Subj : Re: Weather
To   : JOE MACKEY
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Feb 23 2021 10:29:00

Joe,

 JM>   When I was on my trip in '19 the first car was a Cruze and while not
 JM> a Chevy man, I fell in love with it.  It was a 2918 or '19 model.

  It's cheaper to repair an American made car than a foreign made one.

 JM>   When I rent a car I want something with a little protection around
 JM> me, not some tiny death trap on wheels.

  Exactly...you might as well be driving a dune buggy. :P

 JM>   Had to swap it out in Del Rio, TX for a Nissan Versa after that
 JM> incident with the right front wheel.

  Unfortunately, the law of entropy affects everything.

 JM>   I hate driving on interstates on general principle.  I'll be doing
 JM> the limit, in good conditions, and passed by others like I was sitting
 JM> still.

  That was the case when I was going over to Lonoke to visit my Mom in a
nursing home. I couldn't take US Highway 70 (the main route before I-40
was built), as it was flooded out. I was a nervous wreck when I got there.

 JM>   And many times drivers are distracted by any number of things:
 JM> phones, texting, playing with that infotainment business, their minds
 JM> off in space somewhere, etc.

  Yep. I keep the radio on low volume, so I can hear sirens or other
things that demand my attention. If a call comes in on the cellphone,
if I can't pull off the road and park to answer it, I ignore it. Or,
if it's a number I don't recognize, I ignore it regardless.

  I've been getting slammed by all these fraudulent calls, wanting
to sell me auto insurance and warranties, saying my Social Security
benefits are going to be suspended, credit card problems, etc. I have
a bulletin on the BBS with a whole slew of phone numbers that folks
should BLOCK in their smartphones.

Daryl

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