mbarker: (ISeeYou2)
Yech. All I was supposed to be doing was going to the local grocery to pick up water. Simple, right?
Three times a charm? )
I have to admit, having two people try their best to walk in front of me... the car, well, he's got some protection around himself. But do people know how much momentum is in a car, even at the low speeds of parking lots and residential roads? I guarantee, getting hit by one will ruin your day. And neither the Mr. in the parking lot nor the jogger were looking around.

Keep your eyes open.
mbarker: (ISeeYou2)
I'm fascinated. We traded in our old car recently, and Mitsuko looked at ALL the new crop before deciding. She does the most driving, so I insisted that we get a car that she wanted. And she looked at little ones (no), big ones (no), and various other things. She decided that a Toyota Axio was the right car. But there were two things that particularly caught her attention.
Yackity-yack )
So a "no-key" system is a winner. Just stick your hand in the handle and . . . beep, beep, it's open. Or press the button on the handle and . . . beep, it's locked. Start the car? Foot on the brake, press the button . . . vroom. Car fob -- can't get in without it.
mbarker: (ISeeYou2)
Let me start by reminding you that I live in Japan, and we drive on the other side of the road here -- the left. And this evening I almost got a motorcycle with the left bumper of my car when he decided to go straight past on the left just as I turned that way.
Shorten this up )
I wonder if he'll learn not to do that, or simply curse at me for not seeing him?

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