notes to self

1. If you are going to leave a car sit for seven months, unplug the stupid battery.
2. Read warranties. I never would have known that my Mazda’s warranty covered dead batteries if I had not taken it into the dealership.
3. If an inch-and-a-half long insect hisses, and is capable of holding onto a car at speeds up to and including 70 miles per hour, do not screw with it. Just ain’t worth it.
4. Washing an absolutely filthy car makes it seem brand-spanking new… and also exposes any dings, scratches, and dents it might have accumulated.
5. The USPS is just straight-up buggered. Period. End of story. Full stop. Sure, their rates are going up, but their customer service and efficacy is going straight in the toilet.
6. Not having a cell phone, oddly enough, sucks. Of course, not having any phone at all really sucks, which may be the root of my lack-of-cell-phone suckiness, since I do not have a landline either.