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CoronitaParticipantNot that I am into street racing or anything, but what's wrong with that? At least, you will have something to talk to your neighbors about, other than real estate. If you're a 'pig', your new neighbors will hate you for buying at 70% off peak, so talking real estate is sure as hell not going to make you any friends.
Nothing, if any of these modifications did anything to increase performance.
The purpose of a a lowered ride is to improve handling characteristics, which usually is the result in stiffer, lowered suspension, NOT someone cutting a spring to have the appearance of it. Real aftermarket exhausts are suppose to relieve restrictions, for example on a turbo charged car in the such that there is more free flow exhaust gas used to spin spool the turbos. Most of the exhausts you see on these riceboy cars sole purpose is to make a 4 cylinder sound like a sewing machine, and in the process probably adding restriction to the exhaust system. Performance chrome wheels are an "irony", because chrome weighs a lot. And the aerodynamics treatment is ironic because most of the cars that they are found on can't go fast enough for it to be useful and probably worsens the aerodynamics.
There's an entire webpage dedicated to explaining the riceboy culture.
http://riceboypage.com/what_is_riceboy/
with examples
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CoronitaParticipantNot that I am into street racing or anything, but what's wrong with that? At least, you will have something to talk to your neighbors about, other than real estate. If you're a 'pig', your new neighbors will hate you for buying at 70% off peak, so talking real estate is sure as hell not going to make you any friends.
Nothing, if any of these modifications did anything to increase performance.
The purpose of a a lowered ride is to improve handling characteristics, which usually is the result in stiffer, lowered suspension, NOT someone cutting a spring to have the appearance of it. Real aftermarket exhausts are suppose to relieve restrictions, for example on a turbo charged car in the such that there is more free flow exhaust gas used to spin spool the turbos. Most of the exhausts you see on these riceboy cars sole purpose is to make a 4 cylinder sound like a sewing machine, and in the process probably adding restriction to the exhaust system. Performance chrome wheels are an "irony", because chrome weighs a lot. And the aerodynamics treatment is ironic because most of the cars that they are found on can't go fast enough for it to be useful and probably worsens the aerodynamics.
There's an entire webpage dedicated to explaining the riceboy culture.
http://riceboypage.com/what_is_riceboy/
with examples
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CoronitaParticipantNot that I am into street racing or anything, but what's wrong with that? At least, you will have something to talk to your neighbors about, other than real estate. If you're a 'pig', your new neighbors will hate you for buying at 70% off peak, so talking real estate is sure as hell not going to make you any friends.
Nothing, if any of these modifications did anything to increase performance.
The purpose of a a lowered ride is to improve handling characteristics, which usually is the result in stiffer, lowered suspension, NOT someone cutting a spring to have the appearance of it. Real aftermarket exhausts are suppose to relieve restrictions, for example on a turbo charged car in the such that there is more free flow exhaust gas used to spin spool the turbos. Most of the exhausts you see on these riceboy cars sole purpose is to make a 4 cylinder sound like a sewing machine, and in the process probably adding restriction to the exhaust system. Performance chrome wheels are an "irony", because chrome weighs a lot. And the aerodynamics treatment is ironic because most of the cars that they are found on can't go fast enough for it to be useful and probably worsens the aerodynamics.
There's an entire webpage dedicated to explaining the riceboy culture.
http://riceboypage.com/what_is_riceboy/
with examples
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CoronitaParticipantInteresting comments about private schools on this thread. The pecking order stuff happens everywhere though. We just have to be involved and do the best we can with it whatever our supposed positions in it are.
What FLU was saying made me think of an experience I had in public school. I was a welfare kid. I move into a new school in the 7th grade and joined the band. I went from 3rd chair trumpet to first in a semester. Would that have been permitted in a private school or even a "good" school district?Do parents really go "mano a mano" over this stuff?Maybe the other ghetto kids just couldn't relate to Burt Bacharach?
Also made me think…If your kids are snubbed by the majority rich(er) kids do they migrate to the worst of the worst in the private schools?Of course, that depends on the family to some degree. They could potentially have great friends in public schools without running a as much of a pecking order gauntlet?
This is what exactly is putting me on the fence in this one.
Cyphire, you mentioned your daughter hated private schools. Do you mind sharing why?
As far as CV public schools. I'm finding out even among public schools, they jockey around the best teachers/principals/special programs over yup donations. This is sort of irritating, at the same time I'm not sure a private school is reality for the kid. Anyway, I got a couple of years to think about it.
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CoronitaParticipantInteresting comments about private schools on this thread. The pecking order stuff happens everywhere though. We just have to be involved and do the best we can with it whatever our supposed positions in it are.
What FLU was saying made me think of an experience I had in public school. I was a welfare kid. I move into a new school in the 7th grade and joined the band. I went from 3rd chair trumpet to first in a semester. Would that have been permitted in a private school or even a "good" school district?Do parents really go "mano a mano" over this stuff?Maybe the other ghetto kids just couldn't relate to Burt Bacharach?
Also made me think…If your kids are snubbed by the majority rich(er) kids do they migrate to the worst of the worst in the private schools?Of course, that depends on the family to some degree. They could potentially have great friends in public schools without running a as much of a pecking order gauntlet?
This is what exactly is putting me on the fence in this one.
Cyphire, you mentioned your daughter hated private schools. Do you mind sharing why?
As far as CV public schools. I'm finding out even among public schools, they jockey around the best teachers/principals/special programs over yup donations. This is sort of irritating, at the same time I'm not sure a private school is reality for the kid. Anyway, I got a couple of years to think about it.
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—– Sour grapes for everyone!
CoronitaParticipantInteresting comments about private schools on this thread. The pecking order stuff happens everywhere though. We just have to be involved and do the best we can with it whatever our supposed positions in it are.
What FLU was saying made me think of an experience I had in public school. I was a welfare kid. I move into a new school in the 7th grade and joined the band. I went from 3rd chair trumpet to first in a semester. Would that have been permitted in a private school or even a "good" school district?Do parents really go "mano a mano" over this stuff?Maybe the other ghetto kids just couldn't relate to Burt Bacharach?
Also made me think…If your kids are snubbed by the majority rich(er) kids do they migrate to the worst of the worst in the private schools?Of course, that depends on the family to some degree. They could potentially have great friends in public schools without running a as much of a pecking order gauntlet?
This is what exactly is putting me on the fence in this one.
Cyphire, you mentioned your daughter hated private schools. Do you mind sharing why?
As far as CV public schools. I'm finding out even among public schools, they jockey around the best teachers/principals/special programs over yup donations. This is sort of irritating, at the same time I'm not sure a private school is reality for the kid. Anyway, I got a couple of years to think about it.
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—– Sour grapes for everyone!
CoronitaParticipantInteresting comments about private schools on this thread. The pecking order stuff happens everywhere though. We just have to be involved and do the best we can with it whatever our supposed positions in it are.
What FLU was saying made me think of an experience I had in public school. I was a welfare kid. I move into a new school in the 7th grade and joined the band. I went from 3rd chair trumpet to first in a semester. Would that have been permitted in a private school or even a "good" school district?Do parents really go "mano a mano" over this stuff?Maybe the other ghetto kids just couldn't relate to Burt Bacharach?
Also made me think…If your kids are snubbed by the majority rich(er) kids do they migrate to the worst of the worst in the private schools?Of course, that depends on the family to some degree. They could potentially have great friends in public schools without running a as much of a pecking order gauntlet?
This is what exactly is putting me on the fence in this one.
Cyphire, you mentioned your daughter hated private schools. Do you mind sharing why?
As far as CV public schools. I'm finding out even among public schools, they jockey around the best teachers/principals/special programs over yup donations. This is sort of irritating, at the same time I'm not sure a private school is reality for the kid. Anyway, I got a couple of years to think about it.
[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]
—– Sour grapes for everyone!
CoronitaParticipantInteresting comments about private schools on this thread. The pecking order stuff happens everywhere though. We just have to be involved and do the best we can with it whatever our supposed positions in it are.
What FLU was saying made me think of an experience I had in public school. I was a welfare kid. I move into a new school in the 7th grade and joined the band. I went from 3rd chair trumpet to first in a semester. Would that have been permitted in a private school or even a "good" school district?Do parents really go "mano a mano" over this stuff?Maybe the other ghetto kids just couldn't relate to Burt Bacharach?
Also made me think…If your kids are snubbed by the majority rich(er) kids do they migrate to the worst of the worst in the private schools?Of course, that depends on the family to some degree. They could potentially have great friends in public schools without running a as much of a pecking order gauntlet?
This is what exactly is putting me on the fence in this one.
Cyphire, you mentioned your daughter hated private schools. Do you mind sharing why?
As far as CV public schools. I'm finding out even among public schools, they jockey around the best teachers/principals/special programs over yup donations. This is sort of irritating, at the same time I'm not sure a private school is reality for the kid. Anyway, I got a couple of years to think about it.
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CoronitaParticipantHey FLU,
Your comments about the Chinese made me chuckle quite a bit. I think CA is a bit worse than where I grew up (Texas). I went to dinner with my brother in law's folks and my sister (who was out of town) called me to ask that I tell them that I was a lawyer instead of a grad student (I was a non-practicing one who had gone back for a grad degree). I was pretty surprised by the request, but my sister had been criticized by her in-laws for getting a PhD instead of an MD, so she was being really sensitive.
All they could talk about was the fact that I gave up a lawyer's salary to go back to a grad school stipend. Absolutely boggled their mind. Seems like personal happiness is a strange concept. Never mind the fact that I drive a Mazda3 when I could be driving a BMWer instead–that just accentuated my weirdness.
That's why I don't hang out with too many Chinese at all.
My friend, I need to buy you a beer sometime. I promise, I will dye my hair blond and not talk about "money". I have to find a Ford Focus rental car though, otherwise you might think i fit the "stereotype".
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CoronitaParticipantHey FLU,
Your comments about the Chinese made me chuckle quite a bit. I think CA is a bit worse than where I grew up (Texas). I went to dinner with my brother in law's folks and my sister (who was out of town) called me to ask that I tell them that I was a lawyer instead of a grad student (I was a non-practicing one who had gone back for a grad degree). I was pretty surprised by the request, but my sister had been criticized by her in-laws for getting a PhD instead of an MD, so she was being really sensitive.
All they could talk about was the fact that I gave up a lawyer's salary to go back to a grad school stipend. Absolutely boggled their mind. Seems like personal happiness is a strange concept. Never mind the fact that I drive a Mazda3 when I could be driving a BMWer instead–that just accentuated my weirdness.
That's why I don't hang out with too many Chinese at all.
My friend, I need to buy you a beer sometime. I promise, I will dye my hair blond and not talk about "money". I have to find a Ford Focus rental car though, otherwise you might think i fit the "stereotype".
[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]
—– Sour grapes for everyone!
CoronitaParticipantHey FLU,
Your comments about the Chinese made me chuckle quite a bit. I think CA is a bit worse than where I grew up (Texas). I went to dinner with my brother in law's folks and my sister (who was out of town) called me to ask that I tell them that I was a lawyer instead of a grad student (I was a non-practicing one who had gone back for a grad degree). I was pretty surprised by the request, but my sister had been criticized by her in-laws for getting a PhD instead of an MD, so she was being really sensitive.
All they could talk about was the fact that I gave up a lawyer's salary to go back to a grad school stipend. Absolutely boggled their mind. Seems like personal happiness is a strange concept. Never mind the fact that I drive a Mazda3 when I could be driving a BMWer instead–that just accentuated my weirdness.
That's why I don't hang out with too many Chinese at all.
My friend, I need to buy you a beer sometime. I promise, I will dye my hair blond and not talk about "money". I have to find a Ford Focus rental car though, otherwise you might think i fit the "stereotype".
[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]
—– Sour grapes for everyone!
CoronitaParticipantHey FLU,
Your comments about the Chinese made me chuckle quite a bit. I think CA is a bit worse than where I grew up (Texas). I went to dinner with my brother in law's folks and my sister (who was out of town) called me to ask that I tell them that I was a lawyer instead of a grad student (I was a non-practicing one who had gone back for a grad degree). I was pretty surprised by the request, but my sister had been criticized by her in-laws for getting a PhD instead of an MD, so she was being really sensitive.
All they could talk about was the fact that I gave up a lawyer's salary to go back to a grad school stipend. Absolutely boggled their mind. Seems like personal happiness is a strange concept. Never mind the fact that I drive a Mazda3 when I could be driving a BMWer instead–that just accentuated my weirdness.
That's why I don't hang out with too many Chinese at all.
My friend, I need to buy you a beer sometime. I promise, I will dye my hair blond and not talk about "money". I have to find a Ford Focus rental car though, otherwise you might think i fit the "stereotype".
[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]
—– Sour grapes for everyone!
CoronitaParticipantHey FLU,
Your comments about the Chinese made me chuckle quite a bit. I think CA is a bit worse than where I grew up (Texas). I went to dinner with my brother in law's folks and my sister (who was out of town) called me to ask that I tell them that I was a lawyer instead of a grad student (I was a non-practicing one who had gone back for a grad degree). I was pretty surprised by the request, but my sister had been criticized by her in-laws for getting a PhD instead of an MD, so she was being really sensitive.
All they could talk about was the fact that I gave up a lawyer's salary to go back to a grad school stipend. Absolutely boggled their mind. Seems like personal happiness is a strange concept. Never mind the fact that I drive a Mazda3 when I could be driving a BMWer instead–that just accentuated my weirdness.
That's why I don't hang out with too many Chinese at all.
My friend, I need to buy you a beer sometime. I promise, I will dye my hair blond and not talk about "money". I have to find a Ford Focus rental car though, otherwise you might think i fit the "stereotype".
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CoronitaParticipantWhen looking in Temecula, or really just about anywhere IMO remember PUR, or PickUp (Truck) Ratio.
1 Point for one pickup (fullsize) per house
2 Points for any raised vehicles
2 points for a toy hauler out front
Also, I usually assign 1.5 points for Diesel pickupsWhen the ratio approaches 1 on any given street, I keep looking.
You might also want to add for the aforementioned RICEBOY cars:
1 Point for a car with cut/lowered springs
1 Point for a car with a fart can sized exhaust
1 Point for a car with Powered by XXXX stickers
1 Point for a hideous bright colored paintjob, like bright orange, neon green, or purple puke.
2 Points for a ice-cream scooper shaped aerodynamic treatment, or fighter style rudder on the rear.
3 Points for bling bling chrome wheels with 1 inch of rubber around them.
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