Robert Hall

Was at an intersection this morning between a dark red Challenger Hellcat and a new Jaguar F-Pace (first I'd seen of the new CUV). Both had very different, but appealing exhaust notes as they pulled away...

Mmmm... Samantha Fox..the Big 80s...remember her well..

Given the area, I'm surprised they were going the right direction. I have never lived in an area with so many wrong way driver accidents. Lots of bad drivers in Az. The heat bakes their brains.

Yeah, I was going the speed limit in heavy Sunday afternoon traffic...winding divided freeway section w/ a 6% grade...no truck escape ramps like on I-70 in Colorado... I glanced in the rear view mirror and saw this massive chrome front end bearing down on me (I think it was a Western Star)...the left lane had no room to get in, so I got on the yellow lane divider to give him enough room to get past....I think he brushed the guard rail (several 100 ft drop off into Black Canyon there)...it looked like the brakes on the trailer were gone...lots of pungent brake smoke....(had the sunroof open and smelled it)... talk about a white knuckle experience. Another thought--the driver may have been distracted playing Pokemon Go.

I've used Uber a few times....twice in San Francisco when I was there for a conference w/ 4 others---we took Uber Suburbans from the airport to the hotel, etc. Also used it in Denver last year to go to and from the airport and the football stadium when I day tripped for a Broncos game...no problems..

After a few days up in the mountains, on my way back to Phoenix yesterday I almost got run over by a semi on I-17... Felt like I was in the movie 'Duel' for a few seconds of terror. Coming down the twisty section of I-17 south of Sunset Point, almost got run over by a semi. I think his brakes were cooked from the descent. Squeezed over to left side of the right lane--60 mph traffic in the left lane) so he could go by on the right breakdown lane. He blew past on the right, brake smoke trailing and sparks flying.. Close call, he didn't use his horn....I just looked in the rear view and saw a huge chrome front bearing down.... He kept going w brake smoke trailing then got off at an exit 1/2 mile later.... I went on to the next exit and stopped at the well known Rock Springs Cafe for a beer and some pie and to relax...

If it is 'Ch' it looks like it could be 'Chreman'.

Looks like it could be an upper case 'I' also. As an aside, cursive handwriting is an almost lost art today..

Looks like Ignac Lebreman or maybe Ignace Lieberman? http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=allgs&gsfn=Ignace&gsln=Lieberman&gss=seo&ghc=20

Just relaxing and enjoying a 4 day weekend at home..enjoying the pool. Going to watch some NASCAR tonight and F1 tomorrow.. going up north (Flagstaff) for a few days next week after the 4th to enjoy the cooler weather..

I've seen a few offbeat oldies the last few days driving around town... a rough 59 Edsel 2dr sedan in primer gray w/ red trim and red wheels a very rough 60 Pontiac 2dr sedan in faded red w/ white top, no bumpers, lifted in the rear, a blower hat sticking through the hood what appeared to be an all original, faded/oxidized lt blue '63 Plymouth wagon a white '73 Ranchero 500 w/ a white bed cap

LoL...great description...sexy wagon, makes me think of hot 40 something Scandavian women..

Yeah, couch potato. I used to ride a bike, hike, snowboard a little. But that was a long time ago...

It's all fat for me. 0% muscle

So my BMI is only 30 according to that chart. I had a scale that calculated BMI.

I thought side curtain airbags were required years ago...the Viper doesn't have them??

Interesting photoshop mashup of a Prius (or Marai?) and an Infiniti SUV...

Slowing before turning. I see no issue here, as long as their brake lights work.Braking before turn signals should be no problem---were you tailgating? The turn signal comes on WELL before the brake lights. This courtesy lets the person following time to give the turner plenty of room to slow for the turn, plus make sure the people behind the second person are well clear to prevent an accident. If you aren't tailgating, the order of signaling vs brake lights shouldn't matter. Also, if you signal too early, people will speed up to block you from moving over into their lane...

Slowing before turning. I see no issue here, as long as their brake lights work.Braking before turn signals should be no problem---were you tailgating?

Remember, we each have a limit of one down vote per day. Got to use them or lose them.

It is fascinating to think of all of the change that resulted from the mainstreaming of cars in the early to mid 20th century. Houses being built w/ garages. Drive through businesses. Parking lots. Traffic signals. Paved roads then freeways...and on and on. One a side tangent, one thing that I see in house hunting is the rise in the 60s of 2 car households. So many houses I've seen online in a few areas I'm closely into tick all my boxes for # of bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, back yard, price but have only a 1 car garage...seen many beautiful 40s-50s bricks, MCM, ranches and split levels that have only a 1 car garage.. Trying to avoid boring modern suburban subdivisions.

Re: the early decades of the car--it is amazing how many companies were in existence in the early 20th century, and a car was a fairly complicated mechanism even then. There must have been some set of common components made by a few suppliers that many car makers used, such as Continental engines which appeared in many marques. Seems like it would have been a very costly venture to build cars in a vertically integrated fashion, with single marque-specific components...

Seems like there was a huge number of short lived car makers prior to the 30s that few have heard of today...

I love the WEC...try and watch as much as I can....watching the 24 now..