driving
Roller Coaster Adventure Tour 2010
Friday, March 26th, 2010In years past Abi and I have traveled over a decent amount of the United States for our vacations, with extended visits to destinations in California, Florida, Hawaii, New York, North/South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The majority of these vacations included activities such as lounging at the beach, lounging at the pool, and lounging at [...]
Sibling Rivalry at its Best
Thursday, February 12th, 2009My little brother turned 18 in December and the first thing he did was buy a lottery ticket. Unfortunately for him, the $3 he won from the scratch off was nowhere near enough cash to make up for the two accidents he has had in the past 30 days.
After Evan’s little vehicular incidents, I decided [...]
A Quick Answer to a Quick Poll
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008In my last post I ranted about people not understanding some simple traffic laws, but still being allowed behind the wheel of a 2-ton motor vehicle. Specifically, I was referring to the action drivers should take when the traffic light is not functioning at a three or four-way intersection. Reading into the Ohio Revised Code, [...]
Using Anti-Road Rage to Save Money
Monday, May 26th, 2008If you are above the age of 16 you probably have noticed that gas prices have been steadily increasing up to the gouging price of $4/gallon. I can’t really do anything myself to control the prices, but what I can do is control my driving habits to increase the gas mileage I do get after [...]
Oh, White Death, How I Loathe Thee
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Listen: I’ll be the first to say that if it’s going to be cold, it might as well snow. But hold on; there are some stipulations that belong with that statement, and apparently Mother Nature didn’t check her voicemail (either that or she finds joy is screwing with the city).
Jonathan Lepolt’s Snow Rules:
If [...]
Snow: Friend or Enemy?
Monday, January 28th, 2008Ah yes, winter time. The leaves fall off trees, the temperature drops, Christmas season comes upon us, and the number of reported chimney fires increases exponentially like Nintendo Wii sales this year. And it snows. In Cincinnati it snows…maybe not a lot, but enough to shut down the city. Up until [...]