tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201662.post1038888060037361840..comments2023-10-16T03:21:54.638-04:00Comments on Pete Patriarch's Musings: Woman drives through wallPete Patriarchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10040331326894128280noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201662.post-51902669396986275412007-12-03T18:10:00.000-05:002007-12-03T18:10:00.000-05:00My car and I have issues at times. Every now and t...My car and I have issues at times. Every now and then as I was driving the 'check engine' light would pop on. That's a scary thing. There are times when that is a serious issue, and times when it's simply a loose gas cap. I've had it happen when simply using a different brand of gasoline. <BR/><BR/>Each time 'check engine' would light up, I'd drive to the mechanic and have them run diagnostic tests on my car to find out what the problem is… or if there is a problem at all. Usually it wasn't anything major—thank heavens. Now though, I don't even have to take the time to drive to the mechanic. I have one living with me.<BR/><BR/>No, I didn't marry the local car guy. I bought one! This one is much easier to live with too. The car checkup is a palm-sized gadget that hooks easily into my car and records all sorts of really helpful information while I drive. Then I just take it and plug it into my computer and find out what the check engine light is trying to tell me.<BR/><BR/>The car checkup tool also tells me if I brake too hard, or accelerate too quickly, as well as all kinds of diagnostic checks that are laid out in simple graphs and easy to understand language that I don't need a mechanic degree to decipher. Check it out for yourself at http://www.carcheckup.com and end your driving worries.Tami Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254839673811955144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201662.post-85207475361514456712007-02-23T01:59:00.000-05:002007-02-23T01:59:00.000-05:00Several years ago at the Virginia Beach oceanfront...Several years ago at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, a ditzy old bat floored her Honda Accord right through the wall of a hotel parking deck four stories up. The Accord landed on its roof on the ground, killing said bat and three of her old bat friends who had had the misjudgement to ride with her. Witnesses said they heard the engine screaming all the way down until the car crashed on the ground, so she had the poor car floored. She herself probably screamed "Duuuuuuuuuuuhhh!" all the way down.<BR/><BR/>Sure, I sound nasty and unsympathetic, but accidents involving older drivers—particularly females—doing stupid shit such as mistaking the accelerator pedal for the brake, going the wrong way on the freeway, driving into buildings, etc., are really common in this part of Virginia. It's hard to remain patient.<BR/><BR/>Supposedly a US Navy fighter jet flew overhead at about the same time as the incident, leading to speculation that the noise from the fighter's jet engine startled the bat, leading her to punch the accelerator in error. Of course, a huge naval air station is nearby and everyone knows about the jet noise because of constant practice, but you see the principle here: <I>It's some man's fault</I>—namely the unknown Navy pilot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201662.post-2038548799534519052007-02-21T20:02:00.000-05:002007-02-21T20:02:00.000-05:00women cause property damage with their cars, men k...women cause property damage with their cars, men kill people with their cars.<BR/>What's the difference?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201662.post-76356697619408201332007-02-20T14:02:00.000-05:002007-02-20T14:02:00.000-05:00Chivilary is evil and needs to be wiped out in our...Chivilary is evil and needs to be wiped out in our life time.<BR/><BR/>I wonder how many times she refered to the brake and accelerator as "thingies" in the original report.Masculist Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335481946504127785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36201662.post-16604065923060014062007-02-20T04:03:00.000-05:002007-02-20T04:03:00.000-05:00I think it's pretty obvious why women pay lower pr...I think it's pretty obvious why women pay lower premiums: they're able to wiggle their way out of more tickets.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, I know so many women who've been able to avoid being ticketed, either by sweet talking the officer, or acting helpless and innocent. Funny how they get such a big laugh out of it after the fact (or not).<BR/><BR/>Yet another unfortunate example of misguided chivalry...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com