Wash Your Car This Saturday for CF

Yesterday I attended the kickoff party for the

9th Annual CARSTAR National Car Wash for Cystic Fibrosis

happening this Saturday June 9 2012.

How cool are these rear windows! 

This is dirty car artist Scott Wade. All originals, and it was a single-day exhibit.

I just had to know.

Hm hm hmm, let’s go look at the tools.

Of course I found Ford here.

These events are always great for running into friends.

That’s Dan, Reggie and Shannon, always great seeing you guys! xo

Go get your car washed on Saturday, it probably needs it anyway.

There are locations everywhere. No seriously… how have  I never noticed a CARSTAR before? When I scrolled through their Southern Ontario cities, they’re in like, all of them.

Good luck breaking your $2 million goal, #SoapsItUp! 

 

 

Monday is Car Swap Day

I’ve seen these fellas every Monday for the past four weeks.

That’s me, Robert (General Manager) and Richard (President), hi guys welcome to my blog!

I’m at BHG Media Fleet, one of Canada’s premiere press car and fleet management companies. They’re a class act.

And because they manage a variety of car brands, I’ve been able to return here each Monday, but not today.

Today was a trek… downtown Toronto to Mississauga, then Mississauga to Markham, a 60km journey involving six different buses. Uh-huh.

Luckily, SO luckily, I met Mike at BHG and he kindly drove me to Markham. Thanks, Mike!

We talked cars and the internet along the way, and get THIS: he does not own a cel phone.

Neat eh, because as I’ve harped on you before:  it’s good to take breaks from online.

Arrived in Markham at Honda’s Canadian headquarters, and picked up this week’s car, a Honda Civic SI.

It’s standard YES. Haven’t shifted gears since last fall.

See how simple and clean the interior is?  This is a driver’s car.

If you hear excessive and superfluous engine revving this week, wave hi as I blur by, wink.

Lastly – apologies for the heavy car-themed-posts these days, but I’m working on something here.

That’s all I’m going to say for now; you know how jinx-y I am.

TTYT

 

 

All the Change is Done and That’s Good

I’ve  now been in my new home for two full weeks.

It was a lot… go go go go, you can’t stop, I moved 6 times in 2 weeks, what am I driving again?, push the key fob, make it beep, now I can find it.

It’s fun and a challenge for sure, but the time it eats up is horrendous.

This was the first weekend I wasn’t organizing, cleaning, errand-ing, all I had to do was like, live.  Felt great.

This week’s car:

It’s the sport version of the Ford Flex, lowered with flashy rims, parks itself. Love the rear view camera.

Logged some hours tonight in my car blog, introducing the *new* KeriOnCars.com theme.

What “changing a blog theme” looks like.

Fussed forever with a plugin I can’t get to work, the import-from-another-blog one. I need to install about 7 more plugins, I’m 5 videos behind on cars alone, now my stomach hurts.

I also need another three straight days in my laptop, to polish and prepare my network for launch. Really ready for that assistant.

Tweeted this tonight while I was daydreaming:

I’m at a Ford track event this Thursday, even.

Kay now look over there, because can you tell I don’t feel like being online today ;)

TTYT

 

 

 

 

 

The First Ever Honda Manual Driving School

I prefer standard.  I learned on it.

Most of my cars have been manual, but remember when my car died last fall? It’s been press and rental cars ever since, all automatic, so I hadn’t shifted anything since the fall.

Still killed it.

That’s a Honda Civic HFP, tuned out of the factory, one of about 200 in Canada.

Excellent hazard button set up. Top 3 I’ve seen.

It should be immediately accessible, no barriers. I have a thing about them.

The worst hazard buttons are on TOP of the steering column, are you kidding me. Put my hand through the wheel during an emergency situation. Have you ever got your arm caught while turning, it’s terrifying.

I say it all the time, and found further proof today…

#ThursdayNight best night of the week

Alen and I after our lap.

The lap.

Thanks for a fantastic afternoon Honda, look forward to driving your Civic in June.

 

 

Been Working on KeriOnCars.com

I’m gathering posts and links, going back in time on my blogs (something I never do), and it’s been really fun.

Presenting car-themed posts from Canadian Explorer 2007-10

Giant magnet.

‘The Canadian Explorer’ theme song (written by me)

 

I’ve logged a lot of hours in auto body shops.

This was a fun afternoon #ChevyNova

The last line, I LOLd at my own joke all over again.

I think it’s a good method.

Canadian Explorer, woah, that show. I still have more to tell you about it. Director’s Cuts Videos for each episode.

That was THE best training, creating / producing / editing / executing it all.

That blog though, so rich in content, but you’d never know because it’s packaged so poorly.

One day. I have a plan, leave it with me. I need an assistant first.

I’ll use parts of this post for the ‘About’ page for KeriOnCars.  Have you ever written one, an “About Me” or bio? It’s tough, eh.

Next KeriOnCars.com Videos:

  • Exploring the LA Autoshow
  • Let’s Talk About the New Ford Escape
  • Using Your Car’s Rear-facing Camera

Kay I could sit here and blog myself into oblivion.  I have to pack my camera bag, tomorrow I’m off to a Honda event – a professional driver and I are going to talk about driving standard.

Night, TTYT