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This is the interlude in our chat, dear friends, in which I complain like an old "Get off my lawn" coot about modern commercial culture. But there are benefits that can broaden a person's education. Another generation, another chance to explain what "begging the question" means and how it works. Take, for example, the Allstate car insurance TV ad in which a BMW convertible driver sails down the road while singing a duet with his female silver hood ornament. Nice visual, though not quite as enticing on the 500th time you've seen the ad. "You've got the brains, I've got the looks, let's make lots of money," she sings. Their shared joy results from saving $700 on car insurance and auto repair by switching to Allstate This musical blurb is actually a sampling of the 1980s pop hit "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" by the Pet Shop Boys. The Brit tech pop group's lyrics were intended to mock mindless Marga...

Many people have not been driving their vehicles as much during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they still require maintenance to keep them running smoothly. Some drivers who want to avoid waiting rooms at dealerships and repair shops now have a new option for some services - mobile oil changes . “Driving to repair shops during this time of COVID is not really something we want to be doing," said Jeff Bernstein of Toronto who decided to use a mobile service to change the oil in his van and swap his winter tires for summer ones. Bernstein has never used mobile before the pandemic, but now he said it just makes that much more sense to have the services of mobile mechanics who can install a windshield or check your brakes without you having to leave home. The founder of the company, Robert Ostfield, said Getweel uses a network of brick and mortar repair shops, as well as mobile mechanic services and all the work that is done is warranty approved. “This was a popular idea befo...