car Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/car/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:36:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 What to Do Today https://smthingscount.com/2018/10/05/what-to-do-today/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 16:35:15 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7363 “Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.” ~Frank A. Clark That sums up the spirit of today’s National Do

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]]> Save on Car and Plane Trips https://smthingscount.com/2017/12/09/save-on-car-and-plane-trips/ Sat, 09 Dec 2017 17:59:39 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6485 Unneeded items in your suitcase add extra weight which affects your car’s gas mileage (and your plane-ticket price).  There’s an iPhone/iPad app that facilitates smart packing

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]]> Safety Tip https://smthingscount.com/2017/04/21/safety-tip/ Fri, 21 Apr 2017 16:10:53 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5803 Here’s a safety tip for those of you who haven’t heard it yet.  It has to do with your GPS device that you keep in

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]]> Cheaper Electric Cars https://smthingscount.com/2016/01/12/cheaper-electric-cars/ Tue, 12 Jan 2016 17:47:20 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4449 Although I’d love to switch from an environmentally harmful gas car, I’ve had several concerns.  One is that there haven’t been any electric mini vans

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]]> “Cut Out” Car Odors https://smthingscount.com/2015/10/31/cut-out-car-odors/ Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:43:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4266 Car air fresheners are loaded with chemicals.  Make your own.  Attach a decorative piece of cloth to cardboard and cut into a pleasing shape or decorate

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]]> An MVP in TWO Ways https://smthingscount.com/2015/04/07/an-mvp-in-two-ways/ Tue, 07 Apr 2015 17:07:19 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3665 Here’s an upbeat story to counteract all the stories of harm done by famous sports stars.  Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder guard, won a new

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]]> Recall? Be Safe https://smthingscount.com/2014/07/16/recall-be-safe/ Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:41:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2934   Another batch of vehicles is being recalled!  Seems like it’s happening every day.  At this point you’d have to have a car as old

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]]> Brain Freeze: Silly Things I Think About https://smthingscount.com/2014/06/27/brain-freeze-silly-things-i-think-about/ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:19:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2892 There’s plenty to worry about in the world.  But my mind sometimes wanders into strange territories.  Here’s a concern that hit me today: If a driver-less

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]]> Stupid Woman of the Season Award https://smthingscount.com/2013/12/18/stupid-woman-of-the-season-award/ https://smthingscount.com/2013/12/18/stupid-woman-of-the-season-award/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2013 23:27:38 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2365 Today I saw the best candidate for Stupid Woman of the Season, if such an award exists.  She pulled her car into a handicap spot

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2013/12/18/stupid-woman-of-the-season-award/feed/ 2 Auto-Drive Life https://smthingscount.com/2013/05/31/auto-drive-life/ Fri, 31 May 2013 18:26:17 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=1726 The DMV can change my life!  They’re devising rules for self-driving cars.  It will probably mean some sort of training or test, then a sticker

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