Random Thoughts & Chitchat (G)

It must be quite scary when they appear in your rear view mirror. There is nothing more unpleasant on the roads than unpredictable circumstances, and that is how these come across.

No muscle car, SUV, Station wagon in our family.

My stepson is the only one with an SUV, but not a fancy one. He has a Nissan Rogue.

We have two Toyotas. And older Venza and a Rav 4 hybrid. 

We have three. Hubby has a Mazda 3 and I have the two Avalons. One of my three work locations is in its own micro-climate, where the winds, rain and hail are much worse that what is experienced in town. I never take Ruby there. The road there is a country highway, where there are hardly any trees, so the winds stir up a lot of debris. There are a lot of trucks that travel that road as well. Goldie's windshield is pretty well pitted and has had a small rock chip for a while. I recently got another larger rock chip on the bottom. I'm waiting as long as possible to replace the windshield. My experience is that, once the OEM windshield is replaced, I will have to start replacing it more often.

Should I be a offended if a man (specifically a guy of the same age) tells me that I'm smarter than "what I give off?" 

It depends on the tone of how it is delivered.

It was more like a "Hey [NAME], I know this is weird to say, but now that I've talked to you more, you're a lot more smarter than you appear." Something along those lines. I know the person is very kind and seems to have good intent with most things, but I thought it was a dig at my intelligence. I didn't know how to react because I was unsure (and I just met the person), so I just said thank you! 

Hi! I'm a little bit confused. How do you post in the members chat? Do I still have to post more to post in there? I'm not sure how the ranking system works!

Just so ^^

Here is a not so nice random thought that I had yesterday. I looked up someone I used to know well on Facebook and found that they had died around the middle of last year. These things happen but I realised that when people die their Facebook account still goes on. Taking that forward for quite a few years, I realised that people will eventually spend their days browsing through a graveyard as there will be more dead people's accounts than live ones

The old line springs to mind: "You know when you are getting old as you attend more funerals than weddings."

Sorry to resurrect an older topic, but earlier today I was just thinking about my next vehicle.  I still have a few years left before I'm financially ready, but I love the idea of driving a PHEV sedan.  I'm really interested in the Toyota Prius Prime.  I completed the "build and price" your Toyota on their website, but I don't know anyone to ask if they are as good as they seem.  I rarely drive more than 100 or so mile a week, so I would almost never spend money on gas if I got one, but I sometimes have to drive long distances and if I'm being honest, I'm a little scared to go full EV until I try a PHEV.

How long have you had it?  Is it reliable for a long time?