Archive for March 2010
The new healthcare legislation has apparently made some people so made that they’ve turned to threatening politicians with violence. Some citizens have also decided to battle it out amongst each other, including the driver who was so mad that he started a car—while driving—because it had an Obama-Biden sticker on it:
Duren had picked his daughter up from school and was driving to his Nashville, TN home when Harry Weisiger pulled up next to his car, pointed to the Obama-Biden bumper sticker on the back, and flipped him off . . . . At a stop sign he starting honking his horn and causing a scene and when the two were underway again, he hit Duran’s car. Being a normal person, Duren slowed to deal with the accident but Weisiger sped up and smashed into the bumper, causing serious damage.
My two cents: if someone is stupid enough to turn to violence about a political issue, they likely don’t have the intelligence to actually understand the political issue itself.
P.S. This is NOT an endorsement of the healthcare legislation, of which I have many doubts.
Regardless of ones’ views of the merits of the healthcare bill, it is unquestionable that the debate surrounding its passage was low-quality. Not just the debate between politicians, but also debate between citizens, and coverage by the news. Maybe I’ll write more on this over the weekend.
So I recently bought a 2010 Toyota Corolla. Naturally, I was disappointed when I heard that my car was recalled, along with many others, due to acceleration problems. However, I’ll say that my experience getting the car fixed was great.
I took my car to Koon’s Tysons Toyota in Northern VA. I called to make an appointment for 12:30pm. I got there at about 12:10 pm, gave them the keys, and sat down to do some schoolwork on my laptop. At about 12:45pm, they already called me to pick up the car. I also noticed that the customer just before me had the same exact experience. It did not appear that the service bay was empty—there were a ton of people that were getting their cars serviced at the time.
As for the effects of the repair, I drove about ten miles to get home after the repair, and I did not notice much difference. It seems like the brake is slightly more sensitive when I press it down, now. Though that could just be a placebo effect.
Anyway, I just wanted to share my experience, since it was very positive. I don’t know whether this experience is common throughout the US, or other dealerships, but I really enjoyed my service at Koon’s.
