the key question, I think, is where did you attend public school. Mind you, I personally attended private school as a kid and public school as a teen, and I went homeschooling with my kids, after a few rounds of public school.
On 10/6/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I never understood the whole private school thing. Can someone give me a > reasonable explanation why we need them? Maybe I am naïve since I never > attended a private school. > > Bruce > > -----Original Message----- > From: Zaphod Beeblebrox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 5:59 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: This is killing me! > > The realization that we can't afford private school for all 3 kids at > our current spending level has hit hard. I've decided, among other > things, is that I don't really need to be driving my big truck with a > $500 payment and a $300 fuel bill each month. > > I'm gonna swallow my pride and get something smaller and more > economical. And even though the Kawasaki Ninja 250R gets 70 mpg, my > wife won't allow it :). So now I'm debating what to get. I drive > around 28k a year pretty much back and forth to work with a commute > time of 2 hours total on a good day. Bad days 3 to 4 hours. > > I've been looking at used jetta tdi's in the 12k range which > corresponds with mileage around 100k. They get somewhere between 40 > and 50 mpg and are especially good with highway mileage (I drive about > 95% highway) > > I've also been looking at used prius's since new ones are around $27k, > but I'm just not sure how long the batteries will last before needing > to be replaced. > > Thirdly, there's the ultra cheap new cars, Kia Rio, Hyundai Accent, > etc. It'd be nice to get something with a long warranty, I'm just not > sure I'd like driving these this much. > > Sometimes I wish I didn't love my girls as much as I do :) > > zB > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:243742 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
