my "check engine" light came on with 10 miles to go on the IMA warranty and the nearest dealer 6 miles away.

Note also that the 2003 and 2004 Civic Hybrids had a recall on their O2 sensors (part of the catalytic convertor).

We did not know this until we paid cash to get ours fixed and then got a notice from Honda (money months later) saying they'd pay us back.

So! That is one of the things which triggers the engine light.

Oh, adorable. If I were in the UK and I needed another dog or two I would totally adopt Padfoot: [link]

By which I mean, Berry, who played Padfoot in the Harry Potter movies.

I have not only met Liese, but I shared a hotel room with her and she gave the precious gift of hair gel.

I have not only met tommyrot, but I was with him when we went to the Disney Store in the Chicago downtown where we both bought Violet (Incredibles) dolls, and my Edna Mode coffee cup. (Matilda now owns Violet.)

My coworker just sent me that link, Consuela. What lovely dogs.

Were you at the SFF2F?

Yep. Although I had a bad cold so I napped a lot in my hotel room.

So far I've explained that Mommies have lots of eggs inside them and sometimes one can grow into a baby

So, I went with this plan (although I did include the menfolk as we'd been watching a lot of BBC nature docs, so he knew two birds or fish or whatever were required).

Then a couple days ago, Mal asked some neighbors who just got a puppy if they'd gotten her fixed or were they going to let her lay eggs.

The neighbors laughed, but later I was like "Dude, WTF? You know mammals don't lay eggs." to which he responded "You said that the girl animal contributes an egg and the boy animal contributes sperm!"

So yeah.

Yes, my children have also experienced confusion about mammalian eggs. Possibly relatedly, a chat with my sister recently caused me to Google the phrase, "Do birds have a penis?" If only I'd had billytea around! (The answer: no, except for waterfowl and ostriches. Now you know.)

The answer: no, except for waterfowl and ostriches. Now you know.

You did know about the duck corkscrew dicks, right?

I am now from the desert (obviously fictional! nobody lives in the desert)

Coyote is from the desert. And coyote is a TRICKSTER. ::squints at Liese::

Note also that the 2003 and 2004 Civic Hybrids had a recall on their O2 sensors (part of the catalytic convertor).

Yes, I got that letter. I'm having them check that, as well, and give me an estimate on fixing/replacing the splashguards under my car which have gotten shredded since I moved here.

I just received a report of a patient who died three times, and since death is still ongoing, we expect a fourth death any day now.