Stan Horwitz > wrote in news:stan-AC4D5D.11102901042006
@news.giganews.com:

> In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> jake > wrote in news:442e7a07$0$728$5fc3050
>> @dreader2.news.tiscali.nl:
>>
>> > elaine wrote:
>> >
>> >> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>> >>
>> >> What cheers you up?
>>
>>
>> I will test drive new cars. Just say I intend to pay cash, not lease.
>> It's amazing how fast you'll be in the driver's seat.
>>
>> Car row kinda/sorta knows me now but I've driven some of the
bitchinest
>> cars in the world. I have a route I always drive and pull into my
>> driveway then back to the dealer. Usually leaves the salesman visually
>> shaken.
>>
>> It's strange how often they don't want you to make left turns
(crossing
>> traffic). I need to know the car can turn left!!!
>>
>> Then "Let me sleep on it. Call me in the morning and make me an
offer."
>>
>> That cheers me up. At least once a month.
>
> Hah! You should meet my dad sometime! He's a big fan of test driving
> cars as a form of recreation. One night every month for many years, my
> dad and some of his buddies would go out for a guy's night out. My mom
> never cared. The boys would go test drive at least one car, then out to
> dinner and to a bar for a beer and to discuss politics, family, cars,
> etc. In all those years, I always remember my dad arriving home sober
> and happy! This is a fact for which I am forever grateful!


Stan, how long since those days?? Glad to bring back a fond memory!
Whether it trickled down is of no consequence. I'm betting your Pop and I
would get along great!



> My dad's interest in cars never filtered down to his two children. Both
> me and my sister view our cars as purely tools to get a job done. For
my
> dad, every car he owned was like a child to him. He used to buy a new
> car on the average of once every other year or two and he paid cash for
> every one, and the dealers in the area all knew him!


I've always paid cash too, but I tend to hold on to mine for long as it's
FUN, FAST and NIMBLE. If it loses an ounce of fun, I seriously commit to
new cars. I don't care about stereo, leather, etc., just performance and
comfort. Looks don't matter when I can leave 'em in the dust at the
green.

Still driving my chipped 1998 VW GTI/VR6. As much fun as the day I bought
it. "Silver Bullet".



> My avocation is photography, which I also thank my dad for. I have been
> an amateur photographer since I was a kid, maybe 30 years. In fact, the
> real reason why I am sitting at my computer now is to print a photo
that
> I want to frame and hang in my office that I shot several months ago in
> the park adjacent to where I live.
>
> Lately I also take great joy in hearing complementary comments from
> friends and colleagues about how good I look. I spent the last 20 years
> of my life as an overweight blob. I finally got serious about two
months
> ago and I have lost 20 pounds and I feel great. I have another 15 - 20
> pounds to lose. To achieve this, I have been doing a lot of exercise
and
> following the Weight Watchers' flex plan. In addition to other
exercise,
> I go to a yoga class about once a month. The yoga instructor, who is an
> astoundingly good looking woman told me last month that she thinks I am
> looking great! Too bad she's married, but it sure was a boost for my
ego!


Good luck on redcuing with WW. I have 35 lbs. to go. BTW, you've heard of
the the Nutrition Expo at the Convention center? May 23 (??). Free
bloodwook, free drugs (--JUST KIDDING--) and WW will no doubt be there in
force. I haven't read up much on it, just what catches my ears from the
TV morning news as I hunt for the CotD.

We should meet at the Reading Terminal Market (Torture Chamber for
reducers) at some point before, during or after the show and split a
pitcher of beer!??

Not that you or others who might want to join up and say "Hello" can't
beat your own drums if attending, of course.

All the best,

Andy

Peter A > wrote in news:MPG.1e985f761db382709896b3
@news-server.nc.rr.com:

> In article >, Andy <q> says...
>> I will test drive new cars. Just say I intend to pay cash, not lease.
>> It's amazing how fast you'll be in the driver's seat.
>>
>>
>
> But don't you feel bad again when you have to take it back?

NOPE.


> Anyway, dealers don't care if you pay cash or not. In fact they make
> more money if you finance, and if you lease they just sell the car to
> the leasing company instead of to you.


You better reread that paragraph! Tou obviously have never paid cash for
a car!

Andy

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:42:31 GMT, Ward Abbott wrote:

> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:33:42 -0500, "elaine" >
> wrote:
>
> >What cheers you up?
>
> seeing a post with out a silly tinypic URL

Curmudgeon!
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:18:48 -0500, limey wrote:

>
> "elaine" wrote
> >
> > What cheers you up?
> > Elaine
>
> A gorgeous day - blue sky, cool breeze, birds singing.
>
> Laughing with friends.
>
> Laughing and hugging DH.
>
> Getting hugs from my grandkids!
>
> Finding a favorite something that I had misplaced.
>
> Hearing from someone who moved away.
>
That pretty much sums up for me too. I remember the days when buying
new makeup, a new dress or a new pair of shoes (later, it was
housewares and cookbooks) really did make me feel better. I guess as
we get older, keeping the economy in motion isn't at the top of our
list anymore.... not that we've given up on it, by any means. It's
just that other things are more important to us these days.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

"sf" wrote in message

limey wrote:
>
>> "elaine" wrote
>> >
>> > What cheers you up?
>> > Elaine
>>
>> A gorgeous day - blue sky, cool breeze, birds singing.
>>
>> Laughing with friends.
>>
>> Laughing and hugging DH.
>>
>> Getting hugs from my grandkids!
>>
>> Finding a favorite something that I had misplaced.
>>
>> Hearing from someone who moved away.
>>
> That pretty much sums up for me too. I remember the days when buying
> new makeup, a new dress or a new pair of shoes (later, it was
> housewares and cookbooks) really did make me feel better. I guess as
> we get older, keeping the economy in motion isn't at the top of our
> list anymore.... not that we've given up on it, by any means. It's
> just that other things are more important to us these days.
> --
Right on, Barb.
Dora

Serene wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:28:57 GMT, The Bubbo >
> wrote:
>
>>elaine wrote:
>>> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>>>
>>> What cheers you up?
>>>
>>> http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>>>
>>> Elaine
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Judi Dench's underpants
>>http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=12222004
>
> You're a very strange person.
>
> serene

but an undeniably cheerful one!
and you KNOW you'd totally be cheered by Judi Dench's 3 pound underpants.
You'd see them and laugh.

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:41:06 GMT, The Bubbo >
wrote:

>Serene wrote:
>> On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:28:57 GMT, The Bubbo >

>>>Judi Dench's underpants
>>>http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=12222004
>>
>> You're a very strange person.
>>
>> serene
>
>but an undeniably cheerful one!

You always cheer *me*, I know that much.

>and you KNOW you'd totally be cheered by Judi Dench's 3 pound underpants.

To tell the truth, I wouldn't mind getting into Dame Judi's pants.

>You'd see them and laugh.

Heh.

serene

On Sat 01 Apr 2006 10:15:27a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

>
>>
>> It's a great feeling, isn't it? I joined Weight Watchers at the
>> beginning of January and have lost 35 pounds so far, but I had a lot
>> more weight to lose than you. Still, it's amazing how much better I
>> already feel and look, and people are definitely noticing. I don't do
>> exercise. Never have, never will. I see no point in doing something
>> you really hate. :-) Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬ _____________________
>
> m-i-l lived to 91 in good health (mind failure though last couple of
> years) until she fell to the floor one morning, heart attack. She
> detested exercise and doctors.

When it's my time to go, I hope it's quick like that. I pray that I don't
ever have a lingering illness.

> If f-i-l suggested she go to a doctor
> for something, she was in a snit for a long while. When I talked about
> exercising, she only smiled. FIL wears regularly over the past 10
> years a t-shirt (of 5 he bought) which says, "Walk for life," and never
> walked a day in his life until about 3 months ago (80 and has survived
> his 2 cancer bouts), so he's now walking around the apartments every now
> and then with cane or walker.

It's amazing what some people can go through and just keep on going. Good
for him!

> Congratulations on your 35#. Quite a feat! It won't be long (another
> 9 years) until you'll be the magic 70 where "they" say it doesn't matter
> a twit (or is that whit/wit) whether you exercise or not.

Thank you! I think I'll adopt that nine years earlier. :-)

> Lunch today: Portuguese-style Alaska Cod recipe from internet and rice.
> I seem to recall you don't like cod? Testing out the new electric
> skillet. Dee Dee

I like it fine if it's coated and fried. :-) But, then, that's true for
most fish. A new catfish restaurant opened quite near us and their fried
catfish is the best I've had outside of a Southern fish camp.

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

Serene wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:41:06 GMT, The Bubbo >
> wrote:
>
>>Serene wrote:
>>> On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:28:57 GMT, The Bubbo >
>
>>>>Judi Dench's underpants
>>>>http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=12222004
>>>
>>> You're a very strange person.
>>>
>>> serene
>>
>>but an undeniably cheerful one!
>
> You always cheer *me*, I know that much.
>
>>and you KNOW you'd totally be cheered by Judi Dench's 3 pound underpants.
>
> To tell the truth, I wouldn't mind getting into Dame Judi's pants.
>
>>You'd see them and laugh.
>
> Heh.
>
> serene

bit of advice...if you manage to get into Dame Judi's 3 pound underpants,
don't laugh. It's very upsetting to have someone laugh at your underpants and
kind of kills the mood.

If you must laugh, do something goofy to make her laugh as well, then you can
disguise your underpants laughter in something else and she'll be none the
wiser.

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

>> Lunch today: Portuguese-style Alaska Cod recipe from internet and rice.
>> I seem to recall you don't like cod? Testing out the new electric
>> skillet. Dee Dee
>
> I like it fine if it's coated and fried. :-) But, then, that's true for
> most fish. A new catfish restaurant opened quite near us and their fried
> catfish is the best I've had outside of a Southern fish camp.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬

As I've said before about catfish -- I can't get past the whiskers -- tee
hee.
Look at these Ohio River cats
http://www.catfishcountry.com/
Yikes!
Dee Dee

On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:57:45 GMT, The Bubbo >
wrote:

>bit of advice...if you manage to get into Dame Judi's 3 pound underpants,
>don't laugh. It's very upsetting to have someone laugh at your underpants and
>kind of kills the mood.

I laugh at my partner's underpants all the time. It's foreplay.

serene

In article >, Andy <q> says...
> >> I will test drive new cars. Just say I intend to pay cash, not lease.
> >> It's amazing how fast you'll be in the driver's seat.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > But don't you feel bad again when you have to take it back?
>
> NOPE.
>
>
> > Anyway, dealers don't care if you pay cash or not. In fact they make
> > more money if you finance, and if you lease they just sell the car to
> > the leasing company instead of to you.
>
>
> You better reread that paragraph! Tou obviously have never paid cash for
> a car!
>
>

I have paid cash for most of my cars. And guess what, the topic of how
you are paying doesn't even come up when you are doing a test drive -
unless someone thinks that announcing it will impress the salesman. I
did re-read the paragraph, it says exactly what I thought - that you
think announcing you will pay cash will get you in the driver's seat
faster.

--
Peter Aitken
Visit my recipe and kitchen myths pages at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm

On Sat 01 Apr 2006 03:00:26p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

>>> Lunch today: Portuguese-style Alaska Cod recipe from internet and
>>> rice. I seem to recall you don't like cod? Testing out the new
>>> electric skillet. Dee Dee
>>
>> I like it fine if it's coated and fried. :-) But, then, that's true
>> for most fish. A new catfish restaurant opened quite near us and their
>> fried catfish is the best I've had outside of a Southern fish camp.
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
>
> As I've said before about catfish -- I can't get past the whiskers --
> tee hee.

In the fish camps they serve small channel cats where a serving might be
3-4 fish. They're small and kinda cute, actually. The restaurant near us
serves perfect filets, from bigger fish certainly, but one never sees the
whole fish.

> Look at these Ohio River cats
> http://www.catfishcountry.com/
> Yikes!

Yegods, those are monstrous. I don't think I'd want to eat one of those
either! :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

On 1 Apr 2006 10:50:47 -0800, "aem" > wrote:

>elaine wrote:
>> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>>
>> What cheers you up?
>>
>Google says 24 authors have posted so far. I assume that the other few
>thousand of lurkers would answer, "Sex." -aem

Well, that's just a given. <EG>

Carol

Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
28.19...
> On Sat 01 Apr 2006 03:00:26p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
> Randall?
>
>>>> Lunch today: Portuguese-style Alaska Cod recipe from internet and
>>>> rice. I seem to recall you don't like cod? Testing out the new
>>>> electric skillet. Dee Dee
>>>
>>> I like it fine if it's coated and fried. :-) But, then, that's true
>>> for most fish. A new catfish restaurant opened quite near us and their
>>> fried catfish is the best I've had outside of a Southern fish camp.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
>>
>> As I've said before about catfish -- I can't get past the whiskers --
>> tee hee.
>
> In the fish camps they serve small channel cats where a serving might be
> 3-4 fish. They're small and kinda cute, actually. The restaurant near us
> serves perfect filets, from bigger fish certainly, but one never sees the
> whole fish.
>
>> Look at these Ohio River cats
>> http://www.catfishcountry.com/

Yikes. These cats are really ugly. Sort of like big river rats.

Thanks. But no thanks.............

Elaine

Serene wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:57:45 GMT, The Bubbo >
> wrote:
>
>>bit of advice...if you manage to get into Dame Judi's 3 pound underpants,
>>don't laugh. It's very upsetting to have someone laugh at your underpants
and
>>kind of kills the mood.
>
> I laugh at my partner's underpants all the time. It's foreplay.
>
> serene

yes, but this is Judi Dench we're talking about here. She takes her underpants
very seriously

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 01:09:20 GMT, The Bubbo >
wrote:

>Serene wrote:
>> On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:57:45 GMT, The Bubbo >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>bit of advice...if you manage to get into Dame Judi's 3 pound underpants,
>>>don't laugh. It's very upsetting to have someone laugh at your underpants
>and
>>>kind of kills the mood.
>>
>> I laugh at my partner's underpants all the time. It's foreplay.
>>
>> serene
>
>yes, but this is Judi Dench we're talking about here. She takes her underpants
>very seriously

Somehow, I doubt it.

serene, thinking of "As Time Goes By" and thinking that dame has a
sense of humor, but hey, I'll let you know if I ever get into her
pants

Serene wrote:

>
> serene, thinking of "As Time Goes By" and thinking that dame has a
> sense of humor, but hey, I'll let you know if I ever get into her
> pants

photos??

--
..:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!

On Sun, 02 Apr 2006 01:19:54 GMT, The Bubbo >
wrote:

>Serene wrote:
>
>>
>> serene, thinking of "As Time Goes By" and thinking that dame has a
>> sense of humor, but hey, I'll let you know if I ever get into her
>> pants
>
>photos??

Well, sure! She's awfully photogenic, don't you agree? And with her
hair short, I'd even say she's got a bit of a dykey look. :-)

serene

Miche wrote:
> In article >, "elaine"
> > wrote:
>
>> When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>>
>> What cheers you up?
>
> The Princess Bride.
>
"Have fun storming the castle!"

> And/or hot chocolate.
>
> Miche

Yeah, I have to agree with you Dave. I never did understand the
shopping thing either. I hate shopping! I don't see how they do it.
As for the shoe thing, that's just crazy! I don't even own tennis shoes
(because I won't go out and shop for them of course). No, I take that
back, I do have some, they are green (used to be white). I used them to
mow but now I don't have a lawn so needless to say I don't use them
anymore. I have a pair of dress boots for work, some regular jean
boots, a pair of sandles for dresses, and gotta have the flip-flops.
That's four! I have less than you! Ha! I have a very limited amount of
clothes in my closet also. I can hang everything and my man still takes
up more of the closet than I do. It just doesn't bother me. I guess I'm
just not very girly.
Anyway, to not saving money! Cheers!

~Katie

rosie wrote:
>
> elaine wrote:
> > When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
> >
> > What cheers you up?
> >
> > http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
> >
> > Elaine
>
> For me it is shopping ! Especially shoes.
> Rosie

Hmmm? I never could understand the shoe thing.
I hate wearing them and I hate shopping for them
even more.

Eating cheers me up. Unfortunately. ;-)

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

On Thu 06 Apr 2006 12:53:25p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jj - rfc?

> One time on Usenet, Kate Connally > said:
>> rosie wrote:
>> >
>> > elaine wrote:
>> > > When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>> > >
>> > > What cheers you up?
>> > >
>> > > http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>> > >
>> > > Elaine
>> >
>> > For me it is shopping ! Especially shoes.
>> > Rosie
>>
>> Hmmm? I never could understand the shoe thing.
>> I hate wearing them and I hate shopping for them even more.
>
> Same here! I only wear them when I must. I like being barefoot.
>
>> Eating cheers me up. Unfortunately. ;-)
>
> Yeah, I'm trying to overcome that, though...
>

If you give up eating, you may not live too long. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

On Thu 06 Apr 2006 01:07:40p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jj - rfc?

> One time on Usenet, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com>
> said:
>> On Thu 06 Apr 2006 12:53:25p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jj -
>> rfc?
>>
>> > One time on Usenet, Kate Connally > said:
>> >> rosie wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > elaine wrote:
>> >> > > When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > What cheers you up?
>> >> > >
>> >> > > http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Elaine
>> >> >
>> >> > For me it is shopping ! Especially shoes.
>> >> > Rosie
>> >>
>> >> Hmmm? I never could understand the shoe thing.
>> >> I hate wearing them and I hate shopping for them even more.
>> >
>> > Same here! I only wear them when I must. I like being barefoot.
>> >
>> >> Eating cheers me up. Unfortunately. ;-)
>> >
>> > Yeah, I'm trying to overcome that, though...
>> >
>>
>> If you give up eating, you may not live too long. :-)
>
> Heh! I mean the eating because it cheers me up part -- I'm learning to
> look at food as fuel...
>

Oh, I know, I was just kiddin' ya. My eating has changed a lot since
early January when I joined Weight Watchers. Eating correctly and for the
right reasons is a huge learning process.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!

One time on Usenet, Kate Connally > said:
> rosie wrote:
> >
> > elaine wrote:
> > > When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
> > >
> > > What cheers you up?
> > >
> > > http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
> > >
> > > Elaine
> >
> > For me it is shopping ! Especially shoes.
> > Rosie
>
> Hmmm? I never could understand the shoe thing.
> I hate wearing them and I hate shopping for them
> even more.

Same here! I only wear them when I must. I like being barefoot.

> Eating cheers me up. Unfortunately. ;-)

Yeah, I'm trying to overcome that, though...

--
jj - rfc (Jani) in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

One time on Usenet, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> said:
> On Thu 06 Apr 2006 12:53:25p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jj - rfc?
>
> > One time on Usenet, Kate Connally > said:
> >> rosie wrote:
> >> >
> >> > elaine wrote:
> >> > > When I'm depressed, I buy plates.
> >> > >
> >> > > What cheers you up?
> >> > >
> >> > > http://i2.tinypic.com/solb1y.jpg
> >> > >
> >> > > Elaine
> >> >
> >> > For me it is shopping ! Especially shoes.
> >> > Rosie
> >>
> >> Hmmm? I never could understand the shoe thing.
> >> I hate wearing them and I hate shopping for them even more.
> >
> > Same here! I only wear them when I must. I like being barefoot.
> >
> >> Eating cheers me up. Unfortunately. ;-)
> >
> > Yeah, I'm trying to overcome that, though...
> >
>
> If you give up eating, you may not live too long. :-)

Heh! I mean the eating because it cheers me up part -- I'm learning to
look at food as fuel...

--
jj - rfc (Jani) in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~