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    bad moments driving?

    I think my worst moment is when I was driving on a five-lane highway and the car in front of me shifted lanes abruptly. Right in front of me, where he just was, was a big aluminum ladder lying horizontally directly in my path, almost beneath my wheels. I could kill the idiot who didn't have it...
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    Garage sale

    Now that the weather isn't so unbearably hot, I'm thinking we finally need to have a garage sale and get rid of things we've been boxing up all summer. What weeks do others find best to have a garage sale? I want quick and easy.
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    Spinning Hubcaps

    I hate those spinning hubcaps and any other thing that detracts from the functionality of a vehicle. Then again, when I was young, I put playing cards on the spokes of my bicycle tires.
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    First car and what you need to know

    Any girl who wants a truck should know and can learn how to change a tire. She may have a fit until she learns how, but she'll be so proud of herself after she learns how.
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    Football season is almost here!

    Football The nephew's team won their game by one point. The weather was awful, the stadium was evacuated, and the game started late. After all was said and done, they squeaked by and all is well.
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    Putting in garage shelves

    I've been noticing the shelving and cabinets in the Big Brother storage room. Is this the kind of shelving they use in garages these days? If so, I really like that the room looks like a room, and all the shelves are adjustable.
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    What's your dream car?

    Dream car I think my dream car would be one that cleans itself. There would be no more lint, food or spilled drinks from children who won't listen or adults who just don't care, and no more bugs on the front grills. Looks wouldn't matter.
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    Football season is almost here!

    We have a nephew who is a junior and plays for one of the major universities. He's got a couple of big games coming up, and we're headed up to see him play against UNC-Chapel Hill in a few weeks.
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    The booster seat

    I remember all those switching out car seats as we brought up our 4 grandnieces and grandnephews. We are a close family and go on lots of family outings. I'm taking them all to the beach this week, and it's wonderful now that the youngest is totally out of a car seat.
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    Replacing Windshield Wipers

    I replace mine every time they begin to flop just a little. I probably keep them too long. Changing them is really easy. Even my wife can do it.
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    Body screams!!

    We were in New York City a few years ago in December. Man, it was cold. So our feet hurt, our muscles ached and our noses were frozen off our faces. I had the worst fever blisters and chapped lips afterwards.
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    Rain and more rain

    I'm hoping Isaac and its rains won't reach us. We're heading toward the North Carolina beaches, where the weather should be relatively nice. There may be scattered showers, but it looks pretty good right now.
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    Two seaters?

    My nephew has just bought a new motorcycle. I've only seen it once, but I swear I think that thing had two seats on it. He says he isn't planning to carry anyone on it and that he bought it to save on gas to and from work. Wouldn't a one-seater be more fuel efficient? Why buy the extra room if...
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    lightening question

    I know I've never been afraid of the lightening when I've been in a car because I heard the same old stories about the tires conducting the electricity into the ground. Usually the rain makes me head for shelter during thunderstorms.
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    They're making it so hard

    Making it so hard They indeed do have us over a barrel. We don't have mass transportation, and that's not going to happen. The geographic differences won't let us take to our bicycles or feet in most cases. The only other solution in sight is to start building neighborhood communities with...
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