Posts Tagged "driving"

More Thoughts on Progressive’s Snapshot

I wish I had something to compare all of this data to. It might put my mind a bit at ease. But here we are, just over half way through the initial 30 days of the Snapshot connected to both cars. So ...

Mid-Sized Sedan Hybrid Comparison

Let's start off with what this is not: It is not scientific. It is not definitive. It is not perfect. And what it is: It is amateur. It is how I look at things. It is based on manufacturers' numbers. There have been quite ...

Why Not Me?

Forgive my ramblings here... but whenever I think of what I want to be "when I grow up" - this is what always goes through my head. They say that if you try hard enough, you can have or be anything... I disagree. ...

This is Surprising to Me

I'm from NY. When there's bad traffic (elsewhere in NY, we don't get bad traffic at home), people act like NY drivers. Pretty much get a lot of Fuck this guy, I'm not letting him in! Find another place to merge buddy. And various ...

Some 2009 Gas Stats

Just a couple things to share from 2009. Specifically what I spent on gas. Trivial, sure... but I've been tracking the money I spend on gas for about 4 years now. Not sure why... just kind of like to know - that, ...

Christmas Logistics

We go through this every year probably not unlike every other family on this planet. And while I may be thankful I don't have to fly across the country or take a 5 hour road trip to spend a day far from ...

Merging: You're Doing it Wrong

We've all been through Driver's Ed at some point, right? Well, most people anyway. There should have been SOME instruction on the technicalities of driving at some point in each driver's life. At least I sincerely hope so. It's too bad the rest ...