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Posted by Joan E. on May 15, 2007, 4:51 pm
Got this from my sister:
I went into the gas station today and asked for five dollars worth of
gas.
The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.
Joan
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Posted by ellice on May 15, 2007, 5:08 pm
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> Got this from my sister:
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> I went into the gas station today and asked for five dollars worth of
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> The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.
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> Joan
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Sadly I am afraid this is coming close to truth. I can't wait to start
working so that we can a- refi the house and b- buy a new hybrid vehicle
ellice
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Posted by Becky A on May 15, 2007, 6:00 pm
ellice wrote:
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>> Got this from my sister:
>> I went into the gas station today and asked for five dollars worth of
>> gas.
>> The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.
>> Joan
> Sadly I am afraid this is coming close to truth. I can't wait to start
> working so that we can a- refi the house and b- buy a new hybrid vehicle
>
> ellice
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Amen. We just bought a new car to replace the one we totaled. It's
rather annoying that most of the hybrids on the market over here in
Norway are teeny-tiny little buzzy things that quite literally look like
meter-maid or clown cars. Otherwise, we'd have seriously considered one.
It's impossible to look dignified in one of those...or carry groceries.
Becky
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on May 15, 2007, 7:08 pm
On 5/15/07 6:00 PM, in article icGdnXjloaL7sdfbRVnzvAA@telenor.com, "Becky
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> ellice wrote:
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>>> Got this from my sister:
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>>> I went into the gas station today and asked for five dollars worth of
>>> gas.
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>>> The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.
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>>> Joan
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>> Sadly I am afraid this is coming close to truth. I can't wait to start
>> working so that we can a- refi the house and b- buy a new hybrid vehicle
>>
>> ellice
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> Amen. We just bought a new car to replace the one we totaled. It's
> rather annoying that most of the hybrids on the market over here in
> Norway are teeny-tiny little buzzy things that quite literally look like
> meter-maid or clown cars. Otherwise, we'd have seriously considered one.
>
> It's impossible to look dignified in one of those...or carry groceries.
> Becky
Hey Becky, which are you more worried about? LOL. We've talked about a
hybrid and have decided for it to work the prices have to come down a lot.
C
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Posted by Becky A on May 15, 2007, 9:18 pm
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
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> On 5/15/07 6:00 PM, in article icGdnXjloaL7sdfbRVnzvAA@telenor.com, "Becky
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>> ellice wrote:
>>>> Got this from my sister:
>>>> I went into the gas station today and asked for five dollars worth of
>>>> gas.
>>>> The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.
>>>> Joan
>>> Sadly I am afraid this is coming close to truth. I can't wait to start
>>> working so that we can a- refi the house and b- buy a new hybrid vehicle
>>> ellice
>> Amen. We just bought a new car to replace the one we totaled. It's
>> rather annoying that most of the hybrids on the market over here in
>> Norway are teeny-tiny little buzzy things that quite literally look like
>> meter-maid or clown cars. Otherwise, we'd have seriously considered one.
>> It's impossible to look dignified in one of those...or carry groceries.
>> Becky
> Hey Becky, which are you more worried about? LOL. We've talked about a
> hybrid and have decided for it to work the prices have to come down a lot.
>
> C
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Given that we're thinking about starting a family in the foreseeable
future...the main criteria was "can it fit a pram in the back?" and "how
about a 'Sweden-sized' load of groceries too?". So, we ended up with a
low-mileage used station wagon.
The prices on cars in Norway are insane to begin with, so the hybrids
were utterly out of reach. Think of how much a new car costs in the US,
multiply by two...then add taxes based on the weight of the car, taxes
based on engine size, an 'end-of-life' deposit, a punitive car
registration fee...and THEN figure in the sales tax (VAT). Yes, we
literally had to pay taxes on the taxes.
I'm hoping that by the time we're due for the next car, whatever
children we have will be old enough that we won't be hauling their crap
all over...and we can seriously entertain the idea of a hybrid car.
Prices will probably have come down significantly by then.
As far as looking dignified...I've seen more than one tiny three-wheeled
electric car in Oslo. It's impossible to look dignified in one of
those. But...I can see it being very handy in the tiny, meandering side
streets.
Looks like a toy from a happy meal...
Becky A.
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> I went into the gas station today and asked for five dollars worth of
> gas.
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> The clerk farted and gave me a receipt.
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> Joan
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