Pickles by Brian Crane for June 13, 2020

well, at least Earl is getting his daily necessitated 10,000(?) steps in

Or Earl could have driven off with the gas hose nozzle still jammed in the side of the car.

I ran into this problem when I lived a half mile from work. I drove to work and walked home.

But at least the tank was full when he left it.

(Don’t you just hate to steal a car low on gas??)

Senior moments are like that, Earl.

I think he’s just putting her on.

I get busy while shopping and often forget where I parked the car!

Somebody stole my new Pontiac convertible fifty some years ago while I was in a night club, and I still have dreams that I’m searching for my car in all kinds of place, and I never find it. But it’s never a new Pontiac convertible.

Hoping for Earl’s sake that the gas station isn’t too far from the house!

Uh-oh. I had a feeling I was forgetting something!

Don’t be mad Earl; it’s a beautiful day for a walk, (back to get the car).

I think Earl needs to go to the doctor for a check up.

Next 2 questions Earl . Did you pay for the gas and then put it in ? Or does that also still need to be done ?

Oopsie!!

Uh oooh!

Well, THAT’S disturbing. Yesterday, the hearing, today, memory. Next up:worsening eyesight?

Don’t worry, Earl, it happens to the best of us.

That absobluminlutely made me lol!

This must be a quarantine thing. We haven’t needed much gas and have to keep an eye on it as well as remind our friends to try to start their cars.

My dad once took Mum’s car to the store, and then couldn’t find his car when he came out with the groceries. He walked around a bit, and then spotted Mum’s car. He said he was about a half-step past it when his brain went from “What’s she doing here?” to “Oh, drat. I drover her car.”

Yeah. The lockdown has left a lot of our brains full of noodle soup.

His carbon footprint is getting smaller with each stride.

“But, hey! I don’t want you thinking I’m a doofus or anything!”

Memory is the 2nd thing to go. I forget what’s 1st.

Now… which gas station was it?

Do you need change for the bus? And don’t forget the transfer ticket this time.

What?! The mailbox isn’t on the house? It’s not facing the correct direction. Or am I being non sequitur again?

What happened to the house in frame two?

Gotta hate when that happens. I know I do.

Ok, I’ll say it “Dude, Where’s My Car”

We live too far from any gas station for that to happen to me-thank goodness.

Earl is welcome to leave his Studebaker at my place

Never ever has this happened to me. First of all I grew up when there was still gas attendants. The one place I went to a lot if he was very busy, he’d yell over you can feel it yourself and give the money to Dan inside. So many times I did as I was on my way to work. Today they’d have a conniption fit. But no worries anymore as we no longer have a car. I use Handyride (for disabled which is what I am since I am on oxygen 24/7)

Come on Brian. This is at least the third time you ran this strip. It is really funny though. Something like this actually happened to me once.

Went to a basketball game with a friend last year and we met at a restaurant for dinner first. Carpooled to the game from there in his car, and afterwards he dropped me off at home. An hour after he left I realized my car was at the restaurant!

I think it’s probably time for Earl to quit driving.