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Ouch

addlepated — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 03:24:56 +0000

Battle 1978 Chevy truck vs. 2005 Prius. Guess who won.

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Serendipity

addlepated — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 23:48:13 +0000

Sometimes the strangest things happen.

We bought the Prius in April and have been planning on selling the Jeep since then. Never got around to putting a sign in the window or anything. Today out of the blue, while the rest of the family was at the store, a guy rang the bell and asked if we would consider selling him our Cherokee. I got his name and number for hub.

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Prius geekus

addlepated — Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:10:10 +0000

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Good and bad

addlepated — Sat, 23 Apr 2005 21:35:11 +0000

Good: Went to Scarborough Faire today, and the kids had a ball.
Bad: It’s smaller and not nearly as fun as Texas Renaissance Festival.
Good: The Prius averaged 45.5 MPG for this tank of gas.
Bad: I had a stomach bug at the festival today and spent more time in the privy than anywhere else.
Good: The kind medic at the gate gave me 4 Pepto Bismol tablets.
Bad: One of the workers at the festival started telling a kid in line in front of us how we could all learn a lesson from Robin Hood, who stole from the rich and gave to the poor (what lesson? didn’t they try that in the USSR? and it failed miserably?)
Good: I think I startled said worker with my “From my cold, dead, manicured hands” shirt… he was so flustered he gave me back too much change, which I promptly told him and gave him three more dollars.
Bad: My firewire charger for my iPod is broken, and radio between here and Dallas sucks.
Good: We stopped at the Czech Stop on the way home and picked up a ton of kolaches.
Bad: I am going to gain 20 pounds from the ton of kolaches.

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MPGee Whiz

addlepated — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:10:07 +0000

First 100 miles in the Prius, city driving. 45.6 MPG. About four times what we get in the Suburban!

I’m thinking about getting ceramic window tint on the windows – it doesn’t interfere with cell phone or GPS signals like the metallic film does, and it has a “No Fault” guarantee, meaning if you gouge it by accident, they will replace it for you. I also think we’re gonna need some darker floormats. Ivory colored floormats + two little kids and one big kid (Hub) = grubby city.

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Vroom

addlepated — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 17:02:48 +0000

Got my car today!

Woohoo!

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I bought it

addlepated — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 19:57:32 +0000

I bought the Prius. Should be delivered sometime this week. I’m giddy. First thing I’ll have to do is tint the windows, after I’m done playing.

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Iconoclast

addlepated — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 00:58:15 +0000

I am considering buying a Prius. This does not make me a tree hugger. It makes me someone who’s trying to offset the $50 fillup on the Suburban every week. The poor Jeep is over 10 years old and needs some serious work; probably more than the $2000 or so we’d be able to get on trade. My main concern is size – I don’t want to be low to the ground, and I want it big enough to carry around a couple of big dogs when needed, or suitcases and guns.

It would probably be the only Prius in Austin with an NRA sticker and a W sticker on it.

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