LizzieMaine
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Probably one of those silly fashion forums.
Most likely the Island of Misfit Clothing Dummies, where all the flotsam and jetsam of The Fora eventually washes up.
Probably one of those silly fashion forums.
Also, like AtomicEraTom, I grew up in an isolated farm area that hadn't changed much since my dad was a kid on the 40s. When I was a kid I used to like to have my mom take me for rides to look at the old houses and buildings. Something I still love doing today (although I take myself these days!!) I'm sure that has contributed heavily to my love of the 20s-40s. And like LizzieMaine has been saying -- in my town well into the 80s there was that "small community" vibe going on. Nothing but small businesses. Main Street Market was our local grocery store and you'd always run into your neighbours there! I think all the local teenagers worked there at one point or another! If you wanted to shop in chain stores or if you wanted to avoid anyone from town (!!) you had to travel an hour to the Philly suburbs. In 1995 they brought a Wal-Mart into town and ever since it's been constant development in the bigger city of the county (though the outskirts remain untouched farm and marshlands). All the mom-and-pop shops were torn down and replaced with chains.
There's a rival forum?
You guys must be truly bummed out by the Ford decision to close plant and cease production. I live about an hour away from the St. Thomas, Ontario plant where they, and the Lincoln Town Car, were last produced. Being de-machined and mothballed.
My local PD like most Canadian forces relied on the Crown Vic Police Interceptor as their primary vehicle. They now have one Dodge Charger (!) and I've seen the first of the new Ford Taurus "Interceptors".
Neither is to be taken seriously!
Cars are made much better and much safer now.
Although personally I think the airflow looks too much like the VW Beetle.
My issue with modern cars is that they either look really bland, or they look all identical, or they look...what's the term...ostentatious? Arrogant? Show-offy?
you're totally missing the pointI know, but it gets so old.... this constant bickering between us and moderns. I don't go on their sites and tell them that they're stupid, so why do they do it here?
you're totally missing the point
the people you're bickering with are not "moderns" any more than you are venerables - several of you are just bickering, and people offering honest discussion don't find it worth the trouble
that's fine, just make sure you have a name to call anyone with independent thoughtYou've had your gentle warning.
Strike two chum. One more and the bulldog goes out to the doghouse..for good.that's fine, just make sure you have a name to call anyone with independent thought
...Then there is the computerization of todays cars. The successful electronical interjection of 'must haves' into the car buyer mindset. Continual updates and downloads. GPS(never get lost) screens and those even willing to pay monthly fees for the 'Onstar' road security racket..XM stereo needs...etc...and,of course,then the needed 'extended warranty' to insure everything is kept 'in sync' for free(?)all incorporated into 'the monthly payment'. The long length of the loan allows a monthly payment affordable to 'get into'. The actual costs of the vehicle is secondary(if really considered at all) since many(most?)will go'upside down'on a loan for the next latest and greatest,anyhow. Plus rebates! You can even add in "paint protection"!!..back up camera!...lane change alerts!....forward radar that even brakes for you so you don't run into the car ahead of you! And you can even 'LEASE'all this! All for just a monthly payment of blah blah. Don't worry that the car may be actually costing $30 or 40 grand or more. Doesn't need to actually ever be payed off. Good deal..huh?