Archive for September 2024
Please park between the lines
Have you noticed that these days it seems as if parking spaces in parking lots are getting smaller — at the same time as more and more people are switching from cars to SUVs? I did too, purchasing a new, 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime to replace my relatively small 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in. My RAV4…
Read MoreHigh-speed powerboat racing at San Diego Bayfair 2024
Billed as Southern California’s largest annual beach festival and powerboat competition, “Mercurys Presents San Diego Bayfair” took place Sept. 13-15, 2024 at Mission Bay. The event was nestled in-between East Vacation Island, Fiesta Island and Crown Point. Thankfully our extreme heat wave had just ended and the weather was great. Bob Davies, the Racing Director…
Read MoreWhy you should get your chipped windshield repaired and not replaced, if possible
Experienced drivers have probably had this unfortunate, but inevitable experience. You’re driving along on the highway, obeying the rules and doing everything right, when suddenly — seemingly out of nowhere — BANG! Something has been kicked up by the vehicle in front of you and hit your car’s windshield, hard. Suddenly your perfect windshield has…
Read MoreThe performers are what make the Knott’s Berry Farm experience exceptional — with VIDEO
Knott’s Founder’s Day celebration delivered an immersive, thoroughly interactive, authentic and downright fun themed experience. Like other theme parks, Knott’s too has themed lands, rides and other attractions…. … but what elevates Knott’s to head-and-shoulders above its competition — and what really brings the park to life — are its large number of talented, role-playing,…
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