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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Somewhere, a mechanic just got their wings.

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Nov 14, 2023·edited Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

This theme reminds me of how I once treated 2 car issues. If I heard a strange noise I turned up the radio? If I noticed an odd smell I opened the windows in spite of rain or frigid temps? Ignorance is bliss until the vehicle spits and sputters to a halt!

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell
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The first time I heard this, I thought, "What IS this?" I love this song.

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

I have a friend who’s father wrote an iconic rock song with the band The Arrows that became a big hit for Joan Jett https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8AT_Pbtyid0

His name is Alan Merrill and after The Arrows broke up he played in some fairly big named bands including Meatloaf

Meatloaf was the best man in her father’s wedding and she has pictures of her as a flower girl and her brother as the ring bearer with her dad and stepmom and Meatloaf and his wife

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Nov 14, 2023·edited Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

I wonder if the light in “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” was generated by some warning lights. If it was, it may have been an omen for that relationship.

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Good one.

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Nov 14, 2023·edited Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

The tire warning light that you lead with has been lit in my twelve year old truck for years. I’ve always called them “idiot lights” because they’re usually too little information too late. When it first came on I checked the tires with the gauge I carry and they were fine. When I asked the dealership about it they told me to ignore it because there was a second warning that would appear near the odometer that was the serious one and should be paid attention to. I asked them about turning the first light off and they said they could replace the sensor for few hundred dollars. I asked them if there was light that would come on if I was idiot enough to pay that. They didn’t seem amused. I’ve long since put the truck into the hands of a trusted local mechanic who has nursed a number of my cars through multi hundred thousand mile lives. He told me to put a piece of tape over the light. I haven’t bothered but I have an extra “I voted” sticker with the backing still on. Maybe I’ll use that.

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I do not want to replace any sensors. I want to remove them.

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Sounds like something Data would say in his desire to be human.

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

This was my take take on the Check engine light from a few years ago.https://www.jeffvibes.com/therandomvibes/2010/03/check-engine-light.html?rq=engine

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Thank you for the laughs this morning.

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Love this. I have been continuously annoyed by that tire pressure indicator which I do not need, and which can only be extinguished by replacing expensive sensors. (The last car I had with actual light bulbs is long gone.) Now that I know what it really means, I will proceed in bliss under the watch of angels. Thank you! ❤

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You’re quite welcome. The angels are watching over you.

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

My tire pressure light comes on the morning after the temperatures drop, and I've gotten into the bad habit of ignoring it until Spring, when it goes away. This time, I went to a service station and tried to put air in the tires. It seems I've forgotten how to do that, and had to ask for help. I thought seriously this year about not driving anymore, but there are just too many places in CT I want to go to that are all but inaccessible without a car.

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I often tey to imagine a life without a car but yeah. I still have places I want to go.

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Funny! I'll go with angels playing the harp, or lyre. (I think of that because the lyre was my sorority's symbol)

We had an issue with that same warning light on our roadtrip a few days ago, paired with a tire pressure warning. We stopped, put air in the tires, and went on our way. Maybe 50 or so miles down the road, it popped up again. The tires were fine and the sensor was apparently faulty. With that, I love your new definitions! And may all your future warning lights be due to faulty sensors rather than real problems!

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Oh, thank God. All three of these lights in my car are good news. I'll have to drive more, but I may need to worry if my bettery stops flirting...

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

On the other hand, the genie will take care of everything!

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Good point.

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

The interpretation about the sweaty genie works especially well for me. So many of my students spelled “sweetie “ as “sweaty.”

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So close...

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Shared this with my wife since the tire pressure thingy has been on for 5 months in our car. Heard her laughing with delight in the other room. Thanks for the smiles.

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Oh, very cool.

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Insomnia here but loving your interpretations! Let’s not let driving be boring!

Perhaps the signal for something passing close by can mean something else as well. 😉

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What should it mean? I'm open to suggestion.

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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Susan Campbell

Very tangential:

How to be financially prudent:

1. Be rich.

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I keep forgetting to be rich.

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*sigh*

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'Tis the season for the tire pressure lights. As for car stuff... I had the BEST mechanic back in the 90's. The temp knob for the heater wasn't working. He did "something" and told me to only adjust it in the spring and fall. The "repair" cost me $25. I shudder to think of what an actual repair would have cost. He also had the opportunity to replace my transmission. Instead, he recommended replacing the fluid, and all was well with the world. I cannot ignore warning lights as they freak me out. I broke several years ago on the connector from I-91 to Rt. 10 in Hamden and had to walk on the highway to get to a payphone in the commuter lot. I know someone that was hit and killed on that road, and I was so freaked out on the phone that AAA sent someone immediately. Warning lights are not encouragement, but admonishment. And as for that awesome mechanic... Lou, you and your bad-ass strutting self in shorts and compression knee socks are missed.

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