Spare Parts

I am a Garageaholic

By Buster McNutt Hello. My name is Buster McNutt and I am a garageaholic. I was in remission during my five-year exile in Florida...

And the 20-Foot Python You Rode In On

By Buster McNutt There are things I will miss when we move back to Tennessee. Where else but in North Central Florida would you...

When the Road is Paved in Heaven I’ll be There

By Buster McNutt I’m about done with Florida. My last straw was actually what I hope was my last sinkhole. It appeared about a...

Taxing While Driving

By Buster McNutt So let me get this straight. If I’m a plumber, and I carry all my plumbing tools in my truck, I...

This Spring Chicken has Definitely Flown the Coop

By Buster McNutt A week ago Wednesday I received my first Social Security check. Now I’m almost afraid to look in the mirror for...

The Clunker Shot Over the Moon

By Buster McNutt Oh, it is SO ON, Elon Musk! Seriously? Spending a billion dollars to develop a “heavy lift” rocket, and for its...

A Mouse in the Snake is Worth Two Under the Hood

By Buster McNutt We’re in the middle of our three weeks of winter here in Florida. Not that we have snow, or really even...

Greatest Clunker-Friendly Christmas Gifts Ever!

By Buster McNutt Wow. Who wouldn’t want glow-in-the- dark electric socks for Christmas? It could have been worse — last Christmas saw the big...

Everything I Know About Writing, I Haven’t Learned

By Buster McNutt Just another day in paradise — writing a Buster column while waiting on the plumber. Apparently the number of banana peels...

I Don’t Want To Be No Stinking Passenger!

By Buster McNutt My car is smarter than your car, my car is smarter than … me? Auto-braking, lane-drift buzzers, hands-free parking — to...