Category Archives: Car

DMV: the suboptimal way to spend the morning

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Good samaritans

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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The suboptimal way to buy gasoline

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Car stolen (dream)

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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The case of the missing clutch pedal

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Tire repair

Posted on October 6, 2006 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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All Union 76 Stations Are Not Created Equal

Posted on September 1, 2006 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Failure of Alpha Echo Three Five unit of car navigation system

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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New hub cap, $35. New jack: priceless overpriced

Posted on June 8, 2006 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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Crying over spilt milk

Posted on May 10, 2006 by Eric

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 … Continue reading →

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