Well, it finally happened. My CR-V odometer rolled over to 100,000 miles as I travelled to Kona to shoot some high surf. Actually my odometer didn’t ‘roll’ over to 100,000 miles and I almost didn’t realize that. These days odometers are digital so the numbers don’t roll-over like a slot machine tumber from 99,999 to [...]
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Stay alert! That cellphone call, Twitter or text message could be your last
On my way into Hilo this afternoon there was a gal in a white Chevy Blazer weaving all over the road, and I mean really weaving. I caught the tail end of her winding drive on video. She was reckless by mostly driving on the center line and veering onto the shoulder (good thing both [...]
A smashing night
Went over to Kanaka Kava with Mike to meet some friends for some kava and I saw a bunch of blue lights and cops in the parking lot so being the pj that I am I had to investigate. Apparently what happened, according to a bystander, is the cops were arresting some gal in the [...]
Peek-A-Boo, I-Arrest-You
You probably want to make sure you’re wearing your seatbelt while driving through Waimea, you never know who’s watching from behind a sign with a walkie-talkie for his buddies down the road.
Caveat Emptor – Part Deux
An email from Tesoro regarding my blog post of Feb. 14th. ————————snip——————————- Mr. Sekiya, I am writing you in response to a posting on your blog that was brought to Tesoro’s attention: http://mediabaron.com/blog/2007/02/14/caveat-emptor/ The location in question, QUEEN K (KAILUA-KONA, HI) is an independently owned and operated location that was recently branded as Tesoro. The [...]
Caveat Emptor
For those of you who put in fuel and get your car washed at the former Queen Kaahumanu Hwy. Chevron, now a Tesoro, you might want to take a close look at your receipt. This station has a drive through car wash which is nice since it’s quick and easy. They are supposed to knock-off [...]
Circulation Game
Took my dad’s car to the McKinnley Car Wash since the windows were getting kind of grungy, what is that foggy film that always develops on the inside of car windows? The first thing I see before even entering the hall of the car wash office, where they sell candy, drinks and newspapers, is a [...]
glASS CRACK
Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrhhhhh! I was driving on the Queen K. Hwy headed to Costco and I heard a sharp crack. I immediately swore, looked up to my windshield and saw that something had impacted and cracked my windshield to the right of my mirror. I immediately looked in my side mirror but saw normal traffic headed the [...]
Is there a capacitor car in your future?
So forget about combustion engine cars that have all those moving parts to go wrong (and parts suppliers to get rich when they wear out) and the pollution. An electric car with a capacitor instead of a battery seems the way to go. It recharges in 5 minutes and can drive 500 miles on about [...]
No diesel for you!
Saw this at Chevron on the gas pump. Might want to hold off on buying that new 2007 turbo diesel vehicle folks. Apparently you’ll have to wait until October 15th for your fuel. You can be happy to know that until Oct. 15th you too can add to acid rain in the earth’s ecosystem.
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