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Harry Tuttle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I AM TRAYVON hoodies anyone? Give how many times this candy has been mentioned, 'Trayvon Skittles' is very likely too.
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WashingTone-Locian Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you are a protestant > working at a University or hospital owned by a > Catholic organization, why should that entity have > more rights to their religious beliefs than you do > to yours as an individual? Because they are private org and you have a choice of working or not working there. Them em
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Pinhead the Cenobite Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I thought Casino Royale was over the top in terms > of product placement. Every modern Bond movie is pretty much an endless commercial.
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Adding to positive comments about TireRack, local shops that partner with TR have special pricing for mounting/balancing, which is listed on their website and which could be huge savings over regular pricing, smthg like $25 vs. $45 per tire... but as always a shop may "forget" about it so you'll have to remind them.
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trogdor! Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Because motorcycles are truly fuel efficient > vehicles. Of course, you'd be a moron to drive > one, but they sip gasoline. Actually motorcycles aren't all that efficient, if you compare their MPG to carried weight. The use little space and except for few retards don't really contribute to traffic, so I'm fine wi
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Not yet, but would
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It's the one with red light camera, right? County would never rid of such a $$ generator. Same for 50MPH speed limit.
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TrashTalker Wrote: > Landfill gas. As trash breaks down landfills > release methane and hydrogen gas. What's the % of hydrogen in landfill gases and how much $$/energy it takes to extract enough of it to power anything meaningful? What exactly is "huge savings"?
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Hydrogen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Actually a lot cities are converting their buses > to hydrogen now. It's a huge savings. Right. And where hydrogen is coming from?
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Voltaire Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Volt is an ELECTRIC car with an added gas > generator for extended trips, not a hybrid. This was the initial idea behind Volt. However, the actual implementation was different and Volt is much closer to a typical hybrid, incl. its transmission, than you think. It's pretty much a hybrid with a bigger battery. In
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eesh Wrote: > GM really did kill the electric car in the late > 90s. With the EV1, they didn't allow purchases, > only leases. When those leases ran out, many of > the people that had been driving them wanted to > buy them, GM flat out refused. When all the EV1s > were turned in, GM immediately sent them to be > crushed. It's because EV1 was overall a mediocre vehicle and w
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I test drove Volt, is a good car @ ~$20K and you can compare it to Prius. But at roughly twice of that, it's way overpriced and economically doesn't make sense whatsoever.
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Renting Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...is a household income of 210 even enough??? W/o kids - probably. But once you get kids - forget it. Daycare alone will be like second mortgage (or rent - and you'll have to rent much bigger place than 1BDR or whatever you rent now). You'll get a bit of relief when they start going to schools, but then other expenses
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me love you long time Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I looked up my car in nada as full trade in value > ( what fairfax tax says they use) and it came in > at 34k could I appeal their assessment Realistically? Only if you have unusually high mileage car, like 25K+/year, and if you can prove it with safety or emission slip. And even then the difference
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This is news? What's next, "Lexus owner discovers bird poop on windshield in McLean"?
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http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/animal/animal-trespass.htm
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They are used to warm up cars because most of them drive - or used to drive - shitty old pieces of crap that wouldn't drive otherwise. Modern cars with properly working fuel injection don't require warming, modern oils provide sufficient lubrication at any temp, and - most importantly - your engine warms up much faster while driving, so unless you rev it up to 7,000 RPM the very next second after
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First couple of warm weeks there were plenty of them, but not since then.
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Good line for a commercial: "we should go to Haven!"
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BeenThereDoneThat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Price Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Nope, they'll collect 3% VA tax and estimated > > registration fees, and that's it. Same applies > if > > you buy, say, in NJ. > > > You won't pay the VA sales tax until you go to > title it in
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Nope, they'll collect 3% VA tax and estimated registration fees, and that's it. Same applies if you buy, say, in NJ.
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Translation: county coffers need refill.
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AFAIK contrary to what they show on TV and despite what lawyers ad may say, in reality it's very difficult to win a discrimination/wrongful termination case. You have to have solid proof. Your 'feelings' and 'he said/she said' won't cut it.
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Are we about to hear what a wonderful person and responsible driver Wilbur Reed is?
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CaptainObvious Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmmm. But, does it specify that violating a > traffic light is inherently reckless? What if one > were to violate a red light in a non-reckless > manner. For example, if you stop/slow down, and > no-one is coming from any direction, and you > proceed through a red light, would that be > considered
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Naitive Son Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My condolances to the family of the deceased. > > Please don't end this thread. I love hearing the > "locals" opine about accidents. The best of this > series was to hear about how people that moved to > the stamped out developments in the > Burke/Clifton/Fairfax Station/Lorton areas now > cons
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amazed Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For all those who are minimizing the excessive > speed as the cause, you need to remember that at > 55 mph, you are traveling 80 ft/sec, but at 90 mph > you are flying at 132 ft/sec. That means in a > meer 5 seconds, you have travelled almost 700 feet > as opposed to the 400 you would go in those same 5 >
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Thanks to the men in blue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The police were out again last night giving out > tickets near Fairfax Station and Clifton. Great > job! Let's keep our community safe from commuters. You probably not aware, but VDOT soon will begin widening few roads connecting 123 with I-95 @ Lorton exit, so expect even more out-of-county commu
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More Complete Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Price Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I'm curious, how 90MPH was determined? > > This is normally done by (tire) skid marks. On a wet road (remember, it was snowing/raining that night)? Plus, with abs in almost every car, you hardly lock tires when braking.
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