Okay, I was late with the strawberry picking season but I’m right on time or rather you will be right on time for blueberry picking. Now this might seem like a strange activity for a vacation but I’ve been doing this for years while on vacation. It is a peaceful way to get back to…
Skyway 10K Everyone wants to know what running over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge was like and I have to tell them it was a once in a lifetime event. At least until next year. I did actually train for this run, worried about the 4% grade going up. The 4% going down was going to…
SkyWay 10K It must have been quite a sight early on Sunday morning as thousands of people were seen running North along the Sunshine Skyway Bridge between Manatee County and Pinellas County here in Florida. Turns out it was the inaugural Skyway 10K race to benefit the Armed Forces Family Foundation. It was a great event…
If you are looking to do something a little different while visiting Florida consider going to pick fruit. It’s a great way to see some of the countryside you might just drive right by. An inexpensive cooler from Walmart and ice from the hotel ice machine and you are ready to enjoy some fresh fruit….
So, is this our future? Tolls to drive the speed limit nearing $50 one way? We’re getting close and these Express lanes are spreading. I’ve been using the new ones on the Veteran’s Expressway in Tampa. They are currently free while the Toll Authority is testing them. But the prospects of being priced out of…
The new “Express” lanes have opened on the Veteran’s Expressway here in Tampa. For those of you not familiar with “Express” lanes, these are new lanes added to help keep traffic moving at speed during high use times. How do they accomplish this feat? By charging an additional toll on top of the toll you…
In my spare time, https://rentalcartransponders.com is not my only job; I’m a teacher for children with special needs. After a day in the classroom I often need a little time to decompress from my day of fun and excitement. I know that sounds snarky but it really is the most fun I’ve ever had at…
There are several new articles about tolls this week. Here’s an article on how to save time by paying a $40 toll on I-66 in Virginia from the Washington Post. These same types of lanes have just opened here in Florida, the new lanes are free “for now.” Enjoy them while you can, once the…
Hey. I know that you are the most important person in the whole world. Why else would you be driving 5 miles an hour under the speed limit in the left lane, while texting? But, why oh why, do you have to speed up and not let anyone who might like to drive the speed…
During and after a recent repaving of a major road near where I live in North Tampa; all of the traffic sensors in the road needed to be reinstalled. What that meant is a return to the bad old days of traffic lights changing based strictly on time; a minute for you a minute for…
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