I'm not doing the nasty commute just yet. My current contract expired, so technically I should be working from headquarters in NJ right now. Not sure what's going on, but my manager says to stay put (in King of Prussia) for now. Who am I to argue?

I already have both the AAA card and cell phone. So does My Better Half, at my insistence. (She has improved a whole lot herself, and now carries her SureFire E2e everywhere. Bought that for her, too. My wife is Equipped! <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />)

The possible nasty commute is exactly why I got the vehicle I did. We are debating getting a bigger house and sure didn't need this expense, but what can you do. I knew my old 1993 Ford Taurus at 153,000 couldn't handle it.

Hey, I think I already have all the items on your list. How about that? <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

My work expects you in your chair, and we get ice and snow in our area. I wanted All-Wheel Drive. The Forester was an easy choice.

I think I'll go for the "everyday emergencies," as well. Except for the sleeping bag. I always carried one in my old Taurus during the winter. I'll probably throw one into my Forester this winter, too.

-- Craig