Scion xBox - Hey Don Fearn...

One of your fellow xBox enthusiasts nearly caused an accident at two
intersections this past Friday.

First he swooped across four lanes (solid white and yellow lines), then
darted in and out of traffic, including up a blind hill, where he nearly had
a head-on with a semi. The yutz ended up right beside me, despite a huge
lead (he was speeding like a maniac)

Aside from cursing his very existence, I remember thinking, 'damn, that
thing handles pretty well.'

Then I cursed *you* for brainwashing me!

LOL

I'm still not getting one of those fugly things.

Natalie

--


"Wicked little doll, you are not human;
wicked little doll, you have no soul."
(David Byrne, 1997)

On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 23:58:52 -0500, Wickeddoll® wrote:
[color=blue]
> One of your fellow xBox enthusiasts nearly caused an accident at two
> intersections this past Friday.
>
> First he swooped across four lanes (solid white and yellow lines), then
> darted in and out of traffic, including up a blind hill, where he nearly had
> a head-on with a semi. The yutz ended up right beside me, despite a huge
> lead (he was speeding like a maniac)[/color]

Yeah, there are idiots everywhere. I blame Nascar for making everyone
think he's the reincarnation of Dale Earnhardt...

[color=blue]
>
> Aside from cursing his very existence, I remember thinking, 'damn, that
> thing handles pretty well.'
>
> Then I cursed *you* for brainwashing me!
>
> LOL
>
> I'm still not getting one of those fugly things.
>
> Natalie[/color]

I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
who stated:
[color=blue]
>One of your fellow xBox enthusiasts nearly caused an accident at two
>intersections this past Friday.
>
>First he swooped across four lanes (solid white and yellow lines), then
>darted in and out of traffic, including up a blind hill, where he nearly had
>a head-on with a semi. The yutz ended up right beside me, despite a huge
>lead (he was speeding like a maniac)
>
>Aside from cursing his very existence, I remember thinking, 'damn, that
>thing handles pretty well.'[/color]

Us xBoxen drivers LOVE doing things like that -- because we CAN![*]
[color=blue]
>Then I cursed *you* for brainwashing me!
>
>LOL
>
>I'm still not getting one of those fugly things.[/color]

You WANT a boxy car! You WANT a boxy car!
You WANT a boxy car! You WANT a boxy car!
You WANT a boxy car! You WANT a boxy car!
You WANT a boxy car! You WANT a boxy car!
You WANT a boxy car! You WANT a boxy car!

[*] I don't really, of course. I actually drive very conservatively
most of the time. Except, once in a while, if it seems safe to do so,
I'll open things up quite a bit when I'm on a motorcycle, just to see
if I still can handle it. I've noticed that the older I get, the
faster I was . . . .
--
"Trust me, there is NO way to nonchalantly conceal the fact that you have a
power tool in your head, no matter what you do." -- El Gato

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:em217v.2fk.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=blue]
> One of your fellow xBox enthusiasts nearly caused an accident at two
> intersections this past Friday.
>
> First he swooped across four lanes (solid white and yellow lines), then
> darted in and out of traffic, including up a blind hill, where he nearly
> had a head-on with a semi. The yutz ended up right beside me, despite a
> huge lead (he was speeding like a maniac)
>
> Aside from cursing his very existence, I remember thinking, 'damn, that
> thing handles pretty well.'
>
> Then I cursed *you* for brainwashing me!
>
> LOL
>
> I'm still not getting one of those fugly things.
>
> Natalie
>
> "Wicked little doll, you are not human;
> wicked little doll, you have no soul."
> (David Byrne, 1997)[/color]

Probably better that guy get an xB than an Excursion!

As for the looks, my wife agrees with your assessment.



--
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"DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in message
news:4585ac3f$0$15534$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...[color=blue]
> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:em217v.2fk.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=green]
>> One of your fellow xBox enthusiasts nearly caused an accident at two
>> intersections this past Friday.
>>
>> First he swooped across four lanes (solid white and yellow lines), then
>> darted in and out of traffic, including up a blind hill, where he nearly
>> had a head-on with a semi. The yutz ended up right beside me, despite a
>> huge lead (he was speeding like a maniac)
>>
>> Aside from cursing his very existence, I remember thinking, 'damn, that
>> thing handles pretty well.'
>>
>> Then I cursed *you* for brainwashing me!
>>
>> LOL
>>
>> I'm still not getting one of those fugly things.
>>
>> Natalie[/color]
>
> Probably better that guy get an xB than an Excursion![/color]

But those can't take corners as well...[color=blue]
>
> As for the looks, my wife agrees with your assessment.
>[/color]

LOL the aesthetics are a little poor on that thing, but then I drive an Echo

Natalie

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
news:kqcbo2145vje9hve5lqiodguoobea2eir3@4ax.com...[color=blue]
>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
> who stated:
>[color=green]
>>One of your fellow xBox enthusiasts nearly caused an accident at two
>>intersections this past Friday.
>>
>>First he swooped across four lanes (solid white and yellow lines), then
>>darted in and out of traffic, including up a blind hill, where he nearly
>>had
>>a head-on with a semi. The yutz ended up right beside me, despite a huge
>>lead (he was speeding like a maniac)
>>
>>Aside from cursing his very existence, I remember thinking, 'damn, that
>>thing handles pretty well.'[/color]
>
> Us xBoxen drivers LOVE doing things like that -- because we CAN![*][/color]

You can also die! :-P[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>>Then I cursed *you* for brainwashing me!
>>
>>LOL
>>
>>I'm still not getting one of those fugly things.[/color]
>
> You WANT a boxy car! You WANT a boxy car!
> You WANT a boxy car! You WANT a boxy car!
> You WANT a boxy car! You WANT a boxy car!
> You WANT a boxy car! You WANT a boxy car!
> You WANT a boxy car! You WANT a boxy car!
>[/color]

Didn't work...sorry.[color=blue]
>
>[*] I don't really, of course. I actually drive very conservatively
> most of the time. Except, once in a while, if it seems safe to do so,
> I'll open things up quite a bit when I'm on a motorcycle, just to see
> if I still can handle it. I've noticed that the older I get, the
> faster I was . . . .[/color]

Donorcycles are even worse!

You must have a death wish!

Natalie

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "DH" <dh@stargate.com> wrote in message
> news:4585ac3f$0$15534$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...[color=green]
>> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:em217v.2fk.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=darkred]
>>> One of your fellow xBox enthusiasts nearly caused an accident at two
>>> intersections this past Friday.
>>>
>>> First he swooped across four lanes (solid white and yellow lines), then
>>> darted in and out of traffic, including up a blind hill, where he nearly
>>> had a head-on with a semi. The yutz ended up right beside me, despite a
>>> huge lead (he was speeding like a maniac)
>>>
>>> Aside from cursing his very existence, I remember thinking, 'damn, that
>>> thing handles pretty well.'
>>>
>>> Then I cursed *you* for brainwashing me!
>>>
>>> LOL
>>>
>>> I'm still not getting one of those fugly things.
>>>
>>> Natalie[/color]
>>
>> Probably better that guy get an xB than an Excursion![/color]
>
> But those can't take corners as well...[color=green]
>>
>> As for the looks, my wife agrees with your assessment.
>>[/color]
>
> LOL the aesthetics are a little poor on that thing, but then I drive an
> Echo[/color]

Which, IMO, is *way* better looking/cuter than a Scion xB! To me, it looks
like those boxy jobs must be fighting against the air on a continual basis.

Cathy
[color=blue]
>
> Natalie
>[/color]

I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
who stated:
[color=blue][color=green]
>>[*] I don't really, of course. I actually drive very conservatively
>> most of the time. Except, once in a while, if it seems safe to do so,
>> I'll open things up quite a bit when I'm on a motorcycle, just to see
>> if I still can handle it. I've noticed that the older I get, the
>> faster I was . . . .[/color]
>
>Donorcycles are even worse![/color]

Heh, heh, heh . . . .

That reminds me of a vanity plate on a Harley that I used to see
regularly when I was taking my son to taekwando lessons:



DONOR


[color=blue]
>You must have a death wish![/color]

So far, the only things that have actually threatened my life have
been an appendicitis attack and a car crash. I had the appendix
removed, but I continue to drive. Does that mean I have a death
wish??!!??

No, I have a wish to live life and enjoy it while I can. Motorcycling
makes me feel alive like no other thing I've done (maybe that just
means I haven't tried enough things in my life). It can be risky, but
everything I do is a risk of one sort or another. What I try to do is
manage the risks in my life so that I'm likely to survive to an old
age. If that doesn't happen, well, I've enjoyed the ride anyway.

-Don (feeling philosophical all of a sudden ;^)
--
"Trust me, there is NO way to nonchalantly conceal the fact that you have a
power tool in your head, no matter what you do." -- El Gato

"Cathy F." ...[color=blue]
>
> "Wickeddoll®" ...[color=green]
>>
>> "DH"[color=darkred]
>>>> One of your fellow xBox enthusiasts nearly caused an accident at two
>>>> intersections this past Friday.
>>>>
>>>> First he swooped across four lanes (solid white and yellow lines), then
>>>> darted in and out of traffic, including up a blind hill, where he
>>>> nearly had a head-on with a semi. The yutz ended up right beside me,
>>>> despite a huge lead (he was speeding like a maniac)
>>>>
>>>> Aside from cursing his very existence, I remember thinking, 'damn, that
>>>> thing handles pretty well.'
>>>>
>>>> Then I cursed *you* for brainwashing me!
>>>>
>>>> LOL
>>>>
>>>> I'm still not getting one of those fugly things.
>>>>
>>>> Natalie
>>>
>>> Probably better that guy get an xB than an Excursion![/color]
>>
>> But those can't take corners as well...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> As for the looks, my wife agrees with your assessment.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> LOL the aesthetics are a little poor on that thing, but then I drive an
>> Echo[/color]
>
> Which, IMO, is *way* better looking/cuter than a Scion xB! To me, it
> looks like those boxy jobs must be fighting against the air on a continual
> basis.
>
> Cathy
>[/color]

My pregnant roller skate thanks you.

I wondered about the aerodynamics of the xBox, the Element, etc. You'd
think there would be a lot of resistance, but maybe because the chassis is
so low, it keeps the ride steady. Don could tell you more about that, I'm
sure!

Natalie

As Nat knows, Don, My wife is an RN. First thing this wonderful
compassionate lover of mine said, when California passed the helmet law was:
"damn, there go a lot of our donors"
Ron in California


"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
news:16qbo2h3lp77a53r21dv3rvten8h7uk467@4ax.com...[color=blue]
>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
> who stated:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>[*] I don't really, of course. I actually drive very conservatively
>>> most of the time. Except, once in a while, if it seems safe to do so,
>>> I'll open things up quite a bit when I'm on a motorcycle, just to see
>>> if I still can handle it. I've noticed that the older I get, the
>>> faster I was . . . .[/color]
>>
>>Donorcycles are even worse![/color]
>
> Heh, heh, heh . . . .
>
> That reminds me of a vanity plate on a Harley that I used to see
> regularly when I was taking my son to taekwando lessons:
>
>
>
> DONOR
>
>
>[color=green]
>>You must have a death wish![/color]
>
> So far, the only things that have actually threatened my life have
> been an appendicitis attack and a car crash. I had the appendix
> removed, but I continue to drive. Does that mean I have a death
> wish??!!??
>
> No, I have a wish to live life and enjoy it while I can. Motorcycling
> makes me feel alive like no other thing I've done (maybe that just
> means I haven't tried enough things in my life). It can be risky, but
> everything I do is a risk of one sort or another. What I try to do is
> manage the risks in my life so that I'm likely to survive to an old
> age. If that doesn't happen, well, I've enjoyed the ride anyway.
>
> -Don (feeling philosophical all of a sudden ;^)
> --
> "Trust me, there is NO way to nonchalantly conceal the fact that you have
> a
> power tool in your head, no matter what you do." -- El Gato[/color]

"Ron" <randus3@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:o4mhh.10462$hI.1988@newssvr11.news.prodigy.net...[color=blue]
> As Nat knows, Don, My wife is an RN. First thing this wonderful
> compassionate lover of mine said, when California passed the helmet law
> was: "damn, there go a lot of our donors"
> Ron in California
>[/color]

ROFL sick. I love it.

Natalie[color=blue]
>
> "Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
> news:16qbo2h3lp77a53r21dv3rvten8h7uk467@4ax.com...[color=green]
>>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
>> who stated:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>>[*] I don't really, of course. I actually drive very conservatively
>>>> most of the time. Except, once in a while, if it seems safe to do so,
>>>> I'll open things up quite a bit when I'm on a motorcycle, just to see
>>>> if I still can handle it. I've noticed that the older I get, the
>>>> faster I was . . . .
>>>
>>>Donorcycles are even worse![/color]
>>
>> Heh, heh, heh . . . .
>>
>> That reminds me of a vanity plate on a Harley that I used to see
>> regularly when I was taking my son to taekwando lessons:
>>
>>
>>
>> DONOR
>>
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>You must have a death wish![/color]
>>
>> So far, the only things that have actually threatened my life have
>> been an appendicitis attack and a car crash. I had the appendix
>> removed, but I continue to drive. Does that mean I have a death
>> wish??!!??
>>
>> No, I have a wish to live life and enjoy it while I can. Motorcycling
>> makes me feel alive like no other thing I've done (maybe that just
>> means I haven't tried enough things in my life). It can be risky, but
>> everything I do is a risk of one sort or another. What I try to do is
>> manage the risks in my life so that I'm likely to survive to an old
>> age. If that doesn't happen, well, I've enjoyed the ride anyway.
>>
>> -Don (feeling philosophical all of a sudden ;^)
>> --
>> "Trust me, there is NO way to nonchalantly conceal the fact that you have
>> a
>> power tool in your head, no matter what you do." -- El Gato[/color]
>
>[/color]

"Don Fearn" <pooder@charter.net> wrote in message
news:16qbo2h3lp77a53r21dv3rvten8h7uk467@4ax.com...[color=blue]
>I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
> who stated:
>[color=green][color=darkred]
>>>[*] I don't really, of course. I actually drive very conservatively
>>> most of the time. Except, once in a while, if it seems safe to do so,
>>> I'll open things up quite a bit when I'm on a motorcycle, just to see
>>> if I still can handle it. I've noticed that the older I get, the
>>> faster I was . . . .[/color]
>>
>>Donorcycles are even worse![/color]
>
> Heh, heh, heh . . . .
>[/color]

Those things traumatized me when I worked Emergency Department. They're
evil.
[color=blue]
> That reminds me of a vanity plate on a Harley that I used to see
> regularly when I was taking my son to taekwando lessons:
>
>
>
> DONOR
>[/color]

GAH[color=blue]
>
>[color=green]
>>You must have a death wish![/color]
>
> So far, the only things that have actually threatened my life have
> been an appendicitis attack and a car crash. I had the appendix
> removed, but I continue to drive. Does that mean I have a death
> wish??!!??[/color]

No, but donorcycles push your chances quite a bit.[color=blue]
>
> No, I have a wish to live life and enjoy it while I can. Motorcycling
> makes me feel alive like no other thing I've done (maybe that just
> means I haven't tried enough things in my life). It can be risky, but
> everything I do is a risk of one sort or another. What I try to do is
> manage the risks in my life so that I'm likely to survive to an old
> age. If that doesn't happen, well, I've enjoyed the ride anyway.[/color]

You'll never sell me on those things - you're just too vulnerable.[color=blue]
>
> -Don (feeling philosophical all of a sudden ;^)[/color]

Of course you have the right to do what you'd like, as long as it's legal,
but those things are just too frightening for this girl. But then, so is
skydiving, bungee-jumping, etc...

Natalie

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:em48i7.3vk.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=blue]
>
> "Cathy F." ...[color=green]
>>
>> "Wickeddoll®" ...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> "DH"
>>>>> One of your fellow xBox enthusiasts nearly caused an accident at two
>>>>> intersections this past Friday.
>>>>>
>>>>> First he swooped across four lanes (solid white and yellow lines),
>>>>> then darted in and out of traffic, including up a blind hill, where he
>>>>> nearly had a head-on with a semi. The yutz ended up right beside me,
>>>>> despite a huge lead (he was speeding like a maniac)
>>>>>
>>>>> Aside from cursing his very existence, I remember thinking, 'damn,
>>>>> that thing handles pretty well.'
>>>>>
>>>>> Then I cursed *you* for brainwashing me!
>>>>>
>>>>> LOL
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm still not getting one of those fugly things.
>>>>>
>>>>> Natalie
>>>>
>>>> Probably better that guy get an xB than an Excursion!
>>>
>>> But those can't take corners as well...
>>>>
>>>> As for the looks, my wife agrees with your assessment.
>>>>
>>>
>>> LOL the aesthetics are a little poor on that thing, but then I drive an
>>> Echo[/color]
>>
>> Which, IMO, is *way* better looking/cuter than a Scion xB! To me, it
>> looks like those boxy jobs must be fighting against the air on a
>> continual basis.
>>
>> Cathy
>>[/color]
>
> My pregnant roller skate thanks you.[/color]

Tell it "You're welcome", and that it was not mere idle flattery, but a true
statement. ;-)
[color=blue]
> I wondered about the aerodynamics of the xBox, the Element, etc. You'd
> think there would be a lot of resistance, but maybe because the chassis is
> so low, it keeps the ride steady. Don could tell you more about that, I'm
> sure![/color]

Besides wondering about wind buffeting them from the sides, the fronts of
them alone look like they must be in constant battle w/the air. The
low-ness factor: I also wonder about driving on back roads - the washed out,
rutted ones that are dirt, or graveled if they're lucky... these very low
cars don't find themselves scraping the road sometimes?

Cathy

[color=blue]
>
> Natalie
>[/color]

I think it was "Cathy F." <clfr@adelphiadot.net> who stated:

[color=blue]
>Which, IMO, is *way* better looking/cuter than a Scion xB! To me, it looks
>like those boxy jobs must be fighting against the air on a continual basis.[/color]

You'd think. But they actually have a pretty low drag coefficient.

The look of the xB is . . . an acquired taste, maybe. *I* didn't care
for it much when I first saw one, but after sitting in it, my feeling
for it changed somewhat. Then when I drove one, I was hooked.

Mostly I don't worry about what people think of what I'm driving, as
long as the vehicle serves me well and is inexpensive to buy and
operate (I'm a CHEAP bastard! ;^). But I do like vehicles that are
different from whatever most other folks drive or ride. So that
elevates the xB's look in my estimation . . . .

-Don (who rides a BMW R1100S -- also a somewhat rare beast)
--
"Trust me, there is NO way to nonchalantly conceal the fact that you have a
power tool in your head, no matter what you do." -- El Gato

I think it was "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie@yahoo.com>
who stated:
[color=blue]
>You'll never sell me on those things[/color]

I wouldn't ever try to sell anyone on motorcycling. If someone is
interested, I'll give them pointers, but it has to be something they
WANT to do; the stakes are too high for the uncommitted.
[color=blue]
>- you're just too vulnerable.[/color]

I recognize my vulnerability every time I ride, which is why I always
ride with ALL my Safety Shit(tm) every time I ride. I DO believe,
however, that my years of motorcycling have made me a better, safer
car driver. I know a lot of folks who've had the same experience when
they started motorcycling.

Unfortunately, some of them are merely fooling themselves (as I could
be too) . . . .

-Don
--
"Trust me, there is NO way to nonchalantly conceal the fact that you have a
power tool in your head, no matter what you do." -- El Gato