After two days, and more than 1,000 miles, of heavy rain between New York and Florida the Jeep Commander has proven quite the water strider. Not surprising when you consider what the vehicle has going for it -- knobby tires, four-wheel drive and 5,000 pounds of water-spreading curb weight. Other niceties, like rain-sensing wipers, very
effective fog lights and a variable-speed rear window wiper make it a four-wheeled vehicle Noah would be proud to pilot. A stop for fuel, just after crossing from North to South Carolina, had us wondering over to the adjacent "Rocket City" to peruse a fireworks warehouse of Home Depot-like proportions. Despite protestations from the wife I picked up $30 worth of mostly innocuous stuff (sparklers, smoke bombs, snakes, etc.) that the kids will enjoy. I did, however, spring for one rocket that looks capable of breaking free of earth's gravity. After all, it was
Rocket City.
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