“Entirely practical”

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“This is the sort of vehicle that most of us need, one that is entirely practical… there is no carrying about of weight more or less uselessly devoted to fashionable appearance and not really essential luxury.” — The Autocar (1948)

Came across the quote above in a magazine. True in 1948, less so today (okay, not at all). I’ve been driving mine almost daily for seven months and still having a blast. More Rover love:

“Perfectly reasonable people seem to take leave of their senses upon first meeting a Land Rover. It is less a car than a state of mind. Its owners are the most partisan group imaginable and its would-be owners are legion.” — David E. Davis, Car and Driver

“Yes, it’s loud, and rough, and slow, and unreliable. Yes, the Jeep Wrangler is better than the Defender in every objective way. But that’s the point of the Defender: it’s unique. It’s special. It’s unusual. The Jeep Wrangler is for people who leave their dealership license plate frame on. For people who drive past six gas stations to get to a Texaco two miles from their house because gas there is three cents cheaper.” (Jalopnik)

When bumpers really bumped

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Several months ago I bought an old (’77) pickup truck. Just for fun and hauling stuff. Like me, it’s a little beat up.

While stopped at an intersection today, waiting for the light to change, I got a little bump from the car behind me. (A Hyundai, I think.) In my mirror I saw the woman making cringing “I’m sorry” signs so I just smiled, waved and drove on. Don’t know if it did any damage to her plastic car (and don’t much care since she wasn’t hurt). It was just a nudge but who knows how much damage it would have done had I been in a ‘nice’ car.

U.S. credit card debt

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“Average individual credit card debt (in the U. S.) stands at $5,331 in 2019. Additionally, on a monthly basis, most Americans don’t pay their credit card balance in full every month – 55% don’t regularly pay in full.”

  • 83% of U.S. adults own at least one piece of plastic.
  • On average, U.S. consumers own three credit cards.
  • Total revolving debt stands at $1.04 trillion – that’s up from $857 billion in 2013.
  • The average interest Americans pay on their cards stands at 16.46%.

Source: TheStreet.com

Mo likes the warmer weather

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A perfect day for loving up on neighbor dog Mo (after taking Hattie for a walk).

(Wikipedia) “The Bernese Mountain Dog is a large-sized breed of dog, one of the four breeds of Sennenhund-type dogs from the Swiss Alps. The name Sennenhund is derived from the German Senne (“alpine pasture”) and Hund (hound/dog), as they accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called Senn. Berner (or Bernese in English) refers to the area of the breed’s origin, in the canton of Bern. This mountain dog was originally kept as a general farm dog.”

UPDATE August, 2024: This is Max. Best Friend to a friend. First photo while a pup… second photo a few days ago (after lots of expensive puppy chow).