Yowsa!
If there would have been an explosion, this would be the perfect video.
Train. Train Whistle. Tornado. Sounded like a train.
Debris. We have debris.
No cow. No combines.
Woooo Hooooo!
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12:34:56 7/8/09
I’m surprised the Michael Jackson camp didn’t figure this out.
What will you be doing to celebrate this once in a lifetime moment?
Choking back a cheeseburger?
Watching your computer emit a small puff of smoke and get eaten by a virus?
Tweeting to see if you can hit it exactly according to the official Twitter clock?
Going fetal?
I’ll be standing by staring at the sun.
Just in case my world comes to an end:
Farewell and Adieu to You Fair Spanish Ladies.
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UPDATE: As the accountant pointed out in comments, this is a twice in the same day deal. PFFFBBT.
UPDATE 2: Daughter pointed out that tomorrow will also have 04:05:06 7/8/09. Women!
I want this car. Actually I want to but a whole bunch and set up a kiosk in the mall to sell them.
They are Volkswagens and they will be sold in China.
258 mpg. (No typo: Two hundred fifty-eight miles per gallon.)
$600. (No typo: Six hundred American Dollars.)
I’m not sure what the airfare is to Shanghai where the cars will first be sold. BTW: why do all the other countries get all the fun cars first? France had the Smart, India has the TaTa Nano, and now China has the VW VunderWileage (I just made that up.) And by the way? the U.K. has a much better name for their auto incentive plan, rather than Cash for Clunkers, the U.K. calls it Scrappage Scheme. And another question I need to have settled. How do you pronounce Peugeot? As in…
Peugeot Dealer
Peugeot 308
Peugeot 107
Back to the unnamed VW.
The car is about 11 feet long, four feet wide, and about three feet tall.
Obviously it’s a one person car. Which has a lot of appeal for large family. Cars for everybody in the family! The Daily Blonde says she would buy one just for the opportunity to go someplace BY HERSELF. (She has a passle of kiddles.)
As with the Smart five years ago, it’s not legal in the U.S. Nor is the Smart Electric car been approved for U.S. use. But I could call the VW VunderWileage a personal disability device and probably get them imported no prob.
So it’s happened. The 258 miles per gallon car is a reality. Only in China. I accept Paypal.
Here are more specs…
The power plant is a one cylinder diesel positioned ahead of the rear axle and combined with an automatic shift controlled by a knob in the interior.
Safety was not compromised as the impact and roll-over protection is comparable to the GT racing cars.
- Gas tank capacity = 1.7 gallons
- Speed = 62 – 74.6 Miles/hour
- Fuel efficiency = 258 miles/gallon
- Travel distance with a full tank = 404 miles
Another BTW: If I lived in the U.K. I would shop for cars here.
Perrys
Get the best deals on new cars, used cars and vans. You can search for cars and vans using different criteria. The site has a long list of brands and are authorized and regulated by Financial Services Authority.
The site is easy to navigate and helps you find information about places where you can buy new, used cars, and vans.
The ball game got rained out last night and the golf game got rained out today.
Target has crappy customer service.
J.D. writes about things she does so we don’t have to.
You may be shocked, amused, intrigued, bored, or mystified at the things I do, but you’ll never know what’s coming next. You may find that we have a lot in common. Or you may just pity me.
Like endure the stupidest Target policy in the whole retail universe.
The Target policy that says “no sitting on bar stools.”
I needed one bar stool to put by the grill, so I could linger over the flames without having to stand.
Target advertised one that was a likely candidate.
The display model bar stool at Target was on the second shelf – secured so it wouldn’t fall and kill someone. It also meant I could not sit on it to see if I wanted the 25 inch or the 30 inch stool.
I asked a Target clerk if it could be unsecured – which involved cutting a plastic zip tie with a pair of scissors.
No, it’s secured, replied Target.
I see that, but I would like to sit on it. Could you please cut the zip tie and then put it right back.
No, if we did that, it might fall and injure someone.
Couldn’t the person that put it up there put it back and secure it again?
No, we are not allowed.
Who is?
Mike, the store manager.
Could you call Mike and tell him a customer requested that it be taken down so the customer could sit on it?
*bzzt* (walkie-talkie) Mike can we take down a stool that has been secured?
*bzzt* No, it’s secured so it doesn’t fall on someone.
No, I can’t take it down.
This is what really honks me off: I bought the damn stool.
Target treats a regular, loyal, valuable customer like a insignificant, inconsequential, incontinent fool.
Because. They. Can.
I’m a Target Idiot So You Don’t Have To Be.
Target’s mission (from their website – emphasis mine):
Our mission is to make Target the preferred shopping destination for our guests by delivering outstanding value, continuous innovation and an exceptional guest experience by consistently fulfilling our Expect More. Pay Less.® brand promise.
Which is a complete and utter load of crap, today, July 5th, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. CST.
Right now, I hate Target.
And the sun just came out.
