Wouldn’t it be great if you knew ahead of time where all of the traffic problems were, this way you could avoid them all?  Well, life isn’t perfect, and traffic jams will happen.  However, the folks over at Intellicast are trying to make things better for the rest of us by providing a site where you can actually type in the name of a city, zip code, Airport ID, state or country and find out what the traffic conditions are like.  This is a free service, and I imagine that if you had a Blackberry or some other mobile device Read the Rest…

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I don’t know about you, but if I can save money on filling up my car, then I’ll sometimes scope out the surrounding areas where I live in the quest for cheaper gasoline.  Depending on the week and where I am heading, my 2007 Jeep Liberty will guzzle anywhere from $50- $100 EASILY.  That being said, I was elated when I discovered this site called GasBuddy.com.
About GasBuddy.com
GasBuddy.com is an AWESOME site.  Now, from the click of a button, you can find out which gas stations near you are selling gasoline for cheaper.  Ironically, I would drive around (and sometimes out Read the Rest…

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Remember the days when you weren’t allowed to bring your furry friend aboard a plane with you?  Despite the fact that it is somewhat easier to fly with your pet, it is still a pain to have to go through the sometimes lengthy process involved in getting the ‘ok’ to have your pet travel with you.  And even when are allowed to fly with your pet, there are so many rules involved, and on top of that, the conditions aboard planes aren’t always the greatest for animals.  Often, animals will be required to travel in the cargo section of a Read the Rest…

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Have you ever been to a car dealership before and not had a single clue what the car salespeople were talking about?  Trust me, you’re not alone.  It’s no secret that just like many other professions, car salespeople have their own “lingo” if you will, that they use when they’re around each other in order to communicate messages and ideas without the consumer knowing exactly what they’re saying.  However, the folks over at Edmunds.com are giving car buyers a jump start to becoming smarter consumers when they head out to the dealership.  The following are 10 phrases that car buyers Read the Rest…

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According a recent article published in the Washington Post, the White House is putting the brakes on the long-awaited transportation overhaul.  For months, House representatives have worked to produce a 775 page, $500 billion bill that would create a new fund for overhauling the United States’ aging, congested, carbon-emitting transportation.  Funds would cover the cost of much needed road repairs as well as increase funding for rail and public transportation, not to mention include reforms intended to slowly but surely wean us off of being so dependent on fossil fuels.
But Obama has identified this as one area that can wait.
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Sometimes, getting a flat tire is simply unavoidable.  In the rare event that it does happen and you don’t want to sit around for 45 minutes to a few hours waiting for someone to come change it for you, the following video provides some great instruction on how to take matters into your own hands.  Before you watch the video though, there are some things you’ll need to keep in mind.
What You’ll Need When Changing a Flat

spare tire
a jack
a lugnut wrench
owner’s manual (most are available online now under the owner’s section)

11 Steps That Are Involved

Stay Calm
Consult the Owner’s Manual
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According to an article published by the BBC this time last year, Abubakar Yar’Adua of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was left to defend comments that may or may not have been said regarding the long-standing belief that militants residing in Nigeria are being paid to protect the oil infrastructure. In his defense, Yar’Adua later stated that he had been misunderstood, and that there was no money that transferred from the hands of the NNPC to militants.  However, one militant group responded by threatening that they would blow up a pipeline…so maybe there was more to it than what Read the Rest…

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When most people need to get around from place to place, they don’t think twice.  If you live in a busy city such as New York City or Atlanta, you might take the bus or grab a cab.  No biggie.  But for people with disabilities, it’s another story- one in which a woman named Rosemary Bolinger can tell you about.
Rosemary lives in the UK and is a trustee of the national disability organization called Scope.  Last year, the BBC News reported that Bolinger set out on a journey  to test the accessibility of buses for wheelchair users.  Together with her Read the Rest…

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The folks over at findgascards.com posted a great list of DVD players that are worth checking out.  It may be worth it to purchase a portable DVD player for that next long road trip.  Or, if you have children, a portable DVD player can really make the trip go by much more quickly.  Besides this, you don’t necessarily have to be in your car to enjoy a portable DVD player- that’s the beauty of it!  You can take it with you to the park if you’re having a picnic or you can bring it to your next hotel stay.  Either Read the Rest…

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According to a recent article published in The Daily News Journal,  police are sick and tired of hearing your music- at least in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  Police are cracking down on noisy car stereos over the next few weeks as part of a larger effort to increase safety on the streets.    Said Murfreesboro police spokesman Kyle Evans:
Driving with your stereo turned up so loud that other people can hear it endangers yourself and other drivers…For one reason, you can’t hear emergency vehicles approaching and you can’t hear other warning signs like horns honking or someone yelling for your attention.
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