trucks are getting bigger and bigger

saw this one outside a restaurant the other day. pretty impressive piece of machinery, really.

perhaps in comparison to a full-size tractor trailer, this might count as “compact*”

* in all fairness, this particular restaurant seemed to only have “compact” spaces. amusing, nonetheless.

Posted on July 13th, 2007 by mike
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put the spoon down

recently, Washington State passed a law that will (in the future) make it illegal to text while driving (scroll down a bit). starting January 1st 2008, this will not only be reckless and illogical (as it is now) but illegal.
a further measure makes it illegal, starting July 1st 2008, to speak on a mobile [...]

Posted on June 20th, 2007 by mike
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the lifesavers bus

so i’m at a loss to come up with the right clever/snarky thing to say about it, so you can feel free to try in the comments. i rode on a bus that looked like lifesavers the other day:

Posted on June 15th, 2007 by mike
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the interceptor

if this is what passes for an “Interceptor” nowadays:

boy, would Mad Max be pissed.

Posted on April 13th, 2007 by mike
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