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Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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When I was single, I saved a reasonable grouping of money to buy something I always wanted. A boat! Funny thing happened on my way to the marina, I got engaged and my boat magically became an Engagement Ring. She wore it for 29 years and when she left she took my coulda been a boat with her. Stranger still, it disappeared. Both my kids said that it was nowhere to be found after she passed. I guess the boat was just never meant to be. 🛥️💎 😢
 
Patcheslee

Patcheslee

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MinnieM123 said:
Something like 450 schools in the state are closed today, due to icing. Think I'll give it until this afternoon before I go outside at all. (I use the schools as a guideline to gauge how bad the sidewalks/streets, etc. are.) It's sleeting now as I look out the window.
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A majority of schools and businesses were and still are closed in Indiana. At the worst 1/3 of the counties were under emergency travel only, it's still aboutthe same. We didn't get the heavy icing like Kentucky, but over an inch of sleet (8 hours) before transition to snow. I've seen the city plow come by 3 times in 2 days.
Hopefully it transitions quickly to snow for you.
 
Patcheslee

Patcheslee

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SteveBrickNJ said:
Seeking feedback from ladies because I am feeling insecure about an idea I am just entertaining. If you were my wife, ( we've been married since 1999) would you like to receive this for Valentine's Day?View attachment 618831
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I like it, I don't care what it technically is. The only time to worry is if you are single and don't want to send the wrong message lol.
You could look at wedding band enhancers as well to go with her band if it worries you much.
 
SteveBrickNJ

SteveBrickNJ

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Patcheslee said:
I like it, I don't care what it technically is. The only time to worry is if you are single and don't want to send the wrong message lol.
You could look at wedding band enhancers as well to go with her band if it worries you much.
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No need for me to worry anymore. After your post and the many posts that came earlier, I feel confident that THIS ring would send the correct message....that I love her.
The thing I am not settled on, is if I should: #1 Just buy it and hope my sizing advice to the jeweler is correct.
.....or.......#2 Present my wife with a photo of the ring and then bring her there to get it perfectly sized.
Thoughts on this?
 
Patcheslee

Patcheslee

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SteveBrickNJ said:
No need for me to worry anymore. After your post and the many posts that came earlier, I feel confident that THIS ring would send the correct message....that I love her.
The thing I am not settled on, is if I should: #1 Just buy it and hope my sizing advice to the jeweler is correct.
.....or.......#2 Present my wife with a photo of the ring and then bring her there to get it perfectly sized.
Thoughts on this?
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I'd say buy it now and have it sized later. Also fingers usually swell in the summer, so she may prefer to have it sized later for more comfort.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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Goofyernmost said:
When I was single, I saved a reasonable grouping of money to buy something I always wanted. A boat! Funny thing happened on my way to the marina, I got engaged and my boat magically became an Engagement Ring. She wore it for 29 years and when she left she took my coulda been a boat with her. Stranger still, it disappeared. Both my kids said that it was nowhere to be found after she passed. I guess the boat was just never meant to be. 🛥️💎 😢
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I've already decided that if I should get married that I don't want an engagement ring. A simple gold wedding band will do fine. My friends all have this instruction as do my parents to communicate to future boyfriend(s). I just don't find rings that have anything sticking out that comfortable to wear. Plus they're expensive, and we can do a lot with that money.
 
SteveBrickNJ

SteveBrickNJ

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Patcheslee said:
I'd say buy it now and have it sized later. Also fingers usually swell in the summer, so she may prefer to have it sized later for more comfort.
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My colleague here at school also said that my idea to go one size up from her currently "snug" wedding band should work out fine. If the ring I purchase happens to be too loose she said there are "adjusters" that could go inside.
So that's my plan...pending I actually get to the store and something changes my mind.
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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StarWarsGirl said:
I've already decided that if I should get married that I don't want an engagement ring. A simple gold wedding band will do fine. My friends all have this instruction as do my parents to communicate to future boyfriend(s). I just don't find rings that have anything sticking out that comfortable to wear. Plus they're expensive, and we can do a lot with that money.
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Like buy a boat?!?!
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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ImperfectPixie said:
As @Lilofan said, it definitely takes practice. However, having driven roughly half automatics and half manuals in my 50 years of life, a manual transmission is far safer for a number of reasons.

1) you can downshift or disengage the transmission to stop in an emergency, which results in much faster stopping
2) you have much more control over your speed without the need of using the brakes, which is important in inclement weather
3) automatic transmissions may free up your hands, but also create optimum circumstances for people to be doing things they shouldn't while driving (shaving, reading - yes...seen people reading the newspaper while driving, putting on makeup)
4) dozing off behind the wheel is far more likely in an automatic because of the lack of driver involvement
5) automatic transmissions create a false sense of security and drivers are more likely to get "lost in their heads"
6) DOOMSDAY SCENARIO - you can keep the RPMs high and get through a flooded area without the engine stalling out provided that the water isn't as high enough to drown the engine itself (Storrow Drive through Boston...done it more than a few times...water was above the exhaust pipe and higher than the bottom of the doors on the car)

Many newer manual transmission cars have a light that comes on to tell you when to shift. That being said, I would never drive a manual transmission car that didn't also have an RPM gauge, because that's truly the best way to know when it's time to shift. Manual transmissions also last longer than automatic transmissions (unless you're constantly stripping the gears), and they do definitely get better gas mileage. I currently drive an automatic (bought it when we decided it was time to start a family after driving a manual for years), but my next car will be a manual.

I DO understand where you're coming from - there's definitely a learning curve involved in driving a stick, and driving one only for the length of time it takes to learn to drive just isn't enough for it to become second nature.
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Most automatics have 1/2 or LOW options in the stick. Which means you can downshift to 2nd to slowdown or to provide additional power.
 
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Lilofan

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Cesar R M said:
Most automatics have 1/2 or LOW options in the stick. Which means you can downshift to 2nd to slowdown or to provide additional power.
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I have wondered how one slows down by locking the brakes by pulling the hand brake up and down in a fast motion in a skid but nowadays many cars do not have the old fashioned hand brake but instead they have a push bottom that is the hand brake. Never tried it and hope not to.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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SteveBrickNJ said:
My colleague here at school also said that my idea to go one size up from her currently "snug" wedding band should work out fine. If the ring I purchase happens to be too loose she said there are "adjusters" that could go inside.
So that's my plan...pending I actually get to the store and something changes my mind.
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One size up should work. I may be wrong but Zales will let you exchange if you pick the wrong size.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Lilofan said:
Some boat owners I know remember two great days. The first day is when they buy it. The second day is when they sell it.
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^^^^^This my sister held a party when the one her husband had finally sold at a loss.
My bff on the other hand cried when he had to move off of his house boat due to the boat yard not being close enough to his job to commute when his office moved. He lived in a studio apartment during the week and on the boat on weekends and holidays. It only worked because he worked a 4 day work week.
 

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