According to Wikipedia, A poker run is an organized event where participants, usually using motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, horses, or other means of transportation must visit five to seven checkpoints, drawing a playing card at each one. The object is to have the best poker hand at the end of the run. The event has a time limit, however the participants are not timed—winning is purely a matter of chance. Over the years, every February, John has shared with me ... Read More

For those who don't know, (and I don't pretend to know a lot) Holden cars are made in Australia. They seem to be a big deal to John and his brother Graham. From Wikipedia: GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors (GM) in 1931. After becoming a ... Read More

Channel stuffing is the business practice where a company, or a sales force within a company, inflates its sales figures by forcing more products through a distribution channel than the channel is capable of selling to the world at large. Also known as "trade loading", this can be the result of a company attempting to inflate its sales figures. Alternatively, it can be a consequence of a poorly managed sales force attempting to meet short term objectives ... Read More

Why? Cute video. Hot Wheels Customized 50 Car Pack Collect all 50 cars for Hot Wheels. Comes with 2010 checklist. For those who missed out the first time around! : Reward your child, or your inner child with Hot Wheels cars! Fifty Hot Wheels cars come in individual packages, making them the perfect hand-outs for any occasion. These cars also come in a branded Hot Wheels box that's great for storage and a 2010 Hot Wheels poster. Hot ... Read More

I don't think that our weatherman could have predicted this. They started off saying a chance of snow with some accumulation. Then they began talking inches, and pretty soon, some time later, they were talking FEET! Today, it was a BLIZZARD! Enric decided fairly early to get started on cleaning the driveway and cleaning off the cars. Silas watched his daddy with excited interest. Enric starts cleaning off Yaya's car. Silas became increasingly excited about to go out in the snow. Brotherly love. Enric cleans Miquel's new ... Read More

Car dealers are saying, "Show me the money" when it comes to their participation in the government's Cash for Clunkers. Here's the figure: $2.878 billion. That's how much money the government owes car dealers for the "Cash for Clunkers" program. "Out of 142 deals they owe us for, we've gotten paid on seven," Lou Tornabeni of Ettleson Hyundai said. "We had 102 cash for clunkers," Carm Scarpace of Westfield Ford said. "We've been paid for one." With each Cash for Clunkers deal worth ... Read More

I have always been on the side that government should stay out of business. They can't run themselves, why on earth would we trust them to run a business. Obama buys up the car industry, and according to Ralph Nader, not necessary: The proximate cause of the bankruptcy was supposed to be the inability of GM and the government's auto task force to reach an accommodation with GM's bondholders. But late last week, the bondholder problem was moving toward rapid resolution, and ... Read More

Now here is an interesting function of government... Gov. Deval Patrick’s free wheels for welfare recipients program is revving up despite the stalled economy, as the keys to donated cars loaded with state-funded insurance, repairs and even AAA membership are handed out to get them to work. But the program - fueled by a funding boost despite the state’s fiscal crash - allows those who end up back on welfare to keep the cars anyway. The program, which is provided by the State ... Read More

I first heard the report on FOX NEWS this morning as I woke up. Since I only heard the headlines, I looked it up on the news on the net. Reps. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) drives a Cadillac Devilles Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.) drives a Cadillac Deville Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) cruises around in a 2006 Infiniti M45 Reps. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) drives a BMW 525 Tom Feeney (R-Fla.) drives a Nissan Pathfinder Congressmen spend an average of $646.53 a month to lease cars. Most lease American cars. Reps. ... Read More

I was on Yahoo Maps this evening, looking up directions for a trip I will make in the near future, and above the information was this interesting question: Which Cars Stolen Most Often? Well that interested me, so I clicked on it to find this list: That top 10 includes: Toyota Camry Honda Accord Honda Civic Chevrolet Full Size C/K pick-up Ford Full Size Pickup (150/250/350) Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee Oldsmobile Cutlass/Supreme/Ciera Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan Ford Taurus Toyota Corolla After that it gave the option to look at the top stolen cars in one's ... Read More