I didn’t like the way the tires were wearing on my van, so I took it to Sears Automotive, a trusted name in automotive service. Took ‘em three and a half hours to change four tires - apparently they had to whittle one of ‘em out of a piece of wheat. So I take a right turn out of the mall, and the left rear wheel falls…

I just KNEW we’d see a response like this one!  Enjoy the star that Kinja will not let me give you.

C’mon, you’re actually in this slideshow!

Heinz is coming up with more answers to questions nobody asked.

I’ve only owned one (a ‘02 E320), but in the six and a half years we’ve had it, it hasn’t required much beyond regular maintenance.  But with that said, I know that once it either loses the engine or transmission or is in a major accident it’s a paperweight.

Yeah, I remember those. I worked for Pizza Hut at the time.

That’s why you eat the head first. :)

That’s what SHE said! ;)

As mentioned in another comment, it’s not clear what sort of arrangements they are making for a trailer.  I brought up U-Haul mainly as a point of reference.

It might have been more than you were expecting, but it’s still not a ridiculous sum.  And looking at the list of things you replaced, I’d say it’s money well spent.

I delivered pizza for a few years in college. Yeah, it’s a myth.

So, I guess when your Grubhub order arrives, you get off.....

I don’t know exact weight, but I’ve heard that U-Haul’s car trailers are pretty heavy.  It should still be within the Dakota’s limits with the car loaded, though.

Same here.  There’s almost always at least one or two good stories that don’t make the slideshow.

I agree with you about McDonald’s coffee. And Starbucks - I’m not really into fancy coffee drinks anymore, and their drip usually tastes burnt.

“I think that’s all over northern CA, at least for In-N-Out.”

My first visit to In-N-Out was a drive-up/carryout store in Diamond Bar. That was shortly after I started attending Cal Poly Pomona.

Yeah, it kind of was.  Should have, uh, “sprung” for the spring compressor to begin with.

“a print ad for Kraft shredded cheese told consumers to make broccoli taste “less broccoli-ey” by covering it with copious amounts of melted cheese.”

I haven’t done anything like a mixer, but I can definitely attest to the value of taking pics along the way. I did this about eight years ago when I swapped the pickups in my Stratocaster.