Prairie Dog Blog

Thats the only latin I know and I picked it up in catholic church when Mom dragged me there as a kid and the services were in latin. Anyhow, that is a kind of prayer for the 'little Burro'...my spunky little 1992 Toyota Carolla LE. I took it in for an oil change because it has been sitting around all summer not being used. After the oil change there was oil leaking in the driveway. I took it back and they replace the oil and filter but....still leaking. "Must be coming from the oil pan!"..."Looks rusty!". He was right it was leaking oil, as if by osmosis, right through the oil pan! they put it up on the hoist and attempted to blow away some accumulated gunk off the pan when the air from the gun (barely blowing) opened up a huge hole! I guess it was being held together by the rust! To replace it would cost 4 hours labour ($300.00) and say $100.00 for a new pan. And then there is the exhaust pipe that had rusted off and was hanging down, and the leaky rear engine gasket....golly. Well, sir that was the last I saw of that car...up on the hoist looking forlorn. Bought it new and I always said that I would drive it as long as I could..... well may she rest in peace..........
I think I'll get it bronzed and put it on the mantle .....if I had a mantle.

Anyone who plays dominoes and vobiscuum......