I needed to vent
Aug. 12th, 2008 05:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
So, today, I go to get the oil changed in our van, because the light lit up on the dash.
The oil change guys showed me how seriously low the oil was - just a gleam on the very end of the dipstick, and a special valve thingy showed scorch marks and melting. So, I approved the clean out service prior to the change, and the replacement of the valve thingy. Guilt for letting it go so long - yes. They guys said we should get an extra two miles per gallon with the difference in oil quality. Since we keep track of mileage, this ought to be easy to check.
They call me back in to show the air filters. The normal air filter wasn't too awful, some tarry stuff, leaves, etc. and needed to be changed. The interior air filter (did I even know we *had* one of these?) was black, evil and grim. I was sold on the idea of replacing them just by seeing them lying out next to the replacements, but the guy was really into his "I know it costs $35 dollars to replace, but you really need replace this," speech, and poked at some of the detris contained therin.
"This looks like fur," he said, and poked it, dislodging a small, dessicated dead mouse - one of three! It fell to the floor, and three grown men shrieked with horror and lunged away while I started laughing loudly.
The airflow in the van has much improved.
The oil change guys showed me how seriously low the oil was - just a gleam on the very end of the dipstick, and a special valve thingy showed scorch marks and melting. So, I approved the clean out service prior to the change, and the replacement of the valve thingy. Guilt for letting it go so long - yes. They guys said we should get an extra two miles per gallon with the difference in oil quality. Since we keep track of mileage, this ought to be easy to check.
They call me back in to show the air filters. The normal air filter wasn't too awful, some tarry stuff, leaves, etc. and needed to be changed. The interior air filter (did I even know we *had* one of these?) was black, evil and grim. I was sold on the idea of replacing them just by seeing them lying out next to the replacements, but the guy was really into his "I know it costs $35 dollars to replace, but you really need replace this," speech, and poked at some of the detris contained therin.
"This looks like fur," he said, and poked it, dislodging a small, dessicated dead mouse - one of three! It fell to the floor, and three grown men shrieked with horror and lunged away while I started laughing loudly.
The airflow in the van has much improved.
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Date: 2008-08-12 10:38 pm (UTC)BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Fandom makes you tough.
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Date: 2008-08-12 11:11 pm (UTC)In the intake there was dust dust dust
but we will eat the air filter as we must must must
when we eat the crankcase will it taste like mouse?
we swear by the dust that we'll soon find out
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Date: 2008-08-13 01:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-12 11:15 pm (UTC)Poor guys. :)
(But yeah... you really shouldn't wait until the 'low oil' light goes on before having it changed. That light isn't 'it's time to change,' that light is 'your engine is being damaged because you were supposed to top the oil up a while ago.')
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Date: 2008-08-13 01:28 am (UTC)I get the third degree if I don't call when I'm 15 minutes late, and I am responsible for car stuff.
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Date: 2008-08-13 12:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-13 01:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-08-13 01:30 am (UTC)Right up until the moment the key turned and the airflow did them in.
Rodents and cats often find engines to be attractive lairs. Cats are perceivable when the ignition evicts them, as they are medium big and vocal (mrroOoww!). Rodents, on the other hand, don't get noticed unless they die there: we once found a female wild rat curled up
asleepdead on the engine of the car that Alan's brother sold him from his farm.no subject
Date: 2008-08-13 01:33 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-08-13 03:15 am (UTC)*laugh*
Date: 2008-08-13 04:30 am (UTC)That's hilarious.
We had a mouse in our car last month. Bits of mouse nest blew out from the air conditioning. Since we had no money, treatment consisted of removing anything remotely edible from the car, and waiting. Presently the car reeked of dead mouse, so we hung air freshener and waited some more. Seems to be no more trouble now.
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Date: 2008-08-13 05:13 am (UTC)Hugs
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Date: 2008-08-13 04:17 pm (UTC)