I've notice a lot of Pruis and other hybrids lately. Just today I was surrounded by four of them on my way to work. Guess times are changing.
Pruis galore
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You think you see a lot of them in Sacramento, you can't imagine the number of them here in San Francisco. With all of the wacko tree huggers here, they are every where. As a side note, our wonderful city counsel recently wanted to ban fireplaces in San Francisco...to avoid global warming.
Including the ones that meet 1990 certification and gas inserts?
What is a Pruis??? Is it some sort of French Prius??
while i don't think of myself as a wacko tree-hugger ( :tongue: ), my wife and i have a prius and we're on the waiting list for an aptera electric car.
we view the prius as basic transportation and enjoy the relatively low cost-per-mile of the prius and look forward to the even lower cost-per-mile of the aptera typ1 (all-electric).
we view the prius as basic transportation and enjoy the relatively low cost-per-mile of the prius and look forward to the even lower cost-per-mile of the aptera typ1 (all-electric).
I guess I'm a "hugger" too then. Although, at 70 mpg, I try to think of myself as a "pump hater" instead. :wink:
Well I can't bash on the prius. No Toyota did not design them to be the hottest looking car on the road, but they did design them to go the furtherest. We have many here at work and I'll say, the women just love them. Chicks like hybrids, don't know why but they do. All in all, it's a great commuter car that has'nt given us a hint of worries. And FYI, they will do 100+ mph.:biggrin:
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Why wouldn't they design it to look nice that is what gets me. Why don't they put a seat in it that doesn't feel like your sitting on a cinder block?
hahaha, yes, i suppose.
(if you're interested in seeing how ours are doing, i've put up a short video of our hive @ our family / friends blog: www.twobigcats.blogspot.com, scroll down to "beemyhoney".)
though i'm no engineer, i'm sure both issues are related to mileage factors. compared to today's fuel prices, the looks of the prius are a non-issue... it's beautiful in an u-g-l-y kind of way. (dang: grammar cops will be on me for this one. oh wait - they gave up on me years ago!)
I am going to have to start calling you Michael Jackson as you have a giraffe in your back yard.
I have a big lick spot on my monitor where that honey was in the video. That stuff looks good. YUM!!
Well, I guess I've talked myself out of some honey now...
Because nice looking hybrids don't sell. Hybrid Camrys sit on the lot while you have to join a waiting list for a Prius.
People want YOU to know that THEY are driving a hybrid. If it doesn't look a little odd, then people won't gawk at your smug satisfaction with your shrinking carbon footprint.
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ahahahahaha, doug - that's soooooo funny
no, you're welcome to come take a quart of honey from the bees, all by yourself
got my glove(s)!
this being our first year, we're not sure how much honey we'll get, but we're hoping for enough to share a bit.
ahahahahaha, doug - that's soooooo funny
no, you're welcome to come take a quart of honey from the bees, all by yourself
Oh Hal, you can't imagine how hard I was laughing when I read this. Thanks for making my morning.:biggrin:
Have you been stung yet?
My brother-in-law was stung last week RIGHT ON HIS EYEBALL!!! Right on the pupil.
He had to go to the ER.edit...white faced hornet.
Because nice looking hybrids don't sell. Hybrid Camrys sit on the lot while you have to join a waiting list for a Prius.
People want YOU to know that THEY are driving a hybrid. If it doesn't look a little odd, then people won't gawk at your smug satisfaction with your shrinking carbon footprint.
interesting position and there may be some truth in what you say.
having said that, we bought our prius because (1) mileage was supposed to be good (2) we liked the interior roominess (3) we felt we could live with the less-than-attractive appearance. (we're waaaaay past the point where we care about what other people think of how we live our lives, including the appearance of our vehicles... although the aptera will push the boundaries of that for us, i'm sure.)
when i review the camry hybrid data online, i see that it gets 33(ish) city miles compared with our prius, whichactually gets 48 in town (and 55+ on the freeway.) (now ken's gonna chime in and make me feel small with his big mileage numbers
here in silicon valley, prius' are common and draw little attention.
wow, that had to be horrible for your brother-in-law!Have you been stung yet?
My brother-in-law was stung last week RIGHT ON HIS EYEBALL!!! Right on the pupil.
edit...white faced hornet.
i've been stung 2x. the first was when i removed the queen from her transport container to place her in the hive; one of her homey's got me on the forearm... i removed the stinger (no major swelling) and the stinging bee died
i was stung for the 2nd time about a month ago when i approached the hive from the front (interfering with their flight path), then opened the upper brood without having put on protection or smoking the hive even a little. forearm sting, again, this time i (apparently) didn't remove the stinger properly and some of it must have remained in place, injecting a bit more venom in me. that arm / shoulder swelled and was painful for a day or two (i kept wondering where doug and his epinephrine pen were. oh year, in SF). lessons learned, though, and all part of what comes with the territory.
(doug: glad you laughed at that
off for my bike ride, guys.
Anyone ever see that "Smug Alert" episode of South Park?? Few of my co-workers had Priuses over the years. They were acting a little snotty towards others when it came to car talk, which kinda turned me off Hybrids.
I like the car and wouldn't mind owning one (as long as it was black and not that baby blue sissy crap). However, some of the Edmunds comparisons I saw on youtube said that a Hybrid Camry or a Jetta TDI were actually very good alternatives as well. I like space so Camry looked like a better deal to me on Hybrids.
Speaking of better gas mileage, I am considering adding the "run-your-car-on-water" kit to my Integra to see if it actually works. I heard it does so maybe it's worth a try.
Few of my co-workers had Priuses over the years. They were acting a little snotty towards others when it came to car talk, which kinda turned me off Hybrids.I like the car and wouldn't mind owning one (as long as it was black and not that baby blue sissy crap).
However, some of the Edmunds comparisons I saw on youtube said that a Hybrid Camry or a Jetta TDI were actually very good alternatives as well. I like space so Camry looked like a better deal to me on Hybrids.Speaking of better gas mileage, I am considering adding the "run-your-car-on-water" kit to my Integra to see if it actually works. I heard it does so maybe it's worth a try.
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