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[Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgotten]

I asked Richard and he said the top one does not look like a mom car while the bottom kinda does.

Also I personally love my CRV and it can handle towing around things like that. Granted mine is an older model so it looks almost like a jeep and a suv had a baby, but either way. Ive yet to talk to someone who has owned one or used one and didn't like it. Though it would probably look more mom-ish because of their current style.

Honestly, though, you're buying it for the sport uses. So grow some balls and deal with it if it looks kinda "mom-ish". Really, they really do not scream "mom car" as much anymore. People love SUVs. You're more likely to buy another SUV after owning one than you are to rebuy, say, another sedan after owning a sedan. SUVs have the most loyal purchasers than any other kind of vehicle
I can dig up the refernce for that if you want. I get random emails about statistics a lot.

[Nate]

Jesus Christ will you stop doing that!! You sound like Cass.
Minus the grow balls part she used different terminology, with basically the same meaning. 'Quit girling and man up'. She doesn't think either look like a mom car.

I'm still leaning towards to bottom one (the Nissan) the interior has a nav system and like the lay out of the dash better, also its a bit cheaper and if I don't like I can trade back in after a year or so. I got Cass a Nissan and so far we've been pleasantly surprised, so I can always use her car when I want style and drive this one when we're out on the run.
Plus I still have the pick up. (I can't blv that thing is still running and in good condition.)

[Nate]

I don't like the grill on the Lexus. I think we've reached a decision.

[Nate]

btw Thanks Lynx, & give Richard a one finger salute for me. JK, though he'd probably laugh.

[Nate]

I think I need to loss like 5 lbs or at least start hitting the gym more and tone up.

[Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgotten]

Glad to help you reach your decision :)

[Nate]

Test drove both...

[Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgotten]

And?

[Nate]

The lexus is a bit smoother of ride but I stil don't like the touch screen. The Nissan rides nice, like the interior but I think I want to check a few things, that's a lot of cash to be dropping and if you know me that's a panic attack, I need a bit to get use to the idea as well as make sure its what I want.

[Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgotten]

Understandable :)

[Nate]

also checked out the caddy, really nice, but too nice, there is no way I would be putting anything on top of the roof, or attaching the bike rack ect. so that's out.

[Nate]

Slight headache.

[Nate]

I actually have to get up in the morning for work like a real person tomorrow, like wtf that is just so....ugh. I'm use to coming home at 7am not rolling out. ...wait that means I should prob be getting some rest soon. This is odd.

[Nate]

going for run.
one downfall to working the schedule I do, I miss my midnight runs.

[Nate]

cops are everywhere, looking for someone, *spidy senses activated* intuition tells me now would probably not be the best time to go for a run...

[Nate]

Day time customers are a whole different breed of clientele. smh

[Nate]

Going out tonight with some friends, and apparently dressing weird, errr out of the norm but not outrageously absurd. Cass got me a white button up shirt (already out of the norm for me) and it has these embroidered fish one it, they look like piranhas. Bright blue/green with a bit of yellow. Not too bad, I guess I can deal. Def something that will be a one time wear.

[Nate]

Current debate - Chili's or Olive Garden

[notyourfriend, supposedly dead.]

Nate wrote: "cops are everywhere, looking for someone, *spidy senses activated* intuition tells me now would probably not be the best time to go for a run..."

Intuition :') Yea I'm currently having problems with someone who thinks there's no such thing basically, despite the fact that it's vrry important to me.

[Nate]

Paigetwo wrote: "

Intuition :') Yea I'm currently havin..."

wait, wha? no such thing as intuition? gut feeling, sixth sense, spidy senses? ....Bullocks

[Nate]

I'm way too wired.

[Nate]

...there goes my dignity.

[Nate]

If I've not pissed you off recently, be patient, it's been hectic.

[Nate]

Not sure we're doing the right thing....seriously starting to feel ill.

[Nate]

well that went tits up. smh

[Nate]

This is going to be an exceedingly long night.

[Nate]

I thought that night would never end.
Now do I wake her up,or let her sleep?....

[Nate]

Returning from the country club. *said in my most snobbish of voices* Had brunch with a co-worker of Cass' they've been asking us for months.

[Nate]

Trying to figure some things out and put it all into prospective.

[Nate]

Idk if I'm tired. stressed or just going into my shut down stage.

[Nate]

better known as my idgaf mode.

[Nate]

I wish for shape shifting abilities. I'd like to be a bird, there are a few ppl I'd like to shit on.

[Nate]

some ppl are soooo much extra

[Nate]

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything."

.................

[Nate]

Tell me does your asshole ever get jealous of all the shit coming out of your mouth?! WTBF!

[Nate]

FAIL - when auto correct won't even let you cuss properly.

[Nate]

Lately I keep waking up with my arms above my head and my wrist crossed. Odd.....I think Cass may be plotting to torment me or something. I asked her and she said 'Maybe you have some secret fantasy?' *wink wink*
Umm NO! I learned a very important lesson in the back of a squad car years ago. Bondage is NOT my thing.

[Nate]

Nice gloomy day, perfect weather to just chill out.

[Nate]

Its been months since I'e picked up a book to read and now I feel like a git. I mean really feel stupid. The book I've started to read -Already decided not that interested in - but that's neither here nor there, so far I've had to look up at least half a dozen words. I got the gist of them but wanted to know the actual definition....and the main character is like idk 7 or 8 I'm guessing. smh I might keep reading just for the opportunity to add a few words to my vocabulary.

[Nate]

Among some of the words I've looked up, used by this precocious lad.

cravats
dilettante
amorphous
balaclava
cudgel
verbose

[Nate]

Strong possibility we might be moving.

[Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgotten]

Fun. That's us too, though we are aiming towards next year. Is it a big move like to another state or just a small jump?

[Nate]

I'll let Cass finish school,I'm not going to disturb that, but I want out of this condo. I was going to just wait bc idk if I'll recoup the investment if we move in a few years but at this point I'm willing to take the risk.

We're not talking prime real estate, not like the place Alex and I flipped that was beach front so it was easy to make a profit.

[Nate]

I have an exceedingly low tolerance level today. This is will not end well.

[Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgotten]

Ah, gotcha.

I've helped flip a few houses before. Victorians and an ugly 70s house. Ugh it was such a hassle.... Mainly because of who I was dealing with during the process. Otherwise it was actually pretty fun

[Nate]

Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgetten wrote: "Ah, gotcha.

I've helped flip a few houses before. Victorians and an ugly 70s house. Ugh it was such a hassle.... Mainly because of who I was dealing with during the process. Otherwise it was actu..."

I quite enjoy the demo part. It was a mild renovation and test run so to speak to see if we could and if it was worth it. We keep saying we are going to do it again but just haven't had the time.

[Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgotten]

Yeah, I get that. I enjoyed putting it all back together at the end. The demo is fun and all, but it's cool seeing a nice finished project and knowing you did that. The renovations I did were pretty intensive

[Nate]

I'm quite sure my neighbour's head is now spinning. Which I find amusing. He apparently had no idea of my heritage and even though we pretty much keep the accent covered, we've been here what a few years now? Surely I've slipped a time or two. Anyway I was ticked off - that's when I am most likely to not give a shit and just go off accent and all.- I let him have it and now he probably thinks I suffer from multiple personalities and just morphed into some psycho Brit.

He walks his dog all the time and seldom do I ever see him pick up after it. I went out to the car and coming back through the court yard stepped in it. smh So I confronted him.

[Nate]

Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgetten wrote: "Yeah, I get that. I enjoyed putting it all back together at the end. The demo is fun and all, but it's cool seeing a nice finished project and knowing you did that. The renovations I did were prett..."

This one was - tearing out carpet and replacing with tile that was beach friendly and gave the appearance of hardwood.
replacing the counters and appliances
updating the bathrooms
replace the washer and dryer
new hurricane proof glass door (Extremely expensive- and we hired someone to deliver and install.)
paining... a lot of painting.
that was pretty much it

[Lynx ~ 10/1 Never Forgotten]

Lucky.
Im going to put this in a spoiler because it's long and your journal.
(view spoiler)[ The one I worked the most on required gutting the entire kitchen, replacing all carpets with hardwood floors/tiles, redoing the ceilings, gutting a bathroom, updating the exterior, tons of painting, new light fixtures, fixing the porch, redoing the mother-in-law apartment from top to bottom, replacing a lot of the windows, and a few other smaller jobs. Issue was that one was my great-uncle's property and his new wife from hell took over. Which meant we were doing construction on the entire house rather than going room to room and following a logical method, all while tripping over her antiques (I will die happy if I never need to move another antique piece of furniture again) and her son's chickens (which were basically let loose all over the property. And I mean all over. In the house too). The kitchen remained unfinished for the better part of a year, and the only time anything got done at all was when we put our foot down and stopped listening to her. To make it worse, the house was built 100% by my great-uncle. Who doesn't believe in building to code. Meaning the wiring was f***** up, and everything was done in a confusing manner. For example, the main bathroom had a basic sink, right? He used at least 30 assorted nails and screws to attach it to the wall, including one that was 6 inches long. Wth? Dealing with them and that house was hands down the worst experience of my life. It made my year to hear that they had fled to the opposite end of the country because they were in legal trouble and being sued by a few people. If you ever hear me talk about "the bitch" or the one person in the world I legitimately hate, it's my great-uncle's new wife. We were stuck living with them for awhile. It was horrible.

Luckily the victorians I helped with was way more pleasant.... mainly helped with demo. Removing wallpaper, putting new drywall up, updating the woodworking, etc..... (hide spoiler)]