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Archive for the 'Driving' Category
2008 Presidential Drag Race
The weekend Gallup Poll had Obama and John McCain even.
A drag race between the two candidates would be more entertaining than a debate.
Obama’s Chrysler 300 340HP versus McCain’s Cadillac CTS 256HP.
They both get the same shitty mileage.
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Thai Fender Bender
Thais pride themselves in the maintenance of their cars, however in the present economic downturn drivers are skipping necessary cosmetic repairs such as seen in this pictures from www.2bangkok.com
The impact looks like he hit a light pole in reverse.
I can’t think of any other way.
Read JG Ballard’s CONCRETE ISLAND
I have no idea why this was […]
Gator Hole Bar Okeechobee
Okeechobee is a captive lake. Its water level has dropped drastically in the preceding years of drought.
“In 1970 something a flood filled the roof.” The beehived bartender of the Gator Hole said through an exhale of smoke. have fallen lightly in the past years. “Day like this 4 years ago have all sorts of boats […]
Koh Samui Madness
My annual visits to Koh Samui throughout the 1990s consisted of a train ride down to Surathani. There was no plane. A ferry ride over to the island. Booking a beach bungalow at Coral Cove and renting a Honda MTX 125cc motorbike to get round the island. Chaweng Beach was the prettiest stretch of sand […]
Laws Were Meant to be Broken
In 1982 I ran a VW-GTi Golf at 220 kph on the autoroute north of Paris to Bruxelles. This year I drove my Toyota Altis 1.8 at 160 kph on the elevated section of the Chonburi-Bang-na Motorway. Two months ago I obeyed the speed limit on the Taconic Parkway. My friend Andrew took over the wheel and ten […]
Zenn Car
Feel Good Motor Company from Canada has produced the all-electric Zenn Car to compete for Senator McCain’s $300,000,000 challenge for an auto manufacturer to come up with a better battery. The Zenn won’t be beating a Hummer off the line at its top speed of 25 mph, however its emission are zero and drivers can […]
Indian Car Pool
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No More Cars
I spoke with my wife last night. She said gas in Thailand is over 40 baht a liter. It’s $4.06 on the Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach, but not for long. Several petroleum experts are predicting $200/barrel by summer’s end, despite GW Bush begging the Saudi’s to produce more oil. That price will push […]
