Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Road Trip #371 - I-10 East - Texas Mile 734 to 761 (Katy/Houston)

We continue east on I-10 in Texas, now called the Katy Freeway. We
begin in Waller County, and enter the city limits of Katy, then moving
into Fort Bend County and Harris County before reaching the Houston city
limits. Ahead, we'll see two large 5-level stack interchanges at the
outer and intermediate Houston loops, and we'll drive along the widest
section of the Katy Freeway...the widest freeway in the world!

Road Trip #370 - I-10 East - Texas Mile 720 to 734 - with Detours (Brook...

We continue East on I-10 and US-90 beginning in Sealy, Texas in Austin
County, and then passing through the town of San Felipe.  We run into
some heavy traffic due to construction, so we utilize the service road
(legally) to bypass some of it.  We cross the Brazos River into Waller
county, and then exit again, following US-90 into the city of
Brookshire.  We cross to the north side of the interstate here and then
re-enter I-10 at the eastern end of the construction project.  We
conclude at Exit 734.  We're now getting into the Houston Metropolitan
Area.  I-10 becomes the Katy Freeway where we cross into Waller County.

Road Trip #369 - I-10 East - Texas Mile 698 to 720 (Sealy)

Our trip continues east on I-10 beginning in Colorado County, Texas at
mile 698. US Highway 90 joins us again during most of this video. We
enter Austin County at the San Bernard River. We enter the city of
Sealy where US-90 separates from I-10 again, and conclude the video at
Exit 720A.

Saturday, February 16, 2019

How to: Oil Change on a 2015 Honda Civic - DIY

One of the most common maintenance tasks on an automobile, a lot of
people don't know how to do an oil change themselves. Here's a step by
step how-to style video of an oil change on a 2015 Honda Civic.

Road Trip #368 - I-10 East - Texas Mile 674 to 698

More of I-10 East through Texas, beginning at Mile 674 in the city of
Schulenburg in Fayette County. Then we enter Colorado County, and pass
through the city of Weimar. We conclude the video near the city of
Columbus, the county seat of Colorado County.

Road Trip #367 - I-10 East - Texas Mile 649 to 674 (Schulenburg)

Not much on this stretch of highway. We begin at mile 649 near Waelder, and end at Mile 674 in the city of Schulenburg.

Road Trip #366 - I-10 East - Texas Mile 625 to 649 (Luling)

We continue East in Guadalupe County on I-10 in Texas, beginning at Mile
625 in Guadalupe County. We pass through two legs of the city of
Luling, which lies mostly to the north, but extends southward to cover
two exits on I-10. Between these two legs, we enter Caldwell County. At
the I-10/US-183 interchange, we stop at a Buc-ee's Travel Center for gas
and to browse the store. After re-entering I-10, we cross into
Gonzales County, and conclude this video at Mile 649.

Road Trip #365 - I-10 East - Texas Mile 599 to 625 (Seguin)

We continue east on I-10 beginning at mile 599. Here, I-10 runs
concurrent with US-90 and Texas State Highway 130. US-90 splits away at
the city of Seguin, the seat of Guadalupe County. Several miles later,
State Highway 130 splits away to the north, and begins its toll
portion, which is notable for its 85 MPH speed limit. We conclude at
Mile 625.

Road Trip #364 - I-10 East - Texas Mile 576/San Antonio to Exit 599

We're back in Texas on I-10 East, adding to our ever growing I-10
playlist. In this video, we cover Texas miles 576 to 599, beginning in
San Antonio, Bexar County. We travel east to the eastern city limits of
San Antonio, and then into Guadalupe County, where we see the curiosity
of "Woman Hollering Creek" and quickly learn the origin of that name
(and most of the guys watching will already know the answer to that!

Saturday, February 2, 2019

Road Trip #363 - NC-8 South - Danbury to Germanton, North Carolina

We continue down this winding highway through scenic North Carolina beginning in Danbury and ending in Germanton.