Tesla-The Car

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RVA said:
... As proof of this, after many, many years of resisting, I have adopted the Oxford comma (see above). Now I too am living the dream! ...
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Not original but I think this sums your Oxford comma up,
"Communication with clarity and precision is the entire point of good grammar. If a person reads rules of grammar and finds himself persuaded that the rules are to be applied without regard to his readers understanding, he is hopelessly obtuse, and can receive no value from instruction; therefore, none further will be given." LOL
 
The Oxford comma is really useful for lists that end in multi-word items. But as much as it fixes that problem, it creates and equal and opposite problem in the other direction. What we really need is an actual word for a separator.
 
DonP said:
The Oxford comma is really useful for lists that end in multi-word items. But as much as it fixes that problem, it creates and equal and opposite problem in the other direction. What we really need is an actual word for a separator.
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A new sentence rather than the original list can cure the issue as well. But placing those "." and then having tocapitalize is just so much work!

Oh, I am also working on proofreading my work before hitting "post reply", but we all know how that is going!
 
RVA said:
Tastes vary, the word expensive is relative. If you like it and can afford it comfortably, and it does not hurt others, play it, ride it, eat it, sail it, and enjoy it. The ride of life is short and there is no need for undue deprivation or the adoptation of the tastes and opinions of others.

As proof of this, after many, many years of resisting, I have adopted the Oxford comma (see above). Now I too am living the dream!


Oh, and that Tesla is cool! And while the autonomy of old car repairs is a perk, perpetual leaks, bad wires, carbonized spark plugs, non-hydrolic brakes and and broken tie rods are not things I miss.
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Good points, RVA....I post my opinions only to participate in the conversation. i don't say anything in hopes that anyone will subscribe to my point of view....its just for fun.

I still drive a stick-shift hot rod daily. I always have and always will. That's just me. I'm driving a 2006 Mustang GT right now...just waiting for the V-10 Mustang to come out.

I only love one old car - 1934 Ford Business Sedan - outwardly stock but with full race 21 stud flathead, triple 97's, Vertex magneto, Federal-Mogul bronze heads, Lincoln transmission, Columbia two speed rear axle and 1936-up hydraulic brakes.

I feel nothing for any other car...even my old Porsche's and American Classics that I've owned.

My wife gets a new car every 14 months or so. That's my rule. I want her to have the best roadside/courtesy vehicle/free maintenance program. She loves Honda's (she's 5'-2" 115) so that's what we get.

But even this is a financial strategy that we use to our advantage...realizing, of course, that any vehicle (other than a collector's item) is a depreciating asset.

The first Honda we bought at zero down, 100% financed with zero interest. When we turn in a 1 year old car with 8,000-10,000 miles, the trade in value is high enough that the street value of the car is high enough we walk out with another new one with nothing out of pocket...and we never have to own a high mileage, depreciated car.

Back in 2008, I literally lost everything. For a while, I was living on a friend's sofa. It took a long time to recover and I have learned a lot from my accountant wife.... :-)
 
Biddlin said:
Can you afford such anthropomorphic feelings toward cars and guitars? :LOL:
I don't know about soulless, but they will be our infant nation's second or third biggest employer after Calexit!
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Oh, and I've been planning my own "calexit" for many, many years...we are only still here, in this political sewer, because we have school-age children.
 
"Tastes vary, the word expensive is relative. If you like it and can afford it comfortably, and it does not hurt others, play it, ride it, eat it, sail it, and enjoy it. The ride of life is short and there is no need for undue deprivation or the adoptation of the tastes and opinions of others." - RVA -



I agree.
Spending your final moments running down a list of
things you never got to do is a bad way to go out
 
Tony M. said:
"Tastes vary, the word expensive is relative. If you like it and can afford it comfortably, and it does not hurt others, play it, ride it, eat it, sail it, and enjoy it. The ride of life is short and there is no need for undue deprivation or the adoptation of the tastes and opinions of others." - RVA -



I agree.
Spending your final moments running down a list of
things you never got to do is a bad way to go out
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I absolutely agree...I have raced cars, raced motorcycles, Scuba dived, flown airplanes, been in the military, worked as a cop 20 years, played music to at least some degree of success....now I am just fixating on enjoying life and doing the least amount of "work" that I possibly can do... :-)
 
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