joke

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lynn]

Not really a joke. True story.

Back in the late 70's after I left the Buick dealership, I worked at an independent dealership (i.e. used car dealer) with an old guy named Roy. We all called him grandpa. He was born in 1900 and was a great mechanic and very colorful fellow (i.e. very politically incorrect). I grew my hair a bit longer one year, and wore a head band. He called me a "blanket ass." The Mexican American was a "pepper belly". Stuff you can't say today. That's right, at age 77, he was still wrenching for a living. He would always come and get me when rebuilding a carb, as he could not see well enough for the fine adjustments, and getting some of the tiny linkage parts back together.

I could write a whole season worth of sitcoms using Roy as the main character. Just have to relay one story. We had a guy that did nothing but oil changes. A kid brought his Blazer in for an oil change. There was a can of additive sitting on the fender. I don't remember the name, but something like "TefGuard" which supposedly contained some kind of teflon treatment that was going to reduce the friction so much that one would likely have to reset the idle. The kid that owned the Blazer was standing by the vehicle as the tech was draining the oil (used to could do that in the old days). As the car came back down, Roy is walking by and picks up the can of additive. "What the hell is this stuff? Kid starts to describe it to him. Roy says: "Who told you to put this crap in there?" "Well", says the kid, "my dad told me to do it". Roy: "He don't know chit. May as well just back off and piss in it." Puts the can back down and walks away. I have always been suspicious of additives. If they are so great, don't you think a manufacturer would spec it for their cars, just to get some advantage?

[Mr70]

I knew it was just a matter of time.

[Lee Stewart]

[Charley Lillard]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Lee Stewart]

[Mr70]