The gas cap hack is nice, but still relies heavily on your brain. My preferred gas cap retention method: When I grab the pump nozzle, I put the gas cap on the hook/lever thing that holds the nozzle. That way, I physically can’t replace the pump nozzle until I pick up the gas cap.

My wife’s Saab (and my old VW Fox-RIP) both had setups to attach your gas cap to the fuel hatch. Not that plastic lanyard that always breaks - the Fox had 2 little notches in the cap, so it would hang on the open hatch, and the Saab has brackets inside the fuel door that grip the threads on the cap. Very nice!

Both cars I have owned needed the key to open the gas cap. Isn’t that standard in the US? I just leave the key in the cap while I’m filling up, and then I can’t leave without putting the cap back in.

Dave, I’ve only got one car that works like that, and it’s an import. Actually, on that car you use the ignition key to open a small door covering the cap, so it’s conceivable that you could drive away without the cap, but it’s pretty unlikely.

Re unwadding: Yeah, I figured that it was at least partially humorous. But it was an irresistible springboard for ranting about the moral value assigned to cleanliness — and I take my springboards where I can get ‘em.

Honesty, productivity and capitalism

These three things aren’t playing nice together. I think we need a realignment. I’m issuing a plea to stop pretending like you are working harder than you are, so that we can bring expectations down a bit. Who’s in?

down with mess, up with mesothelioma

I don’t know how I stumbled onto Merlin Mann’s 43 Folders long ago, but that was my introduction to Getting Things Done, the organizational craze that’s sweeping the country, not to mention the blogosphere. 43 Folders remains the only

Short Meetings

43 Folders:

"Keep Meetings Short and On Topic Write up an agenda. Make everyone in the meeting drink 16 oz of water as the meeting begins. Conduct the meeting with everyone standing up. Everyone will stay on topic, and when about 30&#4…

down with mess, up with mesothelioma

I don’t know how I stumbled onto Merlin Mann’s 43 Folders long ago, but that was my introduction to Getting Things Done, the organizational craze that’s sweeping the country, not to mention the blogosphere. 43 Folders remains the only

Irresitable tip

Found this over at 43 Folders in a list of tips: Keep Meetings Short and On Topic: Write up an agenda. Make everyone in the meeting drink 16 oz of water as the meeting begins. Conduct the meeting with everyone…

Bladder alarms and body hacks

I follow a few life hacks type sites, and my favourite ideas are always the body tricks. From 43 Folders, while I was away: “Keep Meetings Short and On Topic… Make everyone in the meeting drink 16 oz of water…

Irresistable tip

Found this over at 43 Folders in a list of tips: Keep Meetings Short and On Topic: Write up an agenda. Make everyone in the meeting drink 16 oz of water as the meeting begins. Conduct the meeting with everyone…