Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 00:40:51 -0800
Reply-To: Gina <GG811@SENTRYMICRO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Gina <GG811@SENTRYMICRO.COM>
Subject: Re: oil change humor-NO vanagon content
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Mike and John...
Okay, you bet I can do that oil change without stripping the drainplug...you sit
back and drink your beers...just pass me one...I can do more than one thing at a
time :-) and while Im at it, I'll tune it up...pass me another beer...wash and
wax? uh, pass me a six-pack...oh and a step ladder (im only 5'4 lol)
John wrote:
> Mike Miller wrote:
> >
> > Gina,
> >
> > I truly resent, no absolutely abhor, the terrible, probably terminal,
> > misrepresentation of the male gender put forward by this diatribe.
> >
> > There is no way, it is not possible, no, not even as a concept that any
> > reasonable, or unreasonable man would waste all that time with that fricking
> > oil when there was beer to drink.
> >
> > So there.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Gina <GG811@SENTRYMICRO.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 3:18 PM
> > Subject: oil change humor-NO vanagon content
> >
> > > sorry folks...i just had to :-)
> > >
> > > Oil Changes...
> > >
> > > Women:
> > > 1. Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 since the
> > > last oil change.
> > > 2. Drink a cup of coffee.
> > > 3. 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly
> > > maintained vehicle.
> > >
> > > Men:
> > > 1. Go to O'Reilly auto parts and write a check for 50 dollars for oil,
> > > filter, oil lift (AKA kitty litter), hand cleaner and scented tree.
> > > 2. Discover that the used oil container is full. Instead of taking back
> > >
> > > to O'Reilly to recycle, dump in hole in back yard.
> > > 3. Open a beer and drink it.
> > > 4. Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
> > > 5. Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
> > > 6. In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
> > > 7. Place drain pan under engine.
> > > 8. Look for the right size box end wrench.
> > > 9. Give up and use crescent wrench.
> > > 10. Unscrew drain plug.
> > > 11. Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil; get hot oil on you in the
> > > process.
> > > 12. Clean up.
> > > 13. Have another beer while oil is draining.
> > > 14. Look for oil filter wrench.
> > > 15. Give up; poke oil filter with Phillips head screwdriver and twist it
> > >
> > > off.
> > > 16. Beer.
> > > 17. Buddy shows up; finish case with him. Finish oil change tomorrow.
> > > 18. Next day, drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car.
> > > 19. Throw oil lift (AKA kitty litter) on oil spilled during step.
> > > 20. Beer. No, drank it all yesterday.
> > > 21. Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
> > > 22. Install new oil filter making sure to apply thin coat of clean oil
> > > to gasket first.
> > > 23. Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
> > > 24. Remember drain plug from step 11.
> > > 25. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
> > > 26. Hurry to replace drain plug before the whole quart of fresh oil
> > > drains onto floor.
> > > 27. Slip with wrench and bang knuckles on frame.
> > > 28. Bang head on floor board in reaction.
> > > 29. Begin cussing fit.
> > > 30. Throw wrench.
> > > 31. Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit Miss December
> > > (1992) in the left boob.
> > > 32. Clean up; apply Band-Aid to knuckle.
> > > 33. Beer.
> > > 34. Beer.
> > > 35. Dump in additional 4 quarts of oil.
> > > 36. Beer.
> > > 37. Lower car from jack stands
> > > 38. Accidentally crush one of the jack stands
> > > 39. Move car back to apply more oil lift (AKA kitty litter) to fresh oil
> > >
> > > spilled during step 23.
> > > 40. Drive car 1/2 quart low for 7000 miles when it'll be time for
> > > another
> > > oil change
> > > >>>>>>>>in all fairness, i personally add...
> > > 41. Go to 6 different parts stores looking for a new drain plug for the
> > > lady friend who got hers stripped at Jiffy Lube
>
> Mike,
>
> You right. Judging from the story, I must admit that Gina is quite
> knowledgeable and well informed about the oil change process. Maybe SHE
> could do the oil service while we drink beer? After all it would only
> take her 15 minutes and of course she WOULDN'T damage the drain plug.
>
> Kind regards to Gina, John
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