That gurgling noise was the water pump leaking.
Recent Bluessky Posts- My brother @froomkin.bsky.social is the media critic, but in the unlikely event the Iran framework deal survives Trump learning what's actually in it, I hope the media explains the payments to Iran in understandable terms, e.g. deflating every $1 bn by 72 mill US households=$14. E.g. $300bn=>$4,200. June 15, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Wait and see: it's the cover-up that gets you... edition.cnn.com/2026/06/14/p... June 15, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- And yes I got the reference. But I don't have even a stochastic parrot. June 15, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Far from it. Heat advisory issued for South Florida. It could feel like 107 on World Cup day www.miamiherald.com/news/weather... June 15, 2026 Michael Froomkin
- Not in Miami today. June 15, 2026 Michael Froomkin
I bought a RAV4 last fall after spending $2000 on fuel tank repairs for my 2005 LeSabre in 2009 and replacing the transmission on the same car in 2008, at a cost of $4500. Fitzgerald Buick in Rockville wouldn’t even tell me what was wrong with the transmission, so I sent a nasty e-mail to Jack Fitzgerald and told him to kiss my ass, I’d never buy another GM vehicle. I rented a RAV4 in August to take my daughter to Atlanta, and I liked it. I talked to a mechanic after that who said his sister owned a RAV4, and had 225,000 miles on it. She replaced the transfer cases after 210,000 miles, but had done nothing else to it. At the time I bought the RAV4, consumer reports still rated it very high, at least equal to the Honda CRV. My RAV4 has a six cylinder engine and 4 wheel drive, XM radio, six-disk player, enhanced sound, bluetooth, and, most important, the strengthened suspension package for towing.