Today's topic: My [Beloved] GPS
I was in quite the bind the other day and my GPS saved my glass. Yes, my glass. Allow me to explain....
Normally, I need to get from point A to point B and would be helplessly lost and late without my trusty GPS. In that way, my GPS is always saving my gas. This time, however, my GPS did so much more.
Recently, my rear-window wiper blade has met its maker. Sadly, Mini Coopers have very short and uncommon rear wipers. The blade is about 13 inches long (giggity). Walmart's shortest was 15 inches, Target's section was nearly empty of blades completely, possibly because this is Maryland's monsoon season. I was getting desperate and my Dad told me to go to Jiffy Lube and told me about one not far from the Walmart I was calling him from. Sweet!
I get to the alleged destination to find.. no Jiffy Lubes. I call him- he insists that I should be facing one, so I pull out my trusty GPS. I search for points of interest near me only to discover that I can search for business names! So I find a local car shop, am about to plug it in.. when I see a phone number on the GPS screen. I nearly dropped the GPS right then. All those times I called up people, "Quick! I need the number for the place I'm driving to- I can't find it!"
Long story short, I called a place, only Mini dealerships carry the wiper, so I looked up nearest dealership (all the way in VA), called, and had them mail me a new wiper blade for less than what it would have cost me to drive there.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
A Fresh Jar of Peanut Butter
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Today's topic: speed cameras.
In Maryland, Gov. O'Malley has approved new speed camera legislation, frustrating lead-footed drivers statewide. I had my own near brush with the law recently when a new camera flashed as I cruised past a bit over the speed limit at 3 AM. Thankfully, the camera that scared the speed right out of me was not yet active.
After that encounter, I learned my lesson: slam on your brakes before a speed camera. Like any smart area resident, I now know where all of the speed cameras are and keep an eye out for new cameras by their tell-tale lines on the road.
However, some people take the braking a little too seriously. People are so fearful of speed cameras that, regardless the speed limit in that area, drivers will break until they are sludging along at 20 to 25 mph. Bad drivers. No cookie.
Another way people are coping with the cameras is by driving completely around the areas under speed supervision and at breakneck speeds in order to catch up for the time spent on the detour.
My personal favorite method of coping with the cameras is to glare at them while approaching, then shaking my fist at them as I drive on by.
If you've found this blog via ppp, I hope you like what you see. If you've found this blog via livejournal, you're going to see something different. If you found this blog some other way... hi!
Today's topic: speed cameras.
In Maryland, Gov. O'Malley has approved new speed camera legislation, frustrating lead-footed drivers statewide. I had my own near brush with the law recently when a new camera flashed as I cruised past a bit over the speed limit at 3 AM. Thankfully, the camera that scared the speed right out of me was not yet active.
After that encounter, I learned my lesson: slam on your brakes before a speed camera. Like any smart area resident, I now know where all of the speed cameras are and keep an eye out for new cameras by their tell-tale lines on the road.
However, some people take the braking a little too seriously. People are so fearful of speed cameras that, regardless the speed limit in that area, drivers will break until they are sludging along at 20 to 25 mph. Bad drivers. No cookie.
Another way people are coping with the cameras is by driving completely around the areas under speed supervision and at breakneck speeds in order to catch up for the time spent on the detour.
My personal favorite method of coping with the cameras is to glare at them while approaching, then shaking my fist at them as I drive on by.
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