One last Redoubt bit ...

I missed this the first time, but Click & Clack from NPR's Car Talk answered a question about how to volcano-proof your car.

If you want to hear it, click here. As usual, the guys in Cambridge (our fair city) do an excellent job with the information and the humor.

{Hat tip to Jen Glass at Arizona State}

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