God help me, I am going out to clean my car.

[redwitch]

If I don't come back, it's because I got buried under an avalanche of coffee cups and assorted debris of several month's making. You might want to dial 911 if I'm not back by Tuesday.

[marzipanni]

1. LOL, on all fours pitching coffee cups over your shoulder

into a large trash can? You'll feel such a sense of accomplishment! Cleaning clean areas is such a bore.

[redwitch]

6. Are you psychic? That was dead on!

I never clean clean areas, no need when there is so much dirt in my life!

[mikeytherat]

2. You might be amazed at what you'll find

Stuff you thought was long gone (and some you'll wish WAS long gone!).

mikey_the_rat

[redwitch]

5. LOL I found the new registration sticker for the windshield

and actually scraped off the old one and put on the new. I also found the "God knows when you don't tip" button I bought for a waitress friend that has been missing for weeks!

[mikeytherat]

7. See? Ground score!

I recently found the cap for my favorite thermos wedged under the driver's seat.

mikey_the_rat

[redwitch]

23. I was thinking if I used a thermos

My car would be easier to clean. Then I noticed all the refillable coffee cups on the floor and thought I already do and it doesn't work.

[Idylle Moon Dancer]

3. yum

moldy, syrup-coffee residue. Been there.

[redwitch]

8. I should buy stock in a coffee plantation.

I could make hugh! profits on my consumption alone. It's a wonder I don't twitch from all the caffeine!

[cleofus1]

4. i have to do that at the car wash with the

giant industrial strength vacuums that cost 5 bucks in quarters and have the tin can size nozzles...

[redwitch]

9. Heading there next.

The giant sucking sound you here will be me spending all my quarters I found on the floor of the front seat!
I may also hose of the crusted salt from the outside of the car- if I have any quarters left!

[StaggerLee]

10. Tell Jimmy Hoffa I said hi

nt

[redwitch]

13. My car's not THAT old!

Sheesh!

[mikeytherat]

14. No, but we moved his body there when you weren't looking

Hey, who figured you'd ever look under that pile of coffee cups?

Now we gotta move the body again, sheesh.

mikey_the_rat

[redwitch]

16. Damn, I gotta watch you people every second!

No worries though, I'm putting in a vegetable garden in May, I'll just stash Jimmy in the barn til then.

[mikeytherat]

18. Mafioso Compost - makes your veggies grow like magic!

mikey_the_rat

[redwitch]

20. Jimmy Hoffa sleeps with the green beans

Maybe he should sleep with the tomatoes or garlic, sounds more Eye-talian?

[mikeytherat]

24. Arugula. Definitely arugula.

mikey_the_rat

[redwitch]

27. If I had a rock band I would name it arugula

What a great word. Say it over and over. I think that is my new mantra. Plus, my friend Cyndy makes this arugula, roasted pears, fresh shaved parmesan and walnut salad that is out of this world. Yum. OK, that does it, I need some lunch.


Oh, BTW mikey the rat, are you IN the mafia? Because mikeytherat is such a good mob name! It's like jimmythefoot or moose"big guns"rossi, or something.

[mikeytherat]

28. Well, my family IS half-Sicilian, and from Chicago,

and I DO look like Jean Reno in The Professional, but I'm not a made man. Not yet, anyway (and I'd have to choose a new name, anything with "The Rat" in it is not very good, capice?). Now, my Uncle Ambroso, on the other hand...

And that salad sounds awesome.

mikey_the_rat

[redwitch]

30. Hmmm. Good thinking.

Perhaps mikeythecat? mikeytheweasel or how about mikeychicago or chicagomikey? Sorta like NathanDetroit, ya know?

[mikeytherat]

31. Weasel is another bad one

mikey_the_rat

[redwitch]

35. I always think of the weasels in roger rabbit.

mikeytheferret? squealin'mikey and "looselips"mikey probably not so good neither. That being said...
I think that LooseLips Mikey and the Squealers would be an awesome name for a rock band!

[mikeytherat]

37. Remember what happened to the weasels in Roger Rabbit?

"C'mon, youse mugs, Valient's got the rabbit stashed here somewhere."

mikey_the_rat

[redwitch]

39. Yeah but it's a good way to go, right?

I love that movie! Hey mikey, Are you getting anything accomplished today? Except for my slightly cleaner car, all I've done today is rack up my post count. SIgh. I know it's only March 10, but I think I have spring fever. It's better than bird flu to be sure. Plus, I was going to vacuum the whole house today. I had such good intentions when I got up this morning.

[mikeytherat]

43. I had an open day, so I've been out on the deck with the laptop

enjoying a sunny, 78-degree day!

I'm slammed all weekend, so this is my goof-off day, and goof-off I shall!

By the way, your "JImmy Hoffa sleeps with the green beans" comment cracks me up each time I read it! And, do we have the sub-thread from Hell or what?

mikey_the_rat

PS
Tell your waitress friend I always tip 20%, and the delivery dudes get 25% (been there/done that, kicking the karma back at 'em). God does know when you don't tip, and poor tippers make baby Jesus cry.

[redwitch]

44. Happy goof-off day!

I am putting down the laptop.

[Goblinmonger]

11. Mine is the black Dodge Dakota

I think it is just down from yours. You can keep any quarters you find. Thanks.

[redwitch]

12. No way dude!

I'm all exhausted now, next spring when I'm recovered I'll clean yours out. Can you wait that long or will the coffee cups begin to plot against you?

[Goblinmonger]

19. Guess I'll have to do it myself

I think I heard the cups holding a meeting this morning on the commute. Maybe I'll just have to figure out which one is their leader and assassinate it.

[redwitch]

21. I would do something.

A cup de etat can be bloody!

[redwitch]

42. Oh come on! A "cup d'etat" is hilarious. I am SOOOO witty!

[Tsiyu]

47. Yes, you are :)

And I can totally relate, as there are probably four or five cups rolling around in my car and I CLEANED IT OUT TWO DAYS AGO!!!!!

Coffee addiction does have its victims.....

[LostinVA]

15. Replace coffee cups with water bottles, and that's me!

[redwitch]

17. I've got them too!

But I buy the family size bottles so there's fewer of them to remove.

[LostinVA]

29. We're said -- there's also a bunch of junk mail...

[Arugula Latte]

22. The scariest part for me is moving the kids' car seats ...

I dare not speak the name of what's underneath ...

[redwitch]

25. I remember those days!

My youngest son used to get carsick. We finally had to have those guys in the white suits come and suck the air out of the car. Then, just to be on the safe side, we set fire to it.

[mikeytherat]

26. I bought a used station wagon a few years back that was a kid-mobile

What I found when I decontaminated that car...wow. I mean, wow.

mikey_the_rat

[Initech]

32. Wow, and I thought I had a lot of crap in my car!

[ET Awful]

33. I get to clean 3 cars this weekend. The outsides are getting a full

detail treatment, wash, polish, wax, etc. The insides are . . . well other than my personal car, they're the responsibility of the friend who I'm doing it for.

[redwitch]

36. You are not ET Awful

You are ET NIceasCanBe. Where is this car wash taking place? Can you handle a fourth?

[ET Awful]

40. Well they are plying me with a steak dinner and such.

I'll be in Londonderry, NH if you can find me, I'll add you to the list (time permitting)

[redwitch]

41. That's a bit of a trek from here. Tempting though.

I am doing our tax prep this weekend. ICK!
Hey I just got a spam from rafi! "Now is the time to take control of ur life" Think that means I should put my laptop to sleep and actually do something today?

[LaraMN]

34. I think you should just buy a new one.

Save yourself the hassle of cleaning the old one.
In the case of my van, it's almost worth it.

[redwitch]

38. Mighty tempting!

I actually would like to trade my old clunker in on something newer (and cleaner) this spring. Hower bassplaying college son is eating up all "disposable" income. So I am thinking/praying this one makes it for another year. Damn.

[tigereye]

45. so it's not just me!

whew. Actually I saw some cars in a mall parking lot today that looked far worse than mine. I do clean and vacuum it occasionally, but my son continues to spill everything known to man. Ugh.

[KitchenWitch]

46. Ah yes, I need to spring clean my car too.

[radwriter0555]

48. Did you find the kids?

All of them?

[Fleshdancer]

49. Redwitch, are you ok?

It's now 5pm cst and although it's still too early to call the police, I'm wondering if I need to start making MISSING signs with your face on them.

If you are ok, what was the weirdest thing you found in your car?