witty_screen_name:

Workspace and parts. Wish me luck, I'm going in...

:Gets comfy, cups chin, waits for it...:

Workspace and parts. Wish me luck, I'm going in...

Garage door opener installation made stupid.

HOBO:

wolfer:

hobo: this is win! All other secret Santa gifts are fail. Sorry to my secret Santa recipient. Not even close to this awesomeness!

You can viking fuk now. Awesome!

I am heading out to rape and pillage tonight. Mostly rape.

You're welcome, bobo. Believe it or not, I spent about $11.50 on that -for a 100' roll of wire for the chainmaille and a box of nails for the rivets. (If I charged for time, it might've been just a wee bit more.) You're wearing a small portion of the scrap pieces I have laying around the garage.

I had a ball putting it together. I'll have to make another one so that I can really take my time on it. (More fur, celtic knots, etc.)

To everyone else: Don't feel left out kiddies. I've got a little something brewing.

Edit: Straightened up the pic. (That was really bugging me for some reason.)

_{On 2010-11-27 at 19:10:47, spankerchief asked to smell your meep}

hobo:

this is win! All other secret Santa gifts are fail. Sorry to my secret Santa recipient. Not even close to this awesomeness!

Speechless

wolfer:

hobo:

this is win! All other secret Santa gifts are fail. Sorry to my secret Santa recipient. Not even close to this awesomeness!

You can viking fuk now. Awesome!

I am heading out to rape and pillage tonight. Mostly rape.

hobo:

this is win! All other secret Santa gifts are fail. Sorry to my secret Santa recipient. Not even close to this awesomeness!

You can viking fuk now. Awesome!

vasudeva: HOLY, meepING, meep.

holy meeping meep is right! Thank so much Spankerchief!

HOLY, meepING, meep.

this is win! All other secret Santa gifts are fail. Sorry to my secret Santa recipient. Not even close to this awesomeness!

back view

best gift evar!

lots of packing material

lots of packing material

secret Santa

guess what was on the plate for Thanksgiving?

I was lucky, mine were both two weeks late, no NICU for me. They both came home inside three days, and are still late for everything 'cos they won't get out of bed. They are now 12 and 13 years old.

Congrats man, the fun starts now ( and it IS fun).

GrapeApe: I agree with you 100%, but they keep cautioning us that since he is 6 weeks preemie we need to keep everything meep and span for at least 6 weeks. Little guy is a fighter though, we are going to get to take him home this weekend if all goes well. They originaly said he would be in NICU for 4-5 weeks.

our little rugrat was 8 weeks prem, expected 2 months in nicu, was out in 2 weeks, sounds similar to your guy. congrats

GrapeApe:

Wotak:

Phlebas:

grapeape:

Ahh... Memories. Thanks for not doing this in a microwave.

You dummies. Germs are good. Germs make our precious, little monster-children grow bigger, stronger, faster. Don't boil those sweet, sweet, blessed germs away like common heathens.

Besides, the little meepers will defy your every effort by putting EVERYTHING THEY CAN PICK UP into their mouths by the time they are 24 months old. Go ahead. Boil EVERYTHING THEY CAN PICK UP, dummies.

(Don't forget the little plastic plugs for the electric outlets and those retarded locks for every cupboard door in the kitchen. Oh, and a helmet: you can't possibly soften every edge of your home to protect their spongy heads. You can only be a 'responsible' parent if you put a helmet on that child the second their born and keep it there until they graduate first grade.)

I agree with you 100%, but they keep cautioning us that since he is 6 weeks preemie we need to keep everything meep and span for at least 6 weeks. Little guy is a fighter though, we are going to get to take him home this weekend if all goes well. They originaly said he would be in NICU for 4-5 weeks.

This is great news. You and your wife have created a child stronger than most and obviously eager to just get started Living... Next, he'll be kicking your meep, so you've got that to look forward to :)

Wotak:

Phlebas:

grapeape:

Ahh... Memories. Thanks for not doing this in a microwave.

You dummies. Germs are good. Germs make our precious, little monster-children grow bigger, stronger, faster. Don't boil those sweet, sweet, blessed germs away like common heathens.

Besides, the little meepers will defy your every effort by putting EVERYTHING THEY CAN PICK UP into their mouths by the time they are 24 months old. Go ahead. Boil EVERYTHING THEY CAN PICK UP, dummies.

(Don't forget the little plastic plugs for the electric outlets and those retarded locks for every cupboard door in the kitchen. Oh, and a helmet: you can't possibly soften every edge of your home to protect their spongy heads. You can only be a 'responsible' parent if you put a helmet on that child the second their born and keep it there until they graduate first grade.)

I agree with you 100%, but they keep cautioning us that since he is 6 weeks preemie we need to keep everything meep and span for at least 6 weeks. Little guy is a fighter though, we are going to get to take him home this weekend if all goes well. They originaly said he would be in NICU for 4-5 weeks.

Stay away from the Korean meep.

My Jeep is the smaller one, called the Patriot here, and it is the diesel version with the six-speed stick shift. meep near 40mpg, at 60+mph, with the A/C running and a full load of kids and meep. It will accelerate from 35mph in top gear without a problem, and you can pass a semi at 60 without changing down, even fully loaded. Not bad for a 2 liter ( the turbo helps). What no-one here seems to have mentioned is that only the body-work is now a Chrysler product. ALL the running gear, on all the Chrysler range, is now sourced from VW. Think latest Golf etc. How the meep can you go wrong with a meeping VW?

this dog keeps jumping on p-nis

Being a Jeep owner, I thought I might weigh in here. I have owned 3 Wranglers and a CJ7. The CJ was given to me by an uncle and had over 150k miles on it when it was given to me in 1987. I drove that until 1995 when I bought a 1995 Wrangler. Never had a problem with one single component and eventually sold it to a family friend when I moved to Europe in 2001. A few years later I bought a 2004 Wrangler Unlimited (the longer one) and I loved that thing until I drove it into a wall totaling it. I currently own a 2006 Wrangler Unlimited and haven't had any problems with it whatsoever. I have lifted and put larger tires on all of my Jeeps and drove the first two hard. The Unlimiteds have been driven more moderately and only see highways and easy trails. I like the looks of the current stock of Wranglers but have heard negative talk about the power of the engines, but I have no experience with them at all. You can find very decent deals on pre 2007 Wranglers and I definitely recommend the extra room of the Unlimited....

_{On 2010-11-24 at 13:35:29, skotsour asked to smell your meep}

LOki:Three words: Brass meep Wagon.

meepbox: They don't call them "heaps" for nothing.

nocal: CHRYSLER.

Ok tks for facts gisssse

Nocal: just let that meep sink in for a moment. dead last in initial quality, and i'll be damned if it isn't obvious when you drive one

I've driven two Jeeps, and I still can't even guess how I'm supposed to be identifying with any of this. I think if I were rolling around in consumer agony for the past couple years, I'd have detected it at some point. I got this thing at the end of its life, too.

meepbox: If you've got a 15k budget you should go for a nice used 4runner or Landcrusier, or if you feel like really ballin' get a used Lexus LX470.

I'd love a 4runner, but they seem to be priced a lot higher here. I'm seeing 20k dealer for meep with 100k miles on it.

Vas, I;; let you use my Consumer Reports login if you wish but for meeps sake but please don't buy another Chrysler.

This would be meep, thanks.

Wow, I've never known anyone to buy and then enjoy a Jeep. They don't call them "heaps" for nothing. My ex had a CJ7 and the thing was awesome, when it wasn't a broken down piece of meep as it was most of the time.

If you've got a 15k budget you should go for a nice used 4runner or Landcrusier, or if you feel like really ballin' get a used Lexus LX470.

If you really want to buy American go with a Ford Escape or Explorer(Exploder).

Vas, I;; let you use my Consumer Reports login if you wish but for meeps sake but please don't buy another Chrysler.

jesus christ, vas. every time i think you're a smart guy, you prove yourself to be a repeat chrysler buyer.

CHRYSLER.

just let that meep sink in for a moment. dead last in initial quality, and i'll be damned if it isn't obvious when you drive one.

kia/hyundai is by far the best deal in america right now. one of those from the past three years is about equivalent to where toyota was in the early 90s. ford has also gone waaay up in quality, believe it or not. honda is usually solid, in the sense that their cars will be sorta meepty for 200k miles, but you pay "the honda tax." toyota, despite recalls, is still good, but even pricier than honda.

sugarslim:

vasudeva:

sugarslim: What the meep does Chrysler have to do with tires?

There is that, but if negroes are interested in discussing Jeep, I'm listening, cause this old meep is about to die some day not far from now and I'll have to buy something new, and it may well be another Jeep, unless I find compelling reasons not to. I've loved driving it.

EDIT: I suppose this day might as well be today, since my 15-year-old transmission has decided to meep itself to death.

Now looking for something SUV-ishly high up off the road for under $15k. Am eyeballing a Wrangler. Talk some sense into me before I go American.

_{On 2010-11-23 at 23:41:00, vasudeva asked to smell your meep}

Whatever you get, insist on a manual transmission. The four door Wrangler Unlimited is significantly less barbie than the traditional 'haay i just got my first salaried job, yaaah' micro truck. Be a man get this

The Scout was my first ever car, good luck finding one.

The Toyota Landcruisers are unkillable, but jeep is always a safe bet.

vasudeva:

sugarslim: What the meep does Chrysler have to do with tires?

There is that, but if negroes are interested in discussing Jeep, I'm listening, cause this old meep is about to die some day not far from now and I'll have to buy something new, and it may well be another Jeep, unless I find compelling reasons not to. I've loved driving it.

EDIT: I suppose this day might as well be today, since my 15-year-old transmission has decided to meep itself to death.

Now looking for something SUV-ishly high up off the road for under $15k. Am eyeballing a Wrangler. Talk some sense into me before I go American.

_{On 2010-11-23 at 23:41:00, vasudeva asked to smell your meep}

Whatever you get, insist on a manual transmission. The four door Wrangler Unlimited is significantly less barbie than the traditional 'haay i just got my first salaried job, yaaah' micro truck. Be a man get this

Phlebas:

grapeape:

Ahh... Memories. Thanks for not doing this in a microwave.

You dummies. Germs are good. Germs make our precious, little monster-children grow bigger, stronger, faster. Don't boil those sweet, sweet, blessed germs away like common heathens.

Besides, the little meepers will defy your every effort by putting EVERYTHING THEY CAN PICK UP into their mouths by the time they are 24 months old. Go ahead. Boil EVERYTHING THEY CAN PICK UP, dummies.

(Don't forget the little plastic plugs for the electric outlets and those retarded locks for every cupboard door in the kitchen. Oh, and a helmet: you can't possibly soften every edge of your home to protect their spongy heads. You can only be a 'responsible' parent if you put a helmet on that child the second their born and keep it there until they graduate first grade.)

grapeape:

Ahh... Memories. Thanks for not doing this in a microwave.

EDIT: I suppose this day might as well be today, since my 15-year-old transmission has decided to meep itself to death.

Gahtdamn, when it rains... We've been really happy with our Toyota RAV-4. The only problems came from Toyota's weird policy to do all major modifications at the dealer (actually at a contracted mod shop, in our experience) that led to a few arguments, but they eventually did us a square. From what I've seen, you can get a 2006 to 2008 in the price-range you're looking at. Just make sure you get the 6 cylinder. The 4 won't get you out of the way of meep, but the 6 is the same engine they put in the Avalon (their "flagship") and has 289 HP and gets around 23 to 29 MPG unmodified.

_{On 2010-11-24 at 04:29:39, Phlebas asked to smell your meep}

vasudeva: Am eyeballing a Wrangler. Talk some sense into me before I go American.

Three words: Brass meep Wagon.

vasudeva:

ghostrider: Perhaps you can set aside your vast LS income for a few months and get a Land Rover :D

Yes, perfect. I recall paying $200 a headlight for an 86 Rover... in 2000. From the manufacturer. (If I could afford it, though, I'd do it again.)

TSC is yer friend here. Remember this.

I bet there are a meepload of late model Explorers (2007 - 2009) just littering dealer lots. With the v6, you probably will get around 18 mpg, 21 highway if you drive like an old person. Lead foot = 15 / 17.

Just saying, since they were oversold pre-crash to people who have since lost their jobs. I swear the number of Explorers on the road has dropped by 50% or more since 2008.

vasudeva:

ghostrider: Perhaps you can set aside your vast LS income for a few months and get a Land Rover :D

Yes, perfect. I recall paying $200 a headlight for an 86 Rover... in 2000. From the manufacturer. (If I could afford it, though, I'd do it again.)

ghostrider: Perhaps you can set aside your vast LS income for a few months and get a Land Rover :D

Yes, perfect. I recall paying $200 a headlight for an 86 Rover... in 2000. From the manufacturer. (If I could afford it, though, I'd do it again.)

Go for it. My only personal experience is with a '48 Willy's with a straight 6 I drove around for a few months when I was 18, but I know plenty of folks now that have them modern Jeeps, and nobody is sorry for their decision. Perhaps you can set aside your vast LS income for a few months and get a Land Rover :D

/my 2

sugarslim: What the meep does Chrysler have to do with tires?

There is that, but if negroes are interested in discussing Jeep, I'm listening, cause this old meep is about to die some day not far from now and I'll have to buy something new, and it may well be another Jeep, unless I find compelling reasons not to. I've loved driving it.

EDIT: I suppose this day might as well be today, since my 15-year-old transmission has decided to meep itself to death.

Now looking for something SUV-ishly high up off the road for under $15k. Am eyeballing a Wrangler. Talk some sense into me before I go American.

_{On 2010-11-23 at 23:41:00, vasudeva asked to smell your meep}

I think it is clear that if you didn't have a Chrysler your tires would have been totally fine...

I don't know much about the Jeep arm of Chrysler, since they were bought out in the late 80s. My family owned several Wagoneers from the mid-70s to the early 80s. They were well made 4WDs. Quite sturdy and reliable. My experience really does focus on Chrysler's attempts at turbo-fitted vehicles, so that may not be a good cross section of their entire line. The Sebring fiasco is what turned me off from Chrysler for good. FWIW, I have owned twelve different vehicles in the past twenty years. Most were Fords, and although everyone used to write off Ford as garbage, I have had really good luck with them.

dragonstaff: I have a 2008 Jeep, and it is one of the best vehicles I have ever owned. (The current tally is well over seventy cars/trucks in thirty years). I have done just on 100,000 miles in it in two and a half years, and have not had it back in the shop once, other than for servicing MOPAR RULES!