OT...Toyota!!

The most sensible thing you said (not having a go BTW). Its an ALT groups. Go see what the ALT usenet heirarchy stands for.

But most of all, enjoy your Corolla

As you so eloquently stated, your Corolla is just hit the key and go.

This is typical of most of us here, our Toyo's run just fine.

Our 05 Avalon limited and 02 Highlanders are jewels. The Limited is amazing. I now hope when they change the Highlander styling in a few years that they use this Platform.

With this said, a lot of us find this (alt.) Toyota group a place to vent. We're loosely tied by the pride in our Toyotas.

Just about all of us do preface subject that doesn't concert Toyotas with "OT" this is the standard for this group and Usenet. Ron

Oh, boy, are YOU introuble! You talked about a TOYOTA here! Whew, I feel bad for you! ;P

BTW, where in New England? I live in Western Mass and know the route you're talking about. Take the same trip again in about 6 weeks, but I'm sure you know that...

BTW, where in New England? I live in Western Mass and know the route you're talking about. Take the same trip again in about 6 weeks, but I'm sure you know that...

I'm a few miles south of Boston, where salt water has been known to freeze in the winter. Have a great trip.

Like Quincy south or like Plymouth south?

I used to live in the town just west of Plymouth

The Boston area rarely gets down to 0F, I'm assuming because of the moderating effects of the ocean. When it gets cold enough for a long enough time to freeze salt water, that's CCCCOLD to a Bostonian!

When I moved out to the SF Bay area, I arrived on Labor Day weekend. My buddy and spent the weekend doing the tourist thing and one of our first stops was the Golden Gate Bridge. Being Chicagoans, we made fun of the locals wearing winter parkas, hats, and gloves on a 50 F day. A year later, I was among the ones wearing a jacket - I guess your body really does become acclimatized to the local weather.

I spent some of the coldest times of my life at Fort Devens, MA in the

50's. The old coal-fired furnaces couldn't keep the butt cans from freezing. Pretty area though what I saw of it.

Hmmm...a few miles south, eh?

One small area of the state I'm not too familiar with. I lose it from Southie, through areas like Bellingham and Fall River, etc...

North and west I know pretty much the entire state, except your area and Cape Cod...

Visit Yankee Candle and you're REAL close to where I'm at!

Hubby is from Holyoke, which I call the 'armpit of Massachusetts'

GAH! Boston is a tool of Satan

*snip*

Natalie

I thought Hollywierd was the tool of Satan. How many tools does he have?

Why is Holyoke pronounced "whole-yoke" and not "holy-oke?"

Holy oke, Batman, we're going to Boston.

His evil has no boundaries...weren't you paying attention in Bible camp?

;-)

Natalie

Actually, I call it, "Hell-y-yuck" Hubby doesn't like that nickname; can't understand why. Seriously, though - everyone in the family says it holy-oke.

Natalie

Natalie

*groan*

Natalie

My wife's ex-husband's grandmother lived in Holyoke until her husband passed away, when she moved in with her daughter in Maine (my wife's ex-mother-in-law, whom she is still close to). She pronounced it whole-yoke, but maybe that was the Maine-iac influence corrupting her pronunciation.

Could be - I've never heard it pronounced that way

Natalie

Wasn't Maniac a computer like Eniac, Univac and Jonniac?

Charles