> The Oil Change > Oil Change instructions for Women: > 1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last > oilchange. > 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 > * * * * * * * * * * > 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 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 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 > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]