[trackbird]

I decided to check my oil tonight (after seeing low coolant today and a 900 mile road trip last weekend). It was about a quart low (5K miles, better than usual). I go to the shelf and grab the 5 quart bottle of mobile 1 (my wifes car holds 3.2 quarts, so I usually have 1/2 a jug around or so). I start pouring it into the car when it hits me, this is used oil. Somehow, I put a jug of used oil on my shelf (and moved it to the new place, no less) and managed to add about 1/3 quart or so to my car tonight. It is mobile 1, it is probably out of my car, but I still feel pretty dumb for pulling that off.

Just thought I'd share the stupidity, somebody has to.

:stupid:

[Trance]

I was going to change my oil one day. Got out the old ramps (metal ones) put them in line with the tires. Got in the car, drove up on the ramp....and off the side of the other. It bent the ramp like a crumpled sheet of paper. Luckily, it landed on the K-member (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) That was fun to explain to the wife.

On my old S10, I had just bought a new set of wheels for them. The tire place told me to re-tighten the lugs after 100 miles. I thought, yeah, right (I was 16 then, I knew it all!) Didn't retighten them, but I went back to the tire place because the truck was vibrating so bad. He came into the store after looking at it & said ALL 4 wheels lugs were loose! DAMN! That could have been bad. What can I say, I had the typical drive-the-piss-out-of-it teenager attitude. :drive: Now I know better most of the time.

I've also done the aforementioned drop-oil-plug-in-scalding-oil, attempt-to-fish-out-with-hand trick a couple of time. Okay, so maybe I don't learn from all of my mistakes. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/nutkick.gif) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/thumbup.gif)