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.
1) Go to auto parts store
and write a check for $50.00 for oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a
scented tree. 2) Discover that the used
oil container is full. Instead of recycling it properly, 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 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: get hot oil on you in the process. 12) Clean up mess. 13) Have another beer while
watching oil drain. 14) Look for oil filter
wrench. 15) Give up; poke oil filter
with screwdriver and twist off. 16) Beer. 17) Buddy shows up; finish
case of beer with him. Finish oil change tomorrow. 18) Next day, drag pan full
of old oil out from underneath car. 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) Discover that the used
oil is buried in a hole in the back yard along with drain plug. Duh! 27) Drink beer. 28) Uncover hole and sift
for drain plug. 29) Discover that first
quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. 30) Drink beer. 31) Slip with 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 wrench. 35) Cuss for additional 10
minutes because wrench hit Miss December(1992)in the left boob. 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 one
of the jack stands. 44) Move car back to apply
more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled duringstep 23. 45) Beer. 46) Test drive car. 47) Get pulled over:
arrested for driving under the influence. 48) Car gets impounded. 49) Make bail. 50) Get car from impound
yard.
Money spent: Parts $50.00 DUI $2500.00 Impound fee $75.00 Bail $1500.00 Beer $25.00 Total-- $4150.00