tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post4466533550764200989..comments2024-03-26T19:09:09.890-05:00Comments on Backsies Is What There Is Not: It COULD Have Been A Bad ThingDyanne @ I Want Backsieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-21627868994661774762015-03-29T22:11:57.961-05:002015-03-29T22:11:57.961-05:00I did that with a Honda CRX back in about '87....I did that with a Honda CRX back in about '87. Same drive, only in reverse, from Nashville to SW Mo. The oil filter wasn't installed correctly after an oil change. I had no idea what was wrong, but my car kept over heating, and I would have to stop every hour or so to let it cool off. Found a pay phone and called my dad to tell him I was having problems. The next morning, after I finally got home, he checked the oil and found NONE.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-6153135384766539362015-03-29T22:09:52.521-05:002015-03-29T22:09:52.521-05:00Me, either! I thought it was just there to keep st...Me, either! I thought it was just there to keep stuff like dead leaves (and spiders) from falling in. I didn't know it was meant to keep the oil inside! Who knew?!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-26705058114193485282015-03-29T22:08:49.185-05:002015-03-29T22:08:49.185-05:00Me, too! Thanks for visiting!Me, too! Thanks for visiting!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-20727390814537406972015-03-29T22:08:35.286-05:002015-03-29T22:08:35.286-05:00Ohhhh, me, too! Happy to give them something to te...Ohhhh, me, too! Happy to give them something to tell customers when they come in that didn't involve me having to buy a new car just to get home!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-42908413094019509532015-03-29T22:07:19.354-05:002015-03-29T22:07:19.354-05:00Better the spider than us!
Not everyone can say t...Better the spider than us! <br />Not everyone can say they are a legend. Glad I'm in good company!<br />Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-44051987315228095102015-03-29T00:03:30.389-05:002015-03-29T00:03:30.389-05:00Goodness! You were lucky! I drove my mom's 22 ...Goodness! You were lucky! I drove my mom's 22 year old Jeep Cherokee across the country - home to MS from Reno, NV. The engine oil cap had a faulty seal, and by the time I pulled into a small town in Nebraska, I had managed to lose almost 5 quarts of oil. Thank goodness something told me I should think about checking the oil. That could have been ugly. <br /><br />Sounds like you had a great time!Pierced Wonderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617985868261454643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-78258881862464316372015-03-28T23:52:32.061-05:002015-03-28T23:52:32.061-05:00I had no idea oil caps were so necessary! I'm ...I had no idea oil caps were so necessary! I'm glad your car was okay...I'll tuck that little nugget of knowledge away in my brain now!KatBouskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556451375792958743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-76537251724019250292015-03-27T10:46:46.231-05:002015-03-27T10:46:46.231-05:00Glad you stayed safe! Stopping by from Mama Kat...Glad you stayed safe! Stopping by from Mama Kat's!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093779543962252260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-22046985886678050592015-03-27T08:43:59.873-05:002015-03-27T08:43:59.873-05:00I'm so glad that driving around without the ca...I'm so glad that driving around without the cap to your oil thingy didn't do any damage, lol! (that is SO what I would call it too!) Just think, you gave those guys something new to talk about. Talk about a good deed ;)Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202212892774623935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-84889752710670993372015-03-27T06:45:47.042-05:002015-03-27T06:45:47.042-05:00And the spider is dead.
I mean this is just an all...And the spider is dead.<br />I mean this is just an all around win.<br />LMAO....<br />True story - one spider crawled across my dashboard and I panicked and drove to a gas station. Jumped out and the man was all "Regular or --" "Just kill the f*cking spider dude!" and he did. And I didn't need and gas.<br />I'm also a legend there. Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08050335567456721813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-56530570738206296292015-03-26T21:40:25.233-05:002015-03-26T21:40:25.233-05:00It was kind of a Mr. Magoo moment.It was kind of a Mr. Magoo moment.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-50281199189851251952015-03-26T21:39:57.470-05:002015-03-26T21:39:57.470-05:00They're STILL shaking their heads in disbelief...They're STILL shaking their heads in disbelief.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-75763330516894426042015-03-26T21:39:35.341-05:002015-03-26T21:39:35.341-05:00The car dealer that changed my oil one time didn&#...The car dealer that changed my oil one time didn't get the oil filter on correctly and I left an oily film on every car (and hitchhiker) from Nashville back to SW Missouri. Arrived at my parents house (I was in my 20s) with NO oil. Didn't damage the car. The hitchhiker, I can assure you, was not happy about his oil shower.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-36754785828879444522015-03-26T21:37:05.058-05:002015-03-26T21:37:05.058-05:00It was a great trip! I wish I had taken more pictu...It was a great trip! I wish I had taken more pictures. Those guys will be talking about me for YEARS.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-62568875729369606522015-03-26T21:34:47.684-05:002015-03-26T21:34:47.684-05:00Obviously, you don't subscribe to the drive-it...Obviously, you don't subscribe to the drive-it-until-it-lays-down-and-dies method of car ownership. You learn to figure out where the oil thingy is. I had an old Nova in college that had belonged to my dad that had something wrong with the starter. If the starter didn't, I would open the trunk, get out a ginormous wrench that my dad left there, raise the hood, and give the starter a good whack. Worked every time.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-24548851036188670592015-03-26T21:31:32.587-05:002015-03-26T21:31:32.587-05:00Aww, poor Nissan Sentra! I love this car! It's...Aww, poor Nissan Sentra! I love this car! It's a Toyota Avalon, and it appears it loves me, too, since it held its oil where it belonged and didn't spew it anywhere.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-28019770050616134712015-03-26T21:30:31.735-05:002015-03-26T21:30:31.735-05:00That poor car! If I had known it was dangerous, I ...That poor car! If I had known it was dangerous, I would have been a nervous wreck!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-10374840221061299562015-03-26T21:29:18.090-05:002015-03-26T21:29:18.090-05:00Being with my Person is the BEST. Not ruining my e...Being with my Person is the BEST. Not ruining my engine runs a pretty close second :)Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-38565621955997492292015-03-26T21:28:37.223-05:002015-03-26T21:28:37.223-05:00Thanks! I wish I had a picture of the looks on the...Thanks! I wish I had a picture of the looks on their faces when I said I had driven 500 miles with no cap on the oil thingy!Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-35580164319392790612015-03-26T20:33:36.087-05:002015-03-26T20:33:36.087-05:00You are lucky! And, yes... you will go down in his...You are lucky! And, yes... you will go down in history for that one!carol danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199172053416419162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-1141246742287290322015-03-26T20:27:03.533-05:002015-03-26T20:27:03.533-05:00Or they will speak of the legendary woman in the S...Or they will speak of the legendary woman in the Superhero car.<br />:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555571310643742181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-84872570012130898192015-03-26T19:02:49.362-05:002015-03-26T19:02:49.362-05:00The first thing I thought of was my blackened oil ...The first thing I thought of was my blackened oil slicked windshield after driving about a mile without the oil cap that I forgot to put back on....you were lucky! Good for you!!!! Nice!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11630958840521397718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-63471734253971527772015-03-26T13:01:29.946-05:002015-03-26T13:01:29.946-05:00Glad to hear you had a nice trip to Nashville - i...Glad to hear you had a nice trip to Nashville - isn't it great to hang and visit your person - too funny about your daughter - James and Amelia are the same - the cover to the oily thing - I guess you did get lucky, Glad to hear it all worked out, of course you a legend Marisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09818816716586417433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-55167211443687494872015-03-26T12:30:26.045-05:002015-03-26T12:30:26.045-05:00You ARE lucky! And I'm impressed you know any ...You ARE lucky! And I'm impressed you know any of this stuff. I don't know what half the stuff is when I look under the hood of my car. Who am I kidding? I never look under the hood of my car.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624509801901211108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-59518275530756790922015-03-26T09:07:37.301-05:002015-03-26T09:07:37.301-05:00I can attest to the truth of what those counter gu...I can attest to the truth of what those counter guys said, except it takes much fewer than 500 miles to ruin the engine. RIP, little Nissan Sentra.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14136276061114462192noreply@blogger.com