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Topic Started: Aug 3 2006, 06:22 AM (558 Views)
John D'Oh
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DivaDeb
Aug 3 2006, 02:40 PM

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If I ever do get a car it will be something to tinker with and be small, old and British. Just like my mum.


if I didn't know better, I would think you wrote that, D'oh!

:lol:

I have to admit, that does rather sound like me. Clearly a man of great wisdom, which is emphasised by his having a jet engine in his garage.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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musicasacra
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HOLY CARP!!!
Nina
Aug 3 2006, 08:47 AM
Arizona hot weather driving tips:

1) Always leave your car window open a crack when you park.
2) Always have towels available to sit on.
3) Use an oven mitt when you have to use the gearshift.
4) If there's shade, park in it. It doesn't matter if it's a mile away from your destination. :wink:
5) Never, ever leave anyone in your car while you "just run in" for an errand.
6) Roll down the windows before you turn off your car to pump gas if your kids are with you.
7) Start the car, get the A/C going, then put on your seat belt.
8) Never, ever leave food in your car. That includes pet food. :darthno:
9) Use those windshield sun screen thingies.

I'm so happy I snagged a covered parking spot at work!

Our old car used to bake in the sun at work, and I would get scalded just trying to open the door. Now it stays nice! AZ summers aren't bad if you have a garage and covered parking.

BTW, when my brother was a college student in AZ, he had to ride a bicycle everywhere. His gears and brakes used to melt.
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The 89th Key
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:lol:

I have learned if I don't knock over an old lady to get a covered spot at work...my rearview mirror melts off. :eek:
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George K
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Finally
You know it's hot when you can bake cookies on your dashboard!

N.H. Woman Bakes Cookies on Dashboard
By Associated Press

August 3, 2006, 9:55 PM EDT

BEDFORD, N.H. -- Blistering heat was just what Sandi Fontaine needed to bake cookies for her co-workers -- on the dash of her Toyota Rav4.

With temperatures soaring Wednesday, Fontaine placed two trays of cookie dough on the dashboard, shut the doors and retreated inside to her air conditioned office.

"My husband wanted me to run some errands this morning," said Fontaine, who works at Baldwin and Clarke Corporate Finance. "I said, 'I can't. I'm baking cookies.'"

Fontaine first tested her dashboard oven three years ago. She said anyone can do it; the only requirement is for the outside temperature to be at least 95 degrees, so it will rise to about 200 degrees in the car. Temperatures in the area reached the mid to upper 90s on Wednesday.

"Mrs. Fields has nothing on Sandi," co-worker Brian Champigny said of the cookie company.

Though Thursday was supposed to be cooler, Fontaine said she'll still enjoy the benefits of her culinary effort.

"When you open the door to that car," she said, "it's like, oh my God. It's a wonderful smell."
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

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Riley
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HOLY CARP!!!
Wow! That's very cool. I'll have to try it!
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George K
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Riley
Aug 4 2006, 01:12 AM
Wow! That's very cool. I'll have to try it!

No, Riley, that's HOT. You'll have to try it. :lol2:
A guide to GKSR: Click

"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... "
- Mik, 6/14/08


Nothing is as effective as homeopathy.

I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles.
- Klaus, 4/29/18
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Riley
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HOLY CARP!!!
George K
Aug 4 2006, 02:16 AM
Riley
Aug 4 2006, 01:12 AM
Wow! That's very cool. I'll have to try it!

No, Riley, that's HOT. You'll have to try it. :lol2:

I knew someone would say that! :cool: :rolleyes:
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Mark
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HOLY CARP!!!
That has to be the stupidest method of attaching a rear view mirror in the history of automobile manufacturing!.

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When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells
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