And somewhere, I just read Bear Grylls is losing his show on Discovery Channel and he recommended drinking your urine in an emergency. I don't think I want to try that either.

Yes. Then Kopechny would be alive and Ted would have been shark bait with a knife wound in his side. (At least one could hope!)

Well, I don't often carry that proverbial knife either, especially when traveling by plane (and renting a car). I suggest instead that the government requires one additional airbag...one that detaches in the event of a water landing, and serves the dual purpose of a breathing apparatus.

I have one of them, but as I always seem to have to tell my friend, "it's in my garage."

Maybe you could fashion a modern day diving bell, using anything from a plastic garbage bag to a bucket or trash can that just happens to be laying around. Once you've figured out how to cut a tire or two, the rising air should displace the water in your overturned "bell." By then sticking your head up in the air…

I betcha if they were in a boat on Chautauqua Lake, they'd have been cited for DUI! Something's wrong here.

What a great story. I smell a Pulitzer!

Reminds me of the time we abandoned old deer camp in favor of new land. I had built an outhouse of wood with its own toilet and water supply, and a rustic septic system. When we uprooted, we left the septic behind, but took the outhouse, toilet and all. It looked ridiculous driving down the road with that thing…

No, never peed from a moving car. A boat, yes, but only at trolling speeds.

It's not driving at night, it's driving at night in the rain...just too damn dark.

Yeah, the out of sight, out of mind undercarriage means you'd be out of your mind. I don't like lowriders, but this is really nice on the surface. Still, the underside makes it crack pipe.

Ist Gear: Oh, Ray! Please get a different picture posted. I'm sure there are others that don't sexualize your appreciation of all things car.

ANYTHING retractable. Of all the little do-dads and conveniences in my garage, nothing spells neat and accessible better that a retracable cord, air hose or other unwieldy item. Sure, I have outlets and extension cords, but grabbing that spool above my head is so much faster to get at, and then put away once I'm…

All I am imagining is the headline describing the ferry captain taking a spin around the shorline to appease his guests, subsequently hitting a reef and sinking.

I'm all for a new Imperial, just not this. It looks awkward.

Take me back to my boat on the river

Looks the same to me. I guess I can't expect much from a Chinese made die cast. Hopefully the real thing will keep some of the original's design elements, while improving on others.

No, that's my brother. I'm much more pragmatic.

You do realise that the opposite of pro-gress is con-gress. Gone are the days of the lightweight econotruck. Too many airbags, door beams and electronics thanks to our government. I'd love one too, but you'll never see one again. At least, not in the states.

I'm guessing you're right, mainly about the "support"(read: kickbacks).