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[quote=6packscaredy]now that we have analyzed the radical gay agenda, let’s move on to the conservative gay agenda…does it involve closeted sex in bathrooms with random partners? I agree, we definitely should not teach the conservative gay agenda in public schools.[/quote]

I think the GOP tried the do the tiptoe bathroom stall thing… I don’t think it worked too well for Larry Craig though.

But I guess he didn’t inhale like Trey Radel. I’m surprised he’s not buddy buddies with crack-a-holic Rob Ford…

So much for personal responsibility…

Zing!

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[quote=SK in CV][quote=flu]QCOM being at a 52 week high surely doesn’t help low prices here….[/quote]

Eh. Certainly hasn’t had any effect yet. It was in the same range for 18 months. Just broke out a couple days ago. Hasn’t quite been a stellar perfomer the last couple years in comparison to everything else. When they hire 3,000 people it might have some effect. A $5 stock move, not so much.[/quote]

It does if you have stock/stock option grants and you aren’t just buying them on the retail market. And closer to $5-10, depending on when those grants were made, usually every 6 months during review processes.

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QCOM being at a 52 week high surely doesn’t help low prices here….

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[quote=spdrun]What the FUCK? $704/sf is practically NYC/Brooklyn pricing, not “suburb” pricing. Insane.[/quote]

That’s just cupertino. We aren’t talking about other nicer arenas… Atherton, Los Altos Hills,etc…

A comparable place in Santa Clara County to Mira Mesa is currently around $500/sqft….Never thought I’d see the day when a hole-in-the-wall home in SantaClara would be worth more than a place in CarmelV.

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[quote=6packscaredy]No ones ever asked for my sperm.

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Too many lawyers in this country 🙂

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[quote=AN][quote=flu]Note to self… If ER needs car repair, offer to do it for him because what he expects should cost him money is normally free under warranty 🙂

ER, someone need to reset expectations for you, so I’ll go ahead and do it…

If you spend more than $60k+ for a new car, you shouldn’t have to pay anything more for things like this. It’s not specific to Tesla. It applies to just about any other car out there…Spending close to a $100k or over, you should expect concierge service….Except maybe BMW, in which case your mileage may vary depending on what stealership you go to…

Also,…For future reference…Best way to avoid this sort of thing in the future is simple. Buy your wife a matching car….[/quote]
Totally agree. Both Infiniti and Acura gives loaners for services taking longer than 1 hr. Huyndai takes service to the next level and actually come to you with an Equus and pick up your Equus for service. So you NEVER have to step foot into a service waiting room. AFAIK, all luxury brands also wash and vacum your car when you bring it in for service, even if it’s for a $20 oil change. BMW, I think even replace your tires for free too, not to mention all other services needed w/in 40k miles.[/quote]

I wish BMW 4/50 bumper to bumper/maintainence covers tires… But no they don’t, if it’s normal wear. They will replace everything else but tires (including rotors and pads)… Runflats are pretty expensive proposition..

As far as the free car wash, There are a few dealers that will wash your car anytime you want even if you aren’t having service done. Fletcher Jones in L.A. was one, and I think there are a few down here if they are close to you. But I would only take the dealer up on that IF the car isn’t a dark color (black, dark blue, charcoal,etc). A lot of times, those free car washes are pretty skimpy and if you have a dark color car…well… welcome to swirl mark city…. I regret having a black and dark blue car. Looks great new. Terrible to maintain if you care…

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[quote=earlyretirement][quote=afx114]Tesla’s Model S Receives ‘The Highest Owner-Satisfaction Score Consumer Reports Has Seen In Years’

“Owners of the Tesla Model S gave it the highest owner-satisfaction score Consumer Reports has seen in years: 99 out of 100,” the magazine said.

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[quote=CA renter]Thanks for posting that e-mail, ER. Very good points on his part.[/quote]

No problem at all CAR.

And absolutely I agree with the customer satisfaction survey. This is easily the best car (and most fun to drive) that I’ve ever had.

Also, the customer service is incredible! Case in point, I was out of town for an international business trip. I couldn’t tell my wife not to drive the car as she loves driving it as much as I do.

But when I came back home I noticed the bottom rocker panel was bulging out.

I was figuring it would cost a small fortune to fix. I emailed the Tesla service center and asked them how much it would be to fix it. It looked like maybe she backed out of a parking lot space that might have had a speed bump. She swears she didn’t hear anything but it had to be something like that.

Well, imagine my surprise when I get to the service center and they tell me they will fix it for free. They say as a valued customer they would be happy to fix it complementary. I go back and see them and I can see that they completely took it off and put it back on. I’m not sure if they put a brand new one on or not but it’s perfect good as new.

They did it all while I waited. It took about 1.5 hours. The kicker is he asked if I had time for a detail and they washed my car inside and out. Good as new. As well as a courtesy inspection of everything and even updated to the newest firmware release.

My cost? $0.00.

The customer service is incredible based on my experiences so far. I’m looking forward to getting my Model X once it is ready probably in late 2014 or early 2015.[/quote]

Note to self… If ER needs car repair, offer to do it for him because what he expects should cost him money is normally free under warranty 🙂

ER, someone need to reset expectations for you, so I’ll go ahead and do it…

If you spend more than $60k+ for a new car, you shouldn’t have to pay anything more for things like this. It’s not specific to Tesla. It applies to just about any other car out there…Spending close to a $100k or over, you should expect concierge service….Except maybe BMW, in which case your mileage may vary depending on what stealership you go to…

Also,…For future reference…Best way to avoid this sort of thing in the future is simple. Buy your wife a matching car….

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Send a PM to him, some of us will probably ping him to let him know…

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What about twerking?

Gangam Style?

Miley licking a hammer in Wrecking Ball?

Are parodies fair game?

Warning: NSFW

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[quote=spdrun]More like a Wall Street pimp.

This being said — end game today. Dow +15, NASDAQ -36, everything else negative. Flu’s beloved FB down to 45…[/quote]

Don’t try to predict this crazy market….I’ve given up…

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[quote=The-Shoveler]I think flu got it right

New boss = old boss.. Same old same old…

I also think a repeat of 2010 is unlikely.

(local municipalities coffers have not recovered enough yet, unlikely they will let a significant downturn occur “greater than say 10%” without full QE in over drive). Anyway JMHO.

Stocks and house prices are just a means to that end.[/quote]

I don’t try to predict the future…But I figure, if it comes to the point that I get screwed, other people will be even more screwed. So, relatively speaking, I think there would be bigger issues to worry about and I wouldn’t be the most screwed person… 🙂 With that, I don’t bother to worry about the state of the economy. I’m sure someone else will fix it…. Or maybe not….
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[quote=spdrun]Flu – just don’t be too upset if property prices fall 20-25% from current — assuming you bought near bottom, it shouldn’t hurt too badly. Remember that SD already had one headfake ca. 2010.[/quote]

Lol… I think 20-25% fall would put me roughly back to the purchase prices at this point roughly…Maybe slightly above.. ….Don’t really care. Because the rental income is nice…

The way I figure, it was financed by paper money from stock sales thanks to Ben Bernanke’s printing presses, and then refinanced with ridiculous loans from Ben Bernanke’s printing presses again. And enough cash to cover things anyway. And SD rentals pretty much cover primary home’s mortgage at this point, since the mortgage on the primary is ridiculously low, thanks again to Ben’s printing presses….

I’ll just let eventual inflation chew on my outstanding loan obligations and laugh all the way to the bank when the dollar returned decades from now is worth much less than what it was borrowed these days… If I do need to pull my heloc for another property, currently the rate is 3%, and when it does rise it’s capped at 6%, and if I wanted to I’ll simply just return it…

I don’t get mad these days. I get even….Lol….

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Meh.. Can’t beat the system, join em….
That’s my philosophy.

If the market forces want to throw available properties at me cheap(er) initially, allow me to take out a low interest loan initially, and reinflate the property prices now to the point it becomes unaffordable again for many, keep the number of tenants renting large because of lack of affordability, reinflate the stock market and allowing me to sell into strength and take a large profit… allow my net worth to considerably increase and allow me to emerge from this “recession” much stronger financially than when I went in…….

Fine by me…My only regrest is.. Not hoarding more….

Resistance is futile…
New boss = old boss.. Same old same old…

Oh well…

Next….

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It depends on the balance of power in 2014.

I’ll vote for the president that is opposite of who controls Congress so that there isn’t any more extreme government on either side of the spectrum…

16 years of extreme government is enough for me…

Maybe it’s time for an independent.[/quote]

You realize that what you’re wanting is exactly what you’ve had the last 16 years? Has that worked out well for you?[/quote]

Actually, things are working pretty well for me during this 2nd term, as it was toward the end of Bush’s last term 🙂

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