BUILD A HOME & RENT IT OR BUY OIL STOCKS, SAVE SOME $$ & THEN BECOME AN OWNER!
wITH PROFITS IF U CHOOSE TO MAKE THEM BE HAPPY IN THE DOME!
ENJOY THE RIDE & BE MORE HAPPY & POSITIVE LOOK 4 THE SUN & THE PROFITS
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard J. Williams <pundits...@gmail.com>
To: FairfieldLife <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Dec 6, 2013 7:38 pm
Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] The Rent is Too Damn High!
Today we went to the grocery store to get a few things and return about a
hundred plastic bags. In the parking lot I turned left to find a parking
slot and there was this yahoo in a big truck heading toward me, GOING THE
WRONG WAY, driving a Ford F-350 with dual wheels on back.
At first I said "You **fukin **#@*&^^!!!#@&*%$#%@ SOB!
Then, I realized the poor guy was not only real dumb and half blind
and confused, but he was probably driving the only vehicle he owned and
paying $600 a month in payments, just to go get a six-pack of beer and a
carton of cigarettes at the store. Go figure.
So then, in the Christmas spirit, I said: you **fukin
**#@*&^^!!!#@&*%$#%@ poor bastard!" and backed up, causing a traffic jam
in front of the store.
Then, on the way home at a stop light, a guy dressed in overalls
with a styrofoam cup in his hand tried to hit us up for some spare
change. So, still in the Christmas spirit, I rolled down the window and
said real nice: "We don't have any cash - we're living on credit cards.
Sorry we can't donate anything - I know it looks like I'm rich because I'm
driving a shiny new car, but this where all our money is going, just so we
can get to the store to buy some beer and a few canned goods!" LoL!
When we got home, the Salvation Army called on the telephone to ask
if we could donate anything and to leave it on the front porch FRIDAY THE
13th. You can't make this stuff up!
The rent is too damn high!
On 12/6/2013 3:10 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
I used to change the oil myself on my '77 Subaru wagon. But it is
a messy job and required a custom oil filter. Current oil changes
at the local shop up the street who now do my Subaru maintenance
is $40. How much time depends on how busy they are but
the longest wait would be about an hour. I watch the oil to see
how dirty it is. However I have yet to reach the miles they put
on the sticker a year ago. Everything I need is a short trip
around here so I don't rack up miles and they always kid me about
all the driving I do.
I heard a report the other day on why car prices have
exceeded inflation over the years and the bottom line was......
you got it... profit. Adding air bags do not add much to the
price though companies use safety features as a reason. In 1973 I
bought a new Datsun wagon for a mere $1800. I put the figure for
my '77 Subaru wagon in an inflation calculator and my $2800 '77
should only cost around $11K these days adjusted for inflation.
OTOH, the other day I ordered a new keyless remote for the
'98 Subaru since the second of the original pair was
beginning to fall apart. A few years back I looked online and
found that the price for a remote was around $70. This time I
found one online for my year and model for only $15 including
shipping. It was easy to setup and works great.
On 12/06/2013 11:40 AM, Richard Williams wrote:
Our car dealer says we should be changing the oil in our new
car every 3,000 miles, in order to insure the warranty. We
can do this by driving out to the dealership, waiting in
line, and either leaving the car, or wait in the waiting
room, and then pay $55. It usually takes more than an hour,
if you get there real early during the week.
The last time I had the oil changed at 10,000 miles, I took
the car to Jiffy Lube - it took only about twenty minutes
and I paid them $65. They talked me into getting synthetic
oil - Royal Purple. They tried to sell me an air filter for
$18 - but I declined.
According to Click & Clack, The Tappit Brothers, you can go
over 6,000 miles between oil changes. I've always been fond
of Texaco oil. I get almost all of my oil from either
Spindletop or from the Permian Basin. Dad goes 5,000,
because it's easy to remember the numbers. One guy, a car
mechanic, once told me that oil never breaks down - all you
have to do is change the oil filter and add a quart
of oil. Go figure.
So, this time I took the car to Pep Boys for the oil change:
$19.95 for Pennzoil, with a discount coupon, and half an
hour waiting. And, I bought my own filter for $12.95 and put
it on myself.
The rent is too damn high!
