Exhausted
<rant>
Why do most north american cars have their exhaust tips on the right hand side? I'm not sure of the reasoning, but after having a number of trucks and badly running crapmobiles spew carbon monoxide at me on the sidewalk this morning, I would recommend this practice be changed.
</rant>
Speaking of cars, gas prices finally breached $1.00 per litre yesterday. Funny thing is that this has caused a mini Y2K issue... most gas stations simply don't have a 3-digit display (actually, 4 digits are needed i.e. 100.0). The nearest station to my home turned their sign off and put a hand scrawled sign out front. Classy. This morning the price was 99.9, so the sign was on again. I still think gasoline prices should be fixed like electricity and the fluxuations be absorbed with a decent average price that could be visited on a quarterly / yearly basis.
Maybe I should have kept the "<rant>" tag open longer?
Oh! I also saw a car driving the wrong way down a one-way street this morning. That was interesting. They never encountered any other cars (due to a gap in traffic going the proper direction), they made a turn and carried on their way. I wish I had had my camera.
Note: the song below is open source audio and can be freely downloaded using the links provided. I think this cover of a famous theme is just plain excellent. Check out the whole "album" if you have the bandwidth.
Why do most north american cars have their exhaust tips on the right hand side? I'm not sure of the reasoning, but after having a number of trucks and badly running crapmobiles spew carbon monoxide at me on the sidewalk this morning, I would recommend this practice be changed.
</rant>
Speaking of cars, gas prices finally breached $1.00 per litre yesterday. Funny thing is that this has caused a mini Y2K issue... most gas stations simply don't have a 3-digit display (actually, 4 digits are needed i.e. 100.0). The nearest station to my home turned their sign off and put a hand scrawled sign out front. Classy. This morning the price was 99.9, so the sign was on again. I still think gasoline prices should be fixed like electricity and the fluxuations be absorbed with a decent average price that could be visited on a quarterly / yearly basis.
Maybe I should have kept the "<rant>" tag open longer?
Oh! I also saw a car driving the wrong way down a one-way street this morning. That was interesting. They never encountered any other cars (due to a gap in traffic going the proper direction), they made a turn and carried on their way. I wish I had had my camera.
Note: the song below is open source audio and can be freely downloaded using the links provided. I think this cover of a famous theme is just plain excellent. Check out the whole "album" if you have the bandwidth.
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