Singles Social Club: It's 5 o'clock somewhere!

[nurse.darcy]

my car has Autostick transmission, I can drive it fully automatic, or 4 speed clutchless shifting, if I drive it like a luxury car I can get 30mph on the highway, driving it like a sportscar which happens 95 % of the time, I get 22-24 MPH highway

I can drive a standard tranny, but that makes it difficult to email and take photos..LOL

Okay my sweet captain. . .thanks. I love you all but must head to bed. . .need sleep and my coworkers are going to be buzzed or hungover when they get to work tomorrow. . .gotta go to sleep to be sharp tomorrow. . .hugs.
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[tlionheart78]

Truly no issues sweetie. . .just see something interesting, post, and we can work from that. . .lol.

I'd love to drop in the conversations at the moment, but my allergies are really starting to wear me out. That and the fact I have a headache from listening to some music.* So I'm gonna probably call it a night. I'll probably get caught up tomorrow while I'm at work.


*A little known fact about me (this'll probably be in the Disney Shameful Secrets thread): there are now two Disney songs that can make me cry. They're "Beauty and the Beast" from the film of the same name and "I See the Light" from Tangled. Never realized those were real tear-jerkers for me.

 

[TexasDisneyBelle]

Hello all, New to the thread

I had a college roommate from Reading.

Reporting in to the thread. Happy Monday to all. Hope it feels like a Friday (Which seat can I take?)!

how about custom shirts.. white with this on them

I like it. Sorry to disappoint you guys who are fans of wet t-shirt contests, but white is not my favorite. Let's do pink!

Pics or it didn't happen.

That also reminds me.... Lousia, Where are our booty shaking vids? We know they are out there.

Let's go with it didn't happen. lol. Seriously, i told you you're only seeing the booty shaking dance if you happen to be around for a performance.

I know that my sorority sisters have video and pictures of me somewhere....not as good as Lousia's but they're out there....

haha. I'm not posting any booty shaking videos, but I have nothing against looking at other people's.

Bah....

Seriously.... is it too much to ask for a nice car with Leather seating and a manual transmission?

Since my truck is ready to die, I've been trying to get an idea of what kind of car I'm wanting to replace it with.... and hope that I can make the truck last until at least after the summer so I've had several months of really attacking debts before getting a car note.

The problem is.... I can't find a single decent car with those 2 simple requests without approaching $30k. Even then, without going OVER 30k, I've got like 2 options. (VW Jetta or VW GTI). Once I go over 30, I gain a few more options (V6 Mustang, Camaro, or Suburu WRX).... but it seems like MOST of the cars that would meet those 2 critera are going to be in the upper 30 - 40+ range.

Dammit.....

(sorry... just had to vent. )

Ummm, is that the used price? Manual transmissions tend to go for less than kbb and edmunds say on the used market because apparently half of america can't drive them....

I am definitely in the half that can't drive stick. Just never learned. I like my automatic accord. I think my next car wil be a SUV though. Everyone down here drives SUVs or trucks and I can't see a thing.

So....I need opinions. When do I visit in the fall?

Option 1: I can go down Oct 1 for the 40th anniversary. I think it would be cool to say I was there and it seems like a lot of people will be there to socialize with. Airfare is "reasonable," (haha) but would have to figure out lodging. But will it be too packed to do anything? I know that's marathon weekend, too.

Option 2: I go in november for festival of the masters. Maybe less crowded??? Don't know what airfare will be yet.

Both options allow me to do wine and food festival.

Oh wait..
Option3: I'm only living once, so I should go both times if I can swing airfare, etc.

 

[nurse.darcy]

I'd love to drop in the conversations at the moment, but my allergies are really starting to wear me out. That and the fact I have a headache from listening to some music.* So I'm gonna probably call it a night. I'll probably get caught up tomorrow while I'm at work.


*A little known fact about me (this'll probably be in the Disney Shameful Secrets thread): there are now two Disney songs that can make me cry. They're "Beauty and the Beast" from the film of the same name and "I See the Light" from Tangled. Never realized those were real tear-jerkers for me.

Okay, my son just made me cry. .. I am good. . . but heading to bed. . .

 

[DCTooTall]

buy a low mileage used car, why take the hit on depreciation the frst 2 years

my car sold new for 35,000 I bought it used for 14,000

Ummm, is that the used price? Manual transmissions tend to go for less than kbb and edmunds say on the used market because apparently half of america can't drive them....

Those are new prices. Part of my concern is my ability to find financing. It's easier to get a new car if you don't have the best credit history (as in... next to none since i've never really had credit....at least, in the past 10 years)

I might look used when I'm closer to actually buying something, But even then it may be harder to find something that I'd like just because the types of cars I'm looking at are not going to end up being the cheap stripped down cars with a manual that you might see someone getting for a kid, or which was bought by someone looking to "pimp out" and drive fast in.


I also gotta admit.... after driving a POS for the past couple years, there is just something nice about a NEW car.

I like it. Sorry to disappoint you guys who are fans of wet t-shirt contests, but white is not my favorite. Let's do pink!

Pastel?

Let's go with it didn't happen. lol. Seriously, i told you you're only seeing the booty shaking dance if you happen to be around for a performance.

Promises promises....

I am definitely in the half that can't drive stick. Just never learned. I like my automatic accord. I think my next car wil be a SUV though. Everyone down here drives SUVs or trucks and I can't see a thing.

My first car was a 1966 GTO w/ 4 on the floor. Made it pretty easy to learn to drive a manual when the engine had enough torque to start you from 3rd or 4th.

So....I need opinions. When do I visit in the fall?

Option 1: I can go down Oct 1 for the 40th anniversary. I think it would be cool to say I was there and it seems like a lot of people will be there to socialize with. Airfare is "reasonable," (haha) but would have to figure out lodging. But will it be too packed to do anything? I know that's marathon weekend, too.

Option 2: I go in november for festival of the masters. Maybe less crowded??? Don't know what airfare will be yet.

Both options allow me to do wine and food festival.

Oh wait..
Option3: I'm only living once, so I should go both times if I can swing airfare, etc.

I say option 3.


It's what I'm looking at.

 

[MICKEY88]

Those are new prices. Part of my concern is my ability to find financing. It's easier to get a new car if you don't have the best credit history (as in... next to none since i've never really had credit....at least, in the past 10 years)

I might look used when I'm closer to actually buying something, But even then it may be harder to find something that I'd like just because the types of cars I'm looking at are not going to end up being the cheap stripped down cars with a manual that you might see someone getting for a kid, or which was bought by someone looking to "pimp out" and drive fast in.



.

like I said before I got a 35,000 car for 14,000 by buying used, and it's not the kind of car someone would by for a kid..

credit unions are great for car loans

 

[TexasDisneyBelle]

Pastel?

ummm...I don't think so. I don't want to scream Easter egg. How about bright pink? Or any other color that's not white or black.

Promises promises....

I say option 3.

It's what I'm looking at.

Somehow I'm not surprised that someone who loves the place as much as me would choose option 3. It just seems greedy to plan two trips in 6 weeks... Besides, if you end up down there the same time I do, I don't want you to get tired of me.

 

[ahoff]

Hey Darcy, do you live that close to the Park? Close enough to bike there?

Seriously.... is it too much to ask for a nice car with Leather seating and a manual transmission?


The problem is.... I can't find a single decent car with those 2 simple requests without approaching $30k. Even then, without going OVER 30k, I've got like 2 options. (VW Jetta or VW GTI). Once I go over 30, I gain a few more options (V6 Mustang, Camaro, or Suburu WRX)....

On a whim, I went to a Toyota dealership (I have a Toyota truck right now) a few months ago looking for a Camry with a stick. I was looking to lease, and the guy said there was nothng available. Maybe if I was going to buy they would order one. Anyway, turns out I am glad they didn't, as I will stick with the truck for now. Which is also a stick.
Before the truck I had three Passats, all 5 speeds. I do like the VW's. But the WRX is not bad either. And the engine is very VW-like.....

Ummm, is that the used price? Manual transmissions tend to go for less than kbb and edmunds say on the used market because apparently half of america can't drive them....

Walk through a parking lot in Europe, and it will be hard to find an automatic!

So....I need opinions. When do I visit in the fall?

Option 1: I can go down Oct 1 for the 40th anniversary. I think it would be cool to say I was there and it seems like a lot of people will be there to socialize with. Airfare is "reasonable," (haha) but would have to figure out lodging. But will it be too packed to do anything? I know that's marathon weekend, too.

Option 2: I go in november for festival of the masters. Maybe less crowded??? Don't know what airfare will be yet.

Both options allow me to do wine and food festival.

Oh wait..
Option3: I'm only living once, so I should go both times if I can swing airfare, etc.

I would go with #3 also. The race weekend will not be that crowded, it is only a half, and runs on Saturday night. January is when it gets crowded,with a half on Saturday anda full on Sunday.

 

[TexasDisneyBelle]

I would go with #3 also. The race weekend will not be that crowded, it is only a half, and runs on Saturday night. January is when it gets crowded,with a half on Saturday anda full on Sunday.

Thanks! I was hoping you guys would encourage me to go with the most fun option.

 

[MICKEY88]

ummm...I don't think so. I don't want to scream Easter egg. How about bright pink? Or any other color that's not white or black.

I can supply the graphic in any color, then you can get transfer paper, any color shirt and make your own..

 

[nurse.darcy]

Hey Darcy, do you live that close to the Park? Close enough to bike there?

I am sure there are bikers in the group who would say yes I live close enough to bike it. However, I feel that it is too far away for a bike ride. And you would have to take two major highways, the 192 and the 535 (not sure if you can take a bike on Osceola Parkway but if you could, that would be MUCH easier). By car it takes 15 minutes, depending on traffic. I haven't clocked the miles.

 

[Floydian]

I am sure there are bikers in the group who would say yes I live close enough to bike it. However, I feel that it is too far away for a bike ride. And you would have to take two major highways, the 192 and the 535 (not sure if you can take a bike on Osceola Parkway but if you could, that would be MUCH easier). By car it takes 15 minutes, depending on traffic. I haven't clocked the miles.

I wouldn't bike it from there. I do know that just getting from the Hess station by MK out to the I-4 / Nickelodeon Hotel area is about 7 miles itself, and there's lots of highway-type roads with no traffic lights, crosswalks, sidewalks, or bike lanes, and 50 mph speed limits.

 

[ctnurse]

Hopefully today won't be so busy Monday are usually crazy at work but add a nurse that calls out....I had a lot of trouble being social. I'm going to try harder today.

I want one of those tees but can you make it in a tank since I will be in WDW in August and it gets hot!

 

[MICKEY88]

Hopefully today won't be so busy Monday are usually crazy at work but add a nurse that calls out....I had a lot of trouble being social. I'm going to try harder today.

I want one of those tees but can you make it in a tank since I will be in WDW in August and it gets hot!

if you ask nicely I might even hand deliver it to Connecticut

 

[nurse.darcy]

ummm...I don't think so. I don't want to scream Easter egg. How about bright pink? Or any other color that's not white or black.

While yes, other colors are fine, the lime green Mickey Head is the official DISmeet color.

 

[Graeme]

Hello all! I've been waiting for three days now for these booty shaking pictures and I'm still waiting!!

How about bright pink? Or any other color that's not white or black.

That could work, if they got wet enough.

Yes, it is Graeme. . .he wants FRIENDS for that night. . .its May 3. . .

Friends, as in friendly drunken companions!! Not the kind of friend who'll tell me when I've had too much! JR's with carousing and raucous singing sounds good!

 

[MICKEY88]

While yes, other colors are fine, the lime green Mickey Head is the official DISmeet color.

tis true, but we are outcasts after all

 

[MICKEY88]

Ok bright pink shirt would definitely get you noticed..

 

[DCTooTall]

like I said before I got a 35,000 car for 14,000 by buying used, and it's not the kind of car someone would by for a kid..

credit unions are great for car loans

I'll have to see. I actually took a look on Ebay motors last night and found several NICE cars that started to approach my price range.....assuming I can get financing.


I also found my baby. A car virtually identical to my first car. (I had a white interior instead of the black in this one). a car that if I had the money, I'd buy in a heartbeat simply because I miss my first car so much.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966...5590006?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cb6d721f6

ummm...I don't think so. I don't want to scream Easter egg. How about bright pink? Or any other color that's not white or black.

I'm sure we could find something that would work for all party's involved.

Somehow I'm not surprised that someone who loves the place as much as me would choose option 3. It just seems greedy to plan two trips in 6 weeks... Besides, if you end up down there the same time I do, I don't want you to get tired of me.

1. It seems greedy to move down to Florida so you can be closer. So therefor it can't be greedy to only plan 2 trips in 6 weeks.

2. If it does seem greedy, so what? What's the point in being an adult if you can't occasionally be greedy and have some fun?


and it takes a LOT for me to get tired of someone. I doubt you could manage it in the span of a couple Disney trips.

Hello all! I've been waiting for three days now for these booty shaking pictures and I'm still waiting!!

I've been waiting closer to 3 months for the pictures/vids since their existance was first revealed.

 

[MICKEY88]

I'll have to see. I actually took a look on Ebay motors last night and found several NICE cars that started to approach my price range.....assuming I can get financing.


I also found my baby. A car virtually identical to my first car. (I had a white interior instead of the black in this one). a car that if I had the money, I'd buy in a heartbeat simply because I miss my first car so much.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1966...5590006?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cb6d721f6



I'm sure we could find something that would work for all party's involved.



1. It seems greedy to move down to Florida so you can be closer. So therefor it can't be greedy to only plan 2 trips in 6 weeks.

2. If it does seem greedy, so what? What's the point in being an adult if you can't occasionally be greedy and have some fun?


and it takes a LOT for me to get tired of someone. I doubt you could manage it in the span of a couple Disney trips.




I've been waiting closer to 3 months for the pictures/vids since their existance was first revealed.

get yourself a Hemi

why not let people pick their own color shirt, they'll all have the same graphic

or grey for the guys, hot pink for the wenches...umm I mean princesses