12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 6

[lbgraves]

OK....who is the husband with the plague? I know that I have seen him before but can't place the show.

 

[Bella2000]

Carla, have not seen that one. And we have all of them along with several cool old one playing on a loop on the 30" cinema at the store.

Pj

Not on the tv just my computer

 

[Bella2000]

So....did you tell him that you were watching it because of the DIS group?

Do you think I'm nuts

 

[pjpoohbear]

Lisa, why do I think he played an attorney? (Ps. watching on ABC right now.)

Pj

 

[Bella2000]

OK....who is the husband with the plague? I know that I have seen him before but can't place the show.

Me too! I can't place him but I KNOW I've seen him. What show was he on......GOT IT Boston show with lawyer??

 

[Bella2000]

The Practice

 

[Jhalkias]

Well, I have not been here for about a day and a half, and I am more pages behind than I want to count. I have had some problems to deal with at work, so no time to spend here.

Anyway, this topic is probably stale, but I will relate our issues with cars.

I have a work car that is my company car. It is a 1999 Ford Taurus, which now has about 87,000 miles on it. While I would like a newer car, times are tough, and it is good transportation, so I am not complaining.

We currently have a 2005 Ford Freestyle for Amy's car. The lease on that vehicle is up next month, so we have to make a decision. Quite frankly, I am not excited by ANY car out there - the Freestyle is OK, and has been a decent car, so we may just get another one. With Amy, we do a two year lease because she cannot deal with any car problems. Amy also starts to think a car is old after about a year. This way, it is all under warranty the whole time we have it.

My father was an autoworker who retired from Ford, so we still get the employee purchase plan. Besides that, I am a pretty loyal person, and my dad's job at Ford put food on the table as we were growing up, so I pretty much stick to Ford and Ford products.

We also pay for a car for my MIL because she would not otherwise be able to afford a car (divorced - no retirement other than SS). She has the same types of issues with cars and repairs that Amy does. Some of the worst years of my life were when she had a Renault Alliance and I constantly had to deal with her repair issue. We have a 3 year lease on a Ford Focus for her because she puts hardly any miles on it.

Finally, for DS, I wanted the SAFEST car I could buy for a teeneager. DS is driving a 2004 Volvo S-40 (previous model and style). It is a VERY safe car, so I worry less. While it is also a lease, we will probably buy it at the end of the lease. BTW - Volvo is also owned by Ford.

We would really like to look at one of the Volvo XC 90 - and Kim I think that would be an excellent choice for you. All-wheel drive, and VERY safe as it is a VOLVO. However, the sticker is a bit too steep for us, even at a lease.

I envy Lisa with no car payments, but with me being the only male in this family other than my DS (who is not very mecahnicaly inclined) I cannot deal with car repair issues for everyone, and the peace of mind is what I am paying for.

John1

 

[Bella2000]

Gosh, I remember this scene. He''s come a long way from Can't buy me love. Although I did like him even then....

 

[lbgraves]

Ok Everyone, I am watching Survivour. So not details on GA until 11, THANKS!

Pj

She was just watching the recap show from last season.

 

[Jhalkias]

I vote for the electronic version. Thanks PJ.

OK, I was thinking about this too . . .

Since there will be no surprise now with anyone in putting it together, count me and my Mac in if anyone wants to put something like this together.

Just trying to decide if I wanted to use the Scrapbook software (downloaded a demo, but it is not real intuitive) or use something else.

PJ, since you seem to be a bit of an expert on this, and you also use a Mac, I will take your lead on this, and help in any way you may want me to.

John1

 

[lbgraves]

Well, your DH would have been right if they had been talking about ME. Assure him that not EVERYONE watches it.

BUT you could probably carry on enough of a conversation with what you see here to fool someone.

 

[lillygator]

the plauge guy has been in other things (must have) since I don't watch the show you mentioned and he looks VERY familiar to me. Is anyone going to watch 6 degrees?

 

[lbgraves]

Lisa, why do I think he played an attorney? (Ps. watching on ABC right now.)

Pj

YES HE DID!!!!!! Not Allie MacBeal. The other law show....two of the attornies got married near the end of the show. ACK! I hate this!

 

[Jhalkias]

What did I miss? What outbreak?

Let me tell you folks - one of the problems at work was dealing with all the leafy hysteria.

What would Popeye do?

Vanessa, did John2 have fun with this problem too?

John1

 

[lillygator]

John - no car payments here and "my" sweet convertible Mustang that had to be given to DH once babies came is pretty much falling apart.....needs a new roof and DH drives like a 16 year old male. I am DREADING the car payment.

 

[Bella2000]

the plauge guy has been in other things (must have) since I don't watch the show you mentioned and he looks VERY familiar to me. Is anyone going to watch 6 degrees?

I like Bridget Moynahan but the show doesn't really interest me.

 

[lbgraves]

The Practice

THANK YOU!!!! I loved Macdermet (sp?) in that one. That was such a great show the first few years...then they changed it.

 

[pjpoohbear]

John and other digital potential scrappers. I use PSE 4.0. I did a search for free digital scrapbooking and there are tons of papers, elements and fonts online.

I think any program that allows you to use layers is great of digital scrapping.

Dennis will pick a book size, i.e. 8.5" x 11" or 8"x 8" or 10" x 10", and this will depend on the producer of the book.

Pj

 

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I'm am super Anti-Ford. Sorry to any who may like them but I've had nothing but trouble with them. Too many times I've been broken down thanks to Ford.

I know that this is late (I am still behind in reading posts!) but I did want to put my 2 cents in:

Just before leaving Oklahoma I drove the new Ford 500. It rode very well to CA and around the three state area of Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas. I would buy another.

I currently drive a Chevy Impala (my third in 7 years) and like it a lot. It's comfortable, good on gas and I have had no mechanical problems on any of them.

 

[Bella2000]

There have been some excellent lines in this show. "soonish"
"dark and twisty"