by "sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
Published 09/20/2017 at 20:11
by "sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
Published 09/20/2017 at 20:11
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1. At the beginning of my leadership class, we all start by sharing a positive thing that happened to us since last class or will happen soon (cheesy I know). Mine was the fact that, after a year and a half of not getting to drive it much except during the summer, I am finally bringing my Alfa Romeo to college for a week and a half. The professor, who drives a Jaguar XF identical to the one pictured above, was actually quite intrigued. He told the class that he loves those kind of cars, and that his dream car is...wait for it...
A Fiat X1/9 Bertone! Seems like quite a few of my professors are also Jalops. The prof leading my study abroad in January drives a CTS-V coupe, for example.
2. Today while walking back to class, I watched across the street as a student in a Passat CC pulled up in front of a parallel parking space that was clearly too small for his car, signal, and then reverse with some considerable speed into the car behind him. The driver got out, inspected the front of the CR-V, which had the bumper cover knocked loose and some of his paint on it, saw me standing there watching, got back in his car, waited for 2 minutes until I finally turned and pretended to walk away, then drove off. I wrote his model and plate # down and put it on the windshield of the damaged CR-V.
3. I pulled up to a crowded Walgreen, and all the spaces close to the door were taken except for one. A red Saturn had pulled in about a foot over the line, really a pathetic parking job. Given that this was an end space and I was in a hurry, I pulled in with my driver’s side wheels up against the curb, and my passenger side a few inches from the asshat parked Saturn’s door. No sooner had I gotten out of my car and started for the door then a lady from another car jumps out and starts yelling at me. “Sir! You gotta move! Those people won’t be able to get into their car!”
Sorry lady, but that is not my fault, nor is it my problem. Perhaps you should wait for them to come out and yell at them for their shitty parking.
And then I moved my car, because I have no spine.
"AM3R, lost another burner" (am3r17)
09/20/2017 at 20:43, STARS: 0
Where will you be studying abroad?
Not sure if it’s the posts of yours I’ve seen, but lately I’ve just been getting the biggest itch to buy a landcruiser just like yours and just keep it as a spare car forever.
Also, shouldn’t have moved! It’s the only way to teach these dicks a lesson.
"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
09/20/2017 at 20:58, STARS: 1
One of my professors drove a Subaru WRX wagon and also had a 914, he was an insufferable asshole. His wife on the other hand was probably my favorite studio professor.
Kinda like this one.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
09/20/2017 at 21:22, STARS: 0
Leadership class? This sounds like some business major nonsense. I’m glad I majored in English which consisted 75% of writing papers about books I had only partially read, or often hadn’t read at all and instead just read summaries online and cherry picked quotes to support the random thematic generalizations I strung together. The other 25% was random electives that included logic and paleontology.
And yet somehow unlike most English majors, I’m not a barista, and actually I am a reasonably successful business type person with my own office and fancy dual monitors and a window. Even though I have no formal education about business, and don’t even particularly like business majors.
Yay, college!
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
09/20/2017 at 22:13, STARS: 0
I’ll be studying in New Zealand!
I love my Land Cruiser, but I wish I could keep it as a spare car. I just want a bit more speed and ease of driving for every day.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
09/20/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 0
Yup, I’m a business major, but 60% of the people in that class are pre-pharm.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
09/20/2017 at 22:43, STARS: 1
I’m glad I’m an engineer. I didn’t have to take any of those dumb business classes. I’ve had to learn all that stuff on my own over the years making many mistakes along the way. I often think that engineering would benefit greatly from a few targeted business and management classes. Because that is basically what we do.
"AdverseMartyr" (ewilliamson)
09/20/2017 at 22:53, STARS: 1
I’m sure the people could have gotten in from the passenger side.
"AM3R, lost another burner" (am3r17)
09/21/2017 at 00:15, STARS: 0
Wow, that’s awesome man. Should be an incredible experience, enjoy it! What’s your major?
When you say “ease of driving” are you referring to the size? I can imagine in a city (or a college campus) it would be a little much to handle.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
09/21/2017 at 08:23, STARS: 0
I’m a marketing major.
I guess ease isn’t the right word. I more mean sportiness. You have to drive everywhere slowly and gently with this thing.
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
09/21/2017 at 20:48, STARS: 0
And I was a business major and ended up working as a low level executive at a nonprofit where a large portion of my coworkers were English majors.