Google Hits - Redux

The algorithms used by Google tend to be self-fulfilling prophecies: hits generate more hits. So, to help along the process, and to simplify things, here's a summary of what one has to say regarding the top search topics in this modest endeavour.

1. Michelin Energy 3A Tyres: boring, overpriced rubber, that people (well actually men) buy for the same set of reasons they used to buy Levi's or Dell. If you need new, performance tyres take a look at Kumho K11s, that you can buy here. Mercedes OEMs them on the Class A, they're half the price of Michelins, and after almost a year they've performed beautifully on my Alfa 156 SW.
2. Fender Highway One Telecaster: the entry-level US-made Tele. My favourite guitar and also the cheapest. However, mine is pre-2006 'upgrade' which brought in Jumbo frets, extra-hot pick-ups and horrible CBS-era logo.
   
3. Tel Aviv Moriah Sheraton: you get what you pay for and pay for what you get. Like many of the big name hotels on the Tel Aviv beachfront, the Moriah Sheraton is a sheep in wolf's clothing, a mundane, run-down family-orientated 2.5 star masquerading as a 4-star. The WiFi works intermittently, and even the family part is poorly done: Russian hospitality workers roam freely from floor to floor (though presumably not using the Sabbath lift.)
   

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