AutoBlog posted some pictures of the latest in bling: invisible bling. Say you have a little extra cheddar, aiight? To boost your steelo and pimp out your hoopty, jack some of these tight rims… they’re da bomb.
For the 911 and more pix bounce over to AutoBlog.
Fans of the BBC show “Top Gear” will be concerned. Everyone else will say “who’s that?”
I’m part of the first group.
Hammond, the handsome, genial counter-point to Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear crashed while trying to break the UK land speed record for the TV show. Teased for his lack of stature, white teeth and teen-girl magazine pin-up looks, Hammond is a key part of the show staff balancing out Clarkson’s searing tongue and May’s posh leanings. I hope he fully recovers… not just because I’m human but because it could be the source of no end of hilarity on the show (plus, the other option sucks).
Top Gear’s Hammond badly injured in jet-car crash
LONDON (Reuters) – Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was seriously ill in hospital on Thursday after being badly injured after a high-speed crash in a jet-powered car while filming for the programme.
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For the full story see: Top Gear’s Hammond badly injured in jet-car crash | Reuters.co.uk
And they’re going to make it really easy on me too! I’m so excited I could just spit:
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The mail came from a Canadian Yahoo account, I guess that explains the typos and lack of command on the English language.
Well honey, I love you, but the time has come to part ways.
We can still be friends, right?
Yep, I finally got it done, I put the Corvette up for sale on Craig’s list.
Want to help? If you refer the future owner to me I’ll give you a 5% finder’s fee.
True to form, I was in a hurry today for no particular reason, as a result fate smacked me in the back of the head.
I took the day off today to go with Paula up to Sausalito to get some tile for our bathroom. On the way up there we were driving along highway 1 through San Francisco when the light in front of us turns yellow. The truck next to us wasn’t slowing down so I thought, “what the heck, I’ll keep going too”.
There were two lights along the route with red light traffic cameras. That was one of them. There were two pretty flashes, one for the semi, one for me. Great.
I guess the SF PD will be sending me a nice portrait via US Postal Service… I just hope my portrait turns out as nice as Steve’s (see bottom of page).
I’ve started noticing some interlopers into the carpool lane on the way to work… Toyota Priuses with only one passenger. What the hell?
The rules for the carpool lane as I understood them used to be:
– The specified number of passengers (2 or 3, depending on the segment of road)
Or
– Fewer than four wheels (2 or 3-wheeled vehicles allowed)
Or
– Zero emissions (electric, natural gas, hydrogen, etc.)
Now, with a new bill signed into law last year, ultra-low emissions vehicles (ULEVs) are allowed into the carpool lane. To be an ULEV the cars need to meet emissions requirements and get more than 45 miles to the gallon. The means that now, in addition to Electric and Clean fuel vehicles, some hybrid vehicles are now allowed to use the carpool lane if they display the correct stickers.
If you want to be able to use your green vehicle in the carpool lane in California first check to see if your car is on the approved vehicle list then complete the REG 1000 form to apply for your clean air vehicle stickers.
I have just one request… drive faster or get out of my way, it is after all my lane.