Losing money because of smoking

[ecduzitgood]

Originally Posted by tysdad115

SO not to change the subject....what do you need in the line of a vehicle Ed?

What do you have with an ashtray as standard equipment . Actually that is part of the problem she doesn't know what she wants, and where I spent time selling cars I am trying to help her get what she will really enjoy and not what she is swayed towards by a trained salesperson. What do you sell?
Keep in mind
I am there to protect her, my father on the other hand can't seem to understand that a full time seller can easily beat a part time buyer when it comes to vehicles. For him it's the deal he thinks he gets rather than the deal he could of got.
It's funny how often people will ask me after they bought the car if I thought they got a good deal. My answer to them is "can you afford the payments and do you like driving the car...then you got a good deal". I finish by asking them how they would feel about the car if I tell them they got screwed? The enjoyment of owning a new car can easily turn sour with questions like that.

[tysdad115]

GMC , do some research on the Terrain. Available in front wheel or all wheel drive, 4 cyl (30 mpg) or 6 cyl 25 (mpg) available in alot of trim/color options. The Acadia is the next bigger size vehicle in the "crossover " line..the 2010 and 2011 models are good. Do not buy a used 2007 - 2009 model...they are no good.

[ecduzitgood]

Originally Posted by tysdad115

GMC , do some research on the Terrain. Available in front wheel or all wheel drive, 4 cyl (30 mpg) or 6 cyl 25 (mpg) available in alot of trim/color options. The Acadia is the next bigger size vehicle in the "crossover " line..the 2010 and 2011 models are good. Do not buy a used 2007 - 2009 model...they are no good.

The Terrain is on her list, I'll be in touch, although like I said I am here to protect her and I know about the back door dealer incentive invoice games, so it might not be a good time for the salesperson, they don't like minimum $50 commission type deals. With me and her money it's more of a move another unit and make up for it on the next whale.

She just asked if we could take a look at Lance LOL...ok, but they won't be spotting* us today I have yet to do my homework

*sending the customer home with the new car, that was an extra $50 commission

[tysdad115]

Ill bring a car and the invoice to you, nothing in it for me. Buy what you can find is the best deal,may or may not be here. The big markup on new vehicles is long gone, but Im a service hack so what do I know?

[RIROCKHOUND]

The irony of this thread title, is that you are the one losing money (and health) at a rate of what, $8/day?

[ecduzitgood]

Try $2.00 a pack if I don't roll my own I smoke cigars. My health is only of concern to me, I have no one in my life that will suffer when I'm gone. How am I being selfish when I do everything I can to limit anyone else's exposure to my smoke, I either field strip and pocket them after smoking or find a proper place to dispose of them, that seems like a considerate type of behavior
Once again if they even had a trash can I could have disposed of the spent cigarette properly after extinguishing it.
It is the people who are restricting smokers that are being selfish in my eyes.
Why can't I open a restaurant that allows smoking and just put a sign at the entrance that alerts people to the fact there is smoking allowed here? The employees would be hired knowing before hand so they could choose if they wanted to work for you or not.
Choice a thing of the past in this free country
So in my eyes it's the people who want to impose their beliefs on me and control my legal actions.

[Sea Dangles]

So if you own a company and decide to abolish smoking on the property because smokers cost so much more in health insurance (just like fatties), that is being selfish?A lot of progressive companies also fund smoking cessation programs as well as Jenny Craig programs.Is that selfish? Some adults are like kids;they don't know what is good for them. In Ed's case he is too addicted and looks for ways to justify his habit.Most smokers probably bitch about the cost of healthcare too...

[The Dad Fisherman]

you know....if you just put the cigarette out in the ashtray before you got out of your car...none of this would be going on right now

[ecduzitgood]

I wish I had, but I didn't and thus my frustrations begin. I will even go as far as saying if they put a sign at the street entrance about their policy I would have known better. But for me to find out after I have gotten out of the car and walked to the door was just a slap in the face to me which made me feel completely unwelcome. The whole situation could have been different if only I knew before I got out of my car.

[O.D. Mike]

Speaking of cigars, I was fishing this morning and a guy sparked the most rotten CHIT smelling cigar. But we were outside and he has thr right to... Is there a rule that you spark only after catching a fish?

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by O.D. Mike

Speaking of cigars, I was fishing this morning and a guy sparked the most rotten CHIT smelling cigar. But we were outside and he has thr right to... Is there a rule that you spark only after catching a fish?

You probably think those cigars you get at 7-11 in the foil wrappers smell good. That guy next to you was smoking a fairly decent hand rolled gem from the Dominican. He used to only smoke one after catching a fish. Unfortunately, he's become so bad at fishing that he can no longer do that.
Last Saturday, that same guy had to smoke a rare and expensive Acid Opulence to keep the mosquitos away while fishing because he forgot his bug spray.

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by fishbones

You probably think those cigars you get at 7-11 in the foil wrappers smell good. That guy next to you was smoking a fairly decent hand rolled gem from the Dominican. He used to only smoke one after catching a fish. Unfortunately, he's become so bad at fishing that he can no longer do that.
Last Saturday, that same guy had to smoke a rare and expensive Acid Opulence to keep the mosquitos away while fishing because he forgot his bug spray.

and never invited the poor bastard, who was wearing shorts, to stand next to him and benefit from the smoke.

I still cant feel my legs......

[fishbones]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

and never invited the poor bastard, who was wearing shorts, to stand next to him and benefit from the smoke.

I still cant feel my legs......

If I remember correctly, you moved away on your own because there were no fish in front of me. Then some guy moved into your original spot and immediately hooked up.

[O.D. Mike]

Originally Posted by fishbones

You probably think those cigars you get at 7-11 in the foil wrappers smell good. That guy next to you was smoking a fairly decent hand rolled gem from the Dominican. He used to only smoke one after catching a fish. Unfortunately, he's become so bad at fishing that he can no longer do that.
Last Saturday, that same guy had to smoke a rare and expensive Acid Opulence to keep the mosquitos away while fishing because he forgot his bug spray.

I prefer backwoods, yeah the good smelling cigars, Captain Black pipe tobacco and occasional Diamiana.....

[vineyardblues]

10 years ago in Cal you could no smoke at any bar etc ...
we are behind times

[Karl F]

wanna really have a grump?...smoking inside YOUR car, decreases the trade in value, on average, 35%.... and over 60 % of used car buyers won't consider purchasing a vehicle, once they get the dirty ashtray whiff....

[Joe]

A lot of people were outside smoking when the first plane hit the WTC.

[spence]

Originally Posted by Joe

A lot of people were outside smoking when the first plane hit the WTC.

Thanks, I'm adding this to the list of Joe quotes for the book.

-spence

[Joe]

8:40 a.m. was a good time for a cigarette break if you worked at Cantor Fitzgerald. Figure by the time you got to the plaza it was 8:43, that puts you safely puffing at 8:46....

[RIJIMMY]

I think this would all be resolved if we just installed sinks outside of bathrooms. It just makes good sense!

[Joe]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

I think this would all be resolved if we just installed sinks outside of bathrooms. It just makes good sense!

64% of elderly on a cruise ships don't wash their hands after going the bathroom. Imagine what's on those tongs at the all-you-can-eat hog bins?

Ever look at an old person's finger nails? You can see the stuff....

[O.D. Mike]

Originally Posted by Joe

64% of elderly on a cruise ships don't wash their hands after going the bathroom. Imagine what's on those tongs at the all-you-can-eat hog bins?

Ever look at an old person's finger nails? You can see the stuff....

Don't get Ed on this subject!!!!! "Sinks outside the restrooms....."

[Joe]

The world is filthy and ill-mannered.

[ecduzitgood]

Originally Posted by Joe

64% of elderly on a cruise ships don't wash their hands after going the bathroom. Imagine what's on those tongs at the all-you-can-eat hog bins?

Ever look at an old person's finger nails? You can see the stuff....

I learned from my grandmother that sometimes hemorrhoids can become so bothersome that temporary relief can come from just pushing them back in, she was right. It's just too bad hand sanitizer stings so much and faucet handles are so disgusting to touch, but then again who will know besides me
The only drawback is as I get older my memory is failing, I sometimes forget which finger I used and use it when picking my nose

[zimmy]

I still get fired up at the lack of spittoons in banks, too

[Joe]

Nice imagery.
I don't like the super-size culture, the all-you-can-eat places, events that revolve primarily around food.
I was fat for a while - worst experience of my life. Now, I'm so turned off to food. You go out with people who overeat, take them back to your house for coffee then watch as they make four trips to the bathroom to sh_t it all out. It's even worse when it's a woman. It completely strips them of any vestiges of femininity.

[Swimmer]

Jesus, I never realized thier were so many perfect people on this site. I should spend more time here, I would be a much better person.

[Sea Dangles]

Joe brings granola to Thanksgiving.
The very thought of a cookout makes him tremble.

[ecduzitgood]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

Jesus, I never realized thier were so many perfect people on this site. I should spend more time here, I would be a much better person.

Perfect people...hmmmmm, I need to get me a new thesaurus

[Backbeach Jake]

Originally Posted by ecduzitgood

Perfect people...hmmmmm, I need to get me a new thesaurus

Thesaurus? Extinct for eons. Perfect people are more like a Tyrannosaurus.