We managed ourselves a genuine tornado yesterday, EF-1...transformed an attached garage into a severely detached one, tossed a Subaru across the yard, several people evidently hurt. Tornados are uncommon here, but not rare, we get one or two per year: https://www.wcax.com/2021/03/27/torn...severe-damage/
Home automation is a good thing I think. At least until the robots take over.
Perfect car for two kids and a dog?
I last ran a 5k in 2003. Feeling like I should start getting back into the swing of things.
I had two of the earliest models sold..my 1978 model was about the narrowest car I've ever seen as it was designed for the Japanese forestry folks...four wheel drive (of course), incredibly reliable, but back then Subarus had ZERO rustproofing, the hood and all four fenders rusted out within two years...fortunately (kind of) I hit three deer with that car, so I kept getting new front fenders and hoods..one time a 100 lb deer managed to kill the radiator as well...my 1982 model was much improved, some semblance of rustproofing, considerably larger. The Outbacks now are about thrice the size of those cars...
I loved the owner's manual in the first one, they did not have the A Team translators on the task, lots of stuff like "Do Not Do This or Big Noise May Occur!"
We have two Subaru Legacies and one of the midsize SUV, which I assume has a name but I don't know because my wife drives it. My daughter and I both drive a legacy, which is the sedan version. I can't fathom having anything nicer then these cars, which we paod 20,000 each for. Anything nicer would seem opulent and we aren't showy car people. Basically I feel fortunate to have air conditioning and power windows, so everything else seems superfluous.
Consumer Reports loves their reliability, durability...wife's car is likely a Forester or Outback. Only one thing to think about: as you approach 100,000 (if), be prepared for head gasket issues...Subaru mechanics often advise people to offload the cars before then, just a thought.
Meanwhile: went to the basement to get wood chips, found water everywhere, clogged drain, there's my afternoon!