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BTW, apologies to anyone who came for the Kyoto lecture today -- I had to cancel it. Halfway up the Osaka-Kyoto expressway the Daihatsu suddenly started pouring with white smoke at the back. We were stranded on the side of the road, and called a towtruck, who took us to a Daihatsu garage, where we were told the turbo charger in the oil system was malfunctioning. I think this may relate to some absurdly interventionist garagemen last night who were training new recruits and, when we just wanted gas, gave us an oil and water change too, but put in the wrong oil then took it out and put in a different kind. Anyway, I missed the lecture and have hefty bills to foot to boot. Cars -- they really are a pain. While I'm aware that I couldn't have seen some of the amazing Shikoku sights I did over the weekend without a car, I'm really glad I don't own one. Plus expressway driving is stressful. Yuk.