This is how I spent my summer vacation.
As you can see from the expression on my face, this isn’t the most fun thing I have ever done. 🙂
Notice the beautiful camouflage tarp in use under the car. This is what Mr. Ken bought when we had our adventure at the tool store. Originally, he bought it to keep his car clean, but I see he has found another use for it. Who knew a tarp could be so versatile?
Can you guess what I’m doing?
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Ralph
July 29, 2015
Hi dear Nancy,
You missed a bit between the gizmo and the thingy 😉 ❤
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Nancy Loderick
July 29, 2015
Dear Friend Ralph,
Oh no! Shhh, don’t tell Mr. Ken because he’ll have to go back and clean the whole area under the hood. Yep, he is such a clean freak, that he has been known to do that. 🙂
Nancy
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Ralph
July 29, 2015
Oops. I just read the Prof’s comment. I thought you were cleaning the engine Nancy ! 😀
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Nancy Loderick
July 30, 2015
Dear friend Ralph,
Oh yes, if I knew what the engine looked like under the hood, I suppose I could clean it. 😉
Nancy
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Ralph
July 30, 2015
It’s the bit of the car that looks like an international oil spill and goes “phut, chug, chitty chitty bang bang” Nancy 😀
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Professor VJ Duke
July 29, 2015
*laughing* Putting oil in!
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Nancy Loderick
July 29, 2015
Well Professor,
Of course a “guy” would get this right? All that car stuff is for guys . . .
Nancy
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Professor VJ Duke
July 29, 2015
Aha! I did get it right! Well, yes, I do that all the time.
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Nancy Loderick
July 30, 2015
Well Professor,
Of course you got it right! You are a professor after all and you have much knowledge. 🙂
Nancy
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melodysgt
July 29, 2015
Mr. Ken appears to like to DIY. I’m with you, Jiffy Lube and those types can have my business. It is all way to messy, and I am not a neat freak. You look cute holding the funnel 🙂
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Nancy Loderick
July 30, 2015
Hi there,
Mr. Ken loves DIY. I’m with you on the Jiffy Lube thing. When I was single, (many, many, many years ago), I didn’t even like to wash my car, so I would take it to the car wash. I lived in a tiny apartment in an expensive town, so all the other cars at the car wash were expensive. And there I sat in my little Chevy Nova. But the car wash guys treated my car the same as the expensive ones. 🙂
Nancy
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sdalton43
July 29, 2015
Nancy:
You can’t trick me. You’re waiting for comments on your blog post. 😉
Steve
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Nancy Loderick
July 30, 2015
Hi Steve,
Ack, you caught me. I didn’t know what else to do. It has been very hot here and I am drawing a blank in terms of blog posts, so I have to go with what I can. 🙂
Nancy
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socialbridge
July 30, 2015
Looks like you’re giving the car a cuppa coffee out of my old filter.
Maybe a doughnut to follow for Mr Ken!
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Nancy Loderick
July 30, 2015
Hi Jean,
Mr. Ken has had more than his share of donuts this week, so there is no donut in the works for him. As a matter of fact, he also had a McFlurry from McDonald’s this week too. So from now on it is salad and fruit for him!
Nancy
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socialbridge
July 30, 2015
Oh dear!
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Bea dM
July 30, 2015
cool you! maybe not fun, but at least you look like you know what you’re doing around an engine! (I pass)
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Nancy Loderick
July 30, 2015
Hi Bea,
Well, I really don’t know what I’m doing around an engine. If I were to re-create this scene without Mr. Ken, I couldn’t even remember where to put the funnel thingie. I might end up pouring oil into the place that holds the window washing fluid!
Nancy
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Our Life In 3D
July 30, 2015
Yes, adding oil…I was thinking , Changing the oil, since you had that tarp down. Of course I don’t think you would be smiling so much if you were changing it. Do you need to put a tarp down to change the oil? ???
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Nancy Loderick
July 30, 2015
Hi Andy,
The picture is a little blurry, since I am actually grimacing. As for the tarp, all I know is that Mr. Ken always puts it down when he does anything with the car. It seems to me it would be easier to just let something spill onto the driveway. After all, if it spills on the tarp, you then have to clean it up.
Nancy
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Ken Loderick
August 11, 2015
Hi Andy,
Thanks for the comments. I always put a tarp down when I change the oil as it seems to splash around more than I think it will. But no matter how careful I am I always manage to get a little on the driveway or garage floor anyway. It is a messy job and my “mature” body is finding it harder to crawl under the car and get back up. I have these fancy car ramps so I guess I figure that it’s a shame not to use them. Also by changing the oil myself I am 100% certain about the type / brand of oil that is in the engine. I don’t trust the garage to put in the correct viscosity.
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Nancy Loderick
August 12, 2015
Hi Ken,
Interesting answer. Now, if I only knew what viscosity was, I’d be all set. 🙂
Nancy
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walter bright
August 6, 2015
Where is Mr. Ken? Looks like a lot of fun.
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walter bright
August 6, 2015
It looks like you are changing the oil?
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walter bright
August 6, 2015
The comments here are refreshing
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Nancy Loderick
August 10, 2015
Hi Walt,
I am glad you are enjoying the comments. I am also enjoying reading them.
Nancy
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Nancy Loderick
August 10, 2015
Hi Walt,
Yes, you could surmise that, except I wouldn’t know where to put the oil. 🙂
But you are correct that this picture has something to do with oil. I am holding a funnel so Mr. Ken can pour the new oil into where ever oil goes. 🙂
Nancy
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Nancy Loderick
August 10, 2015
Hi Walt,
Mr. Ken is somewhere in the garage; I hear him mumbling about alternators and filters. I assume these terms have something to do with cars. 🙂
Nancy
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walter bright
August 10, 2015
Hahaha
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Susan Scarince Jones
August 24, 2015
Dear Nancy, Skippy the ChipMunk asked me to send you a message. Please help Mr. Ken check to see if there are chipmunk nests in your engine. One winter while out driving we noticed the smell of roasted nuts. After searching around we found a little stash of acorns and seeds in the filter! The car runs so much better without it. We know how much you love chipmunks. Sue
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Nancy Loderick
August 24, 2015
Hi Sue,
Please give my heartfelt thanks to dear Skippy! At least you only found nuts and seeds and no chipmunks in the engine! Tell dear Skippy that we will be VERY careful when we start the car and will check for chipmunk nests and chipmunks before we do anything else!
Nancy
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