The cartalk.com TIME KILL WEEKLY Special Now Out of Hiding Edition ______________________________________________ Killing Time, Unencumbered by the Work Process ______________________________________________ Maury Maille, Editor
What's new at Car Talk Plaza? Well, we have Our Fair City back, that's what. That's right, John, John, Bill, Al, Howard, Wes, Reverend Al and some young whippersnapper named Barack have all left town. Also seen heading to Logan Airport over the weekend: every conceivable media operative (www.isanyonereadingmypersonaldiatribes.com) and protest organization (People for the Ethical Treatment of Protozoans?) that you could imagine. They also trucked out approximately 78 tons of rented, Kevlar three-piece suits. Where was Car Talk during all of this? Away, that's where. Tom and Ray had their toes in the sand at Cape Cod. Producer Dougie Berman was snoring in his backyard hammock. And the Car Talk Plaza offices were shut tight with a sign on the door that said "Mission Accomplished." All of which might explain why this guy was stuck outside our offices: http://www.cartalk.com/content/timekill/hsquare.jpg Yes, that's our window in the background. As of this week, though, our doors are once again open. Which means we actually have some news, including... *An update on Car Talk's new vehicle donation program. See how you can recoup a few bucks for that aging car in your yard, and help your local NPR station. Details are at http://www.cartalk.com/content/features/vehicle-donation/ *The latest updates on manufacturer incentives, if you are shopping at http://www.cartalk.com/ And (remember, this is Car Talk after all)... *Our collection of this week's favorite web sites, including a disturbing new trend in public commodes and a car that runs on air, at http://www.cartalk.com/content/links/ Now, if you'll excuse us, it's time for us to go watch the balloons finally drop from the Fleet Center ceiling. Maury Maille Delegate to the De-motivation Convention Car Talk Plaza P.S. Here's this week's Lame Joke Of The Week, courtesy of Jeff Mio: Anne meets up with Dana while she is picking up her car from the mechanic. Anne asks, "Everything ok with your car now?" Dana replies, "Yes, thank goodness. I was worried that my mechanic might try to rip me off, so I was relieved when he told me all I needed was $12 worth of blinker fluid." ******************* Doing some car research? Via our lousy, little homepage you can... *Check important safety recalls *See what your car is worth right now *Check rebates and incentives on new cars *Search your town for new or used cars for sale *Place an ad to sell your car that'll actually be seen by people in your area *Research and compare new vehicles *Get the latest car news *Kill time until 5:00 pm rolls around and you can pack it in. *It's all at http://www.cartalk.com ******************** Got more time to kill? This past weekend's new, lousy Car Talk show is now on the web site, at http://www.cartalk.com/Radio/Show/ ******************** Miss the puzzler? Losing sleep over it? Add your e-mail to our Car Talk Puzzler Psychic Friends Network and we'll personally hand deliver Ray's new puzzler to your inbox every Monday. http://www.cartalk.com/ct/maillist.jsp?puzzler_list=subscribe#psychic ******************* Embarrassed by having e-mails from Car Talk in your inbox? Can't say that we blame you. Unsubscribe any time, via http://www.cartalk.com/ct/maillist.jsp?mailing_list=subscribe
