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Originally Posted by xturner
(Post 1112017)
So, now that you've used it, what do you think of Zipcar? My neighbor is considering it for weekend trips up here. It's big miles, but probably still cheaper than flying or the big rental companies.
For these purposes, I love it. There are four cars stationed in the parking garage adjacent to my building, and about a dozen more scattered around a half-km radius from here. It's rare that I actually need a car, but when I do, Zipcar is vastly more convenient than a taxi or a traditional rental car. That said, bear in mind that they do charge by the hour. This system is designed for people who need the car for 2-3 hours, not 2-3 days. So not only will a traditional rental car be cost-competitive for a multi-day reservation, but it can be very difficult to find a Zipcar that's actually available for several days at a time. People routinely pre-book small blocks several weeks in advance, so unless you're that far ahead of them, you'll find it difficult to find one single car that's free for a whole weekend, without having had at least an hour or two reserved here and there. That's another thing that distinguishes Zipcar from most other rental services- when you reserve a block of time, you are reserving one specific car, by name. So, let's assume that at your location there are three cars, named Alice, Belinda and Cathy. And say that we need to book a car for a whole weekend (Friday at 6p through Sunday at 10p). Next weekend is out. All three cars have multiple reservations on them already. The weekend after that is out, too. People have already pre-booked several slots on each car. Thre weeks out is looking better, but unfortunately no one single car is available all three days. Someone has booked Alice on Friday from 8p-10p, Belinda is booked on Sunday from 9a-12p, and Cathy is reserved on Saturday from 4p-5:30p. That's the aggrivation. With a traditional managed rental service, they'd just shuffle the reservations such that all three shift to Alice, freeing up Belinda and Cathy for all-weekend resevrations. But with Zipcar, that can't happen. If I book Mary Loufor next August 12th from 6p-10p, I have blocked out that one specific Mazda 3 for myself. |
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Had to stay home this weekend. Specifically, sorting on the sofa right now, getting paid to watch television at 2am, while we run tests on our new transmitter. This is the first episode of "Mr. Box Office" I've ever seen, and I can say only this- this is quite possibly the worst sitcom in the history of man. Ever day I find new ways to be embarrassed and ashamed by the programming on my station. |
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Screw you, rest of America, for letting all the nuts roll down hill to Florida.
Police: Man has sex with dog as shocked neighbors watch https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1394989494 |
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dammit I was going to post a long story about my new receiver but my computer decided to shut off before I hit POST.
Too bad for youall. |
Anybody into old tech phone systems?
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
(Post 1112287)
Anybody into old tech phone systems?
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Originally Posted by RotorNutFD3S
(Post 1112295)
What do you people do on that forum? lol
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
(Post 1112287)
Anybody into old tech phone systems?
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I hate fedoras and people who wear them.
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Tell me you don't want to hit this man in the face with a golf club: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1395201160 GODDAMN IT JONAH HILL WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOUR ACCOMPLISHING? https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1395201160 I WANT TO HEADBUTT THIS GUY IN THE FACE UNTIL I HEAR THE SATISFYING CRUNCH OF A BROKEN NOSE: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1395201160 OOOOOOOHHHHHHH LOOK HOW IRONIC I AM OOOOOOOHHHHH. I'M NOT A HIPSTER BUT I DRESS LIKE A ONE OOOOOOHHHHH IM GOING TO FUCKING STARBUCKS IN MY DUMBASS HAT OOOHHHHHH |
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They are damn near the same thing to me and both receive my hate, along with Ska music, many Italians and hippies. And liberals. That being said the trilby is worse.
I am an old man and I will yell at you to get off my damn lawn. I have been drinking and I have to get up at 0545. |
Youre not the only completely normal person who hates fedoras
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Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
(Post 1112803)
Youre not the only completely normal person who hates fedoras
[fedora appreciation video by blonde with pale veiny watermelons] |
Laurel, MD, United States
03/19/2014 5:01 A.M. Damage reported. / Damage claim under investigation. 03/19/2014 4:56 A.M. The package was damaged in transit. UPS will attempt to notify the sender with the details / All merchandise discarded. UPS will attempt to notify the sender with details of the damage :( |
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just wait for the 20s to make a come back:
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1395231501 errbody have a straw hat. |
Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 1112840)
Laurel, MD, United States
03/19/2014 5:01 A.M. Damage reported. / Damage claim under investigation. 03/19/2014 4:56 A.M. The package was damaged in transit. UPS will attempt to notify the sender with the details / All merchandise discarded. UPS will attempt to notify the sender with details of the damage :( Back to the Fedora thing... I had a legit oldschool Fedora I got from some old dude at a church rummage sale or something back in like 99 or 2000 or so. That thing was superdope, I wore it out to bars and such all the time. I guess I'm just a Fedora hipster. I certainly don't wear it anymore. |
Originally Posted by EO2K
(Post 1112884)
WTF does "All merchandise discarded" mean?
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Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
(Post 1112803)
On the other hand, I have great difficulty taking serious the advice of, or accepting as completely normal, any person who would do... that to their own body. While I appreciate a shapely female chest as much as the next heterosexual male with a pulse, I am utterly stymied attempting to understand the kind of mental / psychological dysfunction that would either cause a person to genuinely find comically artificial breasts attractive, or to believe that others would do the same. |
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