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RENT A CAR, NOT A RENTAL CAR: GO TURO

April 8, 2026 by Leave a Comment

How many times do you land at an airport, take the shuttle to the car rental terminal, and wait, and wait, and wait, before you decide to go Turo? Before Turo, that was the only choice. You wait in line for a rental car, then watch the rental associate flip through a multi-page contract while […]

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THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS AND FRIENDS

September 23, 2025 by

The kindness of strangers came in when I took the wrong turn on an LA sidewalk. It was a turn right or turn left choice and I turned the wrong way. Another couple came out of the same door and turned the opposite way. It was during a car return ordeal, which isn’t usually an […]

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DEAREST ENGLAND LOVE LETTER # 1

May 17, 2024 by

Dearest England Highway Department, Congratulations on providing drivers with the most puzzling highways in the world as I know it, which isn’t saying much but maybe just enough. My neighbor said he was traveling to Scotland; I asked him if he’s renting a car. “No. I wouldn’t try driving there,” or something. He’s not renting […]

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THE RENTAL GAME CHANGE UP PITCH

March 8, 2023 by

The rules of the rental game go like this: You pay someone to live in their room or drive their car. If you’re thinking hotels and Hertz, there’s been a change. Like a change up pitch in baseball, it’s leaves people wondering what happened. First the change up:

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