Our 2010 Toyota Prius Blew Up

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Thursday January 21, 2010 · 7:41 PM PST

2010/01/21 · 19:41

On the afternoon of December 19th, 2009, I drove to a cross country ski area 7 miles from my house. I parked and went out for a ski. On the way back to the parking lot, I smelled something nasty. Then I saw smoke and a fire truck. As I got closer, I noticed that the firefighters were hosing down my car. We bought our car at the end of August. It was a 2010 Prius, and yet it never made it to 2010. That was a bit of a shock, but it does not compare to the unprofessional, unethical, and, I would argue, illegal response from Toyota. After a joint inspection between Toyota and our insurance company, a representative of our insurance company informed us that it had been determined that the cause of the fire was a faulty inverter. Foolishly, this led us to believe that Toyota might honor the car's warranty. After a month of Toyota hiding behind a facade of phone operators at their so-called Customer Experience Center, we learned tonight that they have another agenda.

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Friday December 14, 2007 · 1:37 PM PST

2007/12/14 · 13:37

From start to finish, how could Bin Laden have hoped for an American President who would be of greater assistance to his cause? George Bush’s lust for power was sated when he used his family name and fortune to propel himself to the presidency. Bin Laden quickly recognized the tendency towards sloth that this new president had exhibited throughout his life. His minions wasted little time in preying upon the relaxed vigilance characterized by the new administration. It is well documented that while Bush was sleeping behind the wheel of his ranch pickup in Crawford, Texas, plans for the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were being finalized. The elaborate plan was carried out with deadly precision due to the utter failure of the president to protect the citizens he was sworn to protect.

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