Someone from Eddy's Lincoln service shop will be picking up my car, tomorrow morning, to take it into Wichita for tire replacement. In preparation, I unloaded all of the "stuff" that I normally carry in my car - for two reasons: 1) They shouldn't have to be bothered with all of my junk, and 2) If I am missing something when the car is returned, I want to avoid any thinking on my part that "they" might be responsible for it. I lose stuff, all on my own, and don't need to be blaming anyone else. I started the cleanup in the trunk.
My normal complement of stuff in the trunk includes one fake leather tote (with jumper cables and windshield shade/cover), one duffle bag (with electric air pump, basic hand tools, and a good tire gage), one wool blanket, one terrycloth beach towel (full bed sized), and two bussing trays. I started by stacking the bussing trays, as they were nearest to me, and hauling the fake leather tote toward me and into the top bussing tray. The photo, below, is how the inside of my car's trunk looked.
Do you see what jumped out at me? I'll give you a close-up, below.
OMG - that's the top to one of our gasoline "cans" - missing since early November - My fun for the morning. My puzzlement over what happened to that cap has been settled. See? I lose stuff all on my own. No need to blame anyone else although I've always felt (and told my friends) that the sooner I accuse someone else of taking something from me, the sooner I shall find it. Finding the cap at this late date goes to show that it has been months since I've delved into the nether regions of my car's trunk - although the bussing trays have seen much use when I was picking up groceries, taking donations to Goodwill, or taking electronics to the e-cycle place. Obviously, I had done a poor job of looking for the cap in my car's trunk in the first place!
I can now put away/give away the new gasoline can that I bought as a replacement and not have to use pliers to unlock the pouring spout each time I wish to refuel the lawn mower from it. We're back to having two easy-to-use gasoline cans - a bit less safe, I know.
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