Archive for February, 2009

What size and power binoculars should I bring on an Alaskan cruise?

Mark Asked:

What size and power binoculars should I bring on an Alaskan cruise? The trip will be 7 days long. Any suggestions?

Reply:

If you do not wear glasses, then a pair of 8x25 will be nice and compact, easy to carry around. I used a pair for years even though I do wear glasses, but I had to take my glasses off to use them. You might consider a larger pair 8x30 or 8x40, but for this trip I would not. If you wear glasses, you will want to give the problem more consideration. There are binoculars especially designed for that purpose. Look for a pair with eye relief of 17 mm minimum. They will be more expensive and they will not be compact.
More powerful than 8 power are subject to shake and jiggles. Some people can hold 10 power steady enough but beyond that it is virtually impossible.

Here is a link to a pair of 8x25 that should serve just fine.

http://www.binoculars.com/products/bushn…

For an eyeglass wearer, something like this.

http://www.binoculars.com/products/bushn…

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Cheap Repo and Seized Cars for Sale – Government Police Mendenhall Auto Auction

If you think you can save the most money by buying cars from second bank car garage sales, think again. There are a lot of available ways to buy cheap cars that are still in relatively good condition.

Today, there are a lot of web sites which could give you the most affordable and lowest prices of automobiles, some of them are almost new and some car models which you could even buy at 20 to 60% price off compared to its current market price. What we are talking about are those cheap repo and seized cars for sale.

What are these cheap repo and seized cars for sale? If you are not yet familiar with it, “repo” means repossessed by the government, either by the Police, or some government institutions such as FBI, IRS, DEA, US Treasury, etc.

Now, do you get the idea? These are seized cars from criminals, tax law evaders, or any one who erred the law. (You don’t need to worry and be afraid about the car’s condition and past owners. These cars have not been used by murderers.) That is why these cars have been known to be of high quality, branded models which would even contain lesser or even no damage at all.

Since it cost the government money and space to store and maintain these repossessed vehicles, they are more than willing to sell it at cheap prices to get rid of it since they always have more repo and seized cars coming in.

However, you do have to note that cars sold at government mendenhall auto auction are sold as is. So you need to know how to inspect a car before buying. If you are not familiar, it would be best to bring along someone who can determine how much repair is needed before it can be driven.