Heh heh. Yeah my bil needed a new riding mower because his engine was shot. When he got a new one I asked him what engine he had. He said craftsman or something I dunno. Ask about insurance and he can quote word for word archaic regulations, but ask about engines and not a clue. Turn the key and if it starts that’s all that needs to be known.
It’s not unusual in this area to get pulled over & ticketed if the front plate isn’t clearly visible.
I always clean the bugs off and wax my front plate. I’m proud of it. Just an off comment though, new cars usually have the front bracket in the trunk to be installed by the dealer. On many cars the punch outs for the bracket are unsightly if you don’t install it and some type of plate.
Aromas on the Air reminds me…
My wife and I have been together since grade school. We did not become a couple until after high school (we have now been married for 52-years…). So we have known each other for most of our lives. In our high school (1960s), there were different groups of kids. We had the Nerds who carried “slide rules” in cases on their belts; we had our Hippies (long hair and bell bottoms); we had our “ATs” (Academically Talented taking advanced courses to graduate early…) which my wife was a member; and we had the Bardahl Boys (oil stained jeans what often smelled of Hypoid Oil from rebuilding transmission and read ends…) of which I was a member…
My “friend,” later my “girl,” and still later my “wife” can still pick out the “aroma” of Hypoid Oil on the air…
So I say my wife is a “Car Gal…”
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My wife could always tell by my smell if I had been in a transmission, rear-end, engine or just dirty grunt work building steering/suspensions and stuff… Sometimes a combo of the above… lol
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My older neighbor is not a car guy(2023: car person). He is riding around on his rims because he refuses to check, or let me, check his tires!
This, and lack of attention to other maintenance items(dipsticking the fluids every couple of weeks, knocking the crud out of the air filters on the pavement once per month, indicates a non-car guy! 
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A great description of me…Add in: safely and with minimal environmental impact…
Yep, as there are more more EVs on the road, I look forward to not being behind any ICE’s breathing in their exhaust.
When pumping gas…just remember: This stuff is a carcinogen!
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ALWAYS check the safety stuff: tires, window washer, oil, all lights.
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Since I moved to NC (a rear plate only state) only one car was delivered to me with a front plate holder. Got it home, bondo’d the holes and painted. Next car I told the dealer if it arrives with a front plate holder he can keep the car. No problems since then (25 years).
The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies gasoline as being in Group 2B which means that based on current research, that it is “Possibly carcinogenic to humans”. According to the WHO, Group 1 agents are, based on current research, “Carcinogenic to humans”. In other words, Group 1 agents have the strongest link to carcinogenicity in humans. Eating processed meat is listed as a Group 1 carcinogen. So, if you’re more worried about gasoline exposure than eating processed meat, you may want to reconsider. I’m more concerned about eating a Subway sandwich than I am about breathing gasoline vapors or exposing my skin to it. I’m not kidding.
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I bought an extension cord the other day… it had the California warning that it may be a carcinogen. Don’t worry though. I’m not going to eat ac$20 extension cord.
Reminds me of when the mdsd craze first started at work. Don’t eat white glue.
The concern was rather with those, especially kids, who tend to put their fingers in their mouth, even after touching things such as that extension cord.
Turbo Blue 110 octane is the best!! Love that smell at the track and on the street…
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Only if you are a lab rat in Cali… 
Has always been a joke around here, and if you wait around long enough, everything is bad for you at some point… Pretty soon, Cali will band breathing with out strapping a catalytic converter to your mouth in someway…
I love the smell of partially burned hydrocarbons in the morning (well, actually anytime!).
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TB110 is pretty good but nitromethane is my favorite. I think we have developed positive associations between the smells and the experiences they represent. Makes sense given that smell is the sense that is most closely linked to memory. At least I think I read that somewhere.
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MSDS or SDS as they are known now is not a craze. They are useful documents declaring the hazards associated with materials and well worth reading when first using a material. We had binders filled with them in every major manufacturing operation at my last job.
That said, I do agree that occasional use of hazardous materials isn’t harmful as long as they are used appropriately.