Quite a few people ask why I drive a Prius, or even ridicule me for doing so. Most of these people drive very large pickups and other relatively low mileage vehicles. By low I mean 20mpg and below. In a previous post I brought up the fuel savings compared to the last two cars I’ve had: view post here. I’m still averaging about 48mpg and the last full tank was 51mpg. I drive it like a car, not a hybrid…
This past weekend was spent in Whistler, BC. I had been to Vancouver, but never north into the beautiful country that lies in all directions from the city. Early Friday morning I left Phoenix to Seattle and then onto Vancouver. The flights were uneventful and smooth, but customs into Canada was ridiculous. The lines were two hours long (based on what I heard as I was walking through), but I was talking with the pilot as we left the plane…
For years I have wanted a DSLR camera, but didn’t want to haul around the equipment necessary to take those great pictures I see others taking. However; once the 4/3 size DSLRs came out I knew that there would be one made that would capture my interest. Then the mirror-less designs came down in price so it even became more of a draw to look through the options and decide on one. The Panasonic Lumix series had always looked like…