So I feel like a helpless girl. I went to check the fluids on the car, and can't figure out how to open the damn caps for the coolant overflow or the engine oil. All the other cars I have had in the past, it was push down and turn. These - there is no play to push down, and I can only manage about a quarter turn, and that doesn't get them open. Daniel is at work for a training session, so it will be hours before he can help me. Can the hivemind tell me the new trick?
Mal: Which one you figure tracked us? Zoe: The ugly one, sir. Mal: Could you be more specific?
'Out Of Gas'
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WindSparrow - Jan 23, 2010 8:35:57 am PST #7650 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
JZ - Jan 23, 2010 9:13:52 am PST #7651 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
WS, maybe it's just a quarter turn and lift up? Ours just pops right off after that quarter turn, like a childproof pill bottle once you've got the arrows lined up. Or have you already tried that?
sj - Jan 23, 2010 9:18:41 am PST #7652 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
WS, I have no clue but good luck.
Hil R. - Jan 23, 2010 9:20:22 am PST #7653 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Blueberry bars are baking. They're a bit less blueberry than planned, because I assumed that the bag of blueberries in my freezer was 16 ounces, but then I took it out and realized it was 12 ounces. Then I thought I could make up the difference with other berries, but the only other kind of berry I had in my freezer was strawberries, and that didn't seem right.
vw bug - Jan 23, 2010 9:24:29 am PST #7654 of 30000
Mostly lurking...
WS, I have no idea. I'm sorry!
Just found out that my favorite parent/dear friend/name-sharer is in the hospital with a really serious infection. I just talked to her, and she sounds like she's in good spirits, but I'm scared for her. She had this a year ago too, and they have no idea why she's getting them.
She's got four kids, and they've just got to figure this out.
Shir - Jan 23, 2010 9:36:50 am PST #7655 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Oh, vw. So much ma~ to your friend, and happynews~ma, too.
WS, what sj said.
IOpettyMeN: I found out that I'm not being trusted enough to do something (moderating a message board) I'm doing voluntarily for years out of pure fanglisism and respect on the official version, esp. after I got to do this following an "appointing" from one of the band members. I wish I could say I don't care and there are probably stuff I'm not aware of and etc., but it hurts, and I didn't see it coming. I have no idea what's going on, or why suddenly I'm not good enough.
Barb - Jan 23, 2010 9:38:50 am PST #7656 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
We're going to go play tourist in our new hometown today. Pike Place Market. The kids are hot to check out the down under shops.
sj - Jan 23, 2010 9:39:52 am PST #7657 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Pike Place Market. The kids are hot to check out the down under shops.
They and you are going to love it! Have some lavender ice cream for me, if you find it.
Beverly - Jan 23, 2010 9:42:59 am PST #7658 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
You're going to have So Much Fun! I got a wonderful Andrew Wyeth book at the bookstore there, and walked away from a dozen more I'd like to have gotten, as well. And the fooooood! And the incense store! And, and, and-- You're going to have So Much Fun!
WindSparrow - Jan 23, 2010 10:02:35 am PST #7659 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Much healing~ma for your friend, vw!
I ended up going to AutoZone, and it turns out, I just wasn't putting enough force into it. In fact, I'm not entirely certain I have enough strength to get the coolant overflow tank open on my own, even still. Did manage to master the engine oil cap, though.