Tag “Going Like Sixty”

It’s Like A Reverse Slot Machine!

coinstar

My blog-buddy “Going Like Sixty” says he’s figured out a way to game those Coinstar change machines you find in supermarkets: go to the customer service counter and cash in two $20 bills for quarters, pump the quarters into the Coinstar machine and get an “eCertificate” from one of a number of popular retailers that includes a $10 rebate on your purchase. Even after you calculate out the fee Coinstar charges, you’re still ahead of the game by about 8 bucks. Makes Christmas shopping more like a trip to Vegas!

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Seven Moving Parts And One Moving Story

What I know about cars you can put in your hat and still have room for your hairpiece, but my blog-buddy “GLS” has put up a couple of posts this week reminiscing about the cars in his life.

Yesterday, he shared the story of a little red car called a “DKW” that only had seven moving parts in its engine: three cylinders and pistons, three connecting rods, and a driveshaft. The engine was a two-stroke type (not unlike what powers your lawn mower), with five speeds. But five was four too many for GLS’s brother, who was given the car as a high school graduation present by their father back in 1961. He drove the little car with his foot on the floor all the time.

Anyway, I’ll let him tell you the story, because it’s a good one.

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What I Done, By I. Dun Doodit

Earlier this week, blog-buddy GLS took a turn at one of those memes that’s a list of 100 things (books, movies, foods, etc.) and you’re supposed to check off the ones you’ve done. I don’t very often play along with blog memes, especially the “tag, you’re it” variety, but this one appealed to me. It’s sort of like that “1000 Places To Visit Before You Die” book, in that it asks you to check off a list of places you’ve visited and things you’ve done.

My list is after the jump.

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