The Ricker improvises repairs.

Jury rigged. Ricker rigged. Same thing. He makes his own repairs--from the cardboard on the dishwasher to electrical wiring to garden repairs. Also, remember that the Ricker has two nearly identical cars - a 1992 and 1999 Cadillac STS, both in black with cloth tops and a gold package.

Unfortunately, the Ricker has taken the 1992 through the carwash a few too many times and trim is constantly falling off the car. Sometimes he uses masking tape to hold it on. Recently, one of the gold keyhole rings fell off. He's not sure how, and he's not sure where, but the Cadillac dealer could probably order one (for a nice fee, I'm sure). He wouldn't pay for that (though I wouldn't pay $30 for a little gold ring either, unless I was proposing. Yes, my wife is a lucky gal.)

The Ricker goes to his third favorite place (first being his garden and second the carwash): the hardware store. They don't sell gold rings either. What they do sell are brass washers, for plumbing and other services. That's the reason why the passenger side of the Ricker's car has a brass washer glued around the keyhole. It sticks out like a, well, brass washer. I probably would have just taken the one on the other side off, but that's just me.