When I was a kid, my dad sold the Chevelle and bought a Buick Electra 225. It was too long to fit in the garage, so dad built an "addition" which was essentially a 48" tall extension out the back with a shed roof on it to accept the nose of the car. Naturally, he didn't bother paving that little bit, so the very back of the garage had a dirt floor.

Well, that soon became a favored cat elimination area for the neighborhood pride, so dad took to dumping the used motor oil back there. I have no idea how many gallons he put there over the years, but it must have been a considerable quantity. Nowadays, that would make dad a felon.

He used to keep Chlordane powder spread around the house for the ants, too. In fact, when they banned it from home use, he stocked up so he wouldn't run out! Ah, those were the days.