (believe me, I know!). They were "bred down" slightly from wolves, bred for short-distance speed and the ability to pull a load, but otherwise any changes from wolves were a result of breeding for other factors, not to change the original design. Sorry, just couldn't let that pass. 
I sincerely hope Wulf NEVER gets a wolf...my deepest sympathy would be for the wolf. He couldn't handle it anyway, and certainly not handle it properly! 
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-Spoiled people.
-Really spoiled people.
But thats ok. Their parents worked hard (maybe).
So, maybe one day I too could work really hard, make a lot of money, send my children to the finest of fine institutions...
then afterwards my progeny would whine, bitch, moan, cry about the people that are less better off (b/c this is what they are taught to do).
They might even piss me off so much I cut them off...
then they could start sucking on the teat of everyone else... pretend they have some "sickness" (this is, of course another name for WEAKNESS)
and go raise dogs.
Huskies maybe?
All the while pretending the dogs are the children they couldn't possibly hope to raise. Or bear.
I'm sure, as a father, I would be so proud.
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"
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Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
-Spoiled people.
-Really spoiled people.
But thats ok. Their parents worked hard (maybe).
So, maybe one day I too could work really hard, make a lot of money, send my children to the finest of fine institutions...
then afterwards my progeny would whine, bitch, moan, cry about the people that are less better off (b/c this is what they are taught to do).
They might even piss me off so much I cut them off...
then they could start sucking on the teat of everyone else... pretend they have some "sickness" (this is, of course another name for WEAKNESS)
and go raise dogs.
Huskies maybe?
All the while pretending the dogs are the children they couldn't possibly hope to raise. Or bear.
I'm sure, as a father, I would be so proud.
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"
This post tells me quite a bit about your background. Illuminating.
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill
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Originally posted by Wulfenstar:
Can anyone explain to me 2 things?
-Why does diesal gas cost more?
-Why are there no diesal hybrids?
"Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies"
1) Diesel costs more likely because there ISN'T more demand for it. It's seen as being less "desirable" in the U.S., and thus harder to find, especially low-sulfur blends. U.S. refineries have the capacity to refine far more diesel than they do - and it's far easier TO refine diesel, needing much less actual *refining*. They CHOOSE not to do so, because there isn't much demand. Ergo, what they DO refine tends to be priced higher. They could make more, but the price would go down, so why bother?
Buyers typically don't get interested in diesel in this country unless there's a spike in gasoline prices. Carmakers have been burned far too many times by the finicky practices of American car buyers. When gas hits $4/gallon AND STAYS THERE, people will get interested.
2) Why aren't there diesel hybrids? THAT is an excellent question. It just so happens I was wondering the same thing earlier this week, while reading a review of the VW Touareg Hybrid. There was a remark about how much more expensive it it than the TDI Diesel version, for not really any better mileage, and I found myself asking why they didn't combine the hybrid's electrical system with the diesel's superior torque and mileage. In fact, a diesel-electric hybrid is probably one of the best bets for a hybrid sports car, as counterintuitive as that may sound.
People buy horsepower, but they drive torque. What that means is, people always come into the dealership armed with the horsepower figures, and "knowing" exactly what they think they want. But when they drive something with more torque and less horsepower, they invariably like it better. Diesels are fantastic at providing high torque and low horsepower. Hybrid electrical systems are fantastic at providing extra torque right off the line, since an electric motor provides its maximum torque from zero RPM. As such, a diesel-electric hybrid would provide bountiful torque at launch (via the electric assist), AND would keep that torque curve quite flat until close to redline. Power you can feel, AND power you can really use.
The U.S. seems to be the only market on Earth where diesels are so looked down upon. Hell, Europe even gets diesel Honda Civics! I'd actually love the idea of a four-cylinder diesel Jeep Wrangler, or even something simple along the lines of the old Isuzu Trooper, with a diesel. Unfortunately, nobody's likely to offer such a thing here, because when they have in the past, people stayed away in droves, because it seems everyone wants a Hemi...
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill
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Originally posted by Hardware:
After reading this thread I decided to chime in;
What grinds my gears is the fact that I cannot purchase a base model truck or car in the US that comes with a 4 cylinder diesel engine.
VW and Toyota are just 2 of the international corporations that offer them, every BUT North America. In fact, a diesel engine is almost always considered an upgrade option in the US.
The more I get to know people the more I like my dogs.
...and he that has no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. Luke 22:36
Remember the old VW "pickup" that was really just a Rabbit with a bed grafted on? Buddy of mine (hardcore VW guy) had one of those that he rescued from a junkyard. It was a diesel, and he swapped over full GTI suspension setup onto the thing. Still a diesel, still slow, great mileage, strong car, but now with some fantastic handling and the ability to haul more than just ass. Fun little rig. He even kitted it out with the GTI interior!
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill
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I'd love to see a VW Polo Bluemotion converted to a hybrid and running on SVO, myself - renewable fuel, incredible mileage, and who gives a shit if it does 0-60 in 14 seconds anyway ?
I was lookin at the Toyota Vitz, badged here as the Yaris, recently, but the damn thing costs $13K BEFORE you add in the markups and mandatory options, so real base price is more like $16K , it's too fuckin heavy for a subcompact(1), and why in holy hell does it need an engine that big anyways ?
Piss poor mileage for what it is, too.
(1) Loading more and more and more weight onto a frame via "safety" options is, IMHO, a fools bargain, a light, nimble car can AVOID an accident, that being the better premise, and no amount of additional stuff is gonna break the laws of physics for you when a semi driven by someone half asleep and stoned on meth plows into your little econobox...
But if it NEVER HITS YOU, cause your car was light and agile enough to get the fuck out of the way, that ain't a problem, is it now ?
-Frem
I do not serve the Blind God.
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