Vehicle Maintenance

"The Green Year's" tips these past few days have to do with your car. Vehicles are a big problem, especially in the U.S., but they are becoming a bigger problem in China, India and other countries with large population centers.
When we went to Germany, our daughter about ran us ragged, they do walk almost everywhere. And when they're not walking, they're biking or taking mass transit. The best tip is to think before you drive. Only take your car out when absolutely necessary. Here in the country, we limit our trips to town and even if I need to go to my aunt's (which is a quarter mile away), we'll walk instead of drive.
Another tip from "The Green Year" is to ask your mechanic to recycle oil filters. Also, make sure your gas cap is good and tight.
Jodi Helmer says in her book that every year, 147 million gallons of gasoline evaporates into the atmosphere due to leaking gas caps. Make sure yours fits tight and that you click it 3 times after each fill up.

To my friends in the Midwest and in Southern Missouri and Arkansas who are expecting the ice storm, be careful these next few days!