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Things I don't need to know about cars
Edmonton Sun ^
| 2004-11-29
| Patrycja Romanowska
Posted on 11/29/2004 1:59:05 PM PST by Clive
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To: Will_Zurmacht; dhs12345; 93fxdl; brianl703; Petronski
Thanks for all the tips and suggestions. I'm going to send the thread to my husband who is lurking at school (everybody wave!) He knows more about this than I do and can perhaps get some ideas from your suggestions.
Thanks again.
101
posted on
11/29/2004 4:04:37 PM PST
by
2Jedismom
(o\UU/o)
To: Solar Wind
Quiz: what is a spanner? A boot and a bonnet?
Haven't bought one in a few years. But it was pretty amusing to make the American English to British English translation.
Do they still use the Queen's English?
To: Clive
What kind of woman writes about how stupid she is?
103
posted on
11/29/2004 4:07:46 PM PST
by
William Terrell
(Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
To: dhs12345
It's a great and useful book.
I also like the old hippe style of writing.
"First, tuck your long hair up under your stocking cap, then ..."
I still think the old VW's are great cars to learn on. Everybody should own one at least once in their life, just for the basic knowledge and smiles they bring.
To: 2Jedismom
Had a car crap-out in front of me one time. Brunette driving. Went up see if I could help. It was a dude with really long hair.
Well, he was paralyzed waist down and knew exactly what the problem was. I threw some electrical tape around his battery-to-starter cable and he was very thankful. We were both on our way in less than five minutes. Sucker for brunettes?, that's me.
To: glock rocks; tubebender; NormsRevenge; steveegg; Fierce Allegiance; Pete-R-Bilt; risk; Happy2BMe
I have been instructed to post this or learn how to cook. Posting is much easier.
OIL CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR WOMEN:
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> 1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.
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> 2) Drink a cup of coffee.
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> 3) 15 minutes later write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.
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> MONEY SPENT
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> Oil Change $20.00
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> Coffee $1.00
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> TOTAL $21.00
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> OIL CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEN:
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> 1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50 00
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> 2) Stop by 7-11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20.00, drive home.
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> 3) Open a beer and drink it.
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> 4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
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> 5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
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> 6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
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> 7) Place drain pan under engine.
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> 8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
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> 9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
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> 10) Unscrew drain plug.
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> 11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss.
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> 12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
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> 13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
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> 14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
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> 15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
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> 16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
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> 17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him. Decide to finish oil change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage door opener.
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> 18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change." Drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole in back yard instead of taking it to be recycled!
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> 19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
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> 20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.
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> 21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
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> 22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
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> 23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
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> 24) Remember drain plug from step 11.
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> 25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
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> 26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard, along with drain plug.
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> 27) Drink beer.
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> 28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily dirt into hole. Steal sand from kids sandbox to cleverly cover oily patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in lawnmower gas.
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> 29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
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> 30) Drink beer.
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> 31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.
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> 32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
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> 33) Begin cussing fit.
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> 34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
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> 35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes
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> 36) Beer.
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> 37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required to stop blood flow.
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> 38) Beer.
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> 39) Beer.
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> 40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
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> 41) Beer.
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> 42) Lower car from jack stands.
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> 43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.
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> 44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during steps 23-43.
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> 45) Beer.
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> 46) Test drive car.
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> 47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
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> 48) Car gets impounded.
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> 49) Call loving wife, make bail.
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> 50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
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> MONEY SPENT
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> Parts $50.00
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> DUI $2500.00
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> Impound fee $75.00
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> Bail $1500.00
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> Beer $40.00
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> TOTAL -- $4165.00...
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106
posted on
11/29/2004 4:14:41 PM PST
by
B4Ranch
((The lack of alcohol in my coffee forces me to see reality!))
To: budwiesest
Sucker for brunettes?, that's me.Maybe, but I think you're probably just a kind person...
It's good to know there are still some out there.
:-)
107
posted on
11/29/2004 4:17:10 PM PST
by
2Jedismom
(o\UU/o)
To: nobdysfool
I just ordered that book at the library, waiting for it to arrive at my local branch!
I can't wait...Will was telling me about it and it sounds like a hoot!
I want a Bug in a bad way, can't get one just yet, but while I wait, I research!
108
posted on
11/29/2004 4:20:47 PM PST
by
2Jedismom
(o\UU/o)
To: B4Ranch; MeekOneGOP; PhilDragoo; potlatch; devolve
#106 - The REAL MAN'S OIL CHANGE - ping.
LoL!
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50 00
I'd be lucky to get out of there for only $50.00
The rest of the story sounds like somebody shadowed my eldest son all the way through to the end of the oil change.
Thankfully, he has narrowly shaved by pickup up the $2,500 part of the oil change.
109
posted on
11/29/2004 4:20:59 PM PST
by
Happy2BMe
(It's not quite time to rest - John Kerry is still out there (and so is Hillary))
To: glock rocks
"I thought cars came with oil."
Words tearfully spoken by my Kim Basinger look-alike (ex)sister-in-law, upon the demise of her Nissan 300 Z, after it had traveled 45,000 miles with ... you guessed it ... no oil changes or additions. None. Nada. Zip, Keine.
But let's be fair, I did, mechanical wizard though I may be, park my much beloved Acura Legend Coupe in precisely the right place for the flood which swept it away ... at 345,000 miles.
When wheeled loved ones pass from the planet, all grieve equally.
To: B4Ranch
LOL!! 'cept for the last part (I don't drive 'em 'till the next day) that's an oil change at my house (no kitty litter, just a drip pan) LOL!
To: B4Ranch
Like the version where he bangs his head and throws his wrench which hits miss January in the left, b***, leaving a hole. Cusses some more...another beer....
Every garage has to have a pinup calendar. Or so goes the stereotype.
To: dhs12345
too easy
try these
What's a beezer, a mini, a triton, rocker?
hint, three of the four are motorcycle terms.
To: 2Jedismom
It's good to know there are still some out there. Well thanks 2J, but I just consider myself one of the 51% Club, know what I mean? We're always looking for new members.
To: William Terrell
I think this young lady has been told all her life that every random thought that comes into her head is relevant and should be explored. She coulda done with a dose of "Hey! Nobody CARES!" a couple of times in her life, I think.
115
posted on
11/29/2004 4:29:53 PM PST
by
2Jedismom
(o\UU/o)
To: Kenny Bunk
"I thought cars came with oil." You just reminded me, check the oil in any car you happen to rent. The last two I rented barely registered on the dip-stick. Once was in Hawaii and the other was at an airport. They drive better (and cooler) with oil.
To: 2Jedismom
I don't value changing my own oil, and I know how.
The Jiffy Lube places not only do it for not alot more than the price of oil and filters, they check the levels on other fluids and top them off.
But the biggest reason to not change oil at home is the mess of it. You'll take all morning and end up with a mess and the problem of what to do with the used oil.
There are a lot of things that are worth doing yourself, but I don't think oil changes are one of them.
To: Clive
Now I know I should learn how to change a flat and check my air tire pressure, but where's my incentive?my brother refused to let me learn to drive until I could change a tire, check the oil, and add water to the radiator....
wait till you get a flat in the middle of nowhere...and no man in sight...(although I must say, even in the middle of nowhere or in the "dangerous" neighborhoods of the inner cities-- I have found gentlemen to change my tire when they saw me with a flat....)
118
posted on
11/29/2004 4:33:40 PM PST
by
LadyDoc
(liberals only love politically correct poor people)
To: Clive
Things I don't need to know about cars: Does it have a hemi?
119
posted on
11/29/2004 4:34:42 PM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(NYT Headline: "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of CBS", Fake But Accurate, Experts Say)
To: 2Jedismom
I had one. It was my third car. That thing made me so mad. Everything I learned about cars just didn't apply to that old heap.
no lug nuts, LUG BOLTS
the speedometer cable goes to the front wheel
the heater runs off the exaust pipe(but not very well)
the old trick of holding the accelerator to the floor when the engine is flooded doesn't work on bugs. You have to do the lawnmower trick-take the aircleaner off, put put a screw driver in the choke, and then try.
The turn signals don't cancel themselves.
the warmest place in the winter is the BACK SEAT. Lotta good that does when your trying to drive in a snowstorm.
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