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Oil change procedure for Men Versus Wimmin !!!!

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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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Oil change procedure for Men Versus Wimmin !!!!

This is for a truck but probably the same for a Mini or any other vehical!!!!!



Oil Change instructions for Women:


1. Pull up to GM Dealership when the mileage reaches 3,000 miles since the
last oil change.

2. Drink a cup of coffee.

3. 15 minutes later, scan debit card and leave, driving a properly
maintained vehicle.


Money spent:

Oil Change:$24.00

Coffee: Complementary

TOTAL: $24.00


_____


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,and use your debit
card for $50.00.

2. Stop by Beer Store and buy a case of beer, (debit $24), drive home.

3. Open a beer and drink it.

4. Jack truck 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 truck 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 truck and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter
and twist off..

16. Crawl out from under truck 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. Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket
surface.

18. Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.

19. Remember drain plug from step 11.

20. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.

21. Drink beer.

22. Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty
litter on oil spill.

23. Get drain plug back in with only a minor spill. Drink beer.

24. Crawl under truck 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 removing any excess skin between
knuckles and frame.

25. Begin cussing fit.

26. Throw stupid crescent wrench.

27. Cuss for additional 5 minutes because wrench hit truck and left dent.

28. Beer.

29. Clean up hands and bandage as required to stop blood flow.

30. Beer.

31. Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.

32. Beer.

33. Lower truck from jack stands.

34. Move truck back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during
any missed steps.

35. Beer.

36. Test drive truck.

37. Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.

38. truck gets impounded.

39. Call loving wife, make bail.

40. 12 hours later, get truck from impound yard.


Money spent:


Parts: $50.00

DUI: $2,500.00

Impound fee: $75.00

Bail: $1,500.00

Beer: $20.00

TOTAL: $4,145.00

But you know the job was done right!
 
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 05:16 PM
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That's good.

Kevin
 
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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Key word that makes it better that I did it myself the at a dealership: Beer. Enough said.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 09:22 PM
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Too true...Love it!!
 
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Old Jul 9, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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I love it, so sad that it is true.
 
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