I loooooove my roomba but would not appreciate it as a romantic valentine's day gift.

In fact on second grumpy thoughts, that applies to all you Americans. $30k US (that's what, like, $35k Australian these days?) for a 400hp V8 muscle car? We pay that for a fuckin' Camry.

Americans would have to pay $30K for a Camry too. Of course, we could then afford insurance and gas for the Camry. I can't IMAGINE the insurance on a hot camero for a 17 year old boy.

I lost my sense of smell too. As for taste, I can only really detect sweet/spicey/salty. If I eat a fruit flavored candy ... I only know it's sweet until someone around me says "I smell oranges."

I eat things I used to love and pretend they still taste good. I do eat a lot more spicy or sweet things than I probably would if I could really "taste" them. Even a well prepared steak doesn't have much taste. But a BBQ rib sure does.

Since this loss happened later in my life I "remember" what things smelled like and I have friends that describe smells to me. If you set your mind to it you can imagine quite a bit.

From the article: The traded-in vehicles must have a fuel economy of no more than 18 miles per gallon, be in drivable condition, and have been registered for at least the past 120 days.

Less than 18 MPG to get the cash!?! My husband's 2001 Dodge Durango gets 20 mpg at its worst. So his SUV wouldn't be eligable. Perhaps they should have made the mpg requirement a bit higher for more vehicles to qualify.