A Loose Battery Thing-a-ma-bob and Thai Oil

We spent the morning being schooled in the world of yard sales by Laura as we drove around our neighborhood and observed her expert negotiation skills. Unfortunately as we attempted to leave the shopping bonanza, heading for the YMCA, our grease mobile refused to start. After opening the hood and examining the engine, Ray discovered a loose battery cable that was missing a screw. With some fiddling of parts a connection was established and we drove directly to the auto parts store. Although pleased to learn the repair was inexpensive, I was disappointed once I realized the loss of power resulted in our trip odometer being reset so we won't be able to accurately calculate our cost per mile on the current tank of diesel. What I do know is that we've driven over 1,000 miles and are just inching past the half-gallon mark which loosely translates into approximately 142 miles per gallon of diesel.


Once we purchased the necessary supplies it was off to the local Thai restaurant to obtain our weekly supply of free oil.