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Puck
The Texan
Joined: 05 Jan 2004
Posts: 5596
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4x4 is a huge waste of money unless you actually need to have it. I live in the city and we have these rich people driving around in these huge Ford F-350's...is just stupid. If you drive a F-350, I want to see it dirty half the time, or I want to see you having to drive on bad roads, or I want to see you towing a trailer, or hay or something. Otherwise, you don't neeeeed it.
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LightningBoy
Commodore
Joined: 09 Mar 2003
Posts: 1446
Location: Minnesota, U.S.A.
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| Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:49 am |
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Many places in north and central United States have deer overpopulation problems.
In fact according to a recent study:
| Quote: | | Some 150 people die each year in more than 1.5 million traffic accidents involving collisions with deer, according to an insurance industry-funded report released recently that puts the economic damage at $1.1 billion. |
Source: ESPN Article by the Associated Press
Deer are a big problem in the U.S., in and out of cities. They don't just stay in the country, I see deer occasionally in cemetaries downtown, if there's any grass and trees, they'll show up; and I wouldn't want to hit one in a compact. I've always been a fan of small trucks. You get some decent mileage, 4 wheel drive for winter traction, towing and hauling capacity, and some protection in an accident.
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PrankishSmart
Rear Admiral
Joined: 29 Apr 2002
Posts: 4779
Location: Hobart, Australia.
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| Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:16 am |
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| madlilnerd wrote: | | I'd much rather have a guy in a lambourgini or a smart car or mini or beetle. |
A lambo would probally use twice as much fuel as a 4x4, too.
For that argument you may as well just have everyone drive a toyota pirus.
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Leo Wyatt
Sweetest Angel
Joined: 25 Feb 2004
Posts: 19045
Location: Investigating A Crime Scene. What did Quark do this time?
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| Sat Jun 18, 2005 7:42 am |
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4x4 is good especially in the snow and slippery places so it is not a waste of money.
I like them. The air been polluted for years. I like having fun and not just be bored. 
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madlilnerd
Duchess of Dancemat
Joined: 03 Aug 2004
Posts: 5885
Location: Slough, England
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| Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:14 am |
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My mum got chased by a moose when she went to Alaska
If I was in a place nice enough to have moose then I wouldn't drive at all, I'd hike.
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zero
Rear Admiral
Joined: 03 Apr 2005
Posts: 4566
Location: Texas
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| Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:06 pm |
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I wanna go to Alaska sooooooo bad.
I wanna go I wanna go!!! Someone come with me!!!! ???
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Birdy
Socialist
Joined: 20 Sep 2004
Posts: 13502
Location: Here.
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| Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:07 pm |
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^ Well... It's like really cold there right? I don't reall like that.  
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Superman
Fleet Admiral
Joined: 06 Dec 2003
Posts: 10220
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| Sat Jun 18, 2005 2:08 pm |
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| zero wrote: | I wanna go to Alaska sooooooo bad.
I wanna go I wanna go!!! Someone come with me!!!! ??? |
I will. Solitude would be so nice.
I was going to say something but it's a bit naughty, there may be kids here so I'll leave it for PM's. 
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zero
Rear Admiral
Joined: 03 Apr 2005
Posts: 4566
Location: Texas
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| Sat Jun 18, 2005 3:27 pm |
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^lol... um ok?
We should get a whole bunch of ppl to go to aslaska and camp out in igloos! So much fun!
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
Posts: 27256
Location: United States of America
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| Sat Jun 18, 2005 4:26 pm |
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| madlilnerd wrote: | My mum got chased by a moose when she went to Alaska
If I was in a place nice enough to have moose then I wouldn't drive at all, I'd hike. |
Not when you are isolated, you wouldn't just hike. Go to the nearest city, 20+ miles away, work all day, and hike home? Let's add that it's the dead of winter, and the sun is only out about six hours a day, everything is frozen over, and there is heavy precipitation.
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Joey
Rear Admiral
Joined: 13 Jul 2001
Posts: 4708
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| Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:05 pm |
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sounds like a fun trip
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Anti-crombie1
Dr. Greenthumb
Joined: 10 Aug 2002
Posts: 2561
Location: ya mums house
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| Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:03 am |
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my trucks 4wd and I wouldnt have it any other way.
I think stupid twats driving down the road putting on make up in the rear view cause more accidents than anything.
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madlilnerd
Duchess of Dancemat
Joined: 03 Aug 2004
Posts: 5885
Location: Slough, England
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| Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:01 pm |
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| Theresa wrote: | | madlilnerd wrote: | My mum got chased by a moose when she went to Alaska
If I was in a place nice enough to have moose then I wouldn't drive at all, I'd hike. |
Not when you are isolated, you wouldn't just hike. Go to the nearest city, 20+ miles away, work all day, and hike home? Let's add that it's the dead of winter, and the sun is only out about six hours a day, everything is frozen over, and there is heavy precipitation. |
I would still hike. Ray Mears walked across half of Sweden in the dead of winter, catching all his own food, building his own shelter etc etc. A 20 mile walk is nothing. And if I lived in a place like that, I'd work from home.
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Theresa
Lux Mihi Deus
Joined: 17 Jun 2001
Posts: 27256
Location: United States of America
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| Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:08 pm |
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Good luck with that.
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zero
Rear Admiral
Joined: 03 Apr 2005
Posts: 4566
Location: Texas
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| Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:11 pm |
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lol... Yeah... ^
For some reason I don't think you would want to walk 20 miles in ALASKA in winter for very long hun, unless you are ammune to those kind of conditions like the natives who live there.
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madlilnerd
Duchess of Dancemat
Joined: 03 Aug 2004
Posts: 5885
Location: Slough, England
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| Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:25 pm |
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I'm built for cold, seriously. And I wouldn't live in harsh conditions anyway if I had to walk 20 miles to work. I'd rather live in a place were I could walk or catch the train or bus to work.
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LightningBoy
Commodore
Joined: 09 Mar 2003
Posts: 1446
Location: Minnesota, U.S.A.
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| Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:44 pm |
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I'd rather drive myself, and have some real fun drifting in the snow.
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