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I don’t care what the calendar says for me winter starts Dec. 1st. particularly if there’s snow.

Remote start is nice particularly when this is what is waiting for you like it was yesterday afternoon when I was leaving work.

I found a place for my Santa portrait. Better here than messing with an extension ladder to hang it in the stairwell. There’s a story behind that picture. Decades ago, back in 1980s, I was short of money and didn’t know what to get my mother for Christmas. I remembered an illustration on an...

Which is the point. No one really needs a lot of these things. We drove for decades without them. But some are nice and convenient to have, some more than others, and it will vary from person to person. A lot of people today complain about too much tech in cars now. But what are they really...

Hmm… I don’t think I have front cameras. Isn’t that a trim specific feature?

My 2004 CrownVic was an LX. I had modified it (mostly unseen) to make it my own after inheriting it when my father passed away. It was a great car and I liked it very much. And it certainly drew a lot of positive attention. My mods made it a much more enjoyable car to drive than what it had...

My previous car was a 2004 Crown Victoria. Suffice to say by today’s standards it was almost stripped except for anti-lock braking, power windows, power locks, air conditioning with auto climate control. My 2024 Bronco Sport Big Bend is a different story and I’ve had to get used to tech...

I had this happen to me last year. For me it turned out some info had gone missing in my Ford account. When I signed into my account (which you should be able to do from any dealer website) and re-entered the missing info the app was working again. And I haven’t had any issue since. It’s only a...

Fly-fish-Kaze what trim level was your Bronco Sport? The Outer Banks already has leather or leatherette.

Very nice! I really like this!

Speaking of ride…or actually RIDE. Earlier in the week I had to go out to the grocery store in the evening. Of course, this time of year it was already dark out. On my way south on Stewart Blvd. I saw a collection of flashing police lights in the middle of the road and I was waved down. The...

I like this picture from last year. It was the first time I took my Bronco Sport out with some real snow on the ground. It was December 1st, 2024 and I had not had it even two months yet. I had gone out to various stores to look at Christmas decorations for ideas to decorate my new place I had...

It’s often asked why Christmas doesn’t feel the same. Christmas evolves as it always has down through the centuries. The Christmas we know and recognize, how it’s observed and practiced, is a relatively recent thing only about 170 or so years old. The familiar Christmas we know took form in the...

Last year was my first Christmas without Mum. She passed away in April 2024. Now both my parents were gone as Dad had passed away in 2017. The prospect of Christmas alone was looking bleak. About a month before Christmas I was sitting alone after dinner sipping a coffee and thinking there is no...

It’s a 2024, only a little more than a year old, and it’s been great.

The world is a lot more complicated place these days. Indeed since the 1940s-1950s when aircraft became a lot more widespread, particularly with commercial aircraft, the skies are a lot more crowded. Also countries are particular about who is allowed to cross their designated airspace freely...

I could do that, but I shouldn’t have to deform my wiper arms because someone didn’t do their job right. Or I could buy and install the proper wiper blades myself. I am usually an easy going person, but if you pay good money for something then you should be getting satisfaction in return. If...

Wow. This story keeps going. So today we had some light rain which gave me reason to use my wipers, which resulted in a genuine WTF! from me. Because the new wiper blades started a constant clacking as the wipers swept back-and-forth across the windshield. Obviously it’s the wiper blades...

I still can’t understand how I didn’t notice anything. And the dealer rep who first delivered it to me said she didn’t notice anything either.

I just had my Bronco Sport winter prepped this week, and we’ve already had a little snow. Installed winter tires, checked all fluids and battery, installed new wipers. Also I carry a couple of warm blankets, a shovel, air pump and a good flashlight. I’ve never needed them, but they’re there...