Probably not many of us remember dad parking the car in the driveway on a warm summer’s day, pulling on the coveralls and propping up the hood and spending the day in the engine compartment checking this, removing that and tightening the other thing. Read more…
Designated parking spots
You know those people who park just outside the Walmart waiting for whoever they dropped off to come back? Why don’t we give them their own parking spaces? Read more…
Race or die trying
Street racing is probably one of the stupidest things in which a driver of a vehicle can engage, Read more…
Laws of distraction
How ridiculous is the banning of hand-held devices during driving? Next time you’re in the car, take a look at how many people are holding a cup of coffee or sipping on a soft drink, eating a donut or holding a cigarette out the window. Read more…
Age discrimination
A recently passed Ontario law now shows zero tolerance toward drunk driving among young people, but it is the wrong message to send out about drinking and driving.
It should be zero tolerance toward all motorists. Read more…
Are you nutz?
Every time I open up my Hotmail these days, I see the ad telling me to update my Hotmail web address. You know the one with the photo of the Goth chick or the tattooed dude, saying that your old address says a lot about who you were but not so much about who you are. Read more…
The road to anarchy
This one goes out to all the scofflaws out there: the signs apply to everybody.
I’m not even addressing the people who, rather than go through the inconvenience of finding a parking spot, just park outside the store entrance for an hour or so, waiting for their significant other to do their shopping. Read more…
Follow the instructions
You know how back in high school you did so well in certain subjects but not in others, and then one year you totally sucked at a subject in which you used to excel. Read more…
Exceeding expectations
Perceptions often stop us from doing things we probably don’t need to worry about anyway. It was brought home to me recently when I went to pick up some landscaping materials at a local nursery. Read more…
Sharing your headaches
Many urban dwellers are taking advantage of a program that allows them to have the use of a car without all the responsibilities that come with car ownership. Read more…