On Tuesday I filled a form for a vehicle registration issue, went to the California DMV, got a number (B-something), and waited an hour.  It turned out that I didn’t have everything I needed, so I had to go back this morning.
I get a number, this time G038, and waited.  After about half an hour [...]

I waited a little too long to put gas in my car today.  I was on the way to the gas station, and in fact was in the left turn lane waiting to make a U-turn to get to the station, when I ran out of gas.  That’s the first time I’ve done that in [...]

The little red needle is pointing to “E”, and while that always stood for “Excellent” in my book, I think it means we’re out of gas!
— Firesign Theatre: Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers
I stopped at a gas station. Since it was after 9 PM, the attendant had locked the door [...]

This morning I woke from a nightmare in which I was unable to find my Yukon after shopping at Fry’s Electronics.  At first I thought I just misremembered where I’d parked, but after a friend and I searched the entire parking lot and the surrounding area, I concluded that it was stolen.  Somehow I managed [...]

I just returned from a three week vacation. While I was away, someone must have broken into my car and stolen the clutch pedal, though they didn’t take the stereo or anything else. The car seems to run OK without it, so I guess I won’t bother filing a police report. It’s [...]

A few months ago I ran over some kind of debris in the road, which slashed the sidewall of one of my tires (original equipment Firestone “Wilderness LE” P265/70R16). I purchased a new pair of Firestone “Destination LE” tires at the Sunnyvale Wheelworks, and kept the extra Wilderness LE as a “spare spare”. [...]

I filled up at the Union 76 station at Lawrence Expressway and East Arques Avenue  last night, since I was driving by and noticed that their price for regular was $2.919, eight cents lower than the Union 76 stations I usually buy from. Only later did I realize why it was less expensive.

On the way “home” tonight (to where I’m housesitting), there was a serious failure of the car navigation system, causing me to miss turns twice and go about ten miles out of my way. It probably would have been scenic if there had still been any daylight. I expect that it was just [...]

At some point one of the hubcaps on my car disappeared. I’m not sure if it fell off on the road somewhere, or was appropriated while the car was parked. With my old car, an inexpensive econo-box, I went for years with a missing hubcap and never worried about it. But I [...]

I only rarely drink milk, but this morning I bought a plastic bottle (one pint) and drank part of it on the way to work. After I’d been at work for a while, I realized that I’d left the milk in the car, so I went out to fetch it. I opened the [...]