Comments on: Minimize Your Load (36/365)

By: jim

jim — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:13:18 +0000

Evita, what would actually help her improve the photos is if people gave more constructive criticism. Some people are simply being too mean and basically ridiculing the photos and that is not kind nor helpful.

By: Evita

Evita — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:55:12 +0000

#44 Jonathan: but most the photos are terrible, poorly lighted, unimaginative, or just plain ugly. How is she going to progress if she gets only positive reviews ?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:54:51 +0000

I haven’t been following the comments lately, but when I have on the 365 series I’ve been disappointed at the negativity aimed at the photos. Trent is helping out a beginning photographer, which is an admirable thing. I really hope that she doesn’t read the comments. I suppose if she does the lesson she can take away is if you’re willing to put your work out there, some people are going to make fun of you.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:39:02 +0000

These comments are making my eyes water from trying not to laugh out loud. Good work everyone.

By: tentaculistic

tentaculistic — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:04:56 +0000

Ha ha, today’s comment section was pure gold. Fortunately we’re not driving because gold is heavy and that would reduce fuel efficiency, and because gold and corpses just are a bad mix.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:59:16 +0000

Thanks everyone for the morning giggles of reading the comments

By: Maggie

Maggie — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:25:20 +0000

The posts today were really funny and I enjoyed reading them. So much better than the negative ones on other days. Keep up the good work.
I have a good friend who carries boxes of books in her trunk eventually to take to the library donation box. She is always trying to get the last ounce of gas from her car and often cannot drive it but to the gas station because it is so low. I will send her Trent’s message. Maybe she can eke another day or two from her tank if she gets the books out.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:02:33 +0000

Lower quality gas can allow gunk to build up in your engine, reducing fuel efficiency by far more than carrying an extra 100 pounds in your trunk.

Don’t forget the weight of the gunk. Double Whammy.

According to the Dept of Transportation, the average American drives 13,476 miles per year. So we’re already inflating typical driving by almost 50%…

All jokes and criticism aside, this is sound advice, and a very easy way to save some money without even noticing you’re cutting back. On the topic of safety/preparedness, besides corpses, I’ve also heard some useful things to keep in your trunk are a couple blankets, some water, and non-perishable food if, god forbid, you ever get stranded in your car (ie, a single-car accident in a low-traffic area).

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:40:07 +0000

Sorry for the double post and my attempt to correct my spelling. When Trent reads the comments closely, as he usually does, he can certainly delete the second.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:37:44 +0000

If you get rid of the backseat, it would be easier to carry around the corpses. I do believe Ted Bundy had at least removed a seat in his Volkswagen Bug for ease of killing and body transporting. That probably saved him at least 50 cents a year! That was good money in the 1970s.

By: Jane

Jane — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:37:22 +0000

If you get rid of the backseat, it would be easier to carry around the corpses. I do believe Ted Bundy had at least removed a seat in his Volkwagen Bug for ease of killing and body transporting. That probably saved him at least 50 cents a year! That was good money in the 1970s.

By: deRuiter

deRuiter — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:16:38 +0000

Loads of useful ideas in the comments section. I see a Weight Watchers commercial here, something like “Buy our expensive packaged food, lose weight and save pennies a day on your car’s gas consumption with the new thin, sleek you.” Well, maybe it needs a bit of work work! As for Des #24′s comment about combining posts, years ago in high school I was paid by the local small town paper to report on township meetings. You better bet I added as much verbal padding as possible because I was paid by the word count, not the quality.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:36:41 +0000

LMAO! Oh…this blog – and the comments that follow get more hilarious by the day…..
I too ( like Vanessa ) immediately thought of the excess 50 pounds that Trent is carrying around – how is that weight loss going?
Ok, if we are going to go to extremes like this, then I think you should drive around with an almost empty gas tank ( thats around 70 pounds ), an almost empty sump ( that’s around 7 pounds of oil ), and almost empty radiator and window-washer-squirter-thingy ( around 20 pounds of H2O ). Also you could get rid of the back seat ( around 50 pounds ) which would also not allow you to carry around those pesky and heavy passengers!
Ok, so that’s…..a grand total of 147 pounds! Holy Bazooka Batman! Imagine the savings!!
I believe you could save even more by sanding off the paint and some of the metal, which might be around 15 pounds worth in total…but that would just be ridiculous.
Of course this is all going by my small and ancient Nissan Pulsar. Now, if I got rid of that and bought a bigger car… I could save even more money by doing the above, because of its bigger capacity for gas, H2O, oil, back seat etc! Woohoo!

By: David

David — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:54:01 +0000

I had overlooked the element of suspense to which Alice rightly draws attention.

Why, if that feller puts that Tupperware box back in the trunk, he will be five dollars the poorer per annum for the rest of his existence, will live a short span in grinding poverty, and die an awful death.

If only he can bring himself to throw it away, though, he will shortly discover a cure for cancer and the Higgs boson, and never have to drive a bright yellow car again unless he really wants to.

Mind you, he does look the sort who might really want to. Let us therefore suspend normal procedure and hope for the worst while fearing for the best.

By: AnnJo

AnnJo — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:40:01 +0000

If fuel economy is your goal, ignore Trent’s earlier advice to use the cheapest gas, unless that gas is also good quality. Lower quality gas can allow gunk to build up in your engine, reducing fuel efficiency by far more than carrying an extra 100 pounds in your trunk.

By: Alice

Alice — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:51:54 +0000

I like the photo!

I can’t tell if the man is supposed to be reacting to this article and whether he decided to put something in the car or take it out, but it’s interesting to look at. Way better than the past few pics of different pages of the owners manual.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:36:24 +0000

The comment threads on these posts keep getting better and better. LOVE them! And this picture makes me LOL every time I look at it.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:31:53 +0000

Maybe Trent will recommend we generate income on the side by charging our friends who ride in our car based on their weight. Maybe keep a scale around just for that purpose.
We could also deduct fuel costs from our childrens allowances as they grow.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:44:21 +0000

Do you think Trent might tell us it’s cheaper to drive with a minimal amount of fuel in our vehicle as any excess fuel = excess weight which causes a loss of fuel efficiency?

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:25:32 +0000

#11 Michelle @ 3:40 pm February 6th, 2012
“Cathy’s carrying around unused car seats in the back of my car?”

LOL read my mind.