Ohio. so ellusive.

This past weekend was great. I got plenty of guitar practicing time in and saw a handful of people that I haven’t seen in awhile. Including Kate from Ohio.

Ohio is a slippery state. Only recently have I really understood where Ohio is. It’s common knowledge that New England residents have a view of the United states that is kind of like this:

YAY NEW ENGLAND!

well, it turns out Ohio is right about in the middle of WEST-ish. if you’re curious. it’s highlighted in Pink here.

Anyway, a great idea was spawned this weekend. The ON-DECK car.

I’m going to begin looking for a new car to have as a backup for when the acclaim dies. I would continue to drive the acclaim, and then if anything ever happened to her I would have car #2 to save my butt. This is great for all sorts of reasons. Mainly, I’d be able to put some serious research and hunting into my quest for a new car and would never have to buy out of necessity. Also, having a back up car would allow me time to work and improve the acclaim when something went arry… perhaps resulting in many extra months or years of operation.

Remember when Andy broke down on the side of the road, walked to a dealership and immediately bought a new car? That’s what i’d like to avoid. So if you know of any great car deals, let me know!

18 thoughts on “Ohio. so ellusive.

  • 2/20/2006 at 9:21 am
    Permalink

    Jocelyn is selling her car. The price is listed as “negotiable.”

    Reply
  • 2/20/2006 at 11:37 am
    Permalink

    whoa… you know where washington is. i thought you just assumed that any washington was the one in DC.

    Reply
  • 2/20/2006 at 11:42 am
    Permalink

    well, you’re right. If anyone mentions ‘going to washington’ we assume D.C. But it’s not too hard to remember Washington state because not only is it a coastal state, it’s also a corner state.

    Do the western folks know much about New England?

    Reply
  • 2/20/2006 at 2:28 pm
    Permalink

    I’ve got a similar idea of US geography, and I’m a CA girl, born and raised. I know where a few more states are — mainly lame ones like Wyoming because I went to debate camp there. However, unless I’ve set foot in the states between CA and VA, they remain a void.

    I know which states make up New England, but I couldn’t put them in the correct locations to save my life. I drove James crazy when we were visiting because I kept asking if we were going “down” to NH… from MA. I’m awesome like that.

    Reply
  • 2/20/2006 at 4:05 pm
    Permalink

    You know, I don’t know. Most of the people I work with are transplants, so they probably have a general idea. I was a mad geography freak in school, so I know my states. I think I’ll go quiz Marcia about her NE states….

    Ok, I drew a map of the NE and I asked Marcia to fill in the states. She correctly identified: ME, NH, NY, MA, RI, PA, and NJ. However, she thought that Vermont was Connecticut, that Connecticut was Maryland, that Maryland was Delaware, and that Delaware was Vermont.

    I then went on to draw the rest of the USA, and she correctly identified the rest. Total Score: 46/50. She is originally from Michigan.

    Reply
  • 2/20/2006 at 4:12 pm
    Permalink

    Fastinating! What a great test! I would imagine New England is hard to master for non-natives since all the states are small and tricky. It’d be fun to see this test given to people across the US to see what the geography strengths and weaknesses are regionally.

    Well done Patrick!

    Reply
  • 2/20/2006 at 4:15 pm
    Permalink

    Annie Olives, excellent contribution. This coupled with Patrick’s test makes me realize that New England is ellusive too.

    I should make up an MSPaint geography game or something to improve this study.

    Reply
  • 2/20/2006 at 6:18 pm
    Permalink

    If you are interested, I will probably be selling the Kia in the summer time…I do accept soda in lieu of cash at times when vehicle transactions are taking place….

    Reply
  • 2/20/2006 at 6:24 pm
    Permalink

    WAIT!!!!

    I think there’s already a game similar to this. I remember I once linked it on my blog. And you can even do it for nations of the world, too.

    I mean, go ahead and make your game if you want, but there are already some out there.

    *UPDATE* I found it. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

    Reply
  • 2/20/2006 at 6:41 pm
    Permalink

    Now, as a small comment, New York is not considered part of New England. It’s in the northeast, but not New England

    Reply
  • 2/20/2006 at 6:57 pm
    Permalink

    Great thing about Maine is, no matter where you’re from it’s a mystery. Like beautiful lesbians: You keep running into rumors about them, but you wonder if it’s everything you’ve heard.

    Reply
  • 2/21/2006 at 11:44 pm
    Permalink

    Wouldn’t you have to pay insurance on both the Acclaim and the new car simultaneously, if the new car is to serve as an immediate backup?

    Reply
  • 2/22/2006 at 4:56 pm
    Permalink

    No, he wouldn’t.
    You can call to buy insurance and have it activated by the time you hang up the phone.

    They’ll email or fax you the id cards.

    Reply
  • 2/23/2006 at 11:50 pm
    Permalink

    Here is my problem with the “backup car” The 2 most viable paths to go down.

    1) Buy a car that is sub $500, this is likely to be as unpredictable as the acclaim, this could be altered to buy a second acclaim. In that case it would be more like an organ donor than a backup car.

    2) Buy a car manufactured this decade, a legitamate successor to the acclaim. In this case you will like driving the new car more. In which case you could have traded in the acclaim for some amount off the purchase of the new car, rather than just taking up space in your garage.

    Reply

Leave a Reply to Jon Abad Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *