The vegetable-oil powered Vanagon (or = should I say Burger King fryalator grease-burning Vanagon) known "Grease = Car" is back in the news this week, this time featured in the weekly rag = "The Boston Phoenix." I see an old listserv thread on this topic = at:

http://www.greasecar.com/

Enjoy, but please don't think I'm = recommending this conversion for you, personally.

On the related topic of Vanagon environmentalism, my own beloved Vanagon broke down yesterday when = a funny metal cap on the end of a thingamadoo (you know the one) blew out during = rush hour. As I tried to turn over the motor in hopes that it would = catch, torrential rain beating a chaotic drumroll on my pop-top, I was unwittingly pumping quarts of gasoline into the storm runoff. Arrgg. I ditched it at a metered spot, jumped on the = subway, and got it towed after work. Somehow, no parking ticket...unless it's = floating down the Charles right now.

Back to the Bentley,

George, in = Boston