Oh, how short-lived was my happiness at T-Hoe's oil change! I should have known better. Farmer H is a crafty one. Pretending that I don't know nothin' and can't understand his words. He knew exactly what he was doing. I guess he didn't count on my interrogation skills.
After changing into my comfy clothes after the town trip, I walked past Farmer H in his recliner.
"So you got my oil changed at the Devil's Playground, just like A-Cad? They didn't reset the CHANGE OIL thingy. So we'll have to do that."
"No. I put two quarts of oil in. It only needed 1.5."
"Then why did I have two identical receipts? The exact same amount, on two consecutive days, both including an oil filter?"
"I got the oil changed in my truck. I just added oil to yours. I already had the oil."
"I've been asking you to change my oil for over a month! And then you did A-Cad on Tuesday, and SilverRedO on Wednesday!!!"
"Well, the CHANGE OIL message came up when I started to town in the Acadia. So I had to get it done."
"Mine has been on for over a month! You knew that! And then you took your truck the very next day???"
"It said it needed oil."
"For over a month???"
"Probably."
"Huh. Why don't you just take your Olds Toronado that hasn't been driven in 15 years? And maybe the engine out of that Chevy truck that you've been going to rebuild for 25 years. Because, you know, my car can surely wait as long as you want for an oil change."
"I'll have to see when I have time. Maybe next week."
This is just not right! Should I stop buying groceries and feeding Farmer H for over a month? It's not like I feed everyone else but him. Surely he can find room in his busy schedule to take care of projects at home. LIKE MAKING SURE MY CAR DOESN'T BREAK DOWN!
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Okay, now it makes perfect sense....um, actually, no it does not. I'm pretty sure Hick wouldn't let his vehicle go for a month without an oil chance if the indicator light was on saying it needed an oil change. Unless he knows the sending unit is broken and he can just check his oil and know it's okay and just continues to check it.
Perhaps your vehicles sending unit is defunct or needs a new fuse, and Hick knows that so just checked your oil and added some as he can see it is still fine.
Most guys can tell if the oil is still okay. Now days you don't need to change oil as often as in the good old days. However, if none of this is true, having an engine blow up for lack of oil or whatever, is a lot more expensive than a damn oil change.
What if you just bring it in and get it done on your own? Maybe that will give him the boot in the butt he needs when you tell him about other future pending issues?
Regardless, he could put a little more effort into communicating whatever the situation is.
In the meantime, no, sorry. I think I'm still confused. If your vehicle lets you down when you are between any of your town events and home and the temperature is hot as hell or it's in the middle of a storm, I definitely wouldn't bother feeding him for at least a month. Respect, Hick - Respect! Ranee
I know you won't do this, but I suggest driving T-Hoe to the place and getting the oil changed while you wait. Make an appintment if necessary and take a fat, interesting book to read while you wait.
Or do the not cooking and feeding thing for the shyster who thinks only of himself.
Rae,
The only thing wrong with T-Hoe's sensor system is the CHECK ENGINE message. There's a problem with this model that sets off that message sometimes if the gas tank closer thingy is not tightened enough. Crazy, but true. I've looked it up. So the CHECK ENGINE message comes and goes, and doesn't worry me.
Farmer H knows T-Hoe needs an oil change. He's added oil about three times since the last change. This week, The Pony saw the sticker on the windshield from the last oil change, saying it was due over a year ago!
I am not comfortable taking T-Hoe for an oil change. Not my job. It might be my job if Farmer H cooked supper every night for a year...
River,
You're right. I won't do that. I'm not trying to find out where to park, and where to enter, and waiting for a couple hours for this to be done. Last time I took T-Hoe for any service was for a flat tire, and it was just a shop next to Save A Lot, and I was quite uncomfortable doing so. Also, the tire still had a leak once it was done. Men can do the auto chores. Not me.
Farmer H has said he will get the oil changed this week. We'll see how hungry he gets before it is done.
You could do what I used to do and just act dumb and let it break down, then call AAA and get it towed. When asked why I did that, I asked what he thought I should do. This was when he was towing part-time and another tow company towed me home. He was so exasperated and kept asking what was wrong with me. Nothing wrong with me, the car maintenance is his responsibility!
Kathy,
That would be sweet, sweet revenge... but it would be more of an inconvenience to me. I like my routine, with no surprises to my knees such as extra waiting and standing and climbing into different vehicles.
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