Category Archives: Automotive

About cars and why we love/hate ’em.

You Can’t Get There From Here

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Sheila Moss

People are lamenting the traffic congestion on the local Interstate and wishing it could be widened. If they think it is bad now, they should have been out there the last time the road was widened. Traffic flow? Ha, what’s that? There was no such … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor, Rants | Tagged Carpooling, Commuting, Construction, Creative driving, Freeway, Frontage roads, HOV lane, Interstate highway, Orange barrels, Rubbernecking, Traffic congestion, Traffic jam | 5 Comments

Rules of the Road in Tennessee

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Drive a pickup truck or SUV. They are bigger than the other cars on the road so you can drive faster. A pickup truck is best as you never know when you might want to haul junk or something. Drive with your … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor | Tagged Accidents, Aggressive drivers, Change lanes, Commuting, Construction, Exits, Hazardous conditions, Merging, Pickup, Speed limit, Tailgating, Traffic lights, Weaving | 8 Comments

No Parking

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Why is it that whenever I go to a discount mart or a shopping mall, I can never find a decent parking place? What time of the day do all of those people get there that have the great spots … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor, Shopping | Tagged Customer parking, Discount store, Employee parking, Garden Center, Handicap parking, Mall, No Parking, parking, Parking lots, Parking space, Valet parking | 3 Comments

Road Rage

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Sheila Moss

I live in the suburbs like millions of other Americans and commute to work daily. Normally, I have about a 30 to 40 minute commute, depending on traffic. Lately, due to construction on the Interstate, my commute time has become … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor | Tagged Commuters, Drivers, Drivers' Ed, Drunk Drivers, Freeways, Interstates, Road Hazzards, Road Rage, Speeding, Tailgating, traffic, Trucks | 11 Comments

The Silver Dynamo

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Sheila Moss

There are many things in life that are not favorite activities. I had to do one of the things I despise most last week – buy a car. It seems as if we just went through this process not too … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor | Tagged automobiles, barter, car buying, car sales, cars, Ford, rental car, used car | 12 Comments

Going Crazy

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Sheila Moss

There’s a crazy woman loose who is an accident waiting to happen and a menace to society. Sadly, I must report that I am that crazy woman. It’s true. I’ve departed my senses and am waiting for the men with … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor | Tagged auto accident, crazy woman, drugstore, gas spill, open garage, padded cell, senior moment | 6 Comments

Are You Ready for a Red Corvette?

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Since the first Corvette rolled off the assembly line in 1953, it has starred in TV shows, such as “Route 66,” received mention in songs (Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Prince) and is glorified in it’s very own museum. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor | Tagged Corvette, Corvette Fever, Fast lane, Hot wheels, Mid-life crisis, Quiz, Route 66, Sports cars, Vette | 6 Comments

Donuts To Go

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Sheila Moss

After my sister read a column I wrote about bad luck, she sent me an email. “I have my own story,” she said. “It all started when I decided to run a few errands before picking Mom up for a doctor’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor | Tagged accident, bad luck, car crash, car wreck, curses, donut shop disaster, jinx | 5 Comments

Car Talk

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Of 2,000 people surveyed, half talk to their cars. A survey by British International Motor Sports found that nearly half of the 2000 people they surveyed talk to their cars. That wouldn’t be too bad, but forty percent believe that cars … Continue reading →

Posted in Automotive, Humor | Tagged cars, divorce, old cars, trade-in, used car | 1 Comment

The Used Car Deal

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Sheila Moss

My daughter needed a car. I hate, detest, despise, buying cars and haggling over prices The sleazy salesmen always wear me down and talk me into buying an overpriced car regardless of whether the payments are affordable or not. … Continue reading →