All categories - 28 October 2006

I bought a 1992 Pontiac Bonneville with 64,000 miles in 2003 for $2,300. I just lost the water pump and had to spend $300 on the repair. When people hear this a lot of them say I should have bought new because I'm "wasting money" and all used cars are junk. Book value on the car was $3,500 when I bought it and I've only spent 600 on repairs (lost the AC compressor in 05') so I figure I got a deal anyway. The only thing thats faulty on Bonnevilles is the cooling system and thats after 10+ years of use. All other components will last forever.
My parents spent 14,000 total on a 98' Crown Vic and a 99' Mazda p/u in 02' they've only had 500 in repairs on each in almost 5 years. They bought both from a reputable dealer and had them inspected.
It annoys me when people tell me spending 2900 total is worse than 20000 on a new vehicle. Don't these people think? All of the vehicles we have bought have been consumer reports best buys for used cars. Not everyone wants to have a 7 year car loan!

2006-10-28 03:14:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Buying & Selling

2006-10-28 03:13:53 · 7 answers · asked by Fashionista19 3 in Fast Food

Is it a nickname or just something random that you created?


Mine is a nickname (first and middle names begin with La)

2006-10-28 03:13:39 · 54 answers · asked by llsBabygirl918 3 in Polls & Surveys

You know that thin piece of skin
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2006-10-28 03:13:31 · 4 answers · asked by Guy Who Brushes His Teeth* 6 in First Aid

2006-10-28 03:13:13 · 1 answers · asked by annette o 1 in Other - Electronics

2006-10-28 03:13:00 · 5 answers · asked by COURTNEY R 2 in Halloween

and how they were made, without lying to them?

2006-10-28 03:13:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Polls & Surveys

its Saturday and my boyfriend and I would like to spend some time together but we always stay n and watch tv. on the couch. its gets boringgg...and we would like to know of some really fun and cheap things we can do...since it it ranin outside and its freezing too. Not to mention we are going to the movies later...but what else can we do besides a movie.. Something fun, and not girly because he wont do it, and ofcourse at reasonable prices. thanks I hope this information helps. i already searched the internet and i didnt find anything. thanks

2006-10-28 03:12:58 · 8 answers · asked by old 4 in Singles & Dating

What are products that I should be careful of and the ones that are not a big issue? Need help.

2006-10-28 03:12:58 · 8 answers · asked by MarcAnthony98 2 in Other - Food & Drink

he is better at every single thing we try together than i am. in fact, we just ended a little "friendly competition" between us and i lost. i laughed it off while he was here, but as soon as he left for work i cried. why does this bother me so much? if i tell him about it he'll either feel sorry for me and try to do worse at things or think i'm crazy. he is smarter, stronger, makes more money, is more responsible, sings better, and plays the guitar better than i play the piano. i know i must sound pathetic, but i don't know what to do about this. any suggestions? or better yet-has anyone else out there ever felt the same way?

2006-10-28 03:12:58 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Marriage & Divorce

2006-10-28 03:12:54 · 8 answers · asked by tahir y 1 in Garden & Landscape

2006-10-28 03:12:53 · 5 answers · asked by al_batros59 2 in Celebrities

2006-10-28 03:12:51 · 44 answers · asked by lol 6 in Polls & Surveys

Happiness and sorrows are the two sides of the coins of our mind. Circumstances creates the emotion and the emotion enables us to feel happy or sorrow. We ourselves create the circumstances. Joy and sorrow are like day and night, passing through which we become aware of different realities of life. We receive what we have given. Sowing the seed of ‘Mangrove plant’. We can’t expect to get mangoes. We can’t get the opportunity to eat mangoes even after planting mango trees – if we don’t know how to take care of it.
In all circumstances, proper compatibility is required towards home, family, country and the world. If some body is not behaving well with us, then he should be made aware of it. But, in the process, our behavior also should not be harsh towards him. Evil can be overcome by good only. Our happiness makes the life of the creation content. Our life is part of it only. In spite of being filled with everything fear, anxiety, difficulties and discontentment is widespread in our life. The reason for it is the negative ‘thought wave’ which influences our mentality. It becomes defective. The peace and happiness get away from us. Today, we require to have courage, patience, guts, love, mercy, hope, inspiration and cooperation for each other, at the time of adverse circumstances. The return of peace and happiness is totally on the hand of Judicious persons. No body is wicked from his birth. We only make him so. All are making each other. We have to uproot the maliciousness, before it destroys us with this blind run. We have to rectify its origin. Fleeing away from it is an act of cowardice. Converting it to your convenience is a wise act. Those who know the characteristics of ‘nature’ enjoy the charm of the existing life by getting immune to the negativity of life. If you have any intention to put any one else in distress then you are sowing the seed of trouble for yourself, because the seed which has taken a place in your mind is going to become a tree, only to engross you. If you are happy, than try to make yourself know the reason for it. Also try to do so when you are in sorrow. Don’t try to locate the reason from outside, because-trouble never comes from outside, it germinates from inside you only.
Mahavir used to analyze his happiness and sorrows. Analyzing, he could see that he was only a spectator to the both. He could see that – what ever happening was not related to him. I am separate from it. Life has three aspects. Two are of happiness and sorrows which are happenings. The third one is of the person who sees it or feel it. More a person gets involved in the ‘earthly life’, more he will be in sorrows, and will feel it on himself. A life is as successful a drop of water on lotus leaf – it doesn’t stick to it.
Salvation for Mahavir was not a search of heaven. In a salvation there is no happiness or sorrows. The significance in all types of happiness is that they go wasted after getting them. As long as you don’t get it you derive pleasure out of fantasizing it. The person is a stupid who tries to save himself from the sorrows, because the sorrows he is avoiding is a form of happiness only. And the happiness which he is looking for, is a form of sorrows. Inside it also sorrows can be visible.
According to the Bible, you shouldn’t develop attachment towards the worldly matters. If somebody does so, he doesn’t carry the love for ‘father’. What ever desire is carried by the body and the eyes, and the ‘arrogance of profession’ do not come from the ‘father’. They all come only from this world only. The world and the desires in it get erased in time, but the person who goes with the wishes of the Almighty will always be on the making.
To be embraced by happiness has one way – know you by getting inside yourself. Unless and until you don’t find the reason for your happiness, you can’t hold your happiness for long. The power of wisdom by which we are out to explore the whole world should be flowed inside us. We can know that thing, which knows ‘us’ very well. In the history till date – who ever has searched for happiness, got it only inside himself. If we go blank for sometime leaving aside the thought of ‘other things’, then the ‘self memory’ system get established. The experience spot for happiness can be found inside yourself. Happiness is not there in the sex, wealth, luxury or in the food. Happiness is derived from lacking in them only and then obtaining them. The more their need is felt, more is the happiness after receiving them. Possession of everything by us more than the requirements is the cause of our sorrows. With endless wishes (desires), the asceticism takes place. We find sorrows in the happiness also. Adverse conditions of life starts with the greed for excess happiness and with the selfishness we carry. Happiness and sorrows are the names of suitability or adversity of our mental condition. We ourselves are the cause of it. We didn’t make the circumstances suitable for happiness. There is no other cause for it, but a medium. This medium is inspired by causes made by us. This kind of reason can be suitable for a worldly person, but for a spiritual person spirit of non violence will be suitable.

2006-10-28 03:12:35 · 5 answers · asked by ibkhandel 2 in Philosophy

I am!!!!!

2006-10-28 03:12:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Football (American)

i know some of them look pretty good but i was watching this show on tv. and a blindfolded chinese chef said they felt like frozen tuna ? is that correct ? go for the frozen salami ..lol

2006-10-28 03:12:22 · 9 answers · asked by nikkiidaniels 3 in Television

2006-10-28 03:12:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Primary & Secondary Education

Can you buy a prepaid card for sidekick 3 or do you have to get a monthly plan??

2006-10-28 03:11:58 · 2 answers · asked by Diamonds_Glow 4 in Cell Phones & Plans

Can anyone recommend a good, free music download website please????? Please...not Bearshare!!!!

2006-10-28 03:11:55 · 16 answers · asked by prettywoman 6 in Internet

Get Mel Gibson in the booth, get him drunk, and ask him about Sandy Koufax! Voila! TV magic.

2006-10-28 03:11:51 · 8 answers · asked by Ike 1 in Baseball

2006-10-28 03:11:37 · 15 answers · asked by costa 4 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-10-28 03:11:36 · 32 answers · asked by lol 6 in Polls & Surveys

they say it lives in the red sea.

2006-10-28 03:11:29 · 2 answers · asked by Talal Z 1 in Fish

Should mens studies be taught on college

2006-10-28 03:11:13 · 13 answers · asked by bolounit1 2 in Gender Studies

Yesterday we went for a long walk and it was pretty warm I had him covered from the son in the stroller, but later on in the day I noticed his left cheek all of a sudden got really bright red. and he seems okay but I also noticed he is growing about 4 teeth on his top gum, so I am wondering if anybody has had this before... could it be he red cause he is teething or cause of the heat... this morning it is still red.

2006-10-28 03:11:04 · 8 answers · asked by zassy 2 in Newborn & Baby

when you were younger... did you pick out the marshmellows from your lucky charms cereal? I use to, 'till grade 4 ...i'm in highschool now and my mom still thinks i do..
:)LOL

2006-10-28 03:10:57 · 10 answers · asked by walking 3 in Celebrities

2006-10-28 03:10:57 · 5 answers · asked by Raj 1 in Internet

Its prolly a stupid question but I just got mine and I am confused!

2006-10-28 03:10:41 · 3 answers · asked by Ashley O 1 in Music & Music Players

2006-10-28 03:10:36 · 4 answers · asked by costa 4 in Mythology & Folklore

I wonder whether kidney disease could be reversible, especially the patient has started on dialysis.
Whether a mild and diet controlled diabetes ( without any medication prescribed ) will cause kidney disease ?

2006-10-28 03:10:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases