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Index to this and, hopefully, all prior blogs

This will be updated as time progresses.

Not much to see here yet, but I thought it wise to make the second post the index. Much easier to plunk it here than wedge it in later. 

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2023/06/anything-but-car-take-ii.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2023/06/my-new-to-me-e-scooter.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-scooter-part-2-electric-bill.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-scooter-part-3-rain.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-scooter-and-big-picture.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2023/11/replacing-our-own-cars.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-flat-tire.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2024/11/hey-its-slippy-aht.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2024/12/why-i-carry-brick.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2024/12/is-30-mile-range-enough.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2025/01/october-2024-it-didnt-pass-inspection.html

https://anythingbutthecar.blogspot.com/2025/04/dont-corner-on-carrion.html


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