I think it's called "changing the subject" or "grand thread hijack"  

qui a parti cette mode???

Quoted from MAGNETO

oh well...... Next Saterday night it`ll  be boring as hell again here probably watch tv or something..

I must say it was one OF the best Saterday nights on Maaca for me and many others........

You're soooo RIGHT!!!!

Quoted from MAGNETO

oh well...... Next Saterday night it`ll  be boring as hell again here probably watch tv or something..

I must say it was one OF the best Saterday nights on Maaca for me and many others........

You could try instead to, I don't know, maybe play a game of pinball

Quoted from jonny_eh

This pizza thing annoys me too. It's original purpose was to point out that lots of people like different things, got it. Now it's used whenever there's a flame war. I don't get it.

It's called having a sense of humor / having fun.  It's unfortunate to know that many here are lacking in this department, only proven by Sparky when he talks about all the PM's he receives about people complaining.

I think the next time a user is about to send Sparky a complaint PM about something on here they should stop and seriously ask themselves if;
a) the PM they just wrote was seriously worth the time to write
b) the PM will seriously be worth Sparky's time to read / respond (this one especially as you're now going to be wasting someone else's time / energy)

It just boggles my mind to hear about all the BS Sparky has to sift though.  Ive been a member here for a LONG time, and I can probably count the number of PM's I've sent Ian on 2 hands, and I can gaurentee each and every one had nothing to do with MAACA.  

So before you hit that 'PM to Sparky' button, put yourself in his shoes for a second and ask yourself if the message is really worth sending...

D

wow, this is amazing! I started this thread on something useless and guess what..............it still is!  Someone gave me enough posts to last two lifetimes and I got a good laugh at it. Look at my posts per day.......  I am still laughing.

tks to whomever did it, it is neat.

Oh! I forgot, I like pizza too

Quoted from DavidC

qui a parti ...

Hein? Quoi? ... Ah... j'ai mal lu... je pensais que c'étais écrit "qui est parti... "   

Quoted from Menace

Ive been a member here for a LONG time, and I can probably count the number of PM's I've sent Ian on 2 hands...


D

That's because you don't love me and you are a selfish bastard!

Quoted from websherpa

I think it's called "changing the subject" or "grand thread hijack"  

There is an idea....

I will hijack it.

So, speaking of going green, I have been considering purchasing an electric vehicle at some point. Does anyone here know someone who has bought or is buying one, such as the Nissan Leaf?

And don't talk to be about that bullshit hybrid crap. No matter what you believe, it STILL runs on gas! So before you go and spend 30 grand on a Prius (which is the size of a Corolla) that consumes 6L/100kms and has ZERO value after 10 years because replacing the batteries will cost 5000$, spend HALF that on a Yaris which consumes the EXACT same thing, has a resale value after 10 years and chances are it will run just fine.

At least with a fully electric vehicle your costs of running and maintenance are next to nothing. Energy cost in quebec would be 11% of that of gas. I figure what... 15-20% in Ontario? And all you would do is check the tires. So the cost of a battery pack ten years later is not as bad.

Opinions?

Quoted from Sparky

Opinions?

The Redneck Express has a Gas guzzling V8 in it, so I just bought a vehicle at the other extreme   

As for the leaf it will depend on price.

When I was looking into more fuel efficient cars I found that getting a cheap 4 cylinder thing like the Honda Fit or Mazda 5 would end up being way cheaper then most of the hybrid/disel cars.  

As an example lets say for arguments sake the leaf cost $50 - $60K to start.  You can get a Fit for sub $20K.  You have to figure how much can $40,000 of gas get you?  I mean if you drive the fit for the next 10 years are you going to spend $40,000 in gas, then at least you might break even but to actually start seeing savings, who knows how long you would have to drive the leaf.  

It really depends on your motivation, most of these fuel efficient Hybrids/Electric cars are at such a price point the only reason to buy them is because you care about your carbon footprint rather then how much you are spending.  But if you are looking at a cash savings, you're not going to find it yet in these new alternative forms of transportation.  

Quoted from gmaranda

wow, this is amazing! I started this thread on something useless and guess what..............it still is!  Someone gave me enough posts to last two lifetimes and I got a good laugh at it. Look at my posts per day.......  I am still laughing.

tks to whomever did it, it is neat.

Oh! I forgot, I like pizza too

OMG, call the cops I lost my posts.........I am back to my real count sniff sniff. Oh well, back to the hijack that Sparky started.  The only reason I would buy an hybrid at this time is to keep this momentum going.  We are running out of gas faster than people think thus we need to get this thing going.

I am more for the full electric vehicle and yes I believe it can do the job nicely.  Prices are coming down and the technology is meeting consumers expectations.  Now we need to get the costs down and fine tune the technology such as charging station etc.  

Quoted from gmaranda

We are running out of gas faster than people think thus we need to get this thing going.

Hopefully Johnny_eh will chime in here on the validity of peak oil as I'm sure his skeptic group has discussed that topic before.

Personally I don't think any of us will be around to see the world run dry of oil.