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It’s a Car-Car

Car-car: zero features or options, not even a dash-screen, no fancy radar-reliant driving aids, big analog buttons, wind-up windows, opposite of today’s computers-on-wheels, a car-car.

See also my column, ‘The Keri-Eco Car‘ – improve fuel economy by removing all the features and superfluousness.   

The Micra is a car-car – blog tag / newspaper review / video

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Claiming ownership of this expression, it now belongs to me, forever, throughout the universe, into perpetuity.

© KeriBlog 2014

Tagged a Keri Owned Phrase

 

 

How Ford Tests its F150 (& uses Men from Craigslist)

From inside the factory – how Ford tests its F150 pickup truck before putting it into final production.

From the robots to the dynos, actually Ford’s toughest test involves men it hired off Craigslist – the ‘Big Man Test’.

Read it online at Autonet.

Favourite line:

One of the toughest tests Ford has created doesn’t involve robots, or any tech at all. Instead they used 6’7″ 300 lbs men they hired from Craigslist, and called it the “Big Man Test”.

Fun fact: Ford’s PR team said this is the first time the ‘Big Man Test’ story has ever been published in Canada.

YES to my story finding skills.

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From when I travelled with Ford to their proving grounds and factory last week.

Torque test.

Seat test for rattles.

That’s Mark, a 165 lb fake-human.

The tests run 24/7 for days.

There are robots everywhere.

This robot tests the fabric wear on the seats.

Back to ‘Keri on Driving’ – Index

 

 

Holy Crap Thought it was Sunday

Look at me learning “vacation mode”. That’s good brain training.

Probably gonna take tomorrow off too, TTY Wednesday.

Here I am with a tree.

 

UPDATE – Wednesday July 2

Nope, going to shut it down till next week.

Everything is fine, great actually, I just need a little time off, and only want to have one job for a minute.

And this is a good week to do it, because I don’t have any events or commitments that I said I’d blog, plus both sides of the border are functioning on holiday weeks so everyone’s kinda tuned out.

TTY next week, have a great one xo
 

 

 

Of Course I Voted

Doesn’t matter for whom. Does matter that you do.

When somone tells me they “don’t vote”, my face remains blank and I nod, but what I’m thinking is: I’d like to transport you to like, Egypt, where they just fought their guts out for this privilege, then watch you tell them your reason.

Exactly. Vote.