Haggling over the Price
Two years ago - and ever since then - I have refused to efface my face. Not for anyone. Not to get anything.
Not ever.
Not once.
I refused, because I understood then that...
Your “Driver Safety Score”
One of the greatest - most pernicious - cons associated with car insurance (beyond people being forced to buy car insurance) is that you will “save money” by having the cost...
Diaper Report 10/25/21
This Diaper Report concerns a letter I received from the Swiss Embassy regarding Switzerland's sickness psychosis.
This once-fiercely independent little country has become like almost every other country, hymning the prayers of...
The Prions Are Strong . . . Again!
The prions are really doing a number on drivers - if that word can accurately be used to describe people like the one I encountered yesterday. Who was driving 36-ish MPH...
Our “Assisted” and Geo-Fenced Future
If you’d like a look at what’s approaching in the rearview, take a look at this article.
It urges “geofencing” and other forms of electronic throttling of vehicles - so that no...
Out of Towner Clover
One of the incongruities of our age is the gratuitous wastage of capability, as regards cars. The average late-model car has twice the horsepower of a typical '80s (or even early-mid...
Third Row Blind
Government has cost us so much it is hard to add it all up. Many of these costs are hidden costs, too.
For instance, usable people-carrying capacity.
This week, I am test driving...
An Interesting Disparity
Volvo has just announced it will recall about a half-million cars because of the safety threat suggested by the death of a single person, the result of a defective airbag. This...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED 10/21/21
Here's the audio of this weeks' convo with Bill Meyer over at KMED in Oregon! We talked about the Last Jaguar, pushback against the Jabbers and other sundries:
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Got a...
Test Run?
They don't stage rehearsals for nothing. It is important not only to get the script right but to gauge the reaction of the audience. This may have been the primary objective...