Traditions If you’re like me, growing up in the northeast during the wintertime, you prayed for a snow day. And you had your traditions. Before the advanced weather models and superstitious rituals of flushing ice down the toilet or sleeping with a spoon under your pillow, you’d wake up earlier than normal just to watch … Continue reading Snow Day
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Five Ways to Spot an Undercover Five-Oh
Close your eyes. Relax. Picture yourself cruisin' down the freeway in the hot, hot sun, your BAE (did I use that right?) in the seat beside you admiring the fast speed at which your vehicle is driving. Suddenly red-blue lights flash you from behind, loud voice booming “Please step out onto the line.” How bizarre? … Continue reading Five Ways to Spot an Undercover Five-Oh
Trucks, the bro kind.
Bro trucks Bro, your truck, it's so big. It's like one of those country singer trucks. So I get that some people love big things. In America everything is larger. Supersize meals, triple venti mocha pumpkin spice lattes, 140" television screens for a 1000 square foot apartment. The list goes on and on. It's not … Continue reading Trucks, the bro kind.
When Automotive Obscurity Goes Mainstream
I spent the better part of high school, college and my initial years in the military regarded as a nerd. And that's just fine... it's who I am. Honestly my love of cars was probably the only thing that kept me one foot out of full-fledged nerdom. My vast collection of old game systems, knowledge … Continue reading When Automotive Obscurity Goes Mainstream
Automotive Nostradamus. Failed cars that predicted this sad future.
Nothing in this world makes me grin quite the way I do when I read about automotive oddities. Yes there are those rarities that you stumble upon, like a Stout Scarab, but what most people fail to realize is that oddities are just failed mainstream vehicles. Many of these vehicles were ahead of their time, … Continue reading Automotive Nostradamus. Failed cars that predicted this sad future.
The Cheap Jeep. My Deepest, Darkest (Automotive) Secret.
Why I love the Jeep Patriot and why they shouldn't stop making it. I love the Jeep Patriot. That's right the Jeep Patriot. I am well aware it is universally panned as a poorly built, poorly equipped cheap feeling Little Tykes knock off and I LOVE IT. My feelings are less than equal for its … Continue reading The Cheap Jeep. My Deepest, Darkest (Automotive) Secret.
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