Comments on: The Danger Bug

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:19:41 +0000

Actually it was uphill both ways since my neighborhood has more than one hill between the elementary school I attended and we lived close enough to it that I walked 99% of the time both ways, lol. That is so sad that a kid got killed, I guess in a region that doesn't get much snow they are likely ill-equipped to deal with it. (NukeDad) I think the issue was they DIDN'T call school the day that kid was killed, and they should have; now they call it when they don't need to. It's over-reacting the other way. Karens last blog post..The Dishwasher

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:20:19 +0000

Seriously they canceled school because of 3/4″ of snow? We got over a foot when I was in high school, snow drifts up to my hip, and not only was school in session but the bus came and picked me up (right as we were digging Mom’s car out since it was like 30 minutes late). Less than an inch of snow is considered a dusting if that here, I so need to move!

(NukeDad) Was it uphill both ways? Yeah, it gets kind of ridiculous, but they didn’t call school one time before we moved here (it was only an inch or so) and a child was killed; so they don’t take any chances at all anymore.

Karens last blog post..Snonna

By: Momo Fali

Momo Fali — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:15:22 +0000

Great minds think alike! I just started working on a post about my first car. Though, I never ruptured my eardrums, because the radio tuner was busted and if you went over 55 mph, the tape cassette would eject itself and fly into the back seat.

(NukeDad) Based on your description; I’m going to guess either a Gremlin or a Pinto.

By: nonna

nonna — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:30:47 +0000

ok it probably hasn't been 24 hours yet, but your damn website has an STD, dynamite, or going into withdrawals, i'm not sure which. it won't let me IE subscribe to your feed. i get this msg: Internet Explorer does not support feeds with DTDs. what the heck are DTDs and why do you have them and make them go away so i can get done subscribing to all my dang feeds! oh,..i meant to say please.. (NukeDad) I'm not sure what's going on Nonna, but I'll give my website some penicillin anyway. Try back in 36 to 48 hours. nonnas last blog post..micro has lost it…

By: Audubon Ron

Audubon Ron — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:07:17 +0000

I had a B210 that was another model for the books of best trash cars of the past. It had primer all over, looked like a dairy cow. No front seat, my girl friend had to ride in the back seat all the time. It was totalled, with me in it, one Xmas eve night. (NukeDad) Ah, the B210; how could I forget those! Tell me it was a hatchback and I'll sing your praises for all time. My buddy had a Vega hatchback. Dirt brown; one of the two colors it came in, the other being Off-white. Audubon Rons last blog post..Nothing More to Give

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:45:14 +0000

Believe it or not, I miss that car. I think Mom and Dad put enough money into it to have us driving a Jaguar instead, but as you said, Daddy would not be defeated. I have great memories of that car, although I pushed it more than I drove it. It once broke down in THE lane to get out of the parking lot at Coronado High School at lunch time. Needless to say, my popularity waned a tad that day. I can still hear the insults as people attempted to drive over the curb in a mad dash for Leo’s and Charcoaler.

(NukeDad) Ha, ha! I’m laughing with you, not at you. I tried to make it over Trans Mountain Road once. Big mistake. How much do you think Dad put into that thing? 4k? 5k? It was a lot; I know that.

By: nonna

nonna — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:45:41 +0000

oh! you! i. can’t. believe. you. would. dare!

i’m not speakin to you OR reading you, for like, a really long time!

maybe even 24 hours…

…starting now (unless you take it back and swear that the vw bug is the bestest car ever)

(NukeDad) How about I just put a bumper sticker on the back of every VW bug I see that says; “My Other Car Is A Piece Of Crap Too”.

nonnas last blog post..micro has lost it…

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:15:31 +0000

I love the bugs. Had one in high school. In fact, lost my virginity in the back of mine. Not much room but hell, who needs it. Eventually I got smart and bought a VW van. Now that was room to move in…

(NukeDad) OK, Mike; now we want to see the pictures! I know you have to have a few pictures of the van somewhere. Preferably the ones with you wearing HUGE sunglasses, an afro, a silk shirt, a fu manchu stache or mutton chops (we’ll accept either). I’ll give you 1 week to post about it.

Mikes last blog post..Tax Prep..

By: tom

tom — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:14:53 +0000

My older brother had a little bug like that. Most of the time it would catch this bizarre condition where, in his words "it isn't running... it's walking." But he too decked it out with a stereo and mondo speakers, along with a new alternator and some other power systems that I never could figure out. I think eventually he just gave up using the engine and had the thing running on pure sound. (NukeDad) That's close to what I had. I almost cut out the floorboards so I could have Fred Flintstone foot power access if needed. toms last blog post..A Matter Of Perspective

By: Otter Thomas

Otter Thomas — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:09:31 +0000

My friend had a littel Suzuki Sidekick with four 8" woofers behind the seat. We announced our presence by blaring snoop dogg or ice cube or some other crap everywhere we went. I am still embarrassed that I used to listen to rap. My wife laughs uncontrollably every time she thinks of it. I would love to go back and injure my ear drums to AC/DC and Black Sabbath like you did instead. (NukeDad) A buddy of mine had the predecessor; the Suzuki Samurai. He had it for 3 months and hit a good sized pothole. The dashboard fell off. If he'd had bigger speakers (6x9's) it may have happened sooner. Otter Thomass last blog post..Watching Seinfeld with Dad or Not