Corolla Front Struts

Warning: Don’t attempt to change your own struts unless you know what you are doing. Supposedly, these springs could kill you. There’s a lot of energy stored in these compressed springs!
My tires are cupped, and I was told I needed new struts… Well, my Corolla has more than 90,000 miles on it. [...]

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Smart Car Spotting in Houston!

I spotted a Smart Car in Houston a couple of weeks ago from my trusty Corolla while stopped at Kirkwood and Richmond. This Smart Car was apparently purchased from the Sugar Land location. A colleague had been on a waiting list for about a year so I knew they were coming, and it looks like [...]

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Quick Jabberwocky: Garages

I’ve been debating what kind of dwelling place I’d rent/buy “when I grow up.”  A small condo/townhouse/loft located centrally and in close proximity to where I live/work/play/worship?  Where I can somehow hop on a bus or rail line to get to most places I need to go?  That’s one of the greenest options.  Occupy a [...]

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Car Talk Landscape Architecture Puzzler

This week’s Car Talk puzzle as described by Ray:
This puzzler is from my horticultural and mathematical series. It was sent in by Daniel Reiss. And, of course, I couldn’t resist the temptation to mess with it a little bit.
Here it is.
An eccentric billionaire decided to interview landscapers for his newly constructed estate. Part of the [...]

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Austin Hailstorm Aftermath

It has hailed 3 or 4 times in the past month here! Crazy!
Last night’s freak hailstorm was the worst (so far???). I saw golf ball-sized hail outside my door right before the power went out. There were reports of hail even as big as softballs. Just think, F=ma! Force equals mass times the acceleration of [...]

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