I asked my boss about the clutch thing (he's a total car expert who collects old British cars). He says that a clutch is like a car's brakes - it will eventually wear out (but it is possible for a clutch to last the life of the car). The fact that you smelled the clutch means that it was subject to excessive wear. Now it could be that the clutch was in good shape before, and now it is further down the path to being worn out but still has significant life left, or it could be the clutch was close to being worn out before and now it's at death's door.

So, it depends.

Matt, you haven't eaten peanut butter lately, have you?

Buffistas, check your pantries!

How long does it take salmonella to develop? Because I ate a whole jar (shut up) of Peter Pan over the course of Saturday-Monday. And all day yesterday I was nauseated and feverish and couldn't eat. Today, I don't think I have a fever, but the prospect of eating is still revolting.

But that seems like a long time for salmonella to develop, no?

t edit Actually, no. Anywhere from 6 to 72 hours after eating the nasty food. Great.

I'll be calling the mechanic tomorrow and arranging to bring it in next week, most likely. Gives me plenty of lead time to get a rental, if need be.

Also? If they haven't plowed the lot (and given it is rock hard ice now, I kinda doubt it) I'm parking at Home Depot. Which is cleared.

There was so much about last night's FNL that I loved. I actually sat up and yelled, "Face masking!" when that player fouled Smash, and it's not like I usually enjoy watching football. Loved Coach and Mrs. Coach and their perp. Smash's Momma continues to be awesome, and so is Matt Saracen. And I loved that Riggins threw down first. Also, Landry!

Announcement: Good luck with the snow and ice and clutches and non-salmonella and anything else I forgot.

Analysis: I just discovered I have no milk type substance, which means I have no coffee and won't until I leave the house.

I did a quick google and came up with 6 - 72 hours. I had salmonella, and I feel like the symptoms took on the long end of that, but not longer. However, I was 8 at the time, so my memory mght be going. My experience was that if it is Salmonella there will be a point where you literally cannot leave the bathroom. I have never ever experienced such complete clean-out in my entire life, except then.

Salmonella, boo!

Good luck with the clutch, sara.

Those dog pictures were great, and I'm not even a dog person.

The picture of what was the poop and pee room was a little disturbing. Take the damn dogs outside!

Nuh uh! Not in the middle of NYC! The sidewalks are nasty enough with just the resident dogs!!

I actually sat up and yelled,

HA!! Me too also LATE HIT!

Mr. Jane was all, "You know this is scripted right?" Shut up Mr. Jane.

Well, then they'd have to pooper scoop!

Okay, on some research I am discovering that warm water in not the way to go when de-icing. But windshield wiper fluid is! Also they have teflon-in-a-can now, that you can spray into locks, where it evaporates instead of turning into the gunk that is WD-40 when it dries.

Innovation! I don't know if that will also fix the tires-frozen-to-raod issue, but, one problem at a time.