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Fun with snow: Driving my smart car in winter weather
I didn’t think I would have the chance to write about driving in snow this year, considering how little of it we’ve been having in the past couple of winters. But I have been driving my smart car in...
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smart car meets fish: the “Black Orchid”
I entered a smart car design contest recently with my creation dubbed “Black Orchid”: This design was named for a breed of Siamese fighting fish called the “black orchid crown tail”. I was also...
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Let’s talk hyperbole.
I get a lot of comments on my blog. Some are fawning, others are pugnacious. Smart cars bring out both sides of Americans. I approve both equally given that they meet the following simple requirements:...
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10k Maintenance at the Smart Car Center
It’s been less than a year since buying my smart car and I’ve already put 9500 miles on her. My coworker was taken aback. What, is that a large number? I suppose it’s a testament to how much fun the...
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Replacing the headlight on my smart car
I recently noticed that one of my smart car’s headlights was out when I was driving. I was going to attend my first ever Triangle Tweetup that night, though, and I wanted neither to risk driving...
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Homecoming: A trip to the Blue Ridge mountains with my smart car
Last weekend I went on a trip to visit my mother and homeplace in Meadows of Dan, located on the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia… in my smart car! While I was there, I ferried my mother everywhere....
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Merry Christmas, y’all!
Roxy's got her antlers on in the Christmas Spirit. The people at the dealership were kind enough to give me these antlers when I asked where I could buy a pair. Do you think Urban Santa would deliver...
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My first flat tire
This is worthy of posting as part of my “smart car experience”: I got a flat last Thursday. I was driving home from Refresh the Triangle, a web developer meetup in Durham, around 8 at night. Around 5...
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smart 2012
I went to the smart car reunion at my smart car dealership last weekend. They served us barbecue! I always love going to these events because I get to meet people I would never know otherwise. Earlier...
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Roxy needs a new home.
After many wonderful years together, the time has come where I no longer need Roxy. We’re moving to Portland, Oregon and going car free! I’ve put Roxy up for sale on Craigslist. As you can tell, she’s...
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