tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post114347524623650600..comments2024-02-09T10:55:50.410-06:00Comments on Jess Riley Writes: Oil EmbargoJess Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987689969282168406noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143845403801593922006-03-31T16:50:00.000-06:002006-03-31T16:50:00.000-06:00P.S. Another comment: you don't carry a book with ...P.S. Another comment: you don't carry a book with you everywhere? I find I must.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143845364405119292006-03-31T16:49:00.000-06:002006-03-31T16:49:00.000-06:00I'm just getting caught up on many o' blog, so I o...I'm just getting caught up on many o' blog, so I only have one word for you: hilarious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143661715357381092006-03-29T13:48:00.000-06:002006-03-29T13:48:00.000-06:00Hi Jess! Just stopping by to say hello. I still lo...Hi Jess! Just stopping by to say hello. I still love this story. I always feel self-conscious sitting in my car while they change the oil. It seems so...personal. But that's just me. <BR/><BR/>Hi from down under your neck of the woods. *waves*Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377271954635491241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143657955383401542006-03-29T12:45:00.000-06:002006-03-29T12:45:00.000-06:00"Looks good thanks" - YES! Exactly what I do, unle..."Looks good thanks" - YES! Exactly what I do, unless I just pick the smile/nod route. <BR/><BR/>Next trip to the auto guy, I swear I'm getting one of those spongebob air fresheners.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143641552316565752006-03-29T08:12:00.000-06:002006-03-29T08:12:00.000-06:00Heh heh. You said dipstick. Heh heh.Heh heh. You said dipstick. Heh heh.Suburban Turmoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788867412080827567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143609551122188492006-03-28T23:19:00.000-06:002006-03-28T23:19:00.000-06:00Yup, sounds just about like every oil change exper...Yup, sounds just about like every oil change experience I've ever had. Except I usually also get chastised by the concerned guys for being over 3000 miles between visits. I HATE oil changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143609025196453642006-03-28T23:10:00.000-06:002006-03-28T23:10:00.000-06:00The best thing about being married? Never having t...The best thing about being married? Never having to deal with any kind of mechanic, ever. <BR/><BR/>Don't tell my husband I said that. He thinks I married him for the hot monkey love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143591792665832972006-03-28T18:23:00.000-06:002006-03-28T18:23:00.000-06:00I don't get anything done unless the car breaks do...I don't get anything done unless the car breaks down or DH takes it in. LOL!Shesawriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904247751806210823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143577504579559352006-03-28T14:25:00.000-06:002006-03-28T14:25:00.000-06:00Oh how I hate to have my car serviced. I send my ...Oh how I hate to have my car serviced. I send my boyfriend instead...does the trick!thewriterslifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408434848838447115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143575924084166662006-03-28T13:58:00.000-06:002006-03-28T13:58:00.000-06:00There's a Jiffy Lube near our house that is adjac...There's a Jiffy Lube near our house that is adjacent to a Taco Bell.<BR/><BR/>Hmmmmm...<BR/><BR/>Yummmm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143575170996270642006-03-28T13:46:00.000-06:002006-03-28T13:46:00.000-06:00I did not know about these "oil changes" until I m...I did not know about these "oil changes" until I met the Nearly. I was having a car problem and he asked when I had last had my (car's) oil changed and I gave him a vacant look. Sure, I would pour a little oil in there occasionally, when it was low, but "change" it? Like take it all out and put new in? "Can they DO that?" I asked. Ah well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143573542128601892006-03-28T13:19:00.000-06:002006-03-28T13:19:00.000-06:00Huh, you're supposed to change the oil? Good stuff...Huh, you're supposed to change the oil? <BR/><BR/>Good stuff Jess - as usual.Jeff and Charli Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143570230475491372006-03-28T12:23:00.000-06:002006-03-28T12:23:00.000-06:00HOWLING-funny!I bought my husband an old "farm" tr...HOWLING-funny!<BR/><BR/>I bought my husband an old "farm" truck for a birthday present one year...a very USED AND ABUSED Chevy. (I sooo can't believe he liked it!)<BR/><BR/>Well, mechanical genius that he is...he let it run completely out of oil and ruined the lovely thing! Consequently, I have a "get out of jail free" card in terms of oil changing. And I also have a "don't piss me off or I'll tell all your boyfriends how you ruined the truck" pass! (And don't think I haven't used it!!)Bobitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671826623140228982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143568401317170232006-03-28T11:53:00.000-06:002006-03-28T11:53:00.000-06:00I detest car care. I take mine to the dealership a...I detest car care. I take mine to the dealership as they already know what a numpty I am so I don't have to explain it all over again to someone new. I just give them my keys and my wallet and no one gets hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143566622717513712006-03-28T11:23:00.000-06:002006-03-28T11:23:00.000-06:00I. Dread. The. Oil. Change. Actually, I think I'd ...I. Dread. The. Oil. Change. Actually, I think I'd rather have a colonoscopy. I'm not kidding. I hate the way they look at me, like what an idiot I am for not having had this done 4,000 miles ago when I was supposed to.MrsFortunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17326242993598760618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143566216401270572006-03-28T11:16:00.000-06:002006-03-28T11:16:00.000-06:00"...but I found the idea of having my hips replace..."...but I found the idea of having my hips replaced by a doctor who prints coupons a bit unsettling. So into the bad pile it went."<BR/><BR/>Every time I come here, I spit some kind of liquid from laughing too hard so I've enacted a new rule. No drinking while reading Jess Riley. Ever.IzzyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02665580688897720715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143564924927011752006-03-28T10:55:00.000-06:002006-03-28T10:55:00.000-06:00After the whole "no one told me cars need oil" inc...After the whole "no one told me cars need oil" incident and subsequent demise of the teal mobile, I've put my husband in charge of car-related issues.<BR/><BR/>Kudos to you for following the every three month rule.Carolyn S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460383065056980157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143554276982920222006-03-28T07:57:00.000-06:002006-03-28T07:57:00.000-06:00I came over here to be entertained, Jess, not be r...I came over here to be entertained, Jess, not be reminded that I am long overdue for an oil change myself.....sheesh! ;-)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464465779161315273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143553377143183932006-03-28T07:42:00.000-06:002006-03-28T07:42:00.000-06:00I gotta say, I HATE that Maint. Req'd light. It is...I gotta say, I HATE that Maint. Req'd light. It is the bane of my existence.<BR/><BR/>Really, what it ought to say is, "Honda needs your next $300 payment, pronto".<BR/><BR/>It doesn't matter if the thing is running great. Even an oil change winds up costing me $300, minimum. Vultures.themikestandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078767474543020235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143552005306362892006-03-28T07:20:00.000-06:002006-03-28T07:20:00.000-06:00i own a ford. so, i know what you mean about cross...i own a ford. so, i know what you mean about crossing your fingers, hoping and praying your car doesn't blow up due to the fact you haven't taken it in to be serviced. all the while ignoring the 20 recall messages in your mailbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143523214269772442006-03-27T23:20:00.000-06:002006-03-27T23:20:00.000-06:00I love you so much I peed my pants. YOU get funnie...I love you so much I peed my pants. YOU get funnier and funnier and I'm so glad I found your website. ~sigh~ I REALLY needed a laugh and I thank you for it.<BR/><BR/>I feel the EXACT same way when I get my oil changed. Oh and any doctor sending me coupons will NOT get my business, I mean it's medicine not KMart!<BR/><BR/>Sauerkraut is gross but I'd devour a gingerbread house.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again...Virendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14513306549244143689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143516373578252242006-03-27T21:26:00.000-06:002006-03-27T21:26:00.000-06:00Don't worry about missing Mother Angulica.If mothe...Don't worry about missing Mother Angulica.If mother Angelica ever says anything new, that would TRULY be a miracle.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104981732733112853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143506433433112122006-03-27T18:40:00.000-06:002006-03-27T18:40:00.000-06:00lol! This is why I leave it to my husband to take ...lol! This is why I leave it to my husband to take care of the car...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143505446847444792006-03-27T18:24:00.000-06:002006-03-27T18:24:00.000-06:00Mr. Jiffy Lube showing you the dipstick reminds me...Mr. Jiffy Lube showing you the dipstick reminds me of our obstetrician showing me the placenta after my first child was born. <BR/><BR/>Freaky-weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1143502766871281812006-03-27T17:39:00.000-06:002006-03-27T17:39:00.000-06:00I would like to give atip that I learned at the a...I would like to give atip that I learned at the alter of "Hard Knocks"<BR/><BR/>Never, ever, ever decide that in order to stop your husbands damn bitching about the oil level in your car, decide to fill it the fuck up. I mean FILL IT.<BR/><BR/>Cause super bad things happen to a car engine when you over fill the oil. Like smoking, kill your engine things. Like 4000 dollar engine replacement things.<BR/><BR/>That you never admit to...for the sake of your marriage.<BR/><BR/>But this Never happened to me. Ever.<BR/><BR/>P.S. It also buys you a never have to take your car for an oil change again card - since your spouse is no so neurotic about the freak Oil issue.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12920042208198309201noreply@blogger.com