Retro-post: Re: Car failure

In consideration of the trip we were planning to Baxter State Park, E.B. posted to me...

You might find this amusing - just the possibility that we might be taking my car next week got me to finally (!) vacuum out the pine needles from my Christmas tree (or most of them).

Two years worth of pine needles. :) As Eor commented, you don't have to pay for pine-scented air fresheners if you have real pine needles. :)

My response to her...

I actually debated vacuuming my car because I'm embarassed to have the Vehicle Donation people see it in the state it's in!

Two years worth of treating my car like a truck, hauling topsoil and compost and garbage to the dump, including the chunks of metal from the pool.