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Category: In the Car

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#141 – The New Standard

February 7, 2012 2 Comments

I learned to drive in my dad’s old Dodge Fargo truck. What a sense of pride I had when I could finally master the on-the-steering “#141 – The New Standard”

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#139 – Speed Bumps

February 5, 2012 5 Comments

It’s a sad state of affairs that it is necessary to put speed bumps in parking lots, to slow down those “heavy-footers”. However – and “#139 – Speed Bumps”

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#129 – Wipers at Attention

January 26, 2012 No Comments

On One Sheet to the Frost, I described a trick to minimize the amount of window scraping or defrosting you might have to do. Here “#129 – Wipers at Attention”

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#123 – One Sheet to the Frost

January 20, 2012 4 Comments

Here on the West Coast, winter temperatures are usually pretty mild. It’s not often that you have to scrape your car’s windows before starting your “#123 – One Sheet to the Frost”

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#118 – Flat is Good

January 15, 2012 2 Comments

One of the big advantages this car has over our previous one is a flat trunk area. In fact, it was one of the must-haves “#118 – Flat is Good”

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#102 – Ignition – Ready, Set, Go!

December 30, 2011 No Comments

An important consideration to make when purchasing a new or new-to-you vehicle is the placement of the ignition key hole. In my old car, the ignition “#102 – Ignition – Ready, Set, Go!”

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#76 – Parking Pain or Pleasure?

December 4, 2011 No Comments

Whenever possible, I look for a parking space that allows me to pull right through. That way, I don’t need to be unnecessarily craning my “#76 – Parking Pain or Pleasure?”

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#74 – Door Handles? Oh My!

December 2, 2011 No Comments

Depress with your thumb? Pull up with your fingertips? Fit four fingers into the latch? These are questions you’ll want to consider when you are “#74 – Door Handles? Oh My!”

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#56 – A/C

November 13, 2011 1 Comment

Occasionally, I get what I call “Knife Arthritis”, which feels as if someone is shoving knives down the centre of my bones. To use descriptors “#56 – A/C”

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#29 – Sit, Slip and Pivot

October 17, 2011 6 Comments

I was in immense pain prior to my first hip replacement. It didn’t seem to matter whether I was sitting, standing, moving or sleeping. It “#29 – Sit, Slip and Pivot”

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#19 – If Truckers Have ‘Em…

October 7, 2011 6 Comments

Take a look at the side-view mirrors on trucks. Built-in, is a mirror within a mirror. I recently installed adhesive blind-spot mirrors on my side-view “#19 – If Truckers Have ‘Em…”

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Avoiding the Crash

July 6, 2010

I was stopped at the intersection on a busy highway, awaiting the advanced left turn signal. The light changed and I started to proceed through “Avoiding the Crash”

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