Big Ugly Cars
More and more people these days are thinking of buying smaller cars because of gas prices. But my question is, didn't they realize that even before the hike in gas prices they were wasting money on their big ugly cars?
posted by Bridget @ 8:58 PM
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It must be hard to be Miss Perfect. What's with all the negativity in your postings?
Of all the posts on the main page of my blog, only three can be considered negative (I'm being very liberal in my definition of negative because I'm counting the post about our trip to the states where I made fun of the customs agents as being negative). That hardly sounds like a lot of negativity. Next time I'll blog about unicorns and pretty pretty flowers, okay? It's funny that average joe would criticize me for being negative in a comment that is far more negative than my post.
Obviously average joe is not someone who actually knows me personally because he would know that I am not a negative person and that I don't think I am perfect. He would also know what I think of anonymous commentors (anyway he's not as anonymous as he thinks).
Apparently average joe is not so average because he would not be driving an big (=expensive), ugly car. I'm assuming he drives a big ugly car because if he didn't my blog post wouldn't have pissed him off so much.
I drive a Festiva. It is not big, but some might say it's ugly... eep.
Bridget, I can't wait to read your post about unicorns...!
gasoline tastes like chocolate milk and lead paint.
Big ugly cars are sometimes necessary when hauling around.. say.. a couch.
A smart car would not be able to haul around a couch, but couches are necessary unless you enjoy the lifestyle of milk carton chairs.
But to own a big car just for an event that happens maybe every five to ten years isn't very cost effective. Or something that happens a few times a year even. You can have the store deliver it or rent a larger vehicle to transport it.
Not cost effective or environmmentally friendly.
but if you own a big car you can probably afford a new couch every week! Besides, what else would you use as food for your unicorns?
They only eat imported italian couches. sheesh. everyone knows that.. except maybe average jane, who is a little too plain me thinks :D
I drive a Hummer and love it love it love it!
anonymous = average joe
I say the same thing about people who comment anonymously as I do about people who drive hummers. Anonymous/Average joe already knows what I say about them because of a post on my old blog.
If you don't like anonymous comments then why do you allow them? You don't know me personally so what does it matter what my identity is? And if you think you do, then so what, its your blog so you can make changes as you like. I just find it funny that I can obviously create a lot of activity on your blog when I comment. You should be happy since you don't seem to get a lot of comments otherwise. And BTW, I don't have a car, I just enjoy making random comments to create interesting reactions since it seems to work.
I see again that you don't like it when your identity is revealed.
You don't know me personally, so why do you keep commenting on my blog? What kind of personality disorder do you suffer from that requires you to keep coming back to my blog and stirring up trouble?
Idiocy always generates a lot of comments on my blog. I can think of one example from my old blog where somebody commented because they thought myself and others were criticizing people who weren't in school and were working when that was nowhere close to what we were saying. That juvenile comment generated a lot of comments.
75% of my blog posts on my temporary blog has at least one comment. On my old blog the percentage is higher and there was even one blog post with over 60 comments and not one of them was from you.
By the way, going to my blog through a google search doesn't hide your identity.
Get a life. Don't you have a trip to take or something?
I don't think commenting solely to instigate a reaction through the use of sarcasm and snide comments is very respectable... This particular arguement is interesting and worth commenting on, but there's no need to be rude to undermine someone's position or beliefs. Antagonising the people you're engaged in debate with weakens your point.
I'm likely just as rigid in my opinions of moderated consumption as an advocate of driving his/her truck or SUV is. I think there's a large problem with the impact on our planet not being factored into the cost of commodities.
We pass the buck and expect someone else to pay for the environmental footprint we leave behind. By disregarding the problem at the consumer level, we make it easier for politicians and CEOs to sacrifice our environment under the guise of saving our hard-earned money (convenient, huh?).
When I'm standing on the platform of University station here in Calgary during morning rush hour and I look out at the clogged, three-laned traffic on Crowchild Trail, I wonder why people drive (alone, for the most part), only to pay for gas and ridiculous parking, when it's just as fast to take the train into the city centre. Not only would we be less reliant on gasoline and save money, we would reduce our impact on the environment significantly. I agree there are inefficiencies with public transit and there are plenty of times when I will choose drive, but I feel that it's my responsibility to waste as little as possible. And when I do drive, I think about using my trip efficiently, say to take the recycling in on the way to destination X. That's why I'm offended by those who aren't concerned by the effect of their actions on society and the planet. It just happens that SUV and truck drivers are more representative of this group of people.
more unicorns, less haters
This reminds me of an interesting debate in a recent South Park episode. Al Gore was informing the children about the dangers of Man-Bear-Pig who Gore claims is 50% Man, 50% Bear, and 50% Pig.
The boys were discussing weather the creature is a Man/Bear-Pig, a Pig/Man-Bear, or a Bear/Man-Pig. That is which creature type contributes 50%, implying that the other 50% must be a hybrid of the remaining creatures. Cartman says that Man-Bear-Pig is half Man half Bear and half Pig, to which Stan replies "that doesn't make any sense".
You see Gore is on a crusade against Man-Bear-Pig, who threatens the lives of the citizens of the world (read U.S.A), but it doesn't make any sense. The numbers don't add up, and the story is altogether unconvincing.
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