Well, Lloyd wins the prize for Most Productive Saturday. He spent seven hours cleaning the Honda, and you could perform surgery in there – it’s that clean.
My day was less productive. Lloyd helped me take the sticks to the burn pile, and we ran a few errands. Back at home, I was getting the recycling rounded up and started a conversation with my neighbor. As we talked, we heard a meowing. Bob said, “Sharon heard that last night. We don’t know where it’s coming from.” Well, it was coming from the cat stuck up in their neighbor’s tree! Poor thing – all night it had been up there! I knocked – no answer, so with good intent I broke into their fenced yard and got the little thing out with a ladder. (I’m just like a fireman!) The sad part is that this barely-not-a-kitten-herself has recently given birth, because her lady bumps were pretty swollen. I spent the day trying to find her home (and her lost kittens), but no dice. She followed me all around the block but no one knew where she was from. She’s hanging out on our front stoop now, but she thinks Lloyd did a fine job with the car.
That’s a very clean car! Mine’s a pigsty.
Sure hope kitty finds her home/babies.
I just noticed you had a shoutout in The Oregonian. Maybe you’ve seen it already, but if not, here’s a link:
http://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/living/121882833493800.xml&coll=7
When I die, please shape my tombstone like a tiny pie in a jar. That’s my only claim to fame. 🙂
Lloyd should read the post below about even more intensive car detailing. 7 hours? Pah that’s nothing:
http://unclutterer.com/2008/08/30/auto-detailing-the-extreme-clean/
I’d love to give that kitty a home if I were nearer (say, on the same continent at least). Poor little mite. Well done on the rescue.
Whew! I don’t think even Lloyd is THAT crazy.
(Ha! Yes he is.) Ribs, this is so funny that you have a post from unclutter. I have that site bookmarked, although you couldn’t tell it from my house.
Buy an American car you silly fools. P.S. Lauren your toes look beautiful silly girl.
Do they even last long enough to get dirty?
I’m just kidding. If you didn’t know, Heidi’s husband works on the line for GM. And I’m going to buy a GM car as soon as (a) I buy a new car and (b) they make one that gets over 40mpg (which is what I’ve beaten on my last 4 tanks).
You might want to make sure this little issue is resolved as well. If it’s not, it might pose a slight problem…
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa080829_wz_gmrecall.23decbb7.html
I can’t take credit for the toes. They’re Beth’s. If my toes were in the picture you’d shudder.
Good show, Lloyd! No vehicle I ever had was worth 7 hours of cleaning in its life-time! 🙂
I don’t think Lauren mentioned that this is the bi-annual cleaning, and that there is no intra-cleaning cleaning that takes place (with the exception of a drive through car washing at the end of Winter).
Jumpin’ Jehosphat Lloyd!! That looks EXCELLENT! I decided yesterday that today I would clean my car. Of all the things I hate, I HATE cleaning my car the most. I bow in your presence my Eminence! (and although there’ll be no where near 7 hours devoted to this, I wonder if people & woodland creatures from far & wide will still show up to cheer me on … I hope so!)
I’m duly impressed. I’ve washed my car before. but I don’t think I’ve spent over 1 hour on the whole thing. Maybe an hour and a half.