Oil Change

[Michael Stenstrom <MStenstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thought this one might strike a chord....

The Oil Change 

Oil Change instructions for Women:

1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the 
last
oil change. 
2) Drink a cup of coffee.
3) 30 minutes later write a check and leave with a properly maintained
vehicle. 

Money spent: 
Oil Change $20.00 
Coffee $1.00 
Total $21.00 

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Oil Change instructions for Men:

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. 
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 face and arms 
in process. Cuss. 
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off 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 work.
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 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 
patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties.. Wash drain plug in lawn 
mower gas. 
29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw 
kitty litter on oil spill.
39) Drink beer. 
31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with 
oilyrag 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 because wrench hit Miss August  
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.
7) 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 -- $4615.00 



Mike Stenstrom

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