Never a dull moment

 The dear little car continues to present puzzles. I noticed that though there was an odometer reading visible when I bought it, it went away after I had it in for service and duping the key. Instead I had a screen called A with some unrelated number on it.  Seems to me it's good to know your actual mileage at all times, so.. 

Much study of the owner's manual, YouTube videos and various online discussions later, it turned out that the figure was a trip counter. And it's one of several choices on the same screen, including the odometer reading.

Now it doesn't look like a technological advance to me, to have to push multiple buttons to find out, separately, two  things that used to show together on my 99 Civic.  

And it was heartening to observe the number of guys as confounded as I over this issue. 

Anyway despite the diagrams I found online being too small to decipher, would not enlarge, because screenshots on people's devices. Even using my page magnifier didn't help, anyway, I took a shot.

By And spent quite a while unknowingly setting and cancelling cruise control because I foolishly thought the nearest buttons were probably related to the setting button..noooooo, they're in a completely different place.

Finally got the operative screen working, but instead of the array promised, it just toggled back and forth between two functions neither of which is identified in the manual.

Then joy, a new screen, with various choices. I scrolled through and suddenly it's all in Spanish. Still no odometer reading. I don't mind the Spanish, since the meaning is pretty claro. And the trip counter now read A zero.

Soooo off to get gas today, once again struggling with the gas cap release, till the attendant reached in and yanked it open. 

Home  again and I thought I will not be defeated by this vehicle. I'll show it who's paying the bills. Tried again. Yay, the odometer reading showed up; I seem to have driven about 500 miles since March, still in Spanish but I didn't want to push my luck. I expect it will reset itself behind my back anyway.

Meanwhile it's still full-on allergy season, and I'm adding to my tools my favorite again, local honey.

 This is raw honey, packed with pollens and other stuff that gets filtered out to make it look golden and clear. But it's as good for allergy congestion as chewing on local honeycomb.

Local is important, because the bees have processed and rendered harmless the same pollens and other stuff that cause the trouble. I think it's similar to vaccinating with killed viruses. Anyway it relieves congestion a treat for me.

Handsome Son had similar issues when he was small, and was also allergic to decongestants. So I'd get honeycomb from the local farm and have him chew on a little bit, and you could literally see him breathing better and feeling more cheerful. He liked it, too, always a strong point.

 This isn't medical advice, just what we've found. I don't use it exclusively, but it's definitely a player in first do no harm.

And nature's on it again, the Thai basil starting to go to seed.

 I'll save them along with the tomato seeds for next year. More potting soil arriving today, for houseplants and maybe another potato container. White potato this time. I have better luck with white spuds.

I do better with growing than with electronics. But I have to admit the new car is keeping my brain active with problem solving. I just don't think I should have to. I just want to peacefully drive from a to b. Or should I say A to B.