I’m still looking for cars on the last leg of my drive home from Knoxville. Traveling over the Ohio River on the old double-decker bridge, I can see the Cincinnati skyline. There’s a great view of the historic John Roebling Suspension Bridge, Cincinnati Reds stadium, and Riverfront. My next stop was Piqua, Ohio, a small […]
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Why do you pull off the freeway on a long drive? To get gas, eat, or find a bathroom, right? True, Buc-ee’s Convenience Store satisfies all of the above but you might want to check out the local scenery, tour a museum, or visit other non pitstop famous landmarks. Niagara Falls, for example… As for
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It was my usual drive from South Lyon to Ypsilanti for my night shift at the senior home, 11:30pm to 7:30am. I drove down Le Forge Road, passing the old silo on my left. It had always caught my eye, and I admired it’s stately but lonely appearance. It had a gruesome past, but today
Getting an IN-N-OUT burger in Michigan is harder than it was to get Coors Beer east of the Mississippi in the 1970s.
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Too much wealth in this town. Lots of Silicon Valley money. But when you see how close people park their cars together on roads with a 10% grade, all cars get dinged up. The nice ones are in garages and not on the street. I was surprised to see this well preserved Cutlass parked on the street.
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I came across a sign pointing the way to Hell. I had to make the turn because, as Flip Wilson used to say, “the Devil made me do it!”
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“Let me get this straight. You acquire beater cars, strip ‘em down, remove the windows, and proceed to bash them up until only one car remains running.” He nodded “yes” and…
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Traverse City has spectacular scenery, excellent restaurants, bike trails, boating, fishing, and really smooth roads. This area is known as Michigan’s Wine Coast…
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