The closest ancestor of the cowboy boot was the footwear worn by the Spanish vaqueros. These were basically cowboys from Spain, and they were around before the Wild West grew up. They came into Mexico and Texas to herd cattle, and a lot of their traditions and methods spread north. […]
Wheel chocks (or chocks) are wedges of sturdy material placed closely against a vehicle’s wheels to prevent accidental movement. Chocks are placed for safety in addition to setting the brakes. The bottom surface is sometimes coated in rubber to enhance grip with the ground. When should you chock the wheels? […]
With distribution centers in Houston, Texas and Paramount, California, Denver Boots is one of new rising stars in the manufacture of Mexican western boots. Where are most cowboy boots made? From the US, Spain, China and now most of their boots are made in Mexico. Dan Post has some great […]
Can you remove a boot yourself? If the installation is even a bit sloppy (that is, if the jaws that attach the boot to the wheel are a little bit loose), it’s often possible to remove the boot by letting the air out of the tire and simply sliding the […]
In the broadest sense, a tyre boot is anything you put inside a tyre to cover up the section with the hole in left by a nasty puncture, thus protecting the tube. This can be almost anything, from a dedicated vinyl membrane tyre boot, to a fiver, to an energy […]
It varies by location, but typically to have a boot removed the vehicle’s registered owner must pay all outstanding tickets and fines plus a boot-removal fee of $40-$300 or more for passenger vehicles; some municipalities charge a higher fee of $200-$400 or more if the boot is on a semi-truck […]
Originally referred to as an auto immobilizer, the wheel clamp has been in use since the 1950s. The device was invented in the 1940s by Frank Marugg, a Denver Symphony Orchestra violinist. Marugg was acquainted with a Denver police officer who thought his invention might be useful to the police […]
A wheel clamp, also known as wheel boot, parking boot, or Denver boot, is a device that is designed to prevent motor vehicles from being moved. In its most common form, it consists of a clamp that surrounds a vehicle wheel, designed to prevent removal of both itself and the […]
Can I cut off the wheel clamp? No you cannot. Under Section 68.1 of Schedule 12 (TCEA 2007) it is a serious offence to remove a wheel clamp or to obstruct the bailiff from clamping or removing the vehicle. What happens if you take a wheel clamp off? If you […]
Denver has been one of the country’s fastest-growing big cities in recent years. It’s easy to see why. Located along the Rocky Mountain Front Range, the Mile High City is surrounded by beautiful scenery and has direct access to some of the best skiing and mountain climbing in the world. […]
Top 10 states to make the most money from investing in real estate Indiana. Indiana has many things going for it as a place to invest in real estate: the cheapest average property prices, good local purchasing power and home value appreciation. Mississippi. Idaho. Alabama. Missouri. Tennessee. Arkansas. Ohio. What […]
Because of its inadvertent effect on American slavery, and on its ensuring that the South’s economy developed in the direction of plantation-based agriculture (while encouraging the growth of the textile industry elsewhere, such as in the North), the invention of the cotton gin is frequently cited as one of the […]
If the cotton gin had not been invented, would soil exhaustion (1) been more of a problem in the cotton belt states, and (2) led to a decline in planting. What if there was no cotton gin? As a result, slavery and the unethical treatment of African people increased. If […]
Average Salary for Ages 20-24 The median salary of 20- to 24-year-olds is $667 per week, which translates to $34,684 per year. Many Americans start out their careers in their 20s and don’t earn as much as they will once they reach their 30s. How much does the average person […]
Dinosaurs and Fossils by State State Scientific Name Common Name (age) South Carolina Mammuthus columbi Mammoth (Pleistocene) South Dakota Triceratops (Dinosaur) Tennessee Pterotrigonia thoracica Bivalve (Cretaceous) Texas Sauropod (Cretaceous) Which states dinosaur is the T. rex? List of candidate dinosaurs State Dinosaur Year Arizona Dilophosaurus wetherilli 1998 Massachusetts Anchisaurus polyzelus […]