[jyl]

Son was to drive home from college yesterday, a 100 mile drive. Two negative Covid tests, that’s good. So he’s supposed to leave at noon, but hangs out with his girlfriend and leaves at 4 pm. Except his car battery is dead. Apparently he hasn’t driven his car since the start of the term (!). We have a solar battery tender on the car. Apparently he parks in the shade. His friend comes and jumps him and he gets here for a 7 pm dinner. Kids!

Today we replace his battery. The current one isn’t that old, but he’s let it go dead a couple times so I figure caution is good. He promises to start and run his car every week or so. He assures me he’s been checking the oil and it’s fine. Hmm, how come only the tip of the dipstick has oil? Oh, I’ve been checking THAT one. THAT one is the auto trans fluid dipstick, you want to check the one that says “Engine Oil”. Oh.

This is a 1995 Corolla station wagon. Perfect college kid car. Especially if he’s going to be a dipstick :-)

Well, he’s getting straight As so there’s that.