Tag: cars
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bad mechanic
Is there anything worse than a car mechanic who tries to take advantage of you? It’s a rhetorical question. Of course there is. But a mechanic who tries to defraud you is a special kind of creep, is what I’m trying to say. Allow me to tell you a short story: I drove Barb’s car, Read.
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neener neener
Another personalized license plate I wish I’d thought of: Read.
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truckstache
A truck with a mustache. That is all. Read.
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wired
Tom Ashbrook and his guest from the Detroit Auto Show were salivating over high-tech cars and hyperventilating about the day when cars will drive themselves. The first caller to the show said that he will never give up his 1999 Chevrolet because he’s just too old-fashioned. He uses a car to get from point A Read.
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shredded
Listening to Car Talk on the radio this morning, we heard the story of a guy who stuffed an athletic sock down the intake manifold of his car to avoid dropping anything down there while he was working on it and then, of course, he forgot the sock was in there and put the engine Read.
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Employable after all
Yesterday I got the phone call I’ve been hoping for: A manager at the Department of Regulation and Licensing called to offer me the job I applied for in her section. When I interviewed for it a week and a half ago she told me they’d make a decision some time this week, so I’ve Read.
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You May Be Driving A Junker If …
Whenever we’re driving hither and yon, whether it’s just across town or from one end of our great state to another, My Darling B and I play a version of road bingo to help pass the time. Our game doesn’t really have a name, but if I had to give it one I suppose it Read.
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Hot Hot Hot
I retreated to the cool, cool comfort of the basement lair this evening, once Tim went back to his apartment after dinner, because it was just too freaking muggy upstairs. Humidity had surpassed the ability of certified official weather personnel to measure it in the way they’re used to, so according to the local weather Read.
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skull
Somebody’s been modding his scooter: I first caught sight of the rear quarter of this scooter and the first thought that came to mind was, How can that be street legal? Most of the body appears to be missing and several key parts, such as the rack and, I think, the rear light have been Read.
This Is Drivel 