As an Oregonian who travels a lot and can pump his own gas I am ruing the day when we lose our attendants. First, this only applies to very rural counties, so it won’t really affect most people. Whew. But really it makes the whole experience much more civilized. I usually fill up at Costco, which is a popular thing to…

We use the Ritz Carlton rewards credit card. $450 annual fee and $300 reimbursed for travel expenses. Gives access to Priority Pass with one additional person. We used the two night free hotel in New Orleans which paid for the card years into the future. Also get Marriot Gold status once you reach certain minimums.

In my life, and I’m 57 years old, I’ve only ever owned one sedan. It was a 1987 BMW 528e. It was the most non-functional car I’ve ever owned other than getting pretty good mileage. I’ve had a couple of trucks which were great for work, a couple of SUV’s which were okay for work, but good for getting up to the…

It’s not news, but the end of the car as we know it is in sight. The cars that we have been lusting after and ridiculing on this sight will be as boring and obsolete as baseball and horseracing in a few years. Revving your V-8 Camaro at a stop light will seem pointless and stupid as a Prius or Volt quietly leaves you…

Lots of glass, but made for short people. I’m 6'1" and my my head was always in the the headliner and I had to stoop down to see under the visor. Look at the picture above. This normal looking guy also has his head above the glass.

An old joke, but a good one! Doesn’t seem to have faded with age. My newer Triumph motorcycle (1997 Sprint) would had Lucas electronics and would fail to start or flash the head lights for no apparent reason. Waiting 10 minutes always seemed to be the best cure.

I have owned both an old Range Rover (1995 LWB County) and am now the proud owner of a 2016 Ford Explorer Limited. The RR was my favorite car that I couldn’t keep running. That said, we love the Explorer. If someone mistakes it for an RR, so much the better.

In 1980 two friends and I needed to get from Boston to Florida for Spring Break. We rented a Toyota Celica from a local agency who made us promise not to drive it “out of the area”. We were happy that the car got good mileage as gas prices were through the roof. On the bad side, the sound system was woefully under…

Why does this have a front engine compartment and hood? Just for frunk space? why not have both the front and back be open? I realize that radical re-design might not appeal to people used to having engines in front, but this is an opportunity to completely reinvent the truck/suv!

Tillamook County Fair in Oregon. Coming up in August. http://www.tillamookfair.com/fairevents.htm.

To be honest some of the pigs seem to be enjoying the ride. Others, not so much. Regardless, it beats the hell out of hanging out in the livestock tent all day.

Planes don’t crash because of turbulence. They are aluminum tubes riding on a cushion of air. If you were watching from outside the plane would hardly be deviating from its path. As noted, the airframes are designed to take a lot of stress. Way more than even the worst turbulence. Unfortunately, the passengers…

You can race the Model T here:

I owned a 1981 diesel that I drove for 100k across the country, through Mexico and up to Canada. It was awesome in that I could get anywhere I wanted to go for about $50. Ultimately, it was frustrating to drive because it was so slow. A headwind in Wyoming would slow you down to 55 mph. A TDI swap would be great. …

Have not heard or read the term “RCH” in a long time. Didn’t think you could even use it anymore due to political correctness. For those wondering, in the construction field it means anything less than 1/16th of an inch as compared to the pubic follicles of a redhead.

Try something like this. Will run on just about anything. Can get away from banditos. You will have to do your own wrenching probably.

Maybe you are looking at this all wrong the guy is clearly ambidextrous, perhaps he walks both sides of the street as well. If you know what I mean.

My old 1989 Jeep Comanche one ton 4X4 is sitting in my brother’s yard wasting away. When I win the lottery one of the first things I will do is rescue my old truck and bring it back to life.

Portland may be the poster child for the streetcar scam. lightly used and since there is no enforcement, no one pays except tourists. So slow you can usually walk faster to your destination and clogs up traffic in what is already a very tight downtown (we have very short blocks in Portland only 200 feet). After our…

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