EU probes wholesale fuel prices

ATHLONE ADVERTISER, May 24, 2013

One of my kids showed me a cartoon the other day that cracked me up. The picture is of two sheep looking nervous is the foreground with a farmer and sheepdog visible behind them.

“I’m telling you!” says the first sheep. “The man and the dog are working together!”

Lexus and Skoda named top car manufacturers

ATHLONE ADVERTISER, May 24, 2013

The results of the 2013 Auto Express Driver Power survey have seen Lexus crowned best manufacturer.

Skoda took second place, followed by Jaguar, with Mazda and Mercedes-Benz completing the top five.

Summer cyclists – a new and colourful hazard on the roads

ATHLONE ADVERTISER, May 17, 2013

Working for the AA can get you into hottish water from time to time. There are those who contact me on a fairly regular basis about the behaviour of cyclists. A lot of people have a lot to say about badly behaved cyclists on our roads and a few suggest colourful and rather draconian punishments for them.

There is the other side as well – plenty of cyclists have encountered obnoxious and dangerous car drivers. I have seen mini road rage incidents on both sides, including cars deliberately splashing cyclists through puddles or blasting them with horns. I’ve also seen a spandex-psycho kicking a car wing-mirror in retribution for something or other, which is unforgiveable.

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