My friend kindly bought me a gas station car wash, so I went to go get it today. The slip of paper I had said it was paid for and everything but I had no idea what to do, so I went inside to talk to the guy at the counter.
I asked the Asian guy there, “Can I use this for a car wash?” He looked at the paper and said, “Ummm I don’t understand your question. Yes you can?” He seemed irritated that I was asking such a thing. After a little more dialogue where we both continued to be confused, I asked him, “Why are you being such a jerk about it?”
“I am sorry if you think I am jerky” (yes he said jerky) “I am telling you that you can use it. What else do you want me to say?”
“What do I do?!” I asked in frustration. “I have no idea what to do!”
“Haven’t you ever used an automated car wash before?” I shook my head no and he said “Oh no wonder. Take this code and punch it in once you get to the number pad. Then follow instructions.”
So I went to my car and drove in and waited for the car in front of me to be done. While I was waiting there, the guy came out. I guess he felt bad that I called him a jerky. When the car was done, he said he’d punch the code in for me. He did and I thanked him and then drove in.
I guess you’re supposed to close your car windows when you get in?! Damn. I totally got soaked, and so did everything else in my car. Dave was in the passenger seat so he didn’t get too wet, and he just sat there laughing. As I was rolling my window up I could see the Asian guy watching me get soaked. I’m sure I made his day.
In other news, I went to Mr. Lube to get an oil change. It was one month after my “suggested” next date, but I hadn’t driven much because we spent an hour in PA. I drive in, the guy looks at my oil, and then he says, “Umm your oil is perfect. You probably shouldn’t change it yet.” I looked at him in disbelief. I couldn’t believe he was telling me to NOT change my oil.
I told him that Dave and I are driving to Calgary soon and I’ll be putting another 2500 km on it, so could he please check everything else to make sure it’s okay? He looked and told me I should change my engine air filter. He topped off a couple fluids and went to get the filter. But they didn’t have it. So he apologized, told me to go buy it somewhere else, and I left.
I went to Mr. Lube and they actually told me not to change my oil yet. I can’t believe I went there, got an inspection, and they didn’t take a penny from me. Impressive. I went to Canadian Tire to buy the filter… I guess I’ll try to install it later this week? Should be interesting…
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