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One of, if not the only, cruise ship based out of the US.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
Seattle, Vancouver, and much of California are already wrecked. The cat is out of the bag,
We have had strong surf the last few days. Lots of surfers. Great views from our lanai.
A friend of mine just got back from Hawaii, he had a good time. I need to get over there and see the volcanoes sometime.
I also saw a UPS driver yell at someone who cut him off, pretty cool. The driving talent around here is only getting worse.
https://www.facebook.com/PeeNut.net/videos/1429081040516268/
I am always amazed when people exit their vehicles to force a confrontation, and those who do it are asking to become a casualty. Failed mental health system in that case, I suspect.
Watch out on the road for lunatics, and these days might more than ever be a time to have some kind of protection.
My city is building some new roads, which may take a minuscule amount of pressure off some existing roads - and taking out a loan for it. If crosswalk crowders and no-signalers were cited, those could probably fund these improvements. Thinking about a road trip, have fun in Puget Sound!
First, a bad incident on the way to work this morning - poor Accord coupe. Yes, I signaled during that wide turn
Driving in the 'old neighborhood' in the town where my mom lives. I was involved in a car crash on one of these streets when I was a teen, no real injuries, but ruined cars. It amuses me that I could afford one of those nice old houses with my wages here, which here might buy me an iffy condo that is older than I am, or an old tract house 90 minutes from work. Gotta love the PNW, Music more fitting for the fintail:
Driving on NB I5 in construction - the left lane becomes the slow lane, and a few miles of road are restricted for a few hundred yards of work:
LLC hijinx - Camry in front of the Audi had been LLCing for ages, plenty of room to move over and let him by, but nope:
Finally, the Audi passes on the right, moves back over, and hits the brakes. Amusing:
Okay, so a little more than just a one-sentence summary!
We went down the Richardson Highway. None of us had been on this stretch before, which is a little sad given how long we've lived here, but so it goes. Overall rainy/overcast trip, but the sun did break through for a little while on the way down:
and, then it clouded over again....
Our first stop was to visit the HAARP facility, near Gakona. Pretty impressive; I think my son was nearly in heaven! Haha
When we continued down to McCarthy, which was also a new destination for us. The road is one for the ages... Sixty miles in about three hours on the way down.
Once there, we visited the Kennecott Copper Mine on Sunday:
As these are clearly sound structures, we thought, "why not take a walk through?!"
Amiright?!
All good things come to an end, though, so we bid McCarthy goodbye at about 1500 Sunday, and were home late that evening. We did arrive with a small souvenir, though!
Sadly, this was our very first time camping this year.
Curiously, I've actually been at that intersection before. It was much less eventful when I passed through it.
I am going to keep an ear out for what happens in the case. At least the sheriff put out some kind of apology - I doubt his very political and somewhat arrogant predecessor would have done likewise. It'll be interesting to see what kind of non-punishment is doled out, and how the organization tries to sweep another loose cannon under the rug.
I hope the biker lawyers up and the proceeds come from the no doubt healthy pension that private sector workers could barely dream of. Right.
EVERY interaction with the badges should be on camera.
Drove out to this great golf course. Homes around it start under $200k. Pretty place with decent food. Lovely walking and golf cart paths. Great place to retire on a budget. Low maintenance yards.
http://www.mountainfallsgolfclub.com/
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2024 Kia Sportage Hybrid SX Prestige
I think it is the perfect place to own a home for those that want to travel during the Summer while it is hot here. You know it is a popular winter retreat with all the RV parks. The Mountains are beautiful and the sunrise and sunsets spectacular.
Next week I take a little road trip out to the coast again, it'll be nice once I get off I5 and away from city style traffic.
Traffic slowed for this - a 00s era Subaru left I5, rolled, and started a small fire. When I drove by, there were a few people standing there, but nobody could be seen tending to the car or fire. I carry an extinguisher, so I pulled over. By the time I got to it, a couple others arrived with extinguishers too. WSP arrived by the time I left, Subaru driver was unhurt, emphatically claimed he was cut off and ran off the road:
And the fun of driving on state highways in SW WA - barely speeding makes one the fastest vehicle on the road. Clip chosen for passing a LLC, and funny music:
This morning I got cut off by a limo on a nearly deserted road, I might put that one on youtube. There was no excuse.
And the flash I received in return for giving a flash - kind of like being honked back at, which is what I consider an admission of guilt
Also saw the passive-aggressive Seattle driver stereotype in action. I was behind a maroon newer Corolla at a light. I saw it had one of those weird oversized rear view mirrors, and thought that it might mean a dopey driver. Lo and behold, light turns green, driver sits there. I give a brief "wake up" (split second) toot of the horn, and he takes off. At the next intersection, he darts into the turn lane beside me, rolls down his window, and is screaming at me. Of course, I am a jerk, so I dish it back out to him, and a real whine fest begins - claiming he will put me on Youtube (LOL), run a "skip trace" on my car, etc. I told him to go for it, and also how I admire maroon Corollas. He then turned and I continued ahead. I was in the old car, too - good luck with your "trace". If only the good LEOs out there would crack down on distracted driving like they said they would, maybe there wouldn't be so many dawdlers.
I wonder if I will make it to YT, or be "traced" (the old car is on special plates, not in the normal database AFAIK, good luck with that, Mr. Investigator lol). I need to get a dashcam in the fintail, maybe if I upgrade the one in the modern car, I will move the old one into the old car.
Yeah, not too worried about being tracked down by an easily offended snowflake in a Corolla with a wide mirror who loses it when he gets tooted at for dawdling on green. I tried hard not to laugh out loud when he said "skip trace" - dude, you were at fault, just move on and drive away as I did.