Transportation

The End of Our Love Affair with Cars – WSJ.com

14 July 2011

But cars didn’t shape our existence; cars let us escape with our lives. We’re way the heck out here in Valley Bottom Heights and Trout Antler Estates because we were at war with the cities. We fought rotten public schools, idiot municipal bureaucracies, corrupt political machines, rampant criminality and the pointy-headed busybodies. Cars gave us [...]

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Survival Upgrades To You Car

11 January 2011

A car is a powerful survival tool. While it has fuel it gives you mobility, heat and/or cooling, light and electricity.
Just about any car is a survival asset and with a few inexpensive additions can make dealing with an emergency much easier.
The best thing is the ability to communicate, having a charged cellphone on hand [...]

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Overcoming Normalcy Bias

3 January 2011

At what point do you overcome your normalcy bias?
CNN has some great video of lots of sliding cars.
So you come upon a scene of a bunch of messed up cars, SUVs and trucks, pointing in all kinds of directions and not parked together. Do you actually think you can make it when obviously others in similar [...]

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Is Buying A Car A Good Inflation Hedge?

16 December 2010

This is a question that came up recently and it is one that is very interesting as the best answer is, “It depends.” It depends on your needs and the terms of the loan and the financial environment.
Do you need a car at all?
The first question is do you need a car? You probably do, [...]

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Choosing Good Socks

13 December 2010

As important as your shoes and boots are, you really need some good socks to go with them, or you’ll be growing blisters faster then you can imagine.
First off, like most things you wear they have to be comfortable and well fitting. You don’t want your socks bunching up around your heel or ankles. And [...]

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Breaking in Hiking Boots

10 December 2010

So you bought a new pair of boots. Now how do you break them in so they are comfortable?
The first thing is that they should be comfortable at the store, but it is rare for me to get a perfect fit after walking around the store a couple of times, even after adjusting the laces.
Pick [...]

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Bug Out Shoes

8 December 2010

The Scenario
You are at work in the big city and the lights flicker and die. Everyone pauses for a minutes waiting for the power to come back on. Soon it becomes obvious that they are not coming back on and the temperature is beginning to rise in your formerly air-conditioned building. The boss calls the [...]

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A Year’s Supply For Your Car

23 November 2010

In a time of inflation, it will be very hard to get lots of things. You use your car to stay working. Losing your car may also lose you your job or more. Do you have some simple things on hand to help see your car through?
Your car has certain consumables that it needs beyond [...]

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China’s nine-day traffic jam stretches 100km – Yahoo! News

24 August 2010

Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile) traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days and highlights China’s growing road congestion woes.
via China’s nine-day traffic jam stretches 100km – Yahoo! News.
I’ve been in some bad traffic but this is beyond anything known. A 72 hour kit in [...]

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9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado’s Online News Leader | Crews reach 60 percent containment on Dakota Ridge Fire

4 August 2010

The fire started just after 2 p.m. on Monday just off the shoulder of C-470, and moved up hill. The highway was closed for several hours at Interstate 70 while crews battled the flames.
via 9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado’s Online News Leader | Crews reach 60 percent containment on Dakota Ridge Fire.
There are many ways [...]

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