Marriage

thtl wrote:

I happened to be in the US on the very day gasoline price hit the $1 mark. The scene was quite memorable with people queuing up, begging for, and fighting over what limited supply of per-$1 gas there was at the gas stations.

wow that is really cheap....

i recall back when i just got my license to drive, long ago....
i once got gas at 79 cents a gallon....that is unreal, ne?
i filled the tank in under 10 bucks...amazing huh?

qilver wrote:


wow that is really cheap....

i recall back when i just got my license to drive, long ago....
i once got gas at 79 cents a gallon....that is unreal, ne?
i filled the tank in under 10 bucks...amazing huh?

you got your driver's license at that time already? Wow, and I thought I was a 'matured' member of this forum...

thtl wrote:

you got your driver's license at that time already? Wow, and I thought I was a 'matured' member of this forum...

what do you consider a "mature age" of the forum...lol

let's put it this way..i got my license in the late 1980's.....:bonk:

qilver wrote:

what do you consider a "mature age" of the forum...lol

let's put it this way..i got my license in the late 1980's.....:bonk:

Ahh... Seems our lines are crossed. The event I described happend in July 1974, a fair bit before you got your license.

Judging from the contents of forum messages I'd consider anyone above 30 'mature'. As for myself, I got my bachelor's degree in the mid 80's. Go figure. :bonk:

thtl wrote:

Ahh... Seems our lines are crossed. The event I described happend in July 1974, a fair bit before you got your license.

Judging from the contents of forum messages I'd consider anyone above 30 'mature'. As for myself, I got my bachelor's degree in the mid 80's. Go figure. :bonk:

i'd say you are about late 30's early 40's, ne?

i'm 34....got my license back in '88....when gas was so cheap...

qilver wrote:

i'd say you are about late 30's early 40's, ne?

i'm 34....got my license back in '88....when gas was so cheap...

I got my gas went it was cheap too...I stole it...drove off without paying the guy...

qilver wrote:

i'd say you are about late 30's early 40's, ne?

i'm 34....got my license back in '88....when gas was so cheap...

I've already passed the '40' mark. Thanks for making me feel younger though. :muack:

Tu_triky wrote:

I got my gas went it was cheap too...I stole it...drove off without paying the guy...

but was it 92 octane gas...lol

seriously, 100 bucks just to fill a tank for those suburban SUV's...talk about big bucks...

thank goodness i don't drive one of those buses...
Hummers could be worse.

thtl wrote:

I've already passed the '40' mark. Thanks for making me feel younger though. :muack:

you and B, would be around the same age then....
besides..age just a number....

qilver wrote:

but was it 92 octane gas...lol

seriously, 100 bucks just to fill a tank for those suburban SUV's...talk about big bucks...

thank goodness i don't drive one of those buses...
Hummers could be worse.

I was having a discussion with my supplier (a Frenchman, BTW) on the prices of copper and oil. We keep wondering how anyone could survive in say, 10 years' time, when the prices of the above items (and more) would have been beyond reach of most of population. The US has already resorted to going to war for oil (Iraq), pretty soon it'll be a free-for-all if no alternative source of energy becomes viable.

thtl wrote:pretty soon it'll be a free-for-all if no alternative source of energy becomes viable.

Sounds like it can happen to me :sweat:

thtl wrote:

I was having a discussion with my supplier (a Frenchman, BTW) on the prices of copper and oil. We keep wondering how anyone could survive in say, 10 years' time, when the prices of the above items (and more) would have been beyond reach of most of population. The US has already resorted to going to war for oil (Iraq), pretty soon it'll be a free-for-all if no alternative source of energy becomes viable.

dude, these crazy gas prices here, are insane...
at this rate, people will resort to riding a bike, or walking...
$50 or more a week for gas...that is just crazy..

qilver wrote:


dude, these crazy gas prices here, are insane...
at this rate, people will resort to riding a bike, or walking...
$50 or more a week for gas...that is just crazy..

Here in China they are suffering less because gas is a state-sponsored item, but they are also suffering more for the same reason - to minimize on the subsidy a lot of places have the electricity supply rationed. Spring and autumn is relatively OK but in summer/winter brown outs or pre-announced black outs happen from time to time.

littlemissfab wrote:

hey, in fairness. they love me. seriously. it's just the fact that we're doing it too soon is what would probably be the deal breaker..

it's like they love me.. but not love me enough... yet. :thumbsup:

Well I wish you all the best littlemissfab! :thumbsup: :)

M wrote:
Brrr... I'd freeze to death if I were to spend more than 24 hrs in Alaska :sweat:

It's a HONEYMOON!!!!! If anything it will get hot (& heavy, LOL) up in there. There wont be any freezing, trust me. :hehe:

lifunk wrote:
It's a HONEYMOON!!!!! If anything it will get hot (& heavy, LOL) up in there. There wont be any freezing, trust me. :hehe:

Well said. :hehe:

already engaged.
proposed last night.
love the ring. no imperfections.

but i guess we're living in the gutter for a few months.

:mrgreen:

kidding

now put it under a blacklight, and see if it glows yellow or blue :hehe: :hehe:

not something i'd tell my SO to do... at least not until the pre-nup is signed.

ring pretty. no imperfections. colorless.
dream cut. so all light bounces back top to give super shine.
wee.

i have a 1.25 ct diamond, flawless, C, princess cut stud. :mrgreen:

*bling bling*