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My association with Devon goes back well over 20 years when I was an occasional visitor, escaping life's pressures from time to time to embrace the casual relaxed atmosphere, the amazing diversity of its scenery, the serenity of the blueness of its skies and the all-encompassing homegenity of its greens, a myriad shades everywhere blending everything together.
Over the course of my casual visits in the past it was mostly to Exeter or Plymouth that I would gravitate, mainly for their pubs admittedly! But I also managed some quite serious walking, including notably the whole of Devon's south coastal stretch of the South West Coast Path, arriving through Dorset via Lyme Regis - that's a serious walk taking in cliffs and beaches, fishing villages and secluded bays, tourist resorts and local harbours before arriving at the proletarian metropolis of Plymouth. I really must do this again!!
I must have literally thousands of photographs of Devon and each picture evokes its own memories and not just memories but hopes too for the future, anticipations and desires generated by my Devon of the present - the above collage represents but the smallest fraction of my feelings and love for my adopted county.
Devon folk (and even us incomers) have always been fiercely partisan regarding their home county but it was only recently (in 2003) that we adopted our own flag after a competetion run by BBC Devon. The winning design, by Ryan Sealey, combines the natural green, for which Devon is justly famed, the black stripes, representing the high moors of Dartmoor and Exmoor, and the white cross of St Petroc, evoking both the salt spray of Devon's coastlines and the China Clay industry.
The following poem was written by Dartmouth mariner Kevin Pyne:
The Devon Flag
Across the soft breeze in gentle rythm
Like the summer seas upon its shore
The warm janners green flag flies
To mark this mornings coming day
St Petroc's long lost Celtic cross is found
The cruciform shape sea spume white
A calm white of saintly patience
The white of clay
Our flag, which on stormy days cracks and shimmers
Up in the salt caked cross trees
Of perhaps a thousand small ships
Marking those who have Devon in their hearts
May it watch over and guide our fishermen and seamen
Until they are safe again
Let it fly high on the church towers as the clock strikes
To bring the farmers
To the green fields which feed a nation
Dumnonia's flag
Its cross is laced with black
As is the moorland granite
The timeless headstone
Where they have carved our names in the past
And where we will remember those who have served our nation
Yet even as the flag was born.
The pic on the left here is a typical Devon landscape taken from the top of the hill going up towards Chittlehamholt. The flag is the one that accompanied me on our sail around the Greek Islands on the way to Euromeet 2007 on Santorini.
People do make places. Yet sometimes it is the place that makes people and nowhere more so than here in Devon. I don't know exactly what it is, it certainly is nothing definable, but there is something about Devon that just slows people down, takes their aggresions and replaces them with kindness. Nothing happens quickly here, but everything does get done and it gets done in a qualitative manner - that's why Devon abounds with small local artisanal producers, whether farmers or craftspeople, cheesemakers or builders, people who care about what they do and want to do it properly.
This little collage is a very small selection of friends, colleagues, aquaintances and even a complete stranger, nice people all and characters with it too (well the complete stranger looks like a nice person and a character!).
Going clockwise and spiralling into the centre we start off with Pete, the ex-proprietor of The Crown at Lynton and currently proprietor of The Greenhouse there, definitely one of life's characters and a gentleman to boot. Next, the infamous "Cheffie" aka Niel, grumpy old scruffy B'tard that he is, who used to be my boss at Widecombe and now rules the roost at the Highwayman's Haunt at Chudleigh (well so his wife tells him!) - a good friend. Then completing the top row is little Linzi, a star-member of my former A-team from Widecombe - I wonder how many hearts she's broken recently?
Going round at 3 o'clock the inestimable Pete Hicks, the wealthiest man in Widecombe (or should I say Venton because that's where he actually resides in his straw-roofed shed) - the smile here is actually a grimace at having to part with some of his money. Still a working farmer at 74 years of age and a great conversationalist - I can listen to his stories all night, even the ones that I've heard before (sometimes several times).
Then Lizzie, ach, Lizzie deserves a whole page all to herself, just for being herself - a great colleague and a wonderful person.
Now we come to our mystery man, one of Marina's photographs from the harbour at Lynmouth, sorting out the anchor chains. I just put this photo here because I love it and because he looks like a character, whether Devonish or not he definitely looks like he belongs here.
Sophie's eyes in the corridor of The Ruggle, their crinkle giving away the smile hidden by her shawl, yet another Devon beauty and fun to be around. Then to finish the outside loop, one of my old drinking buddies from Widecombe. OMG! His name temporarily escapes me, yet we've had countless beers together - HA! perhaps that's why I can't remember his name!
Then in the centre, where all of my favourite women belong, is Edith, still going strong at 85 (?), still as cantankerous as ever and as lovable as any of my centre-folds ;-p
Aye, just such a small selection. And writing here about them brings to mind the countless other characters who I've left out, no less esteemed tho' and forever valued...
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Hi Chef John, very poetic Devon, will visit Devon when I'm back to England :D
Hi just enjoyed your page on Devon. we will be there sometime in August, it sounds like The place to visit and the quaint pubs. Cheers
Looks like such a pretty area. Congrats on the Barney nomination--it's well deserved.
The Tarka trail looks very appealing-but how do you carry the beer along on the trip? Our goal is to see this area in next year or so, and you have presented it very well.
You have a wonderful way of describing the places you love, John! I really enjoyed discovering Devon through your eyes and I must say we share some common interests like beer, countryside, trails, . . Beautiful! I will have to come back for more England.
Wonderful looking area, and I do hope to get to visit at some point. It's a shame that so much of Plymouth has been destroyed, but from the sounds of it they did a good job in rebuilding.
How long has it been since you've been to the Ruggle? Aren't you kind of craving a pop in?
Great info on a beautiful area.
Devon Cream and scones plu plus plus- here PC is part of the Westons Bakery group, their ethnic products for a bulk producers is fairly good, an introduction to the real macoy ;-)))
the 3 P's indeed. Wishing you a fab summer down Devon way!
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 10:34 AM
Hello! Easter is coming and it's now time to book an holyday! I suggest to use my new Lego airport for your holyday if you want to visit my Legoland city full of historical buildings (like the egyptian tomb or the cathedral that you may see in the pictures).
Talking seriously, I've finished to adjust the small airport of my city and I'm eventually happy with the result even if I would like to expand it and create a proper aiport hub (with terminals, fuel facilities, a proper runway). At the moment is integreated in my small city which is still very work in progress!
Posted 01 April 2012 - 11:07 AM
It has that mid-70's Lego feel to it.
I look forward to it expansion.....Brick On Fly On 'Skystorm87' !
Posted 01 April 2012 - 12:18 PM
Ace airport, mate! Love the covered ramp thingies! Look forward to updates.
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dr_spock, on 01 April 2012 - 07:13 PM, said:
I didn't do it intentionally! But it is true, even if I think the mail travels by the small propeller airplane
Posted 01 April 2012 - 11:23 PM
And I agree - this MOC does bring back memories of old Legoland Airport sets.
Posted 02 April 2012 - 03:26 PM
but what hapens if a plane cant´t stop on the runway???....
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but what hapens if a plane cant´t stop on the runway???....
I think I will try to make something like this:
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Posted 10 April 2012 - 09:56 PM
I hate to say it but twice the distance would be a minimum even if you use the older classic town planes.....unless they all have VTOL engines.
Posted 12 April 2012 - 07:53 PM
Nice Airport. Fits well with the theme of your town. (or what we can see of it)
I am assuming when you make your airport bigger, you will be including jetway's?
Brick on!
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Posted 13 April 2012 - 11:26 PM
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Nice Airport. Fits well with the theme of your town. (or what we can see of it)
I am assuming when you make your airport bigger, you will be including jetway's?
Brick on!
I think the Aircraft investigation will be necessary anyway. I was thinking to destroy my city and make a great airport with a nice airport train station, but then I realized that I prefer to expand the city and make the airport slightly bigger but not huge. Actually I think is even to big for a village of 100 Lego inhabitants
Posted 27 May 2014 - 07:04 PM
Here some updates of my Airport which now has a proper runway! I also changed the gates and make them more functional.
I am planning to make some more additions but I don't really know what to do with the space left. Any suggestions?
Edited by Skystorm87, 27 May 2014 - 07:05 PM.
Posted 27 May 2014 - 09:35 PM
Although you could have raised the old Runway and Terminal.
Placing a car park underneath, and extending the Runway over the railway tracks,
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I am 20 years old & have horrible pain in all of my joints, every single one of them are inflamed so bad... I dont believe I have swelling, but the pain & stiffness is unbelivable.
Toes,ankles,knees,hips, lower back, elbows,shoulders,fingers,wrists,neck ect...
Ive been to 3 doctors & they cant figure out whats wrong with me, all I know is that my blood count had an "extreme high count" of something, which I never found out what exactly, but at first they told me it wasnt arthridis, the x-rays & tests they did showed arthridis in my lower back, thats it, well after he put me on "prednosone"(sorry I cant spell it, dont have the bottle handy) I felt a lot better after I took the first 6 pills, but as the dosages went lower, I felt horrible again, but since they worked at first, he changed his mind & said I have juvinile arthridis..... Which I think is ridiculious to make a guess after my family paid out a ton for help.
Im now waiting unteal oct 25th rolls on by for my apointment at uab.
I've decided to lay off the pills because I heard they made a friend of my moms lose his hair , plus they have me on this stuff for way to long, its not good for me at all...
When I wake up is when its worst, cant make a fist with my hands, my knees seem to pop out of joint with every step I take, my wrists have an intence pain sometimes, as if they disconnect & grind against or pop against another bone, my jaw even comes out of socket & my left hand goes numb several times a day , ive wokin up with my hands purple on a few occasions.
I also have 3 bone spurs in my neck & a pinched nerve in my neck, no idea if this could have anything to do with it, but they seem to not think so.
I was a body builder & a professional wrestler before all of this happend, now ive lost 20lbs of muscle & had to quit doing the thing I love most, I feel horrible all the time , it even hurts me when I pour a glass of milk :(
im 20, im to young for all of this to be happening to me, ide just really like to know whats causing all of this so I can live life w/o pain in my body 24-7 , the never ending pain is depressing me.
It started about 4 months ago, with my feet hurting, like the arch in my foot, then ankles, knees, toes, then one day I lifted a keg onto a shelf 4 feet off the ground by myself & it slipped out of my hands, hurting my fingers really bad, but the bones in my fingers dont hurt anymore, its just the joints..Along w/ everyone in my body. With the numbness in my hands, they also have a tingly feeling when I move them into a fist, the feeling of your foot asleep almost but not as intence.
Thank you-
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Hey man , I kinda know how it feels although my pains arent so bad . Im 22 and have been having these joint pains all over for a yr or so . Went to atleast 3 different docs , they cant really find nething wrong and so they have me doing physiotherapy but that isnt helping that much though the docs say that it takes time .Anywyas my advise for now would be dont panic , lay off any very physical sport and to keep in shape resort to swimming . Swimming is an awesome exercise and doesnt exert much force on the joints (unless u trying to make a lap record or sumthing). Also do simple stretching and extending exercises for ur hands legs etc irrespective of what u have all patients with join paint need physiotherapy and simple stretching exercises can only be good!! Also do look for information on the internet !! (personally I think that since uv been doing so much bodybuilding and weighlifting it could be like ur body tiring up a bit , maybe rest and lighter exercises are th order of the day) .Anyways best of luck and try not to worry too muchl
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You are right - you are way too young to be going through this!!!! :cry: are you going to a rheumatologist? If not you should be. They specialize in rheumatoid arthritis - and other autoimmune disorders. Good luck. I'm 56 and going through this and hate it!!! :evil: :evil: and can't imagine having gone through it at 22. The prednisone has awful side effects and causes me to gain weight - ugh - and upsets my stomach something awful, but it cuts the pain so so far it's worth it. I'm on other drugs as well and plan to hang in there. The good news is that these diseases often - usually??? Go into remission. I send you both a big hug. :)
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Hey I feel your pain, i'm 15 and have arthritis ( jra ) in my knees, wrists, ankles, toes, fingers, elbows and shoulders.
This one day I asked my gym teacher if I could leave 5 minutes early because I was having terrible knee pain and he got a snooty look on his face and said "no! I have arthritis all over!"
and all the time when my teachers let me out early because of it i'll get interrogated in the halls and when I say I have jra they'll usually say " so what?" and say to get back to class. They must think its not painful at all.
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Hi there! Like a few others have said, you need to schedule an appointment to see a rheumatologist if you haven't already done so... Your syptoms are very similar to several different types of arthritis as well as fibromyalgia or possibly lupus (lupus would show up in bloodwork though as would rheumatoid arthritis). Bone spurs are often times a syptom of osteoarthritis. I know how you feel..... My symptoms are the same as yours (the nerves in my neck are pinched too), my joints always crack and grind, i'm prone to numbness in my limbs, i'm very stiff when I first wake up, etc.
Anyway a rheumatologist diagnosed me with osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia shortly after I turned 22 and I saw a bunch of different specialists and took many different prescription meds to help deal with the pain before I finally got a diagnosis. Usually most of the meds didn't help.
The best things that works for me are eating fairly well (especially foods high in omega 3s - they help decrease joint inflammation temporarily), exercising for at least 20 minutes every day even if i'm in a lot of pain (i was also in physical therapy for 3 months to regain the strength I lost), and sleeping regularly. If the joint pain is making it hard for you to sleep, try an over the counter sleep aid like tylenol pm. If that doesn't work, ask your doctor about other sleep medications. I take a real low dose anti depressant to relax my muscles so they don't spasm and twitch when i'm trying to fall asleep. Do you have that problem too? Also, I don't know if you drink or not, but if you do, occasionally having a small glass of wine before bedtime helps me fall asleep on the particularly bad days.
Lack of sleep, being stressed out, and having the blues for extended periods of time tend to make arthritis pain much, much worse, so take the best care of yourself that you can. There were a lot of times I know I felt like giving up due to the pain I was under and a lot of people didn't understand, but it's important not to dwell on the negative things too much and focus on what you can do, not what you can't as a result of the pain. :)
good luck!
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While your waiting to see your rheumatologist try seeing your local doctor or gp as we call them in the uk . He can give you a short course of steroids (prednisolone) for a couple of weeks to get you mobile in the short term. It worked for me.
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When you say these usually go into remission, are you talking about auto immune disorders? I recentley came from a rheumetologist in edmond, and was diagnosed with a type of arthritis, vasculitis, which is an auto immune disorder. Actually called polyarteritis nodosa. But he said my symptoms were not far enough along to give me the medicine. I feel terrible everyday. I can't hardly get out of bed to do normal everday things. I am 32 yrs old and trying to type this is hurting. I also have osteoarthritis on top of everything else which he said I will need total replacements within 5 yrs. Just wondering if you have been dealing with an auto immune disorder and remission? Please let me know?
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Hi, since january 2005 I have been suffering with the most terrible pain in all of my joints. It started in my left knee and within days progressed to all of my joints including my toes and jaw and subsequently had swelling that was noticeable in my fingers, wrists and left knee. The pain has never gone away but does tend to vary.My rheumatologist has advised that it is some kind of inflammatory arthritis which is understandable as my sister has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (sero/negative)the same. However, i'm now starting to think of all the problems I have had before the joint pain, for instance boils since I was 18 (now 29) and i've just discovered that I have eczema too. My sister hasn't had the boils but she started with arthritis at 16 but does have the same itchy skin and what we thought in the summer was prickly heat.I can't help but think it's all linked. Does anyone else have these symptoms?
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Joint Pain
You state that your joints move around.
You might want to check into a disease called ehlers danlos syndrome. It can cause horrible pain and joint dislocations. Do you bruise easily too? Do you heal slow? If you want further info just email me and put ehlers danlos or eds in the subject line. I would be more than happy to help you off this forum as I am not sure if I am able to post links to other sites on this board.
I hope I can help you with the pain and to get a diagnosis.
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Hi icarianguy, try 3-1-2 acupuncture meridian exercise... "3-1-2" meridian exercise is a development of the traditional chinese meridian theory in integrating the 3 aspects of meridian exercise, i.E., the direct massage of 3 meridians to activate the "blood" and "qi" of the 3 regions of the body, and the indirect massage of the 9 meridians of abdomen by qigong training to balance the yin and yang of the viscera, and to excite the 20 meridians of the whole body by physical exercise in a dynamic state, leading to an extra augmentative flow of "blood" and "qi". Get the instructions and illustrations here:
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i know exactly how you feel, sounds like we have the same thing (whatever that might be?)! the joint pain started in my knees, then my hands and now it's in every joint in my body. started about 8months ago when i was 19 for no obvious reason whatsoever. not to scare you but i have ended up in hospital because of it. the doctors won't diagnose anything and i've seen about 7 now. some say maybe arthritis, some m.e., they just have no idea. by the way i think someone said that arthritis shows up in blood tests, well this isn't necessarily true. the rheumatoid factor test is not very effective at all. 20% of those with a positive result DON'T have artritis and never will. whilst only 60% of those WITH arthritis have positive rheumatoid results.
ive given up with hospital and doctors at the moment as they dont do anything other than put me on a million drugs which hardly dull the pain. i've had to quit work and my second year of university.
i would suggest going on a "stone-age" diet very strictly for a month. see
you basically eat meat, fish, fruit and veg for a month, nothing else, no additives, eveything must be 100% natural. i'm vegan and have stil managed it. since being on the diet my symtoms have almost completely gone. i've come a long way from not being able to walk in january.
i have started to re-introduce food this week, starting with tap water! unfortunately some of my symptoms have returned today. so possibly i have an intolerance to tap water.
if you're going to try this do it very strictly or it really wont work. also intolerances can develop so say you love cheese and have eaten it your whole life you may NOW be intolerant to it.
good luck, i hope you feel better soon hunnie. let us know how it's going. xxx
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Hi I know you wrote your post a few years ago but I just found it now and I was wondering if your joint pain has improved at all? I am 20 and I have arthritis...worst in my knees and feet and wrists especially when i wake up. The stiffness is bad. But the medication i'm on helps a lot and keeps the swelling down. Hope all is well!
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I suggest you request a test for LUPUS-as stated in an above post it can be detected through a blood test. Not just any blood test will detect this disease...it needs to be specific for lupus. Lupus is VERY often OVERLOOKED and misdiagnosed by doctors because it mimicks sooo many other diseases.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease and most often attacks the joints. It sometimes causes a "butterfly" rash on the face-but not always. I urge you to request this blood test-even if just to rule out.
Take care & good luck..hope you find answers soon!
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joint pain nightmare
I have bad joint pain which has spread all over my joints. my shoulders "pop" out of place visabally and the others you can hear and feel. my hands and feet go numb i just dont understand why it is getting worse. doctors have no clue. i have had several blood test and it shows nothing. I have had x ray that reveal nothing. I dont understand??? im only 25 years old in relativly good shape, been out of the army two years and have two children which keep me busy. any ideas what it could be? I dont think it is eds i dont have stretchy skin.
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Sorry for all your pain. Ive had similar pain. Have they tried you on any nsaids? Other wise Osteo-biflex otc seems to help a little.
Good luck and dont get discouraged sometimes it takes a while and repeated blood tests for something to show up.
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replied February 12th, 2010
I've had widespread muscle and joint pain for over 2 decades. What has helped me more than anything is a PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic frequency) device called "Earthpulse." I only recently found it, and it's been a Godsend.
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Arthritis cure ??
Hi, I have been using these magnetic bracelets which i bought on the internet for my arthritis pain,Ive been using it for a few weeks and I am so relieved that it actualy works! I couldnt believe how it actually reduced the pain within days, and now am feelin alot better than before. I would recommend that you guys try it out and see if it helps you the way it helped me. gud luck
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I have the same problems you all do I got diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Osteoarthritis and was never given anything but pain pills which ruined my life .... Every single joint hurts and I mean even where my ribs connect to my sternum except my elbows. Docs say no Lupus or RA .... My pain is extremely unbearable right before a storm and it is accompanied by a stomach ache and then once it rains the pain seems to let up a little .. I have been taking massive amounts of Tylenol for years. What else can I do ? I am going to try the calcuim and Vit D ....
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Dear Kittydillon and others,
The more I learn the more I believe that chronic pain and chronic illness are a result of the highly acid diets we Americans eat. I purchased an alkalizing water machine a few weeks ago and I feel so much better now. I have more energy and fewer aches and pains.
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replied November 22nd, 2011
Where did you order this machine? what does it cost?
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replied August 13th, 2010
I can advice you to try physio-therapeutic method, that works and helps in 90% of cases. it is called magneto-therapy.
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Hi there,
Ive been diagnosed with inflamortory arthritis in my left foot{big toe} basically they dont know what type of arthritis i have so thats what they call it! about 2 months ago as i was in excrutiating pain and using crutches for 13 weeks,since then ive been on my medication {sulfazine} for 3 weeks to no joy,ive tried lots of different pain relief and nothing seems to take the pain of, the doc says it takes a good 3 months to kick in to feel any benefits but in the meantime im constantly suffering and 2 weeks ago my left knee colapsed on me and i fell to the floor and it took me a good 25 mins to straigten my leg and then lastnite my right leg did the exact same,im fed up with the docs saying give the tabs time to work so if theres anybody out there with the same or can give advice i would really apreciate it,Thanks.oh and im 30 if that helps!
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He took me to J.R.Dunn to pick my engagement ring, which he did not buy straight away but he put it on hold, telling me he was going to buy it and bring it to Germany when he would come over 2 weeks later.
He took me to a shop for wonderful dresses and ordered some, that had to be altered. And then he took me to buy a wedding dress. Got mails from the owner of the shop.
Somehow his credit card did not work so he asked me to pay. Well, who would think that someone doing this so official would be cheating on you.
I would not have paid anything if I had not believed him. He said he was going to buy a house for us, then he told me he did, I contacted the realtor and Mr Zampetti hasd not bought anything for sure.
I think he is just looking for women from outside USA to get money out of them. And he kept in touch with me as long as he thought there was more money to get. And because of them not being in the USA he thinks he will get away with this, if nobody is going to stop him, no matter if I do from Germany but I would love America to go for it, what a bad reputation for your country!!!!
I already hired a German lawyer who is also a licensed attorney in NY. But as this man is changing his addresses as fast as you could not even think, it is very hard to get him, he read my mail with the letter of the attorney, I can prove that as well. He just does not care because he thinks that people outside the USA cannot do anything against him.
I have mails that prove he uses different names to try to buy houses, which he does not have the money for. I have witnesses for everything I am saying.
I have text messages from him, photos, and recorded phone calls that he wanted to send this money to me. Telling me how rich he was. I have witnesses in Fort Lauderdale, who can definitely tell what he said he was going to do for me.
All the shops we have been in are witnesses, Riverside Hotel as well.
I do not know what is right what he told me. He said that his ex-wife cheated on him with someone from Peru and that he got that guy out of the US and that something happened to him while he was in prison. I do not know if this was just to make me scared or if it is true. All I know is that he is not what he pretends to be and the longer you know him, the more the quality of his language goes down.
I can prove all of this by mails from him, text messages and recorded phone calls. There was a time I did not believe him anymore and I wanted to be prepared.
This is the letter he got from my lawyer and he read it, which I can prove!!!!!!
Eickhoff ./. Zampetti
Mr. Zampetti:
Please be informed that Mrs. Andrea Eickhoff from Germany mandated us in this matter.
Our client spend altogether more than USD 13,000.00 due to your promises for goods she would never have bought without your exertion of influence and only on trust that you will imdnify her as you promised to her. There are several witnesses for your promises. We do have to assume that you are a so called marriage impostor but are not interested primarily in a criminal charge when we can find an amicable solution. For example you might transfer the amount in installments to our client.
Furtheron did our client inform us that you threaten her with publishing very intimate photographs to third persons. This is not tolerable and we can only warn you to do these kind of violation of our client's personality rights. We are mandated to prevent any kind of violation and would take immediately the proper steps to eliminate these.
As licensed attorney in New York and having contacts to colleagues all over the US it will be no problem for us to file for a preliminary injunction against you.
Please let us know until May 8th, 2009 how you will indemnify our client. If we do not hear anything from in this time limit we would have to assume that you are not interested in a mutual agreement and will take proper actions.
Who ever you are, stay away from this man.
I am going to place a photo as well, because he uses different names.
I have up to now 3 phone numbers he uses. So this man is a fake.
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he is just a scum bag and this person thats saying he is happy is his daughter, not his daughter inlaw she live in new jersy married to his son. bith the son and daughter inlaw does not want anything to do with him he lives in his own little world we call it zanado. he was kidded out of the new jersey troppers both wives kicked him to the curb has 4 kids 3 of them do not talk to him at all the 1 that does is just as much as alow life as he is
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The invention relates to means for automatically selecting a channel from a plurality of channels in an electronic apparatus, and particularly to a test control board which performs time shared access to, and selection of, a channel or channels of a multichannel audio tape recorder for alignment, azimuth, record bias, equalization, etc., adjustment purposes.
2. Prior Art
A requirement for successfully operating an apparatus having a plurality of channels is that the multiple heads, channels, record circuits, etc., be aligned, adjusted, etc., i.e., be properly operative. To perform such channel alignments and adjustments, an operator may apply a test signal to the input of a channel while monitoring the output thereof. Heretofore, access to the channels was made via the back of the apparatus, and it was necessary to manually connect a conductor to the input and to the output of each channel to be tested. Obviously, in an apparatus with many channels, i.e., 16, 24, etc., such a procedure is time consuming, cumbersome and totally inefficient.
More recently, a switching system has been used in audio tape recorders, wherein a test circuit includes a jack which allows coupling an external test circuit to the inputs of all the channels of the recorder. However, the outputs of the channels must be manually individually connected and disconnected at the back of the recorder. Thus the system fails to provide an automatic, logic oriented, channel selection system capable of any flexibility in rapidly connecting an external test circuit to one or more inputs, while selectively coupling an associated external monitoring circuit to any output, of one or more given channels.
The invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a test control circuit with direct memory access to the control microprocessor, or hardwired control system, of a multichannel recorder, which test control circuit thus provides highly sophisticated and versatile time shared access to the input/output buses of respective channels in the multichannel recorder. Thus an operator may align, adjust, etc., the apparatus without having to connect and disconnect to each and every channel input and output in the back of the apparatus, or without having to use a mixing console to select the channel to which a test signal is to be applied and monitored.
To this end, the multichannel recorder includes multiple channels with respective input and output buses, and latches integral with each channel. The test control circuit includes a display counter/display which may be incremented or decremented to provide a channel digital number, in response to a channel number request via a channel select oscillator. In response to the channel request, an address pointer circuit and an associated address bus counter count through all of the multiple channels. Digital comparator means compares the displayed channel digital number with the consecutive channel digital numbers being counted by the address pointer circuit, and generates an enable signal when the two numbers are equal, and a disable signal when the numbers are not equal. The address bus counter tracks the address pointer circuit and provides digital information which identifies the channel which was initially selected. The enable signal appears on a data bus buffer, which sets the latch of the channel requested to couple the channel input/output buses to the external test signal generator and monitor apparatus, and which clears the latches of the channels which are not selected. Input and output buffers integral with the test control circuit provide an interface between the external test/monitor apparatus.
The test control circuit allows the application of the external test signal to all the channels simultaneously, and further provides an auxiliary output bus which generally monitors the displayed channel, but may be set to monitor a selected channel, e.g., channel one, regardless of which channel is selected and displayed.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the test control circuit as employed with a multichannel tape recorder and an external test/monitor apparatus.
FIGS. 2-5 are schematic diagrams depicting one implementation of the test control circuit of FIG. 1.
Referring to FIG. 1, a multichannel apparatus, such as an audio tape recorder 12, includes multiple write and read heads 14, 16, respectively, coupled to associated channels of the multiple channels forming the record and reproduce circuits 18, 20. A microprocessor system 22 provides control of the usual recorder switching functions, as well as direct memory access to the recorder to allow channel selection via respective channel input and output buses and associated latches 24.
An external test/monitor apparatus 26 is provided and includes, for example, a signal generator 28 for generating a selected test signal for application to the channels, and a channel output monitor 30 for monitoring the channel output signals.
In accordance with the invention, a test control circuit 32 provides means for requesting and receiving access to one or all of the input buses, and to one or more output buses, of the channels in the multichannel recorder 12. The test control circuit 32 is coupled to the recorder 12 and to the external test apparatus 26 via; a pair of "hold" and "hold acknowledged" lines 34 to and from the microprocessor 22; a recorder input bus line 36; main and auxiliary recorder output bus lines 38, 40, respectively; a test input bus line 42; main and auxiliary test output bus lines 44, 46, respectively; a main headphone output bus line 48; a recorder address bus 50; and a recorder data bus 52.
Referring now to FIGS. 2-5, the block diagram of the test control circuit 32 in FIG. 1 is shown in greater detail, with the various buses and lines 34-52 similarly numbered. To facilitate the description, the schematic diagram is divided into blocks (see dashed lines) corresponding to the various major components of the test control circuit 32. The circuits of FIGS. 3-5 comprise the means for performing channel selection and, accordingly, are referred to in combination as a channel selector means.
Thus, referring first to the blocks of the schematic, FIG. 2 includes input buffer means 54, with the test input bus line 42 connected to the input, and the recorder input bus line 36 connected to the output, thereof. The input buffer means provides a signal drive interface for the test signal from the signal generator 28 to one, or all, of the channels of the recorder 12. The circuit is of low distortion with a high input impedance to prevent loading down the signal generator 28, and also adds some gain to increase the test signal level.
Main output buffer means 56 provides an interface circuit for introducing the output signal received from the recorder channel via the main recorder output bus line 38, to the channel output monitor 30 via the main test output bus line 44. The output signal is also introduced thereby to the headphones 49 via the main headphone output bus line 48. The headphones allow monitoring of alignment tapes in the recorder 12 without hooking up monitoring speakers.
Auxiliary output buffer means 58 is identical to the main output buffer means 56 and, therefore, is depicted by the dashed block. The auxiliary recorder output bus line 40 feeds the channel output signal to the auxiliary output buffer means 58, which routes the signal to the channel output monitor 30 via the auxiliary test output bus line 46. The output buffers 56, 58 provide a summing junction means for common connection thereto of the channel output buses.
The main and auxiliary output buffer buses generally receive the same signal, since they are both generally coupled to the same channel. However, the test control circuit 32 provides for the selection of the main and/or the auxiliary output buffer buses in order to monitor different functions of the recorder. For example, the main output buffer 56 may monitor the reproduced channel of the recorder 12, while the auxiliary output buffer means 58 may monitor the input channel of the recorder. In addition, the auxiliary output buffer 58 may continuously monitor channel 1, while the main output buffer 56 continues to track the display commensurate with consecutive channel selection. A comparison of the main and auxiliary output buffer buses thus may readily be made to provide comparing two output signals from the recorder 12. Such a condition is desirable in feeding a two-channel scope, as well as for phasing adjustments on the recorder.
Referring to the dashed blocks of FIG. 3, channel select oscillator means 60 provides an interface between the operator and the test control circuit 32 and, more particularly, to the channel selector means of previous mention (which includes the blocks/schematic of FIGS. 3-5). The means 60 is coupled to a direct memory access (DMA) interface 62 (FIG. 5), to display counter means 64 and, thence, to display means 66. The channel request from the channel select oscillator means 60 determines whether the display counter 64 increments or decrements once, to select the next higher or lower channel, or whether it continuously counts up or down until it reaches the last channel at a rate visible on the display means 66. Then the count rolls over to zero if incrementing, or rolls under if decrementing, and continues counting up, or down, respectively, again.
Referring also to the dashed blocks of FIGS. 4, 5, the display counter means 64 also is coupled to digital magnitude comparator means 68, which, in turn, is coupled to address pointer means 70. When a channel request is entered via the channel select oscillator means 60, the address pointer means 70 begins to count through the channels. When the digital number from the display counter means 64, and that from the pointer means 70 are equal, the comparator means 68 provides a special, i.e., enable, signal to data bus buffer means 72, which in turn closes the latches of the recorder latches 24 corresponding to the selected channel. The specific channel, and thus latches, are determined by address bus counter means 74, which tracks the address pointer means 70 and determines the channel to which the data bus buffer means 72 information is applied.
When the digital numbers from the display counter means 64 and the address pointer means 70 are not equal, the digital comparator means 68 provides a disable signal, which, in effect, clears the recorder latches of the respective channel to insure that the channel is not connected to the external test apparatus 26. The circuit continues to count through all the channels until all channel latches 24 are cleared, except for the latches which corresponds to the channel that was selected and displayed on the display means 66.
Referring now to the schematic diagrams within the dashed blocks, in the schematic of FIG. 2, the input buffer means 54 is coupled to the signal generator 28 via the line 42 and thence, to a FET switch 76 via a diode and capacitor network 77. The capacitors protect the recorder 12 from damage such as caused by connecting the input buffer means 54 to a D.C. power supply, and the diodes protect it from large amplitude signals. The FET switch 76 responds to signals from a bus control (on/off) switch 112 (FIG. 3) on lines 122 and 120, further described infra. The negative input of an operational amplifier 78 is coupled to the FET switch 76 and thence, via the contact of a read relay 80, to the line 36 which extends to the recorder 12. The read relay is enabled by the signal from the switch 112 via the line 122. An input 81 to the operational amplifier 78 is used to input other test signals from other external test apparatus, e.g., record bias, equalization, etc., adjusting apparatus, wherein the test control circuit 32 provides the selection and access to the channels, as described herein.
The main (and auxiliary) output buffer means 56 (and 58) provide interface circuitry between the test apparatus 26 and the recorder 12, via lines 38 (and 40), respectively. Since the main and auxiliary output buffer means 56, 58 are identical, only the former is shown and described. Line 38 is fed to the negative input of a boot strap type operational amplifier 82 via a FET switch 84, wherein the latter also responds to the signal on line 122. Amplifier 82 includes the transistors 86 and allows large signal swings, whereby very large signals may be handled via the main and auxiliary output buffers 56, 58 without distorting the waveforms that are present. A resistor 87 protects the circuit against damage due to a possible short circuit. The amplifier 82 is coupled to the channel output monitor means 30 via the line 44, and to the headphones 49 via the line 48. Similarly the auxiliary output buffer amplifier (not shown) is coupled to the channel output monitor means 30 via the line 46 depicted in the FIG. 2.
The FET switches 76, 84 and the read relay 80 are used to disconnect the input and output buffer means 54, 56 from the input and output buses of the tape recorder 12, when the test control circuit 32 is not being used. At such times, other apparatus accessory to the tape recorder 12 may use the recorder input and output buses.
Referring now to FIG. 3, the channel select oscillator means 60 includes decrement and increment push buttons 88, 90, respectively, which provide the interface between an operator and the channel selector means (FIGS. 3-5) of the test control circuit 32. The push buttons 88, 90 are coupled to an oscillator 92 via latches 94, 96 and various gates 97 and, thence, to a monostable multivibrator 98. The push buttons 88, 90 are "debounced" via latches 94, 96. The multivibrator 98 is coupled via a line 99 to the count down and count up inputs of a display counter 100a, 100b via respective NAND gates 102, 104. The latters' other inputs are coupled to the decrement and increment push buttons 88, 90, respectively, via latches 94, 96. The push buttons are used to request a specific recorder channel which, in turn, changes the channel display on display means 66. Because of the effect of the debounce gates/latches, when the increment button 90 is tapped once, a single pulse is fed to the display counter 100b, and the channel display means 66 increments once to the next channel number. If the increment button 90 is held down, the oscillator 92 continuously increments the display counter means 64, and the display continues to count up to the last channel number at a rate determined by the oscillator 94, and which can be seen on the display. The count then rolls over, i.e., returns to zero, and the display counter 100a,b resumes counting up.
The decrement push button 88 operates in similar manner, but causes the display counter 100a,b to count down through the channel numbers rather than up, when button 88 is held down. When the count reaches zero it rolls under to the highest channel number, and the display counter 100a,b resumes counting down until the push button 88 is released.
The Q outputs of the display counter 100a,b are coupled to the corresponding A inputs of a BCD-to-seven segment decoder/driver 106a, 106b and thence to a LED digital display 108a, 108b, via series current limiting resistors 109a, 109b, wherein the combination provides two displays for a two-digit number. Display 108b provides the first digit and display 108a, the second digit of the LED displayed number. The display can be incremented or decremented, zero through the highest channel number (e.g., 16, 24, etc., in a 16, 24, etc., channel recorder). The zero channel defines the condition wherein the input and output buffers are connected to the recorder 12, but the signal is not being routed to any of the channels.
Although the test control circuit 32 may be employed with any number of channels, of various types of machines, a primary use for the circuit is with a 16 or 24 channel audio tape recorder. Thus the display counter portion 100a is coupled at two D inputs thereof, to a channel select jumper 110, which allows selection of a 16 or 24 channel display system by suitable positioning of the jumper 110.
A bus control on/off switch 112 turns the circuit 32 on or off. When switch 112 is on, the display means 108a,b are lit, and vice versa. The bus control switch 112 is coupled to a NOR gate 114, and provides voltage outputs 116, 118, 120, 122 via respective inverters, for use in the circuit, as depicted by the lines 116-122. The NOR gate 114 output is fed also to an exclusive OR gate 124, which couples to the DMA interface circuit 62 (FIG. 5) via line 121, and also to a NOR gate of several exclusive OR and NAND gates 126 which are connected between the display counter 100a and 100b.
The display counter 100a,b holds the digital information that represents the channel which is selected. When the counter is incremented or decremented it then holds the information representing the new channel. For a 24-channel apparatus, it is necessary to display sequentially 24 different numbers on the display means 66. To prevent displaying the next higher number, viz, 25, the exclusive OR and NAND gates 126 reset the counter 100a,b when it increments to the count of 25. If the counter is decrementing, the gates 126 cause the counter to retrace, when the count reaches zero, i.e., go back to channel 24. Thus if the display means 66 displays a higher channel 24, 23, etc., and the operator wishes to select a lower channel 1, 2, etc., it is much quicker to increment first to channel zero and next to the number 1, 2, etc., than it would be to decrement all the way back to the lower channels 1, 2, etc. The digital information representing the selected channel, which is in the display counter 100a,b, then is converted into the actual number representation, and is displayed on the display means 66.
Referring also to FIG. 4, the Q outputs of the display counter 100a,b are also coupled to the corresponding A inputs of a digital magnitude comparator 128a, 128b of digital comparator means of previous mention. The B inputs of the comparator 128a,b are coupled to the corresponding Q outputs of a pointer counter 130a, 130b of the address pointer means 70 (FIG. 5). Thus, the A inputs to the digital comparator 128a,b receive the digital representation of the channel selected. The B inputs to the comparator are cycled, via the address pointer means pointer counter 130a,b, through the channel numbers (i.e., zero to 24). When the digital numbers match, the comparator 128a generates an enable signal at the A=B output thereof on a line 132, which is fed to the data bus buffer means 72 to control the state of the outputs thereof appearing on the recorder data bus 52. The outputs in turn control the state of the latches 24 which connect the input or output bases of the recorder to the test/monitor apparatus 26.
The data bus buffer means 72 includes an inverter 134 in line 132 and a data jumper 136 coupled at a "display all channels" contact thereof to the inverter 134. The common contact of the data jumper 136 is coupled to the auxiliary output bus of bus 52. The other contact of the jumper 136 is a "channel 1 only" contact and is coupled to the lines extending to the B inputs of the digital comparator 128a,b, via various inverters and a multiple-input NAND gate 138 which detects channel one. The "displayed channel" setting of the data jumper 136 provides the same state on the main and auxiliary output bus on bus 52 and thus allows both the main and auxiliary output buffer means 56, 58 to receive the signal from the same channel. When the jumper 136 is set to the "channel 1 only" contact, the auxiliary output bus on bus 52 is held in a state whereby the auxiliary output buffer means 58 continuously monitors channel 1 only, while the main output buffer means 56 continues to track the LED display means 108a,b, showing which channel is selected. Such condition is desirable in order to perform azimuth alignments on the recorder 12.
An I/O write line 157 on data bus 52 provides a strobe signal via a NOR gate 156 and a clock on line 141, which strobe is fed to the input/output buses latches 24 of the recorder 12 to indicate that the data and address information are ready to be looked at.
As shown, the inverter 134 and line 132 are further coupled, via respective triggerable buffers 139, to the main output bus of bus 52. Line 132 is also coupled to the input bus via a "displayed channel only" contact of an input bus data switch 140, or via an AND gate 142 and an "all channels" contact of the switch 140. A second set of contacts, which are tied to the first set, allow coupling a line 144 from a pair of RC networks 146, to an input to the DMA interface circuit 62 (FIG. 5). The latter signals provide the DMA interface circuit with the information that an update of the recorder latches is desired. When the switch 140 is in the "displayed channel only" position, the test signal from input buffer means 54 (FIG. 2) is fed only to the channel shown on the display means 66. When switch 140 is in the "all channels" position, however, the test signal is fed to all the (24) channels of the recorder 12.
The lines which feed the NAND gate 138 also are coupled to another multiple-input NAND gate 148, which then couples to the DMA interface circuit 62 via a line 150, and also to a NOR gate circuit 152 in FIG. 5. The NAND gate 148 detects a number which is one greater than the total number of channels, i.e., in a 24-channel recorder, the number detected is 25.
Referring to FIG. 5, the output of NOR gate circuit 152 is coupled to the PL inputs of the counter 130a,b, and also to the MR inputs of an address counter 154a, 154b of the address bus counter means 74. The count up input to the address counter 154a,b is coupled to the output of the NOR gate 156, (FIG. 4) whose inputs are coupled to ground, to the clock signal (e.g., 2.5 MHz) on line 141 from the recorder system which clocks the circuit 32, and to a microprocessor "hold acknowledged" signal via a line 158 from the DMA interface circuit 62. The output of NOR gate 156 is also fed back to the data bus 52 (FIG. 4) via the line 157 to provide the I/O write signal. The Q outputs from the counter 154a,b provide the channel address information on the recorder address bus 50 of previous mention, via respective triggerable buffers 160. The latter are enabled via the "hold acknowledged" signal on the line 158.
The DMA interface 62 of previous mention provides interfacing between the microprocessor system 22 of the recorder 12 and the test control circuit 32, via lines 34. The recorder 12 includes its own address and data buses, which are employed by the microprocessor system 22 to control the switching of the recorder functions. Since the test control circuit 32 is removed from the microprocessor, in the interests of saving time, the direct memory access approach is employed. Thus, upon selecting a channel via the push buttons 88 or 90, the test control circuit 32 sends up a "hold" request for use of the recorder address and data buses on one of the lines 34 of the interface circuit 62. The "hold" request is initiated by the operator's closing of one of the push buttons 88, 90, and particularly by the resulting Q output on line 99 of the multivibrator 98, via a NOR gate 162 and one input to a latch 164. The other input of latch 164 receives the reset signal from the NAND gate 148 via the line 150. NOR gate 162 receives other inputs from the exclusive OR gate 124 via the line 121, and from an AND gate 166 fed by the lines 120 from the on/off switch 112, and 144 from the data switch 140. The Q output of latch 164 provides the "hold" request. When the microprocessor determines the use of the buses is permissible, it returns the "hold acknowledged" signal back to the DMA interface circuit 62, via the second line of lines 34 and an AND gate 168. The latter signal is fed to the data bus buffer means 72 to enable the buffers 139 on data bus 52, and the amplifiers 160 on address bus 50 via the line 158, to begin to set up the information on the data and address buses. The latter information controls the recorder latches 24 and thus the routing of the test signals to and from the recorder channels. The Q output of the latch 164 is fed to the A input of a monostable multivibrator 170, wherein the Q output of the latter is one input to the NOR gate 152.
In actuality, the recorder latches 24 define two-state memory locations which hold information representing the recorder input and output bus states, i.e., on or off. Activating the test control circuit 32 changes the state of the latches to represent the information shown on the channel display means 66. That is, the proper data is set up on the data bus 52, and then the circuit counts through the address bus 50 to latch the information into the recorder latches 24. Thus, the address bus 50 provides information which selects the channel, and the data bus 52 provides the information which connects or disconnects the channel's input or output bus to the external test apparatus.
Accordingly, each time a new channel request is made via either push button 88 or 90, the test control circuit not only reconnects to the new displayed channel but also disconnects any other channels that may have been connected. Thus with each new channel request, the circuit counts through all channels (herein 24) of the multichannel recorder 12 to update all the respective latches 24.
After the microprocessor forwards the "hold acknowledged" signal on line 34 (and then line 158), the pointer counter 130a,b, and the address counter 154a,b, simultaneously begin to count from one to 24. When the counter 130a,b digital output matches that of the display counter 100a,b, the digital magnitude comparator 128a,b generates the enable signal on the A=B output. The resulting low logic state on the data bus 52 sets the recorder latches for the channel requested and displayed and clears all latches corresponding to all other channels.
Once the circuit counts through all (24) channels, the reset NAND gate 148 detects the channel 25 and sends a signal via line 150 to the latch 164, whose Q output goes low to tell the microprocessor that there is no further need for the recorder's data and address buses. The entire process of requesting, receiving, setting up all latch information and returning the input/output buses takes place very rapidly in response to the 2.5 MHz clock input on the line 141, and thus the process is in appearance, instantaneous.
The data bus buffer means 72 includes the data jumper 136 and the data switch 140, which provide means for performing exceptions to the channel procedure of previous description. The data switch 140 allows the application of the test signal from signal generator 28 to all the channels instead of only the displayed channel. That is, the "all channels" position interrupts the enable/disable signal line 132, where the data line is not allowed to change when representing different channels, but is held in a position where all 24 latches of the recorder input bus are closed.
The data jumper 136 allows the auxiliary output buffer means 58 to continuously monitor only channel 1 and not the channel being displayed, while the main output buffer means 56 does monitor the displayed channel. This condition is provided by positioning the data jumper 136 to interrupt enable/disable line 132. The channel 1 detector NAND gate 138 detects the digital number representing channel one, and closes the corresponding latch 24 only when channel 1 is present at the output of the pointer counter 130a,b, and not when the display counter 100a,b output matches counter 130a,b, as previously described. The last procedure allows the operator to make the recorder azimuth alignments and phasing adjustments.
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ReviewI've had this car for 6 1/2 years and just paid it off months ago.
I loved this car the entire time I had it.
Rarely had to put any money into it other than maintenance.
It was the perfect size for me and went great in the snow.
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Since that is about what the blue book value is, I decided to just buy a new car.
The oil had been changed last 4,000 miles ago.
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It's pretty decent in price and has very good ratings for safety. thanks.
I either want the Britax B-Agile or the City Mini GT with the Chicco Key Fit 30, Britax B-safe, or a Graco Snug ride. I will be walking on a alot of trails once baby comes so i need a little bit better stroller, but i dont want a full on jogger. I still have some narrowing down to do...atleast ive now narrowed it down to these that already took me forever.
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