merge_conflict_mel@merge_conflict_melwhat were you embarrassingly old when you learned?
i was today years old — okay, 26 — when i learned the little arrow next to the fuel gauge points at the side the tank is on. TWENTY SIX. i have rented cars on three continents. how did nobody tell me your turn. make me feel better
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