car update

check engine light: appears to be nothing actually wrong. the guy (named ray, and i swear that's true) is going to reset the parameters of something something and give it a couple of drive cycles and decide for now that the fact that he checked what it said to check and everything looks fine means there's nothing seriously wrong.

oil light: came on when i went around a sharp turn because the car is like out of oil. same thing was true about six weeks ago, and the guy (not ray) added at least one quart, possibly two. ray tells me there's no sign of any leakage; i can only conclude that the car must be burning the oil away, which makes me unhappy. ray says this is not necessarily the case and counsels keeping track of oil issues, if any, for the next three thousand miles.

additional: front brakes are worn the hell out and need new pads and rotors. right rear tire has a nail in it and needs to be patched.

estimate: $600. RAR.

of note

to teachers of all stripes, i suspect, but particularly youngish ones. link courtesy of copperbadge.

before they say anything

( west wing )