Ok I don't really believe there is an American mechanical conspiracy, I really do believe full well in the power of capitalism to bring me the best products and services at the lowest prices, and I simply acknowledge that I've never been able to have my a/c serviced for less than $150 before and yesterday at the petrol station it cost me (along with replacement of a high side service valve) a mere $45. The American medical conspiracy, on the other hand, is less like an orchestrated conspiracy and more like just a generally bad system that nobody has the power to change. Why are we required to pay $1500 an hour to see a doctor who will grant us access to the 600-milligram ibuprofen? Nobody knows. What I do know, though, is that the gas-station garage a block from my house is going to be a God-send. They say: bring us the parts from the Seat company, and we will fix your car. AND, we'll charge you almost nothing for it! Successfully getting your car repaired in a foreign country is really a great thing; it provides a feeling of well-being and general competence, as well as reassurance that you really LIVE HERE NOW.
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Just curious if the gay porn image that currently appears with this post is intentional... (I'm guessing "no," but I could be wrong...)
Uh no. When viewed from our end it's a kid with a hat that's saying "it's a conspiracy". Wow. Is my face red.
I see the kid with the hat when I'm at home, but gay porn when I look at your blog from my work computer... When I first saw it I thought to myself "Hmmm... I guess they're taking the blog in a new direction!"... then I saw that it really didn't go with the post... ;-D
Awww, I missed out on gay porn? I'm disappointed (and vaguely aroused / curious).
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