Today is the memorial of Pope Saint Pontian (200-235) & Antipope Saint Hippolytus of Rome (170-235), jointly martyred under the Emperor Maximinus Thrax: Saints-link, Wikipedia-link Papa, & Wikipedia-link Hotel.
Project MERCATOR | Autobahn
The Back to the Bricks cruising has begun. Avoid South Saginaw Street if at all possible.
I simply do not understand the appeal of cruising. I've cruised with my father in his '79 Corvette during past Back to the Bricks cruises, & it is a miserable experience. Cruising is voluntarily sitting in the midst of a traffic jam, & not just any traffic jam, but a traffic jam composed of the motorcars of yesteryear, which spewed greater, dirtier pollutants than do the motorcars of today. The sound of those old muscle cars is thrilling, but you don't even hear the proper roar of an old, throaty V-8 engine when it is stuck in traffic doing no more than ten miles per hour. Seeing the old beasts run, throttles open? I see the appeal. Seeing the old beast standing still, so as to fully appreciate the details of their design & preservation or restoration? I see the appeal, which is why I plan to once again partake of the Saturday car show downtown. But see the old beasts crawl by at parade pace with their engines sputtering? I do not see the appeal.
So, 'til Saturday, avoid South Saginaw Street from south of Grand Blanc to as far north as the Flint River.
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