🍫HAPPY EASTER🍫
Slapped my face a bit this morning and sat down for a bit to look at cars again before a friend comes to pick me up for lunch.
Can someone who knows about cars explain why there’s so many bloody SUVs in the sub-$15,000 category compared to hatchbacks and sedans? Why would they be priced so low when they generally have better comfort and features and space? They don’t necessarily have that many more kms than comparable smaller cars. Do they cost more to service or something…
Complete gas guzzlers. Also nowhere near as safe as a regular car being top heavy and prone to rollovers. Basically a light truck with fancy seats. Expensive tyres, expensive servicing - they’re a really expensive vehicle to own and maintain. Anyone trying to save money will ditch these suckers first. Their advantages are interior space and a very high viewpoint over the road. You pay through the nose for that luxury. Particularly in insurance due to their nasty habit of rolling over. Damfino why people get them when they have small children unless the good road view really matters to them.
Was going to get one myself, but in the end decided to stick with my ancient F250 for horse towing. Much more stable on the road and easier to retrofit lpg and power steering etc. And the roadview is just as good.Would that apply even to the older generation of SUVs I’m seeing? 2005-2015 era Outbacks and Foresters, some others like the Hyundai ix35 and the rare wagon (Subaru Liberty). They seem to have comparable mileage to sedans (8L/100km ish). I didn’t realise they’d be that much more expensive to service, I figured they could handle more wear and tear than a smaller car but I guess it depends a lot on how the previous owner(s) drove it as well.
I guess there’s a lot more demand for smaller cars too so they just get snapped up faster.
SUVs aren’t as well made, have fewer passenger safety features
I was thinking of listening to the whole of The Ring Cycle today. Wagner. Again. Was going great until the singing started. That’s only 4 minutes in 😐
I am one hour in, this is the music that created so many musical cliches.
It bothers me the singing is so loud, but then, it’s a performance and the people in the back rows have to hear too.
Modern me likes performances to be naturalistic.
Is that a hammer and anvil? I can hear Sauron forging the One Ring. 😟
No chocolate for me yet. I picked up a stomach bug so it’s the last thing I want right now
Random YouTube feed clip - https://youtu.be/7TeFnhZ7gqU?si=B9ve94Oc6rrAiO6m - 1984 was a banger
I may have over done it with the eggs…
Every time. 😂
My wife and I are trying an experiment this year - only get one thing for each other on the day, and then get something more on Monday/Tuesday marked down. I’ll take a couple of days to get to it anyway.
I’ve still spent about $80 in chocolate, which is ludicrous when you think about it.
The Easter bunny is as bad as Santa. It’s because we have to stash them and forget how much is already there, so we buy more!
Happy Easter 😊😊😊
Thank you for reminding me I have hot cross buns!
keeping mine for brekkie
Happy Easter to you!
No Sleep team member checking in. I suspect the cause was an evening coffee, which is something I don’t normally do. Doesn’t matter, can have a sleep in
tomorrowtoday.NSTM here too 😎
For me it’s because I may have not kept up on the upkeep and cleaning while I was sick, and the housemate would go postal if he saw how many dishes are in the sink
I made a video from my dashcam footage from my trip back from Albury today if anyone is into that sort of thing.
Albury to Docklands in 24 minutes (the video is still processing so the link won’t work until 1:30am)
oh god, I feel car sick
Happy Feaster to all! Jeez that Lindor ball chocolate stuff is rich as 🤰🏻I regret nothing! A BBQ will be had this Arvo which, if I time it right, will eliminate the need for cooking dinner.
In other news I’m trying to teach myself to crochet with YouTube videos and an ancient book. Great hobby to take up when my work is very hand related, bloody genius move 🤦🏻♀️ But behold, my first project!
It is actually wearable, which I’m actually shocked by, but even more shocking is both Minipeelers actually like it! The ancient book:
That’s very good work, the stitches are so even.
And it will be warmer than you expect. 😊👍
That is a most excellent book!
It reads like some indecipherable language but I’ll get there!
Is it a condom?
An Irish one
Pretty.
I grew up reading these comics and now, finally, it’s an animated series. The Furry Freak Brothers. It looks interesting. The cat is now female.
4 hours . Well into the Valkyries now. Brunhilde is the OG ride or die.
Early night I think. Cat brushing and reading then I’m done. Enjoy your evening everyone ❤️
Apparently PTV emails about non urgent things at 1am on Easter now
Probably not in Australia. I had a message answered at stupid hours once also.
Apparently the call centres are located in Melbourne, or at least they were as of 2018. I just sort of assumed the email people would’ve been based there too
Swept the balcony, loaded dishwasher, bought Easter eggs on sale. #winning
Ooo yeah. Discount choccies. RIP my teeth. 😂
I tried to buy some on sale but even half price the small bag was less weight than a big block.