Transplanting a prickly pear

Clear dirt from around the plant

clear dirt until root system exposed

doubleup on latex

use heavy duty plastic bag to grab center of gravity

slowly pull out

place in the pre-dug hole that is deep enough to hold the plant upright  after  fill dirt back in

place plant and rotate for stability

Place fill dirt and water deep

2011 Kia Soul MPG

• Rental Car with around 18k miles
• There is a  4cylinder 1.6L model and a 2.0L model.
• On this vehicle the plastic shroud over the engine that is usually labeled with the engine size was removed!
• From a reverse VIN check (KNDJT2A20B7268483) it was determined that the engine is 2.0L
• With AC on traveled 264 miles on 9.24 gallons of gas 
• Mostly highway miles

--->    That's 28.6 mpg on a 2.0L car with AC on.

Attaching a Topeak baby seat rack to a bicycle without threaded dropout eyeletes on the frame

two electrical brackets bought from Ace Hardware for 99c each. They will be attached to  the frame behind the seat.

Irrigation hose used as rubber lining for the brackets

Cut a slit through the piece for placement on the bicycle frame

rubber lining for the bracket mounted on the frame

Attaching the Topeak baby seat mounting bracket arms to the newly installed brackets on the frame

Picture showing both baby seat mounting rack arms installed

Closeup of the connection between the bracket and the mounting  rack arms.