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Old 12-22-2022, 09:33 AM   #5181
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Yep, the results can be highly deceptive for someone who isn't familiar with how the car market can function. I could understand how brands like Buick, Mini, Alfa, could have better customer reviews simply because compared to the demand for a Toyota, Honda, Ford, etc, theirs could've been less affected, thus any customer that walked in could find a vehicle in stock, and walk out happy with a readily available purchase. Not marking up the living crap out of cars also helps too. I wonder what were the sample sizes used for each brand. Or if they contacted a number of people and they just asked what brand of vehicle they purchased. Instead of targeting an specific number per each brand.
From my understanding, the manufacturers supply companies like JD Powah and CR with contact information for the surveys. Which leaves a lot of room for shenanigans. While speculation on my part, there would be little to nothing to stop a manufacturer from sending mostly contact information for people who responded positively to their own surveys.

That is also why for some brands, like Tesla, any results are usually published with an asterisk warning of a small sample size. If at all. I forget which rag it was, but one of them made a big deal about poor satisfaction ratings for Tesla, so Tesla stopped playing along.
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How many dildos does anyone really need? Can only use one at a time, right?
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How many dildos does anyone really need? Can only use one at a time, right?
Depends. What if you are stuck working with a bunch of people in Antarctica? One may just not cut it.
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Old 12-22-2022, 11:53 AM   #5184
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Depends. What if you are stuck working with a bunch of people in Antarctica? One may just not cut it.
Not a problem. I hear the natives are happy to help.

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One of the guys didn't come into work today because we are under winter storm advisory. It isn't supposed to come in until this evening, his schedule is 6am-2:30pm.

This is the same guy that drives a HAMMERED IS300 and talks about how it's the greatest car ever and he will street race anyone for pinks and can drop anyone on a back road.
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Old 12-22-2022, 12:50 PM   #5186
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Old 12-22-2022, 01:40 PM   #5187
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One of the guys didn't come into work today because we are under winter storm advisory.

This is me today. Don't really mind the snow totals but -8F with a -40F wind chill can fuck right off. I won't risking breaking my ayc pump again.
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Old 12-22-2022, 01:54 PM   #5188
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This is me today. Don't really mind the snow totals but -8F with a -40F wind chill can fuck right off. I won't risking breaking my ayc pump again.
Yeah that sounds like shit. It's 27f right now and dry. We haven't had any precipitation in like a week. Sounds like the city must water his driveway
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Old 12-22-2022, 02:45 PM   #5189
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This is me today. Don't really mind the snow totals but -8F with a -40F wind chill can fuck right off. I won't risking breaking my ayc pump again.
Ooo... those look expensive.
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Ooo... those look expensive.
How's it up by you? Looks like most the weather is coming off the gorge so down here in the mid valley it's not bad.
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How's it up by you? Looks like most the weather is coming off the gorge so down here in the mid valley it's not bad.
Overcast and calm. Sun peeked through a couple hours ago. Relatively chilly. No drama yet. Hummingbirds are still hitting the feeder.
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Watched a city water crew doing work out front (no idea what) this morning while it was still warm (just above freezing!) and clear.
It's already dropped 20°F and has another 20° to go till the overnight low... And of course it's started snowing, which means I get to start clearing that off the sidewalk. And all that spray paint by the water crew is now invisible, just like last time when they took out the water line to our house. Whee...
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My carbon monoxide low battery alert just woke both Haru and I up. Couldn't figure it out at first and was half asleep so I called emergency maintenance twice (first time they didn't pick up) and then the second time when they answered the guy told me to just take out the battery but kept telling me how to do it for a different kind of detector.

Now Haru is freaked out and I'm tired as hell.
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