So, Doris almost died the other day. I was driving back from Edmonton, on a VERY chilly day with three ladies from the church. We had to stop in Valleyview to use the washroom and when I got out I smelled something funny. I opened up the hood of the car and there was oil EVERYWHERE. I called the gas attendant over and he said that I probably broke a seal or something and that I shouldn't drive anywhere in these freezy cold conditions. I took Doris and the three ladies to Fountain Tire and the guy at the desk said his mechanic was tied up (it was near the end of the day). But he told me to pull the car into the bay anyway. So I pulled it in and 4 workers came over to the car to look at Doris. The PVC value (I think that is what you call it) had frozen up and so oil was coming out of the dipstick area. They thawed the part and put a piece of cardboard over the radiator. They had checked the oil level and there was NO OIL MEASURING on the dipstick. I almost killed Doris. They charged me $12.00 for the oil and I drove out with a smile on my face thinking....a free oil change. :)
I went searching for blueberries yesterday and noticed a wall of aspen poplars and Canadian fireweed. I was reminded that I need to get out into creation more. How much our world is consumed with cement, noise and the barrage of digital images - this blog is one of them! :)
