Destinations

The following list is places that I have been. This is not a complete list some are being omitted because they were just work excursions and I didn’t get a feel of the place and some are omitted due to the fact I don’t remember much about the trip; we will not be getting into why I don’t remember. The plan is for me to mark each one off as I write about it. The list is more or less for me keeping track then for you to wait in anticipation for what I will write next. It has been over 20 years since I have visited some of these places so you are going to get the ramblings of a man remembering his childhood memories on the older one. I am known to embellish a thing or two but for the most part it will be truth but if I start saying something like I slay a dragon with my bare hands then I might be going off the recollection path and into story mode. Regardless I hope it’s entertaining. To see the list click.

2008 MINI Cooper – good things come in small packages

This article was lifted almost entirely from David Goodspeed on GearDiary.  I will more than likely rewrite something in my own words but I am lazy and it was written well so I just cut and paste for the time being..

“The tide has turned on large, mobile real estate-hogging vehicles here in the U.S. and the new trend is small – even tiny.

We recently tested a couple of tiny cars – the MINI Cooper and the smart fortwo passion coupe – and one of the most common comments was relating to accidents, something along the lines of “I sure wouldn’t want to be in a wreck in one of those.”

Well, I wouldn’t want to be in a wreck in anything, but I certainly concede their point after driving these little passenger vehicles in traffic next to one-ton duallies and 18-wheelers. And if you live in or frequent an area where these type vehicles are commonplace I might not recommend either of this week’s test vehicles as the odds are stacked against you remaining unscathed for very long.