Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

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So my wife and I have been discussing buying her a new car. Daughter just turned 12 and the plan is for the car to be hers when she turns 16. My wife and I agreed on a budget. I told her I don't care what you get. Just keep in mind it's the kids first car. After doing our research, and shopping around, we bought one yesterday. She tells me this morning she has buyers remorse and now doesn't understand why I am pissed
 
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volfanhill said:
So my wife and I have been discussing buying her a new car. Daughter just turned 12 and the plan is for the car to be hers when she turns 16. My wife and I agreed on a budget. I told her I don't care what you get. Just keep in mind it's the kids first car. After doing our research, and shopping around, we bought one yesterday. She tells me this morning she has buyers remorse and now doesn't understand why I am pissed
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You live in Atlanta..run down to the Jiffy Mart and leave it running when you go inside. Bingo..new different car.
 
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volfanhill said:
So my wife and I have been discussing buying her a new car. Daughter just turned 12 and the plan is for the car to be hers when she turns 16. My wife and I agreed on a budget. I told her I don't care what you get. Just keep in mind it's the kids first car. After doing our research, and shopping around, we bought one yesterday. She tells me this morning she has buyers remorse and now doesn't understand why I am pissed
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she go over budget?
 
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The man on my right in this photo took me to my first TN VOLS football game in 1971 when I was 6, I was hooked and have been going ever since. He is a diehard Big Orange fan and was a great player back in his day as well. The man is my Father and we celebrated his 84th trip around the Sun yesterday.

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JOEY’S ALL VOL !!! said:
The man on my right in this photo took me to my first TN VOLS football game in 1971 when I was 6, I was hooked and have been going ever since. He is a diehard Big Orange fan and was a great player back in his day as well. The man is my Father and we celebrated his 84th trip around the Sun yesterday.

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Awesome. Lost mine in 08. Congrats to your father.
 
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went and saw an ophthamologist a few weeks ago after seeing another an eye doctor a couple weeks prior and recommended that I with the surgeon. Both places ran the exact same tests. I was out about $180 for first visit and just got the other bill. Crap…$450 as he was out of network.
I am out $630 for a cataract surgery I don’t need at this time but was looking at some tuneups due to yearly deductible.

Wonder if I can call and ask for a discount as I was not given
 
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Orangeburst said:
went and saw an ophthamologist a few weeks ago after seeing another an eye doctor a couple weeks prior and recommended that I with the surgeon. Both places ran the exact same tests. I was out about $180 for first visit and just got the other bill. Crap…$450 as he was out of network.
I am out $630 for a cataract surgery I don’t need at this time but was looking at some tuneups due to yearly deductible.

Wonder if I can call and ask for a discount as I was not given
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I look forward to my cataract surgery if inlive long enough. Those i know which have had surgery now have perfect or near perfect vision without lenses. I have been working outside for 30 years so it seems that I will definitely qualify as long as cancer etc doesnt get me 1st.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
I look forward to my cataract surgery if inlive long enough. Those i know which have had surgery now have perfect or near perfect vision without lenses. I have been working outside for 30 years so it seems that I will definitely qualify as long as cancer etc doesnt get me 1st.
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yea i am fine without them like a 1-2 on scale of 4. i have 20/20 and just use readers. just something i was going to preempt as I meet out of pocket
i could require it in couple of years or 15.
my mom had it done recently and results are amazing. they basically put lenses on your cornea though..like permanent contacts so they have to get that correct, or you would still need glasses or will if vision changes
 
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volfanhill said:
No she just felt like she should have bought something else.
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If i was buying a car i needed to run reliably for 4 years followed by another 6 or so for HS and college....it would have to be a Honda. If you get a Honda and it does NOT run 200k miles plus without any major issues then you have terrible luck/maintenance and are the statistical outlier. Some say Toyotas are the same, but the 2 i have owned...a Celica and a Sequoia...weren't nearly as reliable as my Hondas...Civic coupes x2, Passport and Pilot. In fairness, the Passport was a rebadged Isuzu Rodeo which Honda used while developing their 1st full size SUV...the Pilot. It was still reliable relatively speaking, I did have to replace the starter, water pump, and fuel pump/in tank filter...which is far more work than i put in the other 3 Hondas. If i could afford it, I would own all Honda engines/products from my lawnmower to boat motors to generators to motorcycles. They make the best small engines on Earth, and just about everything else they make is the standard for its class/type. The Civic and Accord are perennial "Car and Driver 10 best" and the Odyssey is widely considered the best minivan that money can buy. They are never really flashy...just thoughtfully engineered quality vehicles with extreme longevity.

I cannot speak about luxury vehicles from Europe or Japan..never been willing to make those huge payments. For "regular" cars though its Honda hands down with Subaru probably 2nd due to their reliability, safety, and great resale value
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
I look forward to my cataract surgery if inlive long enough. Those i know which have had surgery now have perfect or near perfect vision without lenses. I have been working outside for 30 years so it seems that I will definitely qualify as long as cancer etc doesnt get me 1st.
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I was extremely nearsighted - I mean the big E was all I could see and it was blurry. They could have reversed it, and I wouldn't have know the difference, but the close up vision was spectacular. Cataract surgery and the implanted lens was great; I do miss the near vision I had, but it's so nice to do everything from drive to see an alarm clock without having to use glasses. I'm a few years out from surgery and some astigmatism has crept in, so since I need reading glasses and computer glasses, I did get glasses with bifocals. A lot of the time unless I'm at the computer or reading (or other close work), I still don't use the glasses at all because there isn't that much correction.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
If i was buying a car i needed to run reliably for 4 years followed by another 6 or so for HS and college....it would have to be a Honda. If you get a Honda and it does NOT run 200k miles plus without any major issues then you have terrible luck/maintenance and are the statistical outlier. Some say Toyotas are the same, but the 2 i have owned...a Celica and a Sequoia...weren't nearly as reliable as my Hondas...Civic coupes x2, Passport and Pilot. In fairness, the Passport was a rebadged Isuzu Rodeo which Honda used while developing their 1st full size SUV...the Pilot. It was still reliable relatively speaking, I did have to replace the starter, water pump, and fuel pump/in tank filter...which is far more work than i put in the other 3 Hondas. If i could afford it, I would own all Honda engines/products from my lawnmower to boat motors to generators to motorcycles. They make the best small engines on Earth, and just about everything else they make is the standard for its class/type. The Civic and Accord are perennial "Car and Driver 10 best" and the Odyssey is widely considered the best minivan that money can buy. They are never really flashy...just thoughtfully engineered quality vehicles with extreme longevity.

I cannot speak about luxury vehicles from Europe or Japan..never been willing to make those huge payments. For "regular" cars though its Honda hands down with Subaru probably 2nd due to their reliability, safety, and great resale value
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Honda is great and other than work vehicles the only car driven in 15/years. Like u said small engines as well..get the upgrade over Kohler or Tecumseh
now back in Nooga..Economy Honda is fantastic
 
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