#Hyundai County

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So Sánh Các Loại Xe Tải Hyundai: Từ Xe Tải 1,5 Tấn Đến Xe Tải 7 Tấn

Giới Thiệu

Khi nói đến việc chọn xe tải phù hợp, các doanh nghiệp và cá nhân thường phải cân nhắc giữa nhiều yếu tố, bao gồm trọng tải, kích thước, và tính năng. Hyundai cung cấp một loạt các mẫu xe tải để đáp ứng các nhu cầu khác nhau. Trong bài viết này, chúng ta sẽ so sánh các loại xe tải Hyundai từ 1,5 tấn đến 7 tấn, bao gồm các mẫu xe phổ biến như Hyundai H150, N250, 75S, cùng với Hyundai 110SP, EX8, Solati và County.

1. Hyundai H150 (Xe Tải 1,5 Tấn)

Đặc Điểm:

Kích Thước Nhỏ Gọn: Hyundai H150 là lựa chọn lý tưởng cho các doanh nghiệp nhỏ và việc vận chuyển hàng hóa trong đô thị. Với kích thước nhỏ gọn, xe dễ dàng di chuyển qua các con đường hẹp và đô thị đông đúc.

Tiện Nghi Nội Thất: Được trang bị nội thất tiện nghi với ghế điều chỉnh và hệ thống điều hòa không khí, H150 cung cấp sự thoải mái cho tài xế trong các chuyến đi dài.

Hiệu Suất: Động cơ mạnh mẽ và tiết kiệm nhiên liệu, phù hợp cho việc vận chuyển hàng hóa nhẹ và trung bình.

Ưu Điểm:

Dễ dàng vận hành và bảo trì.

Chi phí sở hữu và vận hành thấp.

Thích hợp cho các doanh nghiệp nhỏ và các tuyến đường đô thị.

2. Hyundai N250 (Xe Tải 2,5 Tấn)

Đặc Điểm:

Kích Thước Lớn Hơn: N250 cung cấp nhiều không gian hơn để vận chuyển hàng hóa, với khả năng chịu tải cao hơn so với H150.

Tính Năng An Toàn: Được trang bị các tính năng an toàn tiên tiến như hệ thống ABS và EBD, giúp cải thiện khả năng kiểm soát và an toàn trong quá trình lái.

Tiện Nghi: Có nhiều tùy chọn thùng xe, cho phép tùy chỉnh để phù hợp với nhu cầu vận chuyển cụ thể.

Ưu Điểm:

Khả năng chịu tải tốt, phù hợp cho các doanh nghiệp cần vận chuyển hàng hóa nặng hơn.

Công nghệ an toàn tiên tiến và tính năng tiện nghi.

3. Hyundai 75S (Xe Tải 7 Tấn)

Đặc Điểm:

Kích Thước Lớn: Hyundai 75S là một trong những mẫu xe tải nặng của Hyundai, lý tưởng cho việc vận chuyển hàng hóa lớn và nặng.

Hiệu Suất Vượt Trội: Được trang bị động cơ mạnh mẽ, xe cung cấp khả năng vận hành ổn định ngay cả khi chịu tải nặng.

Tiện Nghi và An Toàn: Trang bị hệ thống treo hiện đại và các tính năng an toàn cao cấp, đảm bảo sự thoải mái và an toàn cho tài xế và hàng hóa.

Ưu Điểm:

Khả năng vận chuyển hàng hóa lớn và nặng.

Độ bền và hiệu suất cao.

Trang bị các tính năng an toàn và tiện nghi cao cấp.

4. Hyundai 110SP (Xe Tải 7 Tấn)

Đặc Điểm:

Khả Năng Chịu Tải Cao: Hyundai 110SP cung cấp khả năng chịu tải lên đến 7 tấn, phù hợp cho việc vận chuyển hàng hóa lớn và nặng.

Hiệu Suất Mạnh Mẽ: Được trang bị động cơ công suất cao và hệ thống truyền động bền bỉ, 110SP cung cấp hiệu suất tốt trên các đoạn đường dài và địa hình khó khăn.

Tiện Nghi và An Toàn: Xe có nội thất rộng rãi và các tính năng an toàn nâng cao để bảo vệ tài xế và hàng hóa.

Ưu Điểm:

Khả năng vận chuyển hàng hóa nặng và lớn.

Hiệu suất mạnh mẽ và bền bỉ.

Nội thất tiện nghi và an toàn.

5. Hyundai EX8 (Xe Tải 8 Tấn)

Đặc Điểm:

Thiết Kế Hiện Đại: Hyundai EX8 được thiết kế với các công nghệ tiên tiến và tính năng tiện nghi để cải thiện trải nghiệm lái.

Khả Năng Vận Chuyển: Với khả năng chịu tải lên đến 8 tấn, EX8 phù hợp cho các nhu cầu vận chuyển hàng hóa lớn.

Tiện Nghi và An Toàn: Trang bị hệ thống treo chắc chắn và các tính năng an toàn như ABS, giúp tăng cường sự ổn định và an toàn.

Ưu Điểm:

Khả năng vận chuyển hàng hóa lớn.

Công nghệ hiện đại và tiện nghi.

Đảm bảo sự an toàn và thoải mái cho tài xế.

6. Hyundai Solati (Xe Khách 16 Chỗ)

Đặc Điểm:

Sức Chứa: Hyundai Solati là mẫu xe khách rộng rãi với sức chứa lên đến 16 hành khách, lý tưởng cho các dịch vụ vận chuyển hành khách và xe đưa đón.

Tiện Nghi Nội Thất: Trang bị nội thất sang trọng và tiện nghi như ghế da, hệ thống điều hòa không khí, và các thiết bị giải trí, giúp hành khách có trải nghiệm thoải mái.

Hiệu Suất: Được trang bị động cơ mạnh mẽ và hệ thống treo tốt, Solati cung cấp khả năng vận hành mượt mà trên các tuyến đường dài và trong đô thị.

Ưu Điểm:

Sức chứa lớn và nội thất tiện nghi.

Hiệu suất tốt và khả năng vận hành mượt mà.

Thích hợp cho dịch vụ vận chuyển hành khách và xe đưa đón.

7. Hyundai County (Xe Khách 29 Chỗ)

Đặc Điểm:

Thiết Kế Đặc Biệt: Hyundai County là mẫu xe khách nhỏ gọn với sức chứa lên đến 29 hành khách.

Tiện Nghi và An Toàn: Xe được trang bị các tính năng tiện nghi cho hành khách và các tính năng an toàn tiên tiến để bảo vệ cả tài xế và hành khách.

Hiệu Suất: Động cơ mạnh mẽ và khả năng vận hành ổn định trên nhiều loại địa hình.

Ưu Điểm:

Sức chứa hành khách lớn.

Tiện nghi và an toàn cho hành khách.

Khả năng vận hành tốt trên các tuyến đường khác nhau.

Nguồn: https://xetaichuyendung.com.vn/tin-tuc-xe/so-sanh-xe-tai-hyundai-tu-1-5-tan-den-7-tan-n113.html

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Go For a Ride Day

Go For a Ride Day, celebrated on November 22, urges you to just get up and get out! Do you ever feel like you’re tied to your laptop/phone/tablet screens? We’ve become a pretty sedentary bunch — a far cry from the people who discovered countries, oceans, and animals simply by getting off the couch and exploring.  Make today a day to set your spirit free and enjoy your wanderlust on whatever mode of transportation suits you best. Bike, boat, car, skateboard, sleigh—it doesn’t matter what you choose! Pick a location you’ve always wanted to visit and make today the day you’ll go.  

History of Go For A Ride Day

Birthdays are fun and Christmas means presents (if you’re lucky), but nothing quite compares with the magical day you get your driver’s license. That’s when your world truly changes forever. Why? Cars mean freedom. You can suddenly go anywhere at anytime (as long as your parents are cool with your plans). Such is the nature of transportation — something we in the 21st century take for granted. We all grew up with planes, trains and automobiles — so we’re quite used to getting where we need to go.

But it wasn’t always that way. When President Jefferson asked Lewis (and, eventually, Clark) to explore the American West in 1804, there were no nonstop flights from St. Louis to the Oregon coast. As the History Channel describes it: “The excursion lasted over two years.   Along the way they confronted harsh weather, unforgiving terrain, treacherous waters, injuries, starvation, disease and both friendly and hostile Native Americans. Nevertheless, the approximately 8,000-mile journey was deemed a huge success and provided new geographic, ecological and social information about previously uncharted areas of North America.”

And today we complain about trying to squeeze our carry-ons into the overhead bin.

Americans have always loved to “go for a ride” — with whatever mode of transportation existed. Horses. Boats. Bicycles. And of course, the ubiquitous car. The nation had a long love affair with automobiles starting in the mid 20th century and lasting until recently — as a new generation of car buyers, born after the car craze, loses interest in design — focusing instead on practicality. Stellar gas mileage makes Priuses as sexy as Porsches. Well, almost.

Go For A Ride Day timeline

1950s Car culture

Cars inspired new businesses like drive-through restaurants and drive-in movie theaters, and employed one in six working Americans.

1956 Interstate highways

President Eisenhower authorizes $25 billion for the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System.

1964 ‘Pony car’

Ford introduces the sporty and powerful Mustang — the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A.

2019 Driverless cars get smarter

MIT engineers develop a system to help autonomous cars determine if there’s a moving object coming around the corner.

Go For A Ride Day FAQs

What does Go For A Ride Day celebrate?

Go For a Ride Day 2019 encourages us to get out in the world, as opposed to seeing it on a screen. Any mode of transportation will do on this day. What was America’s first car company?

Brothers Charles and Frank Duryea founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company in 1893, becoming the first American automobile manufacturing company.  What happened to supersonic jet travel?

The Concorde, which flew faster than the speed of sound, never turned a profit. When the plane broke the sound barrier (about 760 mph), it created shock waves that would hit the ground with a loud and sudden sonic “boom.” The FAA eventually banned all commercial aircraft from flying at supersonic speeds over land.

Go For A Ride Day Activities

Make it fun

Make it easy

Make it memorable

Dare yourself to try something new and adventurous. Why not try a mode of transportation you’ve never used before? Suggestions include jet skiing, parasailing, or going on a hot air balloon ride. In colder climates you could try a sleigh ride, or a horse drawn carriage.

Maybe you weren’t born to be wild, but don’t let that stop you from joining in the fun. Play tourist in your own city or neighborhood. Use public transit and see the sights like visitor.

Exploring is an adventure, but it can be even more fun if you have someone to share it with. Bring along an adventurous friend or family member to help make some memories. If your local friends are sticks in the mud, then bring your more adventurous friends along virtually by posting your adventure to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

Why We Love Go For A Ride Day

It’s an escape from reality

It can be great exercise

It helps us be spontaneous

Every now and then we just need something to break up the status quo and make us feel alive! Go For A Ride Day exists for that very reason. It can be hard to get motivated to see new places or even try new foods, but Go For A Ride Day provides the momentum.

You can try skateboarding or using a scooter. How about getting out your helmet and going for a long bike ride? Did you know you can burn over 400 calories an hour horseback riding?

Our lives tend to run to the predictable, and for the most part, that predictability helps the world go round. But we all still have a small streak of rebellion, and that's what Go For a Ride Day helps bring out.

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Pictures 1 is a New Flyer DE60LF

Picture 3 is New Flyer XT40

Picture 6 is a New Flyer XT40 next to a Gillig Phantom Trolley

How public transportation can reduce congestion

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Hot weather has arrived, and drivers are finding refuge in their air conditioned vehicles. 

The A/C on a Hyundai Santa Fe, however, isn’t blowing cold air. We found that there was almost no freon in the system, which indicates a leak.

Dye was added to find the air conditioning leak. The SUV may need to be driven for a little while until it can be located.

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A Hyundai Santa Fe needs a new engine and starter.

After removing the starter, we found a hole in the engine block. It looks like something broke inside the engine, creating a hole and locking the motor up. 

We would need to perform a more extensive investigation to determine the cause.

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Suspect Arrested in Killings of 4 College Students in Moscow, Idaho

The man arrested over the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students has been named as Bryan Kohberger.

A SWAT team entered the location in Pennsylvania where Kohberger, 28, was staying and took him into custody around 3 a.m. today (30 December 2022). Police also seized a white Hyundai Elantra matching the description of a car police had being trying to locate from the scene of the murders.

Online records indicate Kohberger appears to have been pursuing a doctorate in criminal justice at Washington State University in Pullman, less than 10 miles from Moscow. Shortly after his arrest, the university took down a grad student page listing his name. A man with the same name is also listed as having received a master of arts in criminal justice from DeSales University in Center Valley, Pa., in 2022.

While at DeSales, Kohberger allegedly posted in a Reddit community for former prisoners to ask for help with a research survey about “how emotions and psychological traits influence decision-making when committing a crime.” The post, which identified Kohberger as the “student investigator,” was purportedly interested in “the story behind your most recent criminal offense, with an emphasis on your thoughts and feelings throughout your experience.”

Kohberger appeared briefly in a Monroe County court friday morning. Records showed he was ordered held without bail and is due to be extradited after a hearing on Jan. 3.

His arrest comes almost seven weeks after Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, were stabbed to death in their beds as they slept in their off-campus home on Nov. 13. The murders were the first in Moscow in seven years and have rocked the small college community. Earlier this week, police confirmed they were sifting through 20,000 tips in connection with the case.

Police say the four students were murdered sometime between 3 and 4 a.m. but they were not discovered until hours later after roommates Dylan Mortensen and Bethany Funke became worried they could not reach their friends and called police, who made the grim discovery.

The Moscow Police Department, in conjunction with the FBI and investigators from the University of Idaho, is set to hold a press conference to address developments in the case at 1 p.m. local time Friday.

Meanwhile, a professional crime-scene clean up crew arrived on Friday at the home at 1122 King Road in Moscow where the stabbings occurred, but police stopped them from entering the house due to the developments in the case. After the conclusion of the investigation, it is unclear if the three-story house will be demolished or re-listed by the property owner.

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Post 1021

Before and After....

Taylor Silva, Florida inmate C51545, born 2000, incarceration intake in June 2022 at age 22, scheduled for release January 2031

DUI Manslaughter

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on July 16, 2021, a blue Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by Taylor Silva, 21, was traveling eastbound on Bearss Avenue East approaching a red light at the intersection at Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. Silva drove onto the median, throught the red light, across the intersection, and struck a tree on the passenger's side of the vehicle.   Hillsborough County Fire Rescue extricated the passenger who was transported to a nearby hospital, and was pronounced dead shortly after.   Detectives suspected Silva may be impaired by alcohol and conducted a DUI investigation.   In May 2022, Silva pleaded guilty to Manslaughter and sentenced to 9 years.

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Here’s why so many Republicans won’t buy EVs. (Washington Post)

Electric cars have taken off across the United States. Even amid news of slowing sales, the country sold almost 1.2 million fully electric vehicles in 2023, more than quadruple the number in 2019. Grocery stores and rest stops are installing charging stations across the country; electric cars have moved beyond niche status and are being produced by Ford, GM, Hyundai and many others.

But there is one thing holding the nation back from the dream of an all-electric future: politicalpolarization. Sales data have consistentlyshown that while Democrats have been buying the new cars in droves,Republicans haven’t jumped onto the EV-buying train.

“The Republican is like, ‘They’re trying to ban gas cars — I’m not going to buy a Biden-mobile,’” said Mike Murphy, a former Republican strategist who runs the nonprofit EV Politics Project, which attempts to counter misinformation on electric cars and encourage conservatives to adopt the vehicles.

Personal cars account for 20 percent of U.S. planet-warming emissions, and more Americans still prefer gas-powered ones. A Washington Post-University of Maryland poll last year found that 46 percent of respondents favored a gas car, compared to 19 percent who wanted a fully electric vehicle. If that doesn’t change, it will be almost impossible for the United States to meet its climate goals.

According to a Gallup poll conducted in March of this year, 61 percent of Democrats reported that they were “seriously considering” or “might consider” buying an EV in the future — compared to only 24 percent of Republicans. At the same time, 69 percent of Republicans said that they “would not buy” an EV in future, compared to 27 percent of Democrats. The difference in Democratic and Republican respondents who owned an EV was within the margin of error.

Actual sales show a partisan trend. According to an analysis from researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, MIT and HEC Montréal, between 2012 and 2022 about half of all EVs sold went to the top 10 percent most Democratic counties in the United States. Around a third of all EVs sold went to the top 5 percent most Democratic counties. That pattern persisted when researchers analyzed the most Democratic states, according to the working paper, which has not yet been peer-reviewed.

The finding held when researchers accounted for income, gas prices and population density. That means that even when looking at dense, urban areas — which are more likely to have more public EV charging — Democratic counties outweighed Republican ones in EV adoption.

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Videos the 8 News Now Investigators obtained show an alleged hit man committing four murders as part of what detectives said was retaliation in a federal loan fraud scheme involving tens of millions of dollars.

Officers arrested Michael Coleman, 41, in May 2023 for the murder of Kidada Stewart, 48. In September, Las Vegas Metro police announced they connected Coleman to three more murders from 2021 and 2022. Earlier this month, a Clark County grand jury indicted Coleman for the additional murders.

On Monday, Feb 27, 2023, officers responded to a 911 from a person who said they heard several gunshots near Fort Apache Road and Mountains Edge Way in the southwest valley, 8 News Now reported at the time.

Officers later found Stewart deceased outside of a home. Police tracked Coleman to Stewart’s murder from a traffic stop in Arizona 12 hours after the shooting. Officers arrested him in May 2023 after a standoff.

Throughout the investigation, police learned of a man named Carl Chester who allegedly defrauded the government of several Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, LVMPD Lt. Jason Johannson said. Chester and his associates would disperse the money and Chester would take a cut of the money for his work and help to get them the loan.

When Chester did not receive his cut of the money, he would threaten or use violence against the individuals to get his money, Johannson said. Chester would hire Coleman to kill those who shorted Chester of his money and if Coleman could not get to the targeted person, he would go after family members.

In May 2021, police suspect Coleman killed Benjamin McCarty, 49, while McCarty was working on his car in a parking lot in the 3900 block of Charleston Boulevard. Police said Coleman parked near McCarty and approached him before shooting and killing him.

Evidence the 8 News Now Investigators obtained showed video of a man police believe is Coleman running from the murder scene. Detectives also obtained photos from Coleman’s email, which they said showed him sending McCarty’s picture to Chester before the murder.

Coleman’s second murder charge involves the death of Marcus Larry, 39. Larry was shot multiple times inside the Teriyaki Madness on Charleston Boulevard near Town Center Drive. Police initially identified and arrested Oscar Richardson, Jr., Larry’s cousin, as the suspect, but he was later released once police obtained evidence that he was innocent.

Video from inside the restaurant shows Larry and a minor ordering food when a man barges in and shoots Larry and a cashier. The cashier survived and told the grand jury she spent five weeks in the hospital.

After the murder, police believe Coleman ditched the car he was driving at the nearby Red Rock Resort. DNA on the van’s handles later matched Coleman, police said.

In the third murder, Coleman is accused of shooting and killing William Hill Jr., 54, outside his home near Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lake Mead boulevards.

Police said the same red Hyundai that was used in Stewart’s case dropped Coleman off and Coleman shot Hill before being picked up by the Hyundai. The getaway driver was identified as Demarcus Banks who is now deceased.

Videos show the car parking near Hill’s house and then a man, who police believe is Coleman, walking toward the house.

Police said Hill’s murder was due to Hill’s son who is currently in prison on PPP loan fraud. Police said since Chester could not get to Hill’s son, they went after his father.

Chester, who organized the murders of Stewart, Larry and Hill, was murdered in May 2024 by members of Hill’s family in retaliation, police said. Metro police recently made more arrests connected to Chester’s murder.

Coleman remained in custody without bail as of Monday. A trial in the Stewart murder was scheduled to begin next month. Coleman was also scheduled to be arraigned in the combined criminal case for the three other murder charges next month.

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Howling Mutts

Word count: 3120

Summary: After her mother's death, Mae must return home to a creature she thought was just in her head.

Cw : parent death, smoking

“This is Thurmond County Morgue; is this Maelyn Caldwell Lark?” A young woman is celebrating her twenty-fifth birthday. The room, formerly filled with bright laughter and friends smiling from heavy-poured shots, now feels cold. An old friend from Mae’s college years offered her a ride home. A small Hyundai Sonata brought an important conversation.

“Mae, I didn’t know.” She said this as the bright neons passed during their drive. “I thought you were disowned or something.” The blonde stared at Mae, her gray eyes looking for a kind confirmation.

“No, my dad drank himself to death, and my mom lost her mind.” Mae snapped, and quickly apologized. The silence was gut-wrenching as the two girls drove downtown. Mae watched the sidewalk, seeing the hoards of people moving on with their lives. The steps of the apartments now cause a larger issue, coming home.

As the dull static in the car came and the music faded, she knew the town was close. Her eyes focused on the sign half a mile down the road—Heron's Landing. As the twisting roads led to town, more and more buildings appeared, including the old bar 'Richie's';’ she remembered dinners there in high school with the Doyle boys from down the road. The downtown of Heron’s Landing felt as if out of a story; the only new thing was the gazebo that was repainted, and despite the hanging baskets of frail & wilted flowers on the light poles, it all fell flat.  As she turned off towards Oakland Street, the road turned to gravel. 

Mae vowed after college she wouldn't return to the small community; she despised the hushed gossip and their backward minds. Looking back, anytime in school a new student came or a tourist was lost, they were always outcast and hurried out by sunset. Mae reluctantly cleared her mind as she pulled up to her old home, where the peeling white paint clashed with the haint blue porch and the scattered cigarette butts lay in the yard.

“Mae Lark?” A familiar voice rang out, as did the rasp of the sheriff's deputy as he put out his last cigarette. 

"Afternoon, Mr. Doyle,” Her voice cracked. “How's the boys?” She said she was ignoring the problem, which was only a few yards away. Deputy Doyle nodded, and they walked towards the old home as her mind wandered. Her mother was now in the county morgue, probably set to go into the ground beside her dear father within the next few days. 

He reluctantly cleared his voice, “So, it looks like you'll inherit most everything , all of her belongings will be passed down to you to do what you think would be best.” He straightened his back as the door opened. 

Everything is nearly identical to how it was five years ago, down to the mug still sitting on the end table and the house slippers by the door. It felt like a cruel punishment as she stepped further in. The light of the late afternoon sun seeped in from the door, in contrast to the horrid, dark home. Eyes focused on the kitchen table as Deputy Doyle moved into the home, quiet as he observed as Mae almost floated through the home. Her light steps still caused the floorboards to creak as she fell into the old chair. 

“Was it peaceful?” Her voice was harsh as the worst scenarios came to mind. Watching the deputy nod, a deep sigh broke the silence in the room. The walk-through continued, leading to the wretched conversation.

“So kiddo,” Mr. Doyle sat beside Mae, his eyes softening on the young girl he saw as his own “Whatd'ya wanna do?” Pale blue eyes meet her own. Neither of them could tell how much this moment meant to each other. 

“Fix it up, maybe sell it?” Looking out towards the open door, she says, “I’ll stay till it sells.” As she sinks further into the cracked leather recliner. Mr. Doyle stared at her, and he softened his gaze. 

“That’s okay, I’ll talk to the Schulke boys,” he said, patting her back as he stood. “They’re into real estate now, but I need to head out.” As he left, his smile faded, and he walked back to his car. 

As the moon rose that evening, Mae sat on the porch, staring out at the woods like she used to with her mother. Peeling the paint from the railing as she takes a drag off of the pack of cigarettes left by her mother in the yellowed deep freezer. She never enjoyed the taste, and while her vape was dead, it was the best way to get her fix. Mae accepted her distasteful buzz; her peace was broken by the quick glance of eyes staring back at her. Something so rare for the area felt so familiar.

I leaned between the porch rails as I tried to draw my front yard. The sun shone onto the porch, hurting my eyes as I went to take another look into the yard. There I saw the bright orange eyes of a dog double my size and its pup. I took my scraps from snack time and tossed it between the railings.

“Mama, the big dog is back!” I yelled from the porch, and my mother soon grabbed me and hid me in my room. Her graying hair pulled back in a hurried manner, and something within her amber eyes told me to stay quiet. As she walked away, I heard our new deep freezer slam closed and the screen door swing open. 

“Mama! What are you doing?” I yelled as the silence grew to be uncomfortable and as I left my hiding spot. I crept towards the window, seeing my mother throwing some of my dad's old leftovers from hunting season. I want to scream at her; she can't get rid of everything he left, and as she throws the gizzards into the yard, the dog leaves. 

“Maelyn Caldwell!” Mama yelled at me as she turned to come inside. Her cigarette almost fell from her lip as she ran in. The wooden spoon stung when it smacked against my palm. It felt like falling on the sidewalk, as I rubbed my hand. My mother kissed my forehead and sent me to my room.

“I’m sorry, sweetheart.” She spoke lovingly as she sent me to my room with teary eyes. Soon reminding me that dinner would be done soon. I go back to coloring, just as I did before, sipping on the honeysuckle tea she left for me. 

The eyes peered at Mae through the bushes, and she stared back from the porch. The creature moved towards the steps of the porch, about to cross the threshold. As they stood a yard away from each other, neither party wanted to look away. Soon the creature stared up at her, about to take the last step. Seeing the pale blue porch cover, it walked away, as if it were no longer concerned by her.

“You motherfucker! I know you killed her!” Mae yelled as the creature she grew to hate from birth roamed back into the woods. Her tears pooled in her eyes as her curses echoed through the holler. Neither of them would accept this disrespect, and as Mae walked into her mother's old bedroom, she heard the familiar cry of a coyote, and that monster heard the sobs of a woman who had lost everything.

The days melded together with every passing moment. She had spent a whole day confirming every detail of the funeral; she was never religious despite her mother’s prayers, nor did she remember where her father lied, though her mother was beside him. After that day, she refused to leave that porch, watching the cigarettes become hidden by falling leaves as she scavenged through the aged kitchen for whatever her mother had left. Her old high school hoodie, now stained with the same blue paint as the porch and sickly yellow of nicotine as she worked through another pack of cigarettes. Every night was greeted by the laugh of a coyote and its eyes glowing from the brush. ‘Tomorrow,’ she thought to herself, ‘I’ll deal with it.’ The same thought greeted her for nearly a month as she laid back into her divot in her parents bed.

 The morning came with a sudden awakening as the door abruptly knocked. The sun had only just started peeking through the window of the kitchen, and as she peered from it, she saw the kind smile of Isaiah Doyle with a pack of donuts from ‘Georgie’s’.

“Can I come in Caldwell?” He joked as Mae opened the door. “I heard about your mom and all; I'm sorry.” His eyes were somber, like those of his father, as he sat down with her on the porch. They shared a cigarette and watched the wind move the trees.

“So how's the big city living?”

“Sucks ass, honestly.”

“I bet, especially the traffic.”

“You think that's still worse than having your whole family's issues aired out by a coach?”

“Eh, gossip is gossip.”

“Fair enough, how about you get a wife ‘n kids?”

"Nah, that's Jay’s thing right now.”

The two laughed, having both seen the Facebook posts his wife made three times a day, and as the morning dragged on, Mae decided to ask.

“So your dad made ya come?” She said this before sipping on her coffee.

“Nah, the old man did tell me that you're back, but I just wanted to help.” Something in his voice felt off to Mae, and yet it was a small comfort. Her curiosity caused her to ask, just in hopes that the gossip would be helpful at some point.

“Has your dad said anything ‘bout any animal calls?” She needed to be specific: “Like big animals, or like more people coyote hunting?”

“Uh, no? Why?” He said this while taking a drag. 

“No reason; I just wanted to make sure before I start working on the place.” She kicked her feet up onto a broken crate on the porch. “I heard some howling last night, and my mom had some issues keeping goats before.”

“Heh, y’know these geisers say those things bring nothing but trouble.” He snickered as he put out the cheap tobacco on his boot. He moved towards the paint, he was always a good samaritan in Mae’s eyes. The two inseparable growing up, but when graduation came the distance became too far and the two became strangers again.

After hours of working on simple repainting, Isaiah stared out into the woods, seeing the sunset through the trees. They had only made headway on painting the railing on the porch and its stairs, and he had called it quits for tonight. She watched as he loaded up his truck and made his way home, the rattle of gravel and tires fading and the sky becoming gold, which had an influence as she cleaned herself up for dinner. She hid her grown in roots with her dad’s hat as she grabbed the keys to the silverado, having to stop herself from trying to tell her mom bye.

The beat-up Chevy truck shambled into town, the radio fading in and out as she traveled the gravel road. The sunset had painted a purple hue on the sky as she stared back into the rear-view mirror. The tree’s hiding the home, as if it never existed. Lost in thought, the squeal of the brakes startled her, despite it being an action of her own. 

"Jesus,” She hissed, watching the deer stand and stare back at her. Its antlers looked bloody as it began to stride into the woods, Mae glared at it as it faded off into the distance. Her drive was accompanied by a faint country song from a time that had passed. She decided to ignore the chill in the air as her windows let in the breeze. She watched the street lights turn on through the trees as she entered town. The old bar’s hazy glow from the aged neon in the evening drew her in like a moth to the flame. She heard the music and commotion from the parking lot as she walked in, a bell being the only thing greeting her. Mae swerved, nearly hitting two boys running past, their cleats still muddy from a football game. She sat down on a stool at the end of the bar, tracing her fingers on a carved name on the counter. ‘Virgie & Clem 1987’ Mae smiled, staring down at the etching as a server came up. 

“Number 8, To-Go please.” Soon, waiting for her order, she watched as newly turned strangers went on about their evening rituals. Men play pool while their wives chase children. The simple disorder brought an ounce of amity to her day. 

“Caldwell!” A loud burley voice broke the trance. She stared at the man with pitch hair. He soon picked up a smaller boy who was nearly identical to him, despite the eyes.

“Jay?” She watched as the young boy squirmed in his arms.

“Who else?” He laughed. He moved his boy to his hip as another one stood behind him. The brown haired boy soon ran off back to his mother.

“Yeah… So this your boy?” Motioning towards the child. He nodded and sat in the booth beside her.

“Not all of’em, I coach the bitty league.” He trailed off, watching the bar. “Sorry ‘bout your mom.”  Mae shrugged as the older waitress brought a to-go bag to the table. The two exchanged a hug as she moved towards the door. 

The clock on the dash read 10:00 p.m. as the truck sputtered to life. Her radio turned static, as she turned off onto the road. She looked back on the simple days as she passed the high school that hadn’t been renovated since her mother graduated. The old wall in the back still dividing the dead from the living. 

“Jay! C’mon slowpoke!” I yelled as I climbed over the back wall into the cemetery. Isaiah caught me as I jumped onto the other side. We sat upon headstones, waiting for Jay to cross along with us.

“Finally!” Isaiah laughed as his brother landed, soon guiding us to the patch of overgrowth. 

“So why here?” I yelled out, my eyes making note of how many graves share my last name. As we find a mausoleum.

“So dad told me when our Pap died, the animals acted weird.” One of the brothers whispered. 

“And?” I lowered my voice, as we sat on the stairs. 

"Well, they say they come to this part of the town.” Jay specified. “But that's what the old folks say, but what’d they know?”

We laughed, soon fading as we heard sirens.

“Fuck! Book it!” Isaiah yelled out as we scattered, and I laughed as I hopped the fence, running into the woods. 

Mae turned down the road, passing the only graveyard town. She slowed her truck to a near halt as she watched. She was trying to remember where her father was buried.

“Four rows, back to the rig-” Two eyes stared back as the creature stood perched upon the headstone. The pale blue eyes glowed against the headlights. Her heart plummeting into her stomach, the gravel under her tires hitting the bed of her truck. 

As the truck accelerated, she reached into the depths of her mind for the route home. The speedometer read 50 mph as she made another turn. The tools and paint in the truck bed banged against its walls as the headlights showed on the dark road. The creature was no longer in the rear view, and a feeling of both dread and unrest washed over her. Mae moved to turn on the radio, hoping the dull noise of an old western song would lull it; it was only static as she turned to check her mirrors once again.  

“God damnit!” Whatever this thing was, it kept up with her, its shoulder meeting the bottom of the window as it galloped beside her. The beast slammed into the truck, its bed opening as tools flew out.

She rolled down the window, tossing whatever she could reach out. The road was about to split; she needed to figure out this turn or she’d be lost all night. Her brights are shown on the street sign for Oakland Street. 

A swift right turn; dust and gravel flying as she nearly fishtails. The pale blue eyes of the beast met hers as they turned. Her window was still rolled down as she screamed.

“Come and get me, ‘ya son of a bitch!” She hissed out, a crooked smile on her lips. The truck made an ungodly noise as the tires scraped against the street. The lights of the truck created a peak of her home in the trees. She raced against this beast, the two in an unholy competition. 

The woods were silent besides the gruff howls and snarls of the beast and the roar of an engine. As the distance between them and the house soon shortened. Neither of them wanted to reach this end, as a deer ran into the road ahead. A quick swerve was the closest to safety she could have.

Tires squealed, a whine from a dog, and the feeling of rain on her face. 

She lay there on that road, her bleach blonde hair now red. Her face was swollen and bruised. No one would know where she’d be until morning if that were the case; she closed her eyes, hoping death would be like her mom tucking her into bed. She closed her eyes and waited.

She felt the warmth on her face, and as her eyes opened, she saw pale blue eyes. Their glow illuminated the worn face of the hound, its scarred face, and the graying around its snout. It gently cleaned her face, and grabbed onto her coat. This monster, something Maelyn hated: was dragging her home. It may have been just delusion or wishful thinking as she lay in front of the dew covered stairs to the porch, but the beast lay beside her. 

It stared at her as she drifted in and out of sleep, but Mae would have sworn she heard her mother talking to her dad once more.

Daybreak came, and she heard a car door slam. She heard the voices of Mr. Doyle and Isaiah yell as she lay in the grass, and the familiar sirens soon after. Mae would have sworn she saw the beast named Grief sitting on her porch like an old dog as an ambulance took her away.

Genesis 17-19

[k-star-holic]

⁇ a demon ⁇ , Oh Jung-se father Lee Jae-won was also a demon.

Source: k-star-holic.blogspot.com

[rabbitcruiser]

Go For a Ride Day

Go For a Ride Day, celebrated on November 22, urges you to just get up and get out! Do you ever feel like you’re tied to your laptop/phone/tablet screens? We’ve become a pretty sedentary bunch — a far cry from the people who discovered countries, oceans, and animals simply by getting off the couch and exploring.  Make today a day to set your spirit free and enjoy your wanderlust on whatever mode of transportation suits you best. Bike, boat, car, skateboard, sleigh—it doesn’t matter what you choose! Pick a location you’ve always wanted to visit and make today the day you’ll go.  

History of Go For A Ride Day

Birthdays are fun and Christmas means presents (if you’re lucky), but nothing quite compares with the magical day you get your driver’s license. That’s when your world truly changes forever. Why? Cars mean freedom. You can suddenly go anywhere at anytime (as long as your parents are cool with your plans). Such is the nature of transportation — something we in the 21st century take for granted. We all grew up with planes, trains and automobiles — so we’re quite used to getting where we need to go.

But it wasn’t always that way. When President Jefferson asked Lewis (and, eventually, Clark) to explore the American West in 1804, there were no nonstop flights from St. Louis to the Oregon coast. As the History Channel describes it: “The excursion lasted over two years.   Along the way they confronted harsh weather, unforgiving terrain, treacherous waters, injuries, starvation, disease and both friendly and hostile Native Americans. Nevertheless, the approximately 8,000-mile journey was deemed a huge success and provided new geographic, ecological and social information about previously uncharted areas of North America.”

And today we complain about trying to squeeze our carry-ons into the overhead bin.

Americans have always loved to “go for a ride” — with whatever mode of transportation existed. Horses. Boats. Bicycles. And of course, the ubiquitous car. The nation had a long love affair with automobiles starting in the mid 20th century and lasting until recently — as a new generation of car buyers, born after the car craze, loses interest in design — focusing instead on practicality. Stellar gas mileage makes Priuses as sexy as Porsches. Well, almost.

Go For A Ride Day timeline

1950s Car culture

Cars inspired new businesses like drive-through restaurants and drive-in movie theaters, and employed one in six working Americans.

1956 Interstate highways

President Eisenhower authorizes $25 billion for the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System.

1964 ‘Pony car’

Ford introduces the sporty and powerful Mustang — the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A.

2019 Driverless cars get smarter

MIT engineers develop a system to help autonomous cars determine if there’s a moving object coming around the corner.

Go For A Ride Day FAQs

What does Go For A Ride Day celebrate?

Go For a Ride Day 2019 encourages us to get out in the world, as opposed to seeing it on a screen. Any mode of transportation will do on this day. What was America’s first car company?

Brothers Charles and Frank Duryea founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company in 1893, becoming the first American automobile manufacturing company.  What happened to supersonic jet travel?

The Concorde, which flew faster than the speed of sound, never turned a profit. When the plane broke the sound barrier (about 760 mph), it created shock waves that would hit the ground with a loud and sudden sonic “boom.” The FAA eventually banned all commercial aircraft from flying at supersonic speeds over land.

Go For A Ride Day Activities

Make it fun

Make it easy

Make it memorable

Dare yourself to try something new and adventurous. Why not try a mode of transportation you’ve never used before? Suggestions include jet skiing, parasailing, or going on a hot air balloon ride. In colder climates you could try a sleigh ride, or a horse drawn carriage.

Maybe you weren’t born to be wild, but don’t let that stop you from joining in the fun. Play tourist in your own city or neighborhood. Use public transit and see the sights like visitor.

Exploring is an adventure, but it can be even more fun if you have someone to share it with. Bring along an adventurous friend or family member to help make some memories. If your local friends are sticks in the mud, then bring your more adventurous friends along virtually by posting your adventure to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

Why We Love Go For A Ride Day

It’s an escape from reality

It can be great exercise

It helps us be spontaneous

Every now and then we just need something to break up the status quo and make us feel alive! Go For A Ride Day exists for that very reason. It can be hard to get motivated to see new places or even try new foods, but Go For A Ride Day provides the momentum.

You can try skateboarding or using a scooter. How about getting out your helmet and going for a long bike ride? Did you know you can burn over 400 calories an hour horseback riding?

Our lives tend to run to the predictable, and for the most part, that predictability helps the world go round. But we all still have a small streak of rebellion, and that's what Go For a Ride Day helps bring out.

Source

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February 2023 Tour

So some of the maintenance we did on our 11 year old RV:  replace part of a rotted slide-out floor, paint the yellowed ceiling fixtures, get front seat covers, a new driver’s side window, install a microwave over-the-stove, replace the 2 house batteries, "new" mattress and just scrub and touch-up everything.  We took it to Henkel's RV Sales August 9, knowing it was off-season for RV sales. . . it is still there!  We were hoping it would sell around the time of the big RV show in Tampa, but that's been a few weeks ago. . .  It’s still in good shape; as Shorty said, “Nobody’s got any money now.”

Closing on our house was July 22, 2022.  We found a G.E. dishwasher at an outlet store in Clearwater, a G.E. stove at an estate sale, and fridge, washer and dryer at Lowe's.   By the time we got the mattresses, shower curtains, and things you need to live, our first night in the house was July 29.  We still had to commute to Holiday to finish working on the RV at our tired senior pace.  We decided we're going to die here, because we're too old to move again. . . we were so worn out.  But dang, we're loving it here!

We continued commuting (about 35 miles each way) to see Shorty most weeks; a few times he came up to see us at the house.

The first two things I cooked in the new house were sheet pan chicken/taters/ corn on the cob and chicken parm on the sheet pan.  After 10 years with an RV oven, I had a heuge two-shelfer and two giant sheet pans I had been dying to use.  I had been collecting recipes from Julia Pacheco, my fav You-Tube home cook, for about a year.  To Corny's (and Bob's) delight, I have been cooking up a storm!  I also started a little canning.  I have wanted sodium-free beans for a long time - and the pressure canner takes them from dried, right outta the bag to squishy soft in 40 minutes.

^stuffed Manicotti

Corny watched and I re-watched Breaking Bad on one of the many TVs we've found in storage auctions.  This one came with a guest subscription to Netflix.  We watched "Better Call Saul".  He was Corny's favorite character.  I've always loved Bryan Cranston.  Then we watched all the Jurassic Park movies.

Here's a little tour.  The walls are a very light grey; flooring is grey vinyl:

^This is where I have my oatmeal with Piggie and Poco

Master bed and bath:

Life of Christ cross - all the little boxes were delivered to Shorty's house over the past year and accumulated in storage.  It was like Christmas, opening them all up and displaying them!

Bedroom 1, Den and bath 2:

Poco got a cute little 2' fence surrounding the patio.  Corny doesn't worry so much about him wandering away now.

Backyard visitors:  flock of 6 wild turkeys, pond turtle  

Fledgling woodpecker chatted with me and clung to my leg for several minutes when I went to pick up my bedside dresser.

Without gutters yet, when hurricane Ian headed our way in September, we made two trips to a county park to fill sandbags.  Some young, energetic people took pity on us old, slow-moving, moaning people and helped us haul the heavy bags to the Jeep.  Corny made a few bucks selling flashlights and lanterns he had gotten on clearance months ago, thanks to Ian.

In November I did a big 2-week Georgia county run.  I only got the Jeep stuck once, in mud covered by leaves.  A Lumpkin County Sheriff had me out within minutes.  I have about 1/3 of GA counties to visit:

On Thanksgiving Shorty brought Bob up to the house.  They arrived at 5pm; the turkey finished at 7:30pm.  I made real gravy for the first time in decades.

Corny had some kidney procedures in November, then found himself in the hospital for an infection in December.

Shorty told us on Dec. 1 he was moving "up north".  He heard rumors that Hyundai was hiring contractors to do his job so he promptly took his 3 weeks vacation.  When he went back to see if he was on the schedule, they were like "Who are you?".  He had worked there 10 1/2 years.  We were so glad they did what we couldn't - kick him in the pants so he would get a better job.  The little shit decided to move to Elkhart, Indiana to be able to afford a house of his own.  We miss him - my life has certainly changed.  I would plan all week what to bring him or ask him or tell him.  But we are very happy for him to be out on his own and experiencing real freedom for the first time.  He left for Elkhart Dec. 3 so now we just text.

We didn't have much notice, so Christmas was basically cancelled.  We went to Buffet City on Christmas Eve.   I made 4# of candied pecans to send up north and give to the neighbors and Liam - Shiloh Builders' Number Two.  They are building a house right next door which Chick, the owner of Shiloh, is going to live in part time.  They are using the garage as their office.  

I threw a tapestry over the TV for Christmas.

Corny scored a home run and got me a Kitchen Aid accessory that peels, cores and slices an apple all at the same time!  I made my first apple pie since I was 20-something years old.  I was always too impatient to peel apples.

We continue going to storage auctions.  The latest score was an entire tub of Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon cards.  I went through them all to check for the big buck$ cards.  There weren't any.  When I get back from BamaRama (GC9TB1Z) I will list them on Facebook Marketplace for prolly $20/box.  

Life is Godd!

We fit out.

[steves-auto-repair-va]

Air conditioning repair was performed on a Hyundai Tucson last week.

Residue was found around a low side schrader valve. After our technician performed an evac and recharge, he saw that the pressures didn’t look right. We knew the a/c compressor wasn’t doing its job.

In addition to replacing the low side schrader valves and compressor, we installed a new a/c condenser and air conditioning expansion valve.

With outside temperatures starting to warm up for the year, it’s a good idea to make sure that your vehicle’s a/c system is working correctly.

[hometowne-auto-repair-and-tire]

Engine replacement is needed on a Hyundai Elantra. 

Our customer brought the car in because it had a flashing check engine light.

There was a code for a knock signal, and the Master Technician noticed a loud knock coming from the engine. 

The compression was good, but he found excessive metal in the oil. This indicates that the bearings are damaged.

If the check engine light is flashing, you shouldn’t drive the vehicle. This symptom could be telling you that there’s an engine problem.