Date:         Fri, 20 Feb 2004 14:58:28 -0500
Reply-To:     CTTAPER@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Kevin Carrubba <CTTAPER@AOL.COM>
Subject:      FRIDAY FUN...
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

OIL CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR NON VANAGON OWNER
1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches
3000 miles 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.

MONEY SPENT
Oil Change $20.00
Coffee $1.00

TOTAL $21.00

OIL CHANGE INSTRUCTIONS FOR VANAGON OWNER
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and
buy a case of oil, MAHLE filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner
and a scented tree, write a check for $50 .00
2) Stop by 7-11 and buy a case of beer, write a check
for $20.00, drive home.
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 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil
on you in process.
Cuss.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of
face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver
through oil filter and twist off.
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.
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.
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 recycle!
19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.
21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer.
22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a
thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
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) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in
the back yard, along with drain plug.
27) Drink beer.
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.
29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on
the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
30) Drink beer.
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.
32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
33) Begin cussing fit.
34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes
36) Beer.
37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as
required to stop blood flow.
38) Beer.
39) Beer.
40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
41) Beer.
42) Lower car from jack stands.
43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor
oil.
44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh
oil spilled during steps 23 - 43.
45) Beer.
46) Test drive car.
47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the
influence.
48) Car gets impounded.
49) Call loving wife, make bail.
50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.

MONEY SPENT
Parts $50.00
DUI $2500.00
Impound fee $75.00 Bail $1500.00
Beer $40.00

TOTAL -- $4165.00

BUT YOU KNOW THE JOB WAS DONE RIGHT