Today we went to the grocery store to get a few things and return about
a hundred plastic bags. In the parking lot I turned left to find a
parking slot and there was this yahoo in a big truck heading toward me,
GOING THE WRONG WAY, driving a Ford F-350 with dual wheels on back.
At first I said "You **fukin **#@*&^^!!!#@&*%$#%@ SOB!
Then, I realized the poor guy was not only real dumb and half blind and
confused, but he was probably driving the only vehicle he owned and
paying $600 a month in payments, just to go get a six-pack of beer and a
carton of cigarettes at the store. Go figure.
So then, in the Christmas spirit, I said: you **fukin
**#@*&^^!!!#@&*%$#%@ poor bastard!" and backed up, causing a traffic jam
in front of the store.
Then, on the way home at a stop light, a guy dressed in overalls with a
styrofoam cup in his hand tried to hit us up for some spare change. So,
still in the Christmas spirit, I rolled down the window and said real
nice: "We don't have any cash - we're living on credit cards. Sorry we
can't donate anything - I know it looks like I'm rich because I'm
driving a shiny new car, but this where all our money is going, just so
we can get to the store to buy some beer and a few canned goods!" LoL!
When we got home, the Salvation Army called on the telephone to ask if
we could donate anything and to leave it on the front porch FRIDAY THE
13th. You can't make this stuff up!
The rent is too damn high!
On 12/6/2013 3:10 PM, Bhairitu wrote:
I used to change the oil myself on my '77 Subaru wagon. But it is a
messy job and required a custom oil filter. Current oil changes at
the local shop up the street who now do my Subaru maintenance is $40.
How much time depends on how busy they are but the longest wait would
be about an hour. I watch the oil to see how dirty it is. However I
have yet to reach the miles they put on the sticker a year ago.
Everything I need is a short trip around here so I don't rack up miles
and they always kid me about all the driving I do.
I heard a report the other day on why car prices have exceeded
inflation over the years and the bottom line was...... you got it...
profit. Adding air bags do not add much to the price though companies
use safety features as a reason. In 1973 I bought a new Datsun wagon
for a mere $1800. I put the figure for my '77 Subaru wagon in an
inflation calculator and my $2800 '77 should only cost around $11K
these days adjusted for inflation.
OTOH, the other day I ordered a new keyless remote for the '98 Subaru
since the second of the original pair was beginning to fall apart. A
few years back I looked online and found that the price for a remote
was around $70. This time I found one online for my year and model for
only $15 including shipping. It was easy to setup and works great.
On 12/06/2013 11:40 AM, Richard Williams wrote:
Our car dealer says we should be changing the oil in our new car
every 3,000 miles, in order to insure the warranty. We can do this by
driving out to the dealership, waiting in line, and either leaving
the car, or wait in the waiting room, and then pay $55. It usually
takes more than an hour, if you get there real early during the week.
The last time I had the oil changed at 10,000 miles, I took the car
to Jiffy Lube - it took only about twenty minutes and I paid them
$65. They talked me into getting synthetic oil - Royal Purple. They
tried to sell me an air filter for $18 - but I declined.
According to Click & Clack, The Tappit Brothers, you can go over
6,000 miles between oil changes. I've always been fond of Texaco oil.
I get almost all of my oil from either Spindletop or from the Permian
Basin. Dad goes 5,000, because it's easy to remember the numbers. One
guy, a car mechanic, once told me that oil never breaks down - all
you have to do is change the oil filter and add a quart of oil. Go
figure.
So, this time I took the car to Pep Boys for the oil change: $19.95
for Pennzoil, with a discount coupon, and half an hour waiting. And,
I bought my own filter for $12.95 and put it on myself.
The rent is too damn high!