The Dog of the South (2011)
The Dog of the South
“The warm air seemed heavy and I had the fanciful notion that it was pressing against us and holding us back. I say “seemed” because I know as well as any professional pilot that warm air is less dense than cool air. I had forgotten about the baloney and cheese in the ice chest. We ate the marshmallows and rolls, and after the rolls got hard I threw them out to goats along the way.
In the town of Coatzacoalcos I double-parked on a narrow street in front of an auto supply store and bought two qua...rts of transmission fluid and a small can of solvent. This solvent was a patent medicine from the States that was supposed to cure sticking valves and noisy valve lifters. Dr. Symes was worried about the clicking noise. He wouldn’t shut up about it.
Down the way I found a shady grove of palm trees just off the road. I got out my plastic funnel and red fluid and topped up the transmission. Then I read all the print on the solvent can. There were warnings about breathing the stuff and lengthy instructions as to its use.MoreLess
In the town of Coatzacoalcos I double-parked on a narrow street in front of an auto supply store and bought two qua...rts of transmission fluid and a small can of solvent. This solvent was a patent medicine from the States that was supposed to cure sticking valves and noisy valve lifters. Dr. Symes was worried about the clicking noise. He wouldn’t shut up about it.
Down the way I found a shady grove of palm trees just off the road. I got out my plastic funnel and red fluid and topped up the transmission. Then I read all the print on the solvent can. There were warnings about breathing the stuff and lengthy instructions as to its use.MoreLess
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