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well I took the plunge and threw myself at the mercy of some sales people. Walking onto the car lot, I felt like I was a lamb going to the slaughter. But it was funny, I had made appointments to speak to specific sales people. The look of disappointment was hilarious.
Anyway, so I drop a used Lexus RX350 (nice, cushy, etc...), an Acura RDX (meh), and a Toyota RAV4 (which just surprised the heck out of me). Huge amount of leg room and the seats are to kill for. I was driving the used cars at the Honda dealership, so I figured it would be worth my time to chat at the local Toyota place.
In driving some of their RAV4s, I was checking prices and what not. There are huge numbers of off-lease vehicles hitting the American market - many 2015s with almost no mileage on them. And the I noticed for another $1,000, I could get a new 2018 that includes a lifetime power train warranty (me or the car), etc.
I think this is the first time I've shopped for cars at dealers in almost 30 years....
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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Are hot beverages good for your creativitea?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Are you coffeeng up brew puns now?
... such stuff as dreams are made on
modified 20-Apr-18 11:20am.
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We've been waiting for that one oolong time.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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I'm green with envy. Dunno what's brewing and don't want to stir the pot, so I'd better leaf while I can.
/ravi
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No need to leave, this forum is steeped in civility, the folks here don't pekoe into areas they shouldn't.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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The latte fancy's himself a poet. Get on wit' 'yer work.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Oh please! No beverage puns toddy! I infuse to get involved in this soak-called thread.
(thereupon, he Lipton his horse and road into the sunset).
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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They must be; why else would Jamaica Blue Mountain?
Ad astra - both ways!
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and on those days when the creativitea isn't flowing ya should just grin and it.
Signature ready for installation. Please Reboot now.
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...As long as it's Earl Grey. Hot.
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Iced Tea what you did there!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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I'm essentially retired (though just starting a big new project for a previous client...) but even so continue to browse Code Project. I've noticed quite a few contributors saying "I'm retired now, but..." and wondered just how many of us have hung up our mice for the last time (There must be a better analogy but I've not come across it).
Are we retirees actively developing new code/projects of our own? Tinkering with support for ex-clients? Learning brand new skills / technologies just for the love of it? Or do we hang around in the CP lounge because the virtual ex-colleagues there are the only friends we have, and we have nothing better to do...
Just curious...
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DerekTP123 wrote: Are we retirees actively developing new code/projects of our own? Tinkering with support for ex-clients? Learning brand new skills / technologies just for the love of it?
Yes, without deadlines or managers.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Mike Hankey wrote: Yes, without deadlines or managers.
The two main things that take the fun out of work!
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Yep and sick the life out of you.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Mike Hankey wrote: Yes, without deadlines or managers.
Amazing how that improves quality and productivity, isn't it?
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Find my blood pressure lower and attitude much improved also.
Everyone has a photographic memory; some just don't have film. Steven Wright
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Don't forget to mention the so called 'manager's' who poop on you for each deadlines.
The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.
Paul Valery
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Without meetings either. Those are quite the time wasters, especially when managers are involved.
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At least in the US, unless you were fortunate enough to inherit a ton of money or managed to save a lot via a successful business, there is no real expectation of retirement. The idea is to continue working into your 60s and 70s, perhaps fewer hours a week. Otherwise your standard of living will certainly fall.
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Something like what you said.
For me, when I stop taking the company check, I've already heard they're putting me out to stud.
Good pay. Good hours. But some of those clients? Double-baggers!
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Really? I cant believe that.
Arent the salaries not high enough to save for retirement or is job not so lucrative?
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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