teikiatsulover
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I'd love to blow up all those rocks and be done with it. China is becoming like that guy on the train who runs back and forth screaming at everybody in incomprehensible Japanese. We all know he's mentally ill, but we just stay quiet and watch wondering when he's going to pipe up again.
I wish Mishima Yukio was around to commit seppuku now rather than 1970. Maybe his buddy Ishihara could do it instead?
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Popped some Bob Marley in the cd changer the other day. I realizes I love reggae more in winter than summer! Strange!
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My Japanese has become fossilized to a good extent because I haven't cracked a textbook book in years, and I don't write kanji anymore because everything is on a computer or Keitai. It sounds like many of us are in the same boat... I used to know much more back when I made a conscious effort to study, so now when I read articles in Japanese I know the meaning of the kanji but forget it's reading. The last few years I have had a group of students who like to randomly quiz my kanji ability and I quiz them on English vocabulary so that has been my motivation to at least read a little bit the last few years. Interacting with them has made me want to study more again, but I just can't be bothered to make an effort! only read a few articles in Japanese each day or so. I read for about 20-30 minutes at school. It's not much but I think it's better than nothing. That's my excuse
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Hi BB, my fatherinlaw and I are talking about it right now, but we haven't come to any conclusion yet. What I'm most hesitant about is how much snow they'll have by then??! So, can't offer yet as I don't know our plans, but if we go it'd just be the two of us and we'd have space so you'd be welcome. I'll post back once I know I'd actually be more inclined to head to Dynaland/Takasu myself bc I think there'd be a better base but Jiji loves HKK.
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I hope you did some 'extreme overacting' to commemorate.
Juror 3 and juror 10 really did a good job of driving me nuts.
I just watched the Japanese anime Paprika and enjoyed it. Felt like I should've eaten some mushrooms first!
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They look like gnats with a white fluff to em? Dunno but we saw them at the park yesterday if they're the same things.
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I also saw it on the news, and as Method said it's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback, but I'd really like to know more about the line they were still hiking up? skiing? at the time, and snowpack conditions. I can only imagine what their families and friends are going through right now. Very sad. RIP
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Snowdude, thanks very much for the reply. I stopped by the dealership today and spoke with a guy there and found out there really is more to them than the one I got in and sat behind the wheel of before. Some nice options and even fully loaded price is cheaper by over 100 man for other vehicles I've thought about. Your Delica sounds sweet, about 30K range? Is it the turbo diesel? Have you had any issues with it? Sorry for all the Q's! Thanks again
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One thing to take into account if you buy a hybrid is that the batteries last roughly 3 years before requiring replacement from what I have heard from some hybrid owners not friends of mine.
And it will cost around 1 million yen to replsce them all.
That on top of the cost of purchasing it you would be bettet spendinh that money and by yourself a diesel Delica D5 which will go anywhere.
I have the petrol version and have been through mud bumpy forest roads and through snow 40cm deep with no problem.
It is far far more capable than an estima and probably costs less than a hybrid.
Forgot to add.
When you consider the original purchase price and savings made I am not sure that a hibrid will work out cheaper unless you keep the car for ten years or so but then if you factor in changing the batteries minimum twice during that period then a non hibrid is probably a better option unless your number one worry is the environment.
Snowdude, I've thought about the Delica too, but they just look cheaply made to me when I got inside it and sat in the drivers seat. I'm not saying they're not solid, they just look cheap to me. I have a Subaru legacy which I love but two car seats in back makes it tough for me to sit comfortably with my long legs, so I'd like something more spacious.
Hilux SR5 turbo diesel, indestructible, goes forever, don't see many in Japan .That's because the Taliban have exported them all!
How big a car were you thinking of getting? I have a Subaru Impressa Sport, same inside size as the Subaru XV hybrid. Good size for two adults.It's the newest hybrid on the market so may have the most up to date tech.I love my Subaru - Sega rally that thing like it's going out of style. When lots of other cars are getting stuck going up the mountain roads, it bombs up them through a foot of fresh snow like its nothing. I love it! Worst road conditions I've ever been on in Niigata weren't a problem. As I said, something which holds more people and gives me more leg room. I'd like a hybrid, but don't know much about them and was hoping to hear from others because I'm not the most knowledgable car guy.
Thank you all for your answers, they have given me lots to think about when considering which car to buy next.
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DGriz, I'm sure the NSA has already been through that!
I typed in your name and Doris came out so I had to edit it!
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fwiw, having done some rough calculations - based on the extra cost of purchase of a hybrid vehicle (comparing the standard camry to the hybrid camry at prices 2 years ago, and using aussie fuel costs - the savings on fuel will probably not actually recover the additional purchase cost. Do your own figures though, in Japan this might work out differently.
This is what I was wondering myself, but it seems there is a decent rebate from the govt when buying a hybrid here, or did that already finish up? Also, the three percent increase in taxes will start next year and we thought about that, too. 3% of several hundred man will be noticeable. I plan on keeping the car for quite a long time so I don't mind buying new, but I think buying a new/used model would be cheaper. Again, I haven't gone to the dealership yet and am just curious what information others have. Of course I'll need to start reading up on them too.
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My wife and I are talking about getting a new car and I'd like to get a hybrid (thinking about something like the Toyota Estima), but have never owned a hybrid nor even looked at them at the shop yet. I wanted to see if any of you have a hybrid and what you like and don't like about it. Maybe a friend of yours has one and you've been in it, please comment. We need a bigger car and if I am going to buy a new one, then I'd like to get a hybrid Anybody else in the same boat?
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Dropbox for me too! I need to enter the matrix and see where all this stuff actually goes!
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Sunrise, don't all smart phones allow tethering? Do any of your phones not allow you to tether it to your iPad? Also, how many iPads can be tethered to one Keitai?
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We use our bath water twice or maybe three times, but I don't like it around that point because it feels gross after that long. So, we typically use it twice then use it to do our laundry with. We got an automatic pump that cost like 1500 yen I believe at a home center near us.
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12 Angry Men with Henry Fonda. Great movie!
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I bought some new goggles this weekend, nothing spectacular but still nice to be able to see on a powder day!
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Or, you could ski the waterfall between Village and Hirafu. I've only seen a few sets of tracks off the Kabe, just watch out it can be a doozy!
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Or, you could enjoy less tracked runs on the Annupuri side!
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But I thought the Shinkansen, Mt Fuji and Kyoto Golden Temple were all in Hokkaido?!
And in Hakuba at the same time.
Snow monkeys and Matsumoto Castle too!
According to a few websites I have seen.
It's all very confusing!
Don't forget Tateyama and the Kurobishi route
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Yes. First timer. Looks like my wife might get the mini now.
Your wife likes to play with your mini, too?
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Happo for the win!
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I did consider Bluetooth, wireless and surround etc.
But always came back to the fact that it will be almost exclusively cd music and sometimes movies.
Always at home.
With audio quality being the biggest wish.
That's how I ended up with those Sennheisers.
Thanks! I'll be using them at work with my computer sometimes, but typically with my iPod, so not having a cable would be nice but not an absolute necessity. Looked at the HD 700 wow that's a hefty price tag! They look pretty sweet so how about sending them here for a week so I can try em out I'll send a sixer back with em!
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Picked up GTA V, I hope I can sleep tonight. It's been awhile since I bought a ps3 game. Sure takes a long time to load!