XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: wade@cooler.net   
      
   On 3/28/21 3:44 PM, The Real Bev wrote:   
   > On 03/28/2021 10:17 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:   
   >   
   >> It's really hard for me to understand why this is such a long thread   
   >> that includes so many erudite discussions of motor oil chemistry and   
   >> operation.   
   >>   
   >> Of course you change your filter every time  you change your oil!   
   >>   
   >> Here's why:   
   >> You're already underneath the vehicle.   
   >> The drain pan is in already place.   
   >   
   > You forgot "You already broke the cheap Harbor Freight open-end wrench   
   > on the drain plug and had to go find another one in your tool box. While   
   > looking for the other wrench you find the 10mm socket you lost a few   
   > months ago.  While contemplating this miracle you forget you were   
   > looking for the other wrench..."   
   >   
   >> You already have oily hands and a greasy smear on your face.   
   >> You've already skinned your right hand knuckles and yelled Damn it!   
   >> Walmart sells a standard Fram oil filter for $3.88 while Fram's "Ultra   
   >> Synthetic 20,000 Mile Change Interval" filter goes for $8.57.   
   >>   
   >> I haven't run the filter/car cost ratio/percentage yet...but I paid   
   >> $44,762 for my ride...   
   >   
   > When I bought the Corolla I decided I was never going to fix another car   
   > thing.  At some point "I'm getting too old for this shit" becomes the   
   > driving force.   
   >   
   > BTW, while walking I found both a regular and a deep 10mm 3/8 socket.   
   > Different walks, different locations.  This is really disturbing.   
   >   
   I'm quick for look for a way to save a buck- but not on tools;   
   top-drawer stuff all the way.   
      
   Of course, if I can find it on sale, I'm on it!   
      
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   firearms and billions of rounds of ammunition. Seriously people, if they   
   were a problem, you’d know it!   
      
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