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Post by mohs on Jan 7, 2022 17:10:45 GMT -5
I did! Many of you will recall my rant of the 1200 dollar Infinity automobile I purchased Geez that was back 2017 A very bad year for the mohs Anyway out of my ignorance- I allowed the the seller to hustle me into what potentially could have turned into Thelma & Louise scene the thing almost turned in 1200 dollar paper weight, when I could least afford it I told the seller on the phone I just need the car to run me to the job for couple weeks he said that was no problem well he knew the car had big underlying issue that I was to stupid to know So I had to borrow a car to hustles dollars & work my ass of at Amazon That was fine butte ya git to Amazon for that pleasure one day off & they fire ya Eventually the car worked out and I've had it all this time. Got my money worth from it and, I really liked it! Butte I just sold it to another desperate couple Who are sort of in the same boat as I was 2017 The guy told me he just needs a car to get to work I told this car will do that with class butte the car is not meant to be workhorse. I was honest and told of all the potential problems I even introduced them to my mechanic At one point the buyer got kind of testy w/ me And I said: This car is not for you then, and started walking away. The wife was the smart one I fixed a kosmic hole in the universe they got a killer deal and I feel good about it Its funny the man who can least afford to correct & do the right thing was the mohs who’s always shone that way My new ride and somehow I'll afford it..
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Post by miket on Jan 7, 2022 17:16:43 GMT -5
That looks like a good rock-crawler, built to explore! Very nice of you, Ed.
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Post by mohs on Jan 7, 2022 17:32:15 GMT -5
Thanks Mike!
O I'm gneiss Very gneissic
And we know gneiss Get overlooked
Next time come back as porcelain jasp ha
Yeah I'll be getting back into some Butte country
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Post by mohs on Jan 7, 2022 17:51:16 GMT -5
All these years the mohs as never really bought or sold a car privately Especially selling so that was new experience I advertised it on Craiglist That where I heard about the Infiniti Anyway what a racket used car game is Geez! did this all the transactions through e-mail would not give out my smarty number It was difficult--- butte I made the connection I do know that I bought a 1973 Oldsmobile Station Wagon from a lady in Orlando. That was 1991 That lady was right on. And what car ! I told her I needed it to do road trip w/family to Arizona She said that car will do that and she wasn’t lying! What a ride that was.! Amarillo by early morning and heading west. getting into blizzard on I-40 !!! Ha!!! I was pro by that time
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Post by Son Of Beach on Jan 7, 2022 20:31:54 GMT -5
mohs You are a great storyteller, but you probably knew that already ha. Someone else recognized it anyway. Glad it was win win karmic equation balance, sounds like you saved the day
Nice wheels in a nice shot.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 7, 2022 20:45:18 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Jan 7, 2022 21:53:43 GMT -5
Very cute jase ! my perspect and don’t mean to idealize the past and/ or claim Any special old school philo Butte the people today are really fudged And it easy sees why All this scamming, distraction, misinformation,,, Its an old theory ‘no one likes to be taken for a fool' Certainly I didn't like it So any trust is out the door Its always been that way buyer beware Butte I think for short period of time There was some commonality Just a touch Plus technology was a bit more mechanical A little easier to understand This book is really good study of that Anyway for mohs I try not to be an asshole & jus wanna go out w/ my oldsoul on endless roll it not easy
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Post by LazerFlash on Jan 8, 2022 0:21:07 GMT -5
mohs : I had a Honda CR-V, the very first model year. I was a bit apprehensive, having heard all the warnings against buying a first model year. Well, let me tell you, that was a GREAT vehicle! Nothing exceptional; that's what my Nissan Maxima was for. But, that Honda went 148,000 miles before I sold it to my ex-SIL, who then proceeded to almost kill it. When he left my DIL and defaulted on the loan, I repo'ed it and kept it around for another 50K or so miles before finally selling it at the 223,000 mile mark. I wish you good luck and lots of good adventures in your Honda.
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Post by LazerFlash on Jan 8, 2022 0:28:51 GMT -5
This book is really good study of that Oh, and before that was, "How to be sexy with bugs in your teeth: A motorcycling manual for women". Not in the same identical category as "Zen...", but it was a good treatise on how female 'bikers' were treated in the 1970's.
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Post by Pat on Jan 8, 2022 0:57:59 GMT -5
mohs, I believe you are an excellent choice for mending karmic holes in the universe. You are a good man to have around!!
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Post by orrum on Jan 8, 2022 8:43:29 GMT -5
Pay it forward Ed.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 8, 2022 9:09:41 GMT -5
Good for you, Ed.
We've bought a lot of cars from Craig's List. They all have an interesting story. LOL!
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Post by mohs on Jan 8, 2022 9:59:56 GMT -5
thanks troopers
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Post by mohs on Jan 8, 2022 10:04:01 GMT -5
Right on jase jasoninsd As to the message of your meme That requires some thought What goes around comes around What an old saw There must be some truth to it Especially in hunter/gather society When tit-for tat was more self-evident Nonetheless it was always an interpretation, I suppose Compound the problem with a sedentary agricultural growing population Then a large part of that interpretation becomes creative spin The old controversy between rhetoricians versus the dialectician Anyway I never really believed in the cosmic theory of karma What goes around comes around Although I may be wrong There seems 'to be’ something underlying life that as its own reasons A rock newsletter I receive motto is: There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance. ~Socrates Well I’m not sure Plato wrote it that way butte the sentiment is very Socratic and sure we all try not to be ignorant Although there is some truth in that where the bliss lies Anyway follow your bliss & try to do it civically responsibly A lessons mohs failed many times,,,,m stly Stay on the roll Ed
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Post by mohs on Jan 8, 2022 10:06:31 GMT -5
Right on LazerFlash I appreciate your insights thought you might enjoy this bike that was out front A RoadKing What a buttiful machine !
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 8, 2022 10:12:43 GMT -5
Right on jase jasoninsd As to the message of your meme That requires some thought What goes around comes around What an old saw There must be some truth to it Especially in hunter/gather society When tit-for tat was more self-evident Nonetheless it was always an interpretation, I suppose Compound the problem with a sedentary agricultural growing population Then a large part of that interpretation becomes creative spin The old controversy between rhetoricians versus the dialectician Anyway I never really believed in the cosmic theory of karma What goes around comes around Although I may be wrong There seems 'to be’ something underlying life that as its own reasons A rock newsletter I receive motto is: There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance. ~Socrates Well I’m not sure Plato wrote it that way butte the sentiment is very Socratic and sure we all try not to be ignorant Although there is some truth in that where the bliss lies Anyway follow your bliss & try to do it civically responsibly A lessons mohs failed many times,,,,m stly Stay on the roll Ed Hey Ed! I meant it in a good way...not a bad one. You disclosed to the buyer the issues with the vehicle. I think the Universe will see fit to return the favor to you. I am a believer in Karma. I do believe what goes around comes around...the whole "treat others like you'd like to be treated" comes into play. Socrates hypothesized quite a few things in his life, and questioned many things in the Universe...but his most pertinent question with regards to self-awareness was: "I drank what??"
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Post by mohs on Jan 8, 2022 10:20:32 GMT -5
yo jase thanks for the thoughts that why his last words were doesn't Asclepius owe us favor... Actually I want to amend my cute characterization Trying not to add to the misinformation....m stly Socrates last words actually had the opposite meaning He was making sure his karmic debt was being paid.... Plato certainly portrays him as honorable rascal Other accounts accord him high praise also In the end did it pay off?
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 8, 2022 11:04:20 GMT -5
yo jase thanks for the thoughts that why his last words were doesn't Asclepius owe us favor... Yep! Asclepius...the "poison control hotline" for the ancients!
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Post by mohs on Jan 8, 2022 11:28:58 GMT -5
yo jase thanks for the thoughts that why his last words were doesn't Asclepius owe us favor... Yep! Asclepius...the "poison control hotline" for the ancients! interesting jase Do you agree w/ the Athenian jury that the death sentence handed down to Socrates was justified?
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 8, 2022 11:36:13 GMT -5
Yep! Asclepius...the "poison control hotline" for the ancients! interesting jase Do you agree w/ the Athenian jury that the death sentence handed down to Socrates was justified? Do I believe it was right to execute a man for questioning government and introducing...not forcing...a new way of thinking to a younger generation? Nope!
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