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Mini Van Mom
Last night we stopped by Publix and I noticed a Honda Odyssey in the parking lot with the hood up. Then I saw a mom and her three or four kids (all under 5 yrs old) pouring quarts of oil into the engine. I stopped to see if I could help in any way, she said the check engine light came on so she thought she should add some oil. She said Publix did not have 5W-20 so she put in 10W-40, I said that was okay but she needed to take it to a shop and find out why it was low on oil in the first place and to have them change out the oil to the correct type.
She bought 3 quarts and had added two of them by the time I walked up, she asked if she should add a third quart, I checked the dipstick and it still appeared to be about two quarts low, so I said yes add the third. The engine was 4 quarts low!
Then she said she spilled some when adding the oil (at least she wasn't putting the oil in the radiator), I looked under the mini van and there was a 12" puddle of oil. I told her that the engine will smoke and she will smell the burned oil on the exhaust header.
I looked at the minivan, the tires were nearly bald, the interior was trashed, the engine had a thick layer of dirt on it, the under hood pad was chewed up. The minivan was only about a 2005! I thought it was sad that she didn't think it was important to take care of here car, particularly when she and here kids depend on the vehicle to not leave them stranded on the side of the road.
I later thought I should have given her one of John Blake's cards but then again she either doesn't have the money or the desire to take her minivan in for service anyway.
Last edited by S2k Dude; 07-30-2010 at 10:56 AM.
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those are the same people that don't find anything wrong with opening their door up into yours because "a car is just a way to get from point a to point b." God forbid you try to convince them otherwise.
^True, so true.
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Is this story just a huge metaphor saying that you boned her?Originally Posted by S2k Dude
MC Arsenal is here to break it down:
Hood up = topless
had added two of them by the time I walked up = self starter
she asked if she should add a third quart = innocent request for assistance (porn tactic)
I checked the dipstick = unzipped
spilled some when adding the oil = broken condom
I looked at the minivan = Inspected Virginia
the tires were nearly bald = looked like it had a lot of miles
the interior was trashed = couldn't feel anything
the engine had a thick layer of dirt on it = wookie in a leg lock
the under hood pad was chewed up = raw hamburger/purple waffle
I should have given her one of John Blake's cards = sloppy seconds bro referral
she either doesn't have the money or the desire = not good enough for even street work
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI&feature=player_embedded#!
Wow, that was a lot of effort
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These people, the minivan moms, are the type of people our speed limits are designed for. The limits are no higher than they are because the lawmakers think it should be safe enough even for thewit drivers.
Despite the fact that our cars mass half as much, have MUCH better tires, brakes, suspension, balance, and center of gravity and we generally have more experience actually driving and have faster reaction times partly because we're actually paying attention, we aren't supposed to drive our cars any faster simply because they aren't capable of caring enough about their cars to clean them, maintain them, or even competently drive them.
We have to put up with door dings in our cars because they can't see why anyone would care enough about their car to worry about a door ding.
We have to park at the extreme ends of parking lots to get away from them and then come back out to our cars to see that the minivan herding instinct has struck again and we have to crawl in the car from the passenger side yet again.
I say
Last edited by EricKoske; 4 Weeks Ago at 09:06 PM. Reason: Ooo. This is post 1337 for me. I suppose that's kinda 4w$0m3.
I'm colorless-blind. I can't see boring cars.
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