phil1336

OK, Case Closed on this one! On a non automobile matter, boy do I miss Texas BBQ! Even with the Lap Band, moderate amounts of lean Protein are ok! I miss the epicenter of BBQ or what I call the BBQ Triangle. Put a dart in Austin and drive in almost any directions up to 75 miles and your in BBQ Heaven. Luling, Lockhart, Taylor, Elgin, boy I miss those Links and Brisket. Memphis has great Pork BBQ, and Kansas City has Great Pork & Beef BBQ, and Metro Austin has the Best BBQ (IMO) Period! Just (1) pint of cold beer to slowly sip down with my Que......mmmm!

I`m not trying to convince you or anyone else on the merits of Toyota vs Hyundai and their residual values. I`ve owned them both and traded in both. My own personal experience with both brands, 3 years vs 5 year bumper to bumper warranties and general quality, (excluding the recent Toyota recalls) Hyundai sales up 8% last year, (highest of all US auto sales) and their flag ship "Genisis" model, Car of the year award, Hyundai and its sister company Kia are blazing a burn and scorch the earth plan against (all) Japanese auto manufacturers. Lets see where (future) Toyota resale values level off after the damage control efforts are attempted. The land of the "Rising Sun" is no longer Japan but Korea. PS. Your post on rebates is a bit mis-leading. Those Hyundai rebates are on the New 2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2.9% and 3.9% financing and $500. Owner Loyalty Rebate. Thats on the newly released 2011 Sonata which are flying off the dealers lot at full MSRP. See what kind of rebate and discount you can get on a 2010 Hyundai Sonata!

The figures don`t lie...or do they? First of all, with both Toyota and Hyundai, book values or trade in values will vary by both region, mileage , market conditions, etc. With both vehicle quotes, the dealer at trade in time will likely offer even (less) for either vehicle. But, your originally MSRP figures (don`t) factor in the "real" purchase price of both these vehicles. Hyundai usually has offered one to two thousand dollar rebates, plus five hundred to one thousand dollar rebates for financing through Hyundai Motor Credit, plus additional five hundred to one thousand dollar rebates for (Owner Loyalty current Hyundai owners) etc. Typically, after all the negotiating is over, Hyundai usually sweetens the deal with two to three thousand dollars of additional rebate discounts compared to Toyota. At trade in time, its a wash! Been there, done that with both Toyota and Honda.

Its true, all Alcoholic Beverages are simply (empty calories) that are not needed, that said, some of us obese or formally obese folks enjoyed a beer, glass of wine or cocktail once in a while. If alcoholism is not a problem, I don`t see the need for a life style to totally eliminate (all) of one`s past eating and drinking pleasures! Never a slice of Pizza, a Chicken Wing, a bite or two of Chinese Food, a spoon or two of Ice Cream, a nibble of Dark Chocolate? Anyone have Dr. Kevorkian`s ph#?

Check out the new 2011 Hyundai Sonata ! For a $21K vehicle that gets 35 mpg highway, there is nothing in the market place with a 5 year/60K bumper to bumper warranty that can touch it. Looks like its costs 15 K more! Resale value.....your paying 3K less to purchase soooo, its worth at resale 3K less...no problem.

Giving up drinking soda, I sip some after letting it go flat overnight once in a while, is not a problem with me either. I DO miss my Seltzer Water terribly though. But, that said, never being able to to enjoy sipping another hand crafted ale or beer again, (I`m not talking about Bud Light or Miller Light or Coors Light) would have been probably a Deal Breaker. Its like saying, never taste another slice of Pizza again....forgetaboutit!

There are very few Perfect Lap Band Patients that comply with 100% of the Surgeon and Nutritionalists recommendations. We all will cheat and test new limits from time to time. Look at John Daly the PGA Golfer. Got banded in Feb 09`, 2 pack a day cigarette smoker, (still smokes/ actually, never stopped) and former beer guzzler, (now sips slowly on a pint occasionally) and slugs down Carbonated Diet Coke like a Junkie and still has lost over 110 lbs in just a year. I know thats pushing the pouch to the limit but a sip of soda or beer now and then should not put anyones efforts into a death spiral.

What about a full blown Gout Attack brought about due to a massive spike in Uric Acid level caused by a high Protein Diet? Did anyone get warned by their Surgeons on that possibility? 3 weeks of NO Exercise lost due to the gout flare up and HAD to go on very caustic NSAID Indomethacin ER for relief (Celebrex did`nt work) after gout subsided with new found hair line stress fracture in both ankle and 4th mandibular in left foot. Talk about timing and the Perfect Storm. Still dropped 34 lbs since getting banded on 1/12/10.

What a bigoted ass-wipe to post such a racial cartoon showing an African American President on a Food Stamp coupon! First of all you idiot, Food Stamp Coupons have all but been replaced with Debit Cards for both security and fraud prevention and dignity purposes to avoid coupon tearing at check out. Only some "hate" monger white trash jerk or a Black self hater would post such a thing. But its ok...as long as your a Christian..your not Perfect, but your SAVED! Excuse me while I vomit! Perhaps you and your inbred family will loose your healthcare in the future and will need Medicaid or better yet, be turned away at the hospital ER for lack of Health Insurance! I can`t stand stupidity!

and soooooo Republican!

As I watch todays Health Care Debate..........No Republican has come forward an declared that He or She intended to OPT OUT of their Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan! Why Obama or Biden have (not) brought up this matter is puzzling? How can one vote down for his constituency what one has for himself and his or her own family is so hypocritical!

But, despite all that............They Are SAVED!

Tomorrow when they broadcast the live Health Care debate, lets see which of the Republican anti universal health insurance bashers raises their hand to OPT OUT of the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan. Why should they participate in any form of "Socialized Health Care" when the uninsured an under-insured back in their home districts can`t get the same coverage as their representatives elect to have for themselves and family?

Homeschooler.......who would have thought? I`m sure Darwin is reviewed for an objective (other) opinion....lol. An leave PG alone and stop caller her a Hater! Although, I can`t think of one subject I could agree with her on, (not even the same Eastern Time Zone we both live in), that said, she knows not of Hate. Being a Christian, does not allow for such feelings or emotions. Just continue to turn the other cheek and forgive seventy times seven. I got a question though, in the unlikely event you "DO" reach (490), do you start all over again?

The only hate (I) harbor is towards intolerant imbeciles who despite being shown concrete evidence on a subject backed up by volumes of scientific and proven data will respond after reading or viewing such matter with the following comment, well...."I never heard of such a thing" or The Bible states otherwise, (as if volume # 1 was actually written by G-D himself on the palm of his hand) and later transposed in book form or my absolute favorite...G-D said it, I believe it, and that settles it! Yaaah Hoooo!

At least CT I`m sure voted the Right way! I know most state that In God We Trust......for me, In Joe Lieberman I Trust!

Scott Brown needs Sarah to lend him a felt tipped Magic Marker pen so he can write some talking points unto the palm of his hand. Maybe, he would`nt have voted incorrectly on the recent Bill which he and 4 other Republicans broke ranks and voted with the Democrats. Here comes the Tea Bags, hope he knows how to duck.

Global Warming is a Liberal Hoax....RIGHT! Check the status of the melting polar ice caps or better yet, survey the Polar Bear population as their numbers continue to deplete as they drown due to lack of ice cover to fish from . Because the Mid-Atlantic states got hammered this winter with unusual snow fall,(instead) of Northern New England and Canada only proves that the "MOISTURE" content of the Cold Air shifted further Southward this winter and nothing else. Don`t believe the Liberal Press, put your trust in Big Oil, Big (clean) Coal, and Big Business. They have the Environment and the Public Good first and foremost at heart......for certain, NOT PROFITS for themselves and shareholders. Man can`t change weather by carbon emissions anyway, G-D controls the environment and punishes the immoral according to Pat Robertson as he proved last month in Haiti!

Hmmm, let me see if I got that right.......I don`t support Same Sex Marriage, (so don`t marry someone of your own gender) thats a no "brainer", and I don`t support Gay (men or women) serving in the Military, cause a Fag or Lesbian might play grab ass with an unsuspecting G-D fearing Christian. You know, since they don`t breed an have unwanted children, they have to (turn str8 people around) to their "ways"! LMAO

I`m here to DECLARE to you PattyGreen that I AM NOT A CHRISTIAN, NEVER HAVE BEEN, NEVER WILL BE, AND NEVER WANT TO BE, a member of a Group that you Represent. Dumb, prejudicial,ignorant, intolerant,and totally blind to reality and are joyously happy living in your make believe fairy tale world of mysticism. Keep waiting for Santa Claus to arrive! I think he would prefer Beer and Pretzels instead of Milk and Cookies! Try the Tooth Fairy trick too and see how that works for you. Betcha, if you don`t put some money under the pillow yourself, there ain`t gonna be anything there in the morning except that nasty rotted tooth! Yours truly...Saved from Stupidity!

The Blind Leading the Blind like Lemming`s running into the Sea. Drape yourself with the Flag and feel warm, fuzzy and Patriotic while your being continually Raped and Sodomized by the Ultra Right Wing Conservative (base) of the Religious Fanatic Republican Party. Gosh, Gee, kinda starting to feel good once you get use to it. Let me make a note of that on the palm of my hand, just in case I kinda forget.

Both! Joe is about the most casper milk toast politician I can remember in recent history. First he claimed he was a moderate Democrat, then because he sucked up to GW Bush and the Iraqi war effort to help the Military Industrial War Complex for his corporate buddies in CT, he could`nt win the Primary Senate race in CT as a Dem, so he slimes himself back into office through (the back door..no pun intended) by switching Parties and becomes an Independent Republican that blows air kiss`s to Harry Reid to keep chairmanship positions with the Democrats. A traitor and bottom feeder if there ever was one! As much contempt I have for right wing conservative bible thumping Republicans, they are at least transparent and represent exactly what they always stood for. Sweet Joe, well, thats another story. He`s like a Hebrew National All Beef Kosher Hot Dog, perhaps he answers to a Higher Authority, huh PG?

Joe Lieberman cross -dress`s faster then Clark Kent into Superman!

Its pretty simple, the more Red a state is, like OK and SC,GA,LA,MS,AL the lower the IQ. The more Blue a state is, like MN, VT, MA, CT, NY, OR, WA, the higher the IQ. Cheer up, at least TX has Austin and great BBQ! Who needs Books when you can substitute with Bibles instead!

It proves one very important point, why the Electoral College still exists! Our Founding Fathers when they set up this Republic realized that the Mass`s were for the most part, uneducated, dumb ass`s , literacy tests not withstanding, just common sense! The proof today is that ignorant poor predominantly white TeaBaggers continue to vote against their own self interests while the wealth Republican right wing elite continue to prosper. Just join the John Birch Society and worry about Socialism while the remainder of the Middle class becomes history!