Things that give you the sh1ts

[wristwatcher]

Jeeps, the buying of jeeps and the ever present repetition of jeep purchases currently flooding the market. F@ck off already

Those Alfa Romeo commercials can **** off too.

Along with Kitty from her insurance company. They can all eat a fat one and die

[dedja]

Why you should NEVER buy a Jeep ...

[Spargo]

Don't hold back.....

[tipper]

Why you should NEVER buy a Jeep ...

eh, i bought a jeep (not a grand cherokee, we got a wrangler unlimited) and that doesnt bother me one bit. for one, we dont have moose (what is the plural?? Meese??) in australia and secondly, i doubt id swerve if there were. swerving to try to go around an animal puts you straight in the path of other cars. id much rather hit a roo (or even a moose) than another car coming the other way at 100+kph... or you know, use the brakes too, that would be an option....

id also expect the wrangler to perform worse in that test than the grand cherokee. its got more primitive suspension (solid axles front and rear), and more flex in the tyres. id expect it to end up on its side less than half way through that maneuver. good thing it comes with built in roll cage hey but we didnt buy it cos it was going to be the best on road. we bought it cos its the only 4 door, convertible, 4 wheel drive on the market. and its one of the most capable and affordable 4 wheel drives at that. and so far, no issues with it, so we are happy

[Footy Chick]

Get it right. It's MOOSES

Everyone knows that MEECE is the plural of mouse



(should this go in the "you know you're reaching 40 when" thread?)

[tipper]

lol, i so should have realised that

and i reckon it would fit right in with the nearing 40 thread

[dedja]

Why you should NEVER buy a Jeep ...

eh, i bought a jeep (not a grand cherokee, we got a wrangler unlimited) and that doesnt bother me one bit. for one, we dont have moose (what is the plural?? Meese??) in australia and secondly, i doubt id swerve if there were. swerving to try to go around an animal puts you straight in the path of other cars. id much rather hit a roo (or even a moose) than another car coming the other way at 100+kph... or you know, use the brakes too, that would be an option....

id also expect the wrangler to perform worse in that test than the grand cherokee. its got more primitive suspension (solid axles front and rear), and more flex in the tyres. id expect it to end up on its side less than half way through that maneuver. good thing it comes with built in roll cage hey but we didnt buy it cos it was going to be the best on road. we bought it cos its the only 4 door, convertible, 4 wheel drive on the market. and its one of the most capable and affordable 4 wheel drives at that. and so far, no issues with it, so we are happy

Well, that's alright then ... as you were.

[Phantom Gossiper]

Internet at work is slow today! Affecting my DreamTeam work!

[wristwatcher]

Richmond and I don't even go for them. Serial underachiever for over 30 years. Bring back Spud

[Footy Chick]

Richmond and I don't even go for them.

The sole reason I refuse to take part in footy tipping anymore.

Bastards.

[LaughingKookaburra]

Keep the Jeep ads coming. Makes my life a shitload easier when selling my products.

8 years ago 8000 Jeeps a year were sold in Australia. Now its pushing 60000.

[dedja]

Not sure where you get 60,000 from ... only 2,145 Jeeps sold in Jan 2014.

[Psyber]

I've been annoyed by the motor vehicle industry.
It appears cars are becoming increasingly unreliable as the technology included increases, but denial is rife.

This data from the UK and from the US urges caution with iconic names in the industry:

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[Pseudo]

This belongs in a "things that make you say WTF" thread, but there isn't one and I couldn't be arsed starting one:

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-1 ... ce/5386508

[woodublieve12]

those dropkick parents who's kid got abducted... Kid was taken due to a drug debt...

Not surprised considering both parents looked of there chops on tv, especially the dad...

the best thing the day could say on tv was "she's tough, like a boy"...

[nuggety goodness]

This belongs in a "things that make you say WTF" thread, but there isn't one and I couldn't be arsed starting one:

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-1 ... ce/5386508

that's bizzare...

i'm going to go into the oxygen selling business, collect jars and containers of nice fresh country air then bring them back to the city and sell them for a few bucks...

[The Ash Man]

Going into the bank branch for the first time in ages to be met with a monster line.
Finally get to the front to withdraw cash (I lost my card so have to do it* over the counter)
Sorry sir, all our systems are down we cant do anything.

FFS! Tell me that while im in the line

[HH3]

Having to put 70c worth of stamps on the post at work. And since we have a massive stash of 60c stamps, I have to add 10c stamps to every one of them. Not too bad, except the 10c-ies arent adhesive, so we had to fashion a moistener out of a small container, a sponge-scourer and water.

I now know what it was like in 1986...

Posted from my Hermes 3000 typewriter

[heater31]

Having to put 70c worth of stamps on the post at work. And since we have a massive stash of 60c stamps, I have to add 10c stamps to every one of them. Not too bad, except the 10c-ies arent adhesive, so we had to fashion a moistener out of a small container, a sponge-scourer and water.

I now know what it was like in 1986...

Posted from my Hermes 3000 typewriter

Don't tell me you have run out of carbon paper as well

[Footy Chick]

Having to put 70c worth of stamps on the post at work. And since we have a massive stash of 60c stamps, I have to add 10c stamps to every one of them. Not too bad, except the 10c-ies arent adhesive, so we had to fashion a moistener out of a small container, a sponge-scourer and water.

I now know what it was like in 1986...

Posted from my Hermes 3000 typewriter

This is bizarre - but as I was reading this, I was posting some tourist info for a member and accidently grabbed an old (and I mean old) envelope.

which without realising, I licked* and then the taste hit me - and now I hope I don't die.