Category Archives: Cars and Trucks

Practice Tests Can Help

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Walt

My niece will be going for her driver’s license test this summer. Consider this fair warning for anyone who lives in the Chapel Hill, North Carolina area to get off the roads! My brother was talking to me last night … Continue reading →

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Renewing the Car Tags Was Torture

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Walt

The tags on my car were due to expire yesterday, so I headed out to the Emissions Inspection Station about 2:30 in the afternoon. My thinking was that by 2:30 the morning rush should have been over, the technicians should … Continue reading →

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Stylized Vehicles for Movies

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Walt

Ever noticed how some movies have some really stylized vehicles? Like the James Bond movies – 007 always has high end cars set up with special, lethal gadgets like missiles and hidden machine guns, knives that tick out of the … Continue reading →

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Lane Closed and Traffic is Backed Up

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Walt

Most days around here I can take surface roads and avoid getting on the interstate. We have three main interstates that all intersect through Nashville: I-40 runs east and west across the entire state, from North Carolina to Arkansas I-65 … Continue reading →

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Deadly Lightning at the Race Track

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Walt

One of my Facebook friends was at the NASCAR race in the Poconos this weekend. He posted on his wall that the race was going to be called off because of rain. I know he was disappointed. The Poconos are … Continue reading →

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