If I were him, and had the funds, ambition, and ability, I’d go to the local hardware store, buy me some 2x4's and plywood and build little shanty’s for each car with an open front end. A single car garage if you will. Then put the tarp in front as the door. The nosy neighbor wouldn’t be able to tell what’s in there;…

Seconded......

When I was a kid our neighbor had a big ‘ole RV parked in his driveway. We never cared about its existence, but the city came by one day after receiving complaints from other people in the neighborhood that it was an eyesore. No HOA involved here, but apparently there was a city/township ordinance that said you could…

To me, yes and no. While I don’t believe it will get you through said traffic jam any faster (unless you’re first in line of the closing lane), the only real benefit is keeping the backup behind you shorter. Which, unless you’re getting off the road before the inevitable jam, doesn’t make any difference.

A fair and good point. But when you’re trying to cram 5lbs of shit into a 10lb box, it doesn’t matter how you put it in there. Traffic is still going to backup from the choke point on back as people wait their turn to zipper-merge in. The cars just physically will not fit unless their speed increases. And since we all…

What this video also needs to mention is how traffic jams start when a lane is cut down; particularly on a 2 lane highway. James May explained it perfectly on an episode of Top Gear a long while ago. It’s like fluid dynamics. The number of cars on the highway moving at a certain speed with two lanes need to move MUCH…

I was 18, what’d I know.... I was just trying all the things.

When I was 18, cruising around in my super sweet ‘89 Grand Am LE, I had a driver cut me off while pulling out onto a 4 lane road. Within a matter of seconds I; continued to turn the wheel, put my coffee in the cup holder, flipped him off, downshifted back into 1st, pulled the e-brake to avoid the impending crash, and…

That one’s about as easy as this one. Except the factory decided this was a good look...

I see one of his hashtags is #pokemongo. Who’s Mongo? And why should I be poking him? Mongo sounds like the name of very large Samoan fella. I don’t think poking him is such a wise idea.

I’m happier that we were all duped. Now I can watch it without feeling guilty about spoiling the new show. Win!

Mark Gordon = Friendly neighbor that will help you trim that tree that’s hanging over the property line using his tools.

It’s situations exactly like this that I see every day coming home from work; people just being careless on the road / no regard for others because clearly their day is more important than mine. It happens so often I wish I could just have an officer ride with me to and from work. I’m sure they don’t see it because…

Just a few weeks ago, I was driving home down I-94 through Kalamazoo, MI when I saw cars scatter in front of me like they were the Red Sea parting. Next thing I see is a brand new Lazy Boy Recliner tumbling down the highway at 75mph. Shrapnel flying everywhere; foam bits, chair bits, box bits, metal bits. After…

Jack Stand(s) failure. I’m terrified that it’s either going to either: collapse with me under the car, collapse without me under the car and damage something, punch a hole through the car, or tip over because the car got bumped.

Porsche’s inspiration.

This is exactly why I always, ALWAYS, look up the exact part I need before going to the store to buy it. I also check availability. I also have the Autozone / O’Reilly’s part number in hand. I never trust any auto parts employee to find my part for the exact reasons in this story. 9 times out of 10, it’s either a…

I can’t be the only one that feels like 2003 isn’t “way back in the day”. That was only, like, 4 years ago, right?

I just bought an ‘09 Cadillac CTS. It’s the first automatic I’ve owned in 15 years. One day I was frustrated because I made a wrong turn and had to turn around in a business entry. In my frustration, I put it in reverse quickly, but did come to a complete stop, but then dropped it back into Drive before the car had…

But Sir Doug, surely you can’t expect someone to have the same parking confidence in an AMG as you do in an Aston Martin as there is no such thing as an “AMG Unlimited Mile Bumper to Bumper Warranty”.