Archive for the 'driving' Category

Mar 14 2008

Pontiac Spy Hunter…YEAH!

Published by miguel under Videos, retro gaming, arcade, driving, video games, culture

Spy Hunter was one of my favorites games in the early 80’s. This commercial brings back a lot of memories.

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Mar 04 2008

Play online: Save gas. Save the environment.

Published by miguel under Playstation 3, xbox 360, driving, video games, online, culture

$3.89 per gallon is killing me. My car gets 30 miles/gallon but that doesn’t help me. I’m just glad that I didn’t get the V8 Mustang that I was eyeing. That would have hurt even more. The traffic on interstate 680 or 580 or 880 won’t help either. I remember when gas prices were 75 cents a gallon back in the 80’s. I miss those days. My buddies and I would jump in my lawn-green hooptie, Datsun 510, drive around town, cruise on Castro Valley Boulevard, and let the car idle in the parking lot. I don’t think we’d be doing that today with these gas prices.

Then again, we didn’t have online gaming like we do today. Hours of World of Warcraft or Call of Duty 4 matches should wee away the time effectively. Less time cruising and driving to the malls means less money spent on fuel AND no CO2 emissions to our very delicate ozone layer. Dang it. I just gave WoW and multiplayer fan-boys another excuse to stay indoors. And this one is pretty good.

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Jan 31 2007

Driving tips for stupid parents!

Published by miguel under Wii, driving

  • When you see a kid crossing the street, slow the hell down!  Yes.  You do have the right of way but have you thought of what a speeding two ton vehicle will do an eighty pound child?  Think about this: Do you know what a parent will do to you if you even graze that eighty pound child?
  • Don’t wait across the street for your child to cross the busy intersection!  Get your ass across the street, hold his or her hand and escort the child.  It doesn’t matter if the child is yours or not.  Don’t watch. Do it!
  • Not even idiots make a U-turn in the middle of an intersection; Why are you?  And don’t get mad when other law-abiding drivers honk their horns at you.  You’re the idiot.  Smile. Wave.  Say sorry.
  • A red paint on the curb means no parking!  Ummm… it’s actually a law and not just a cute red mark on the sidewalk.  I love that fact you also leave your SUV while the school bus full of kids navigates against on-coming traffic.  I’m waiting for the day you get side-swiped.  You can’t complain, dumbass.
  • You can’t block the cross walk: two white lines drawn where people can legally cross the intersection.  I don’t care if it’s the last parking spot near the school.  Wake your ass up early and drag that kid to school to get a good spot.
  • Your house is a block away from the school.  Walk the kids to school.  This will eliminate one stupid moron from clogging the roads around the school area.

There.  I feel much better now.

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