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Kristinemery

New car amazes and confuses

Well, I finally did it.Years ago, I moved from the 1990s into the 2000s for car models. I then took a step back to 2000 when I started driving my parents’ garage-kept car. It’s still in wonderful condition and looks and drives like brand new. But with 86,000 miles and nearly 20 years on it, ...

Is there any perfect weather?

As I write this, Hurricane Dorian is churning just north of the Bahamas after devastating the Abaco Islands. My heart breaks as I see the footage of 20 feet of storm surge overwhelming cars, homes and lives.I’ve spent a good deal of time in the Bahamas both for vacations and in studying ...

I am constantly amazed at how many people are on the highway and how much traffic there is everywhere you go nowadays.I see car dealership lots packed with row after row of new vehicles and I wonder who is buying all of them and what happens to all of the old cars they are replacing. In 2018, ...

Noise is a piercing pet peeve

Warm summertime temperatures motivate me to get outside and take a daily walk (most of the time). Sometimes I take my smartphone with me to play some music to enjoy through my earbuds and to keep me going. To those of you who are also products of the 1980s, this is the equivalent of those guys ...

It’s the shower before your shower

Is it just me or did I somehow miss the fact that I moved to the tropical rainforest this year? The heat and humidity over the past week were so tropical that you could almost cut the mugginess with a knife.The dewpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport hit 80, which is the highest measured ...

Slow down and enjoy the drive

I like driving. I realized this the other day while I was driving to work for an early morning weather shift and practically no one else was on the highway. That’s rare these days since the roads are more packed than ever, even though they keep building more and more lanes.When you’re the ...