This blog will expand on themes and topics first mentioned in my book, "The Automobile and American Life." I hope to comment on recent developments in the automobile industry, reviews of my readings on the history of the automobile, drafts of my new work, contributions from friends, descriptions of the museums and car shows I attend and anything else relevant. Copyright 2009-2020, by the author.
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Sunday, July 4, 2010
Held Hostage on the July 4th weekend due to a Broken Garage Door Spring -- the Revenge of Technology
Hi folks -- due to a broken garage door spring, my mobility is seriously compromised this weekend. Both my cars are in the garage, and on Saturday afternoon one of the two big springs on the door broke. Not even a gorilla can lift the door now. This just goes to show you how dependent we are on technology -- even the simple and primitive technology of metal springs. Our lives can be turned upside own by a technological failure.
The main problem is the garage door repair guys won't answer their phone until perhaps Tuesday. That might be enough to cancel my proposed trip to Detroit on Tuesday morning. And the Porsche is now in prison, so to speak, on a weekend that screams for pleasure driving!
What I am now left to drive is over at Grandma's house -- a 1986 Toyota Corolla.
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