20wt motor oil

[knave]

the world is full of liars and morons.

QFT

[SavannahLion]

Don't get me started about honesty and mechanics, I'm on my fourth cat converter, in part, because of the amount of ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow--- I had to put up with. I'm all for lynch mobs if it gets the ---smurf--- that started all of it.

[Vigo]

Too bad you are in Cali, otherwise you could probably get away with bypassing it. 

[pbj]

A mechanic pissed me off once.  Then he died of a heart attack 10 months later.

Moral of the story = don't mess with pbj

[Drnick]

My first car was $800 and wrecked into a palm tree the night before I bought it.

The amount of work I poured into it was obscene.  At 17 I vowed Id never be so poor I couldn't afford a reliable car.  Anything I've owned has been tossed to the curb as soon as I couldn't rely on it.  My F150 made it 11 years.

Some people enjoy car repairs and some do not.

 

This 

[dkersten]

This may be a "DIY" forum, but just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you NEED to do it.  I get more satisfaction in life knowing I am fully capable of doing something but don't need to do it. 

Frankly, there are few things in this world I can't do on my own if I really wanted to do them, but a very long list of things I either won't waste my time doing for myself or simply aren't worth the savings to me. 

There is also a list of things I have learned I will never do for myself again.

Here are a few of them off the top of my head:
Concrete removal.
Carpet installation.
Oil Changes.

Rather than call each other girlie-men for not doing some mundane task like changing your own oil, what sorts of things will you never "DIY" again in your life?

[pbj]

This may be a "DIY" forum, but just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you NEED to do it.

Rather than call each other girlie-men for not doing some mundane task like changing your own oil, what sorts of things will you never "DIY" again in your life?

Blowjob

[SavannahLion]

This may be a "DIY" forum, but just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you NEED to do it.

Rather than call each other girlie-men for not doing some mundane task like changing your own oil, what sorts of things will you never "DIY" again in your life?

Blowjob

Key word was, "again."

[danny_galaga]

Plus you gotta funnel all that old oil into empty milk jugs and put them in your neighbor's trash in the middle of the night.

I was a mechanic for a number of years.

Well there you go.....I guess if you have the space, and access to all the means necessary to make the job easier, go for it.

Yup. A drain pan and combination wrench... Tools only professionals have access to...

LOL...I live in a ---smurfing--- apartment..

I live in an apartment, and I change my own oil. It's not rocket science.

I'm sure mgmt would love me changing oil in the underground parking. 

You know you don't just let it drain all over the floor, right?

[Nephasth]

This may be a "DIY" forum, but just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you NEED to do it.

Rather than call each other girlie-men for not doing some mundane task like changing your own oil, what sorts of things will you never "DIY" again in your life?

Blowjob

Key word was, "again."

After the first time, he wasn't too impressed with his skill set...

[pbj]

After the first time, he wasn't too impressed with his skill set...

You were much better at it than I was for sure.

[yotsuya]

I once drained my swimming pool and scrubbed the entire thing by hand. It's a big diving pool from the 70s, so you can imagine how long that took.

[Vigo]

I once drained my swimming pool and scrubbed the entire thing by hand. It's a big diving pool from the 70s, so you can imagine how long that took.

That's also a project you don't want to have coincide with hanging Christmas lights.

[yotsuya]

I once drained my swimming pool and scrubbed the entire thing by hand. It's a big diving pool from the 70s, so you can imagine how long that took.

That's also a project you don't want to have coincide with hanging Christmas lights.

Amen, brother!

I did it last year. That summer was the summer I got my gall bladder removed so the pool went to hell. It looked like a swamp. After I drained it, I had to scoop out piles of dead algae. It was a lot of work, and I had to acidwash the bastard, but once I was done, the pool looked great. Still does!

[Nephasth]

After the first time, he wasn't too impressed with his skill set...

You were much better at it than I was for sure.

I'm going to have to start charging more.

[pbj]

After the first time, he wasn't too impressed with his skill set...

You were much better at it than I was for sure.

I'm going to have to start charging more.

 

 

my swimming pool

Must be nice to be rich, 1%er.

[deadmoney5]

Jesus.  I didn't realize people got such a hard on for changing their own oil.  That's why I asked the question.

To each their own.  I'd rather play Galaga.

No different than paying other's to do their taxes. 

[yotsuya]

Must be nice to be rich, 1%er.

The pool was already in the backyard when I bought the house. Ain't no Griffrichin' here! 

[menace]

I'll do my own oil, brakes, etc--but NEVER again will I do the tansmission oil and filter--why for the love of all that is shiny is there not a drain plug on the tranny case???  Every car I've owned had had like 22 bolts that have to be sequentially removed and the tray tipped and blah, blah, blah==hate that job!

On a side note--in my line of work I meet alot of married couples buying houses--almost without fail only one of them is handy.  If its the wife, its cause the husband doesn't know which end of the hammer to swing.  From there I often hear that his dad was handy so he never learned to be...Really makes me see how much stuff I do around here that my kids don't have to, so they never learn the skill.

Moral: if you want your kids to be handy and independent, stop fixing their ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- (and don't let your wife "just get them a new one..")

Oh and getting back to the original topic--I had a BBgun and yes I almost shot my eye out--shot at a sapling for target practice and that bb came back and hit my face 1/8" from my eye--I always nod very sagely at that scene in the movie--damn right you will...damn right.... 

[Nephasth]

Moral: if you want your kids to be handy and independent, stop fixing their ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- (and don't let your wife "just get them a new one..")

I think you've got the moral a little ---fouled up beyond all recognition--- up. Get your kids involved in your projects and teach them those skills. I'm big on DIY because my dad was all DIY when I was a kid. He taught me how to change my oil, process the meat from the hunt, and to build ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---. Developing those skills at an early age has enabled me to surpass my old man in technical ability, and now he comes to me for help. Full circle.

[dkersten]

My father was like me - very handy and even if he had no formal training, could look at something and figure out how to fix it or make it better.  Thing is, my folks divorced when I was 5 and my mother moved me 1000 miles away.  My step dad was the opposite, the kind of guy who figures his expertise lay elsewhere so he would do what he did best to earn the money to pay others to fix or build things for him.  But I grew up like my father, not like my step dad, despite not being in an environment where it was encouraged or even where there was an example.  I got in trouble a lot when I would get a new toy and within hours be more interested in taking it apart to see how it works than in playing with it.  Later in life when my car was up on jack stands in the back yard while I rebuilt my engine, the only encouragement I got was to get a job so I could hire someone to fix it and get it out of his back yard. 

And frankly, while I inherited the ability and desire to do things myself, I was taught that sometimes you should apply your time elsewhere and use the fruits of that time to pay someone to do things you could do (but maybe shouldn't or are a waste of your time).  I now use my abilities to do things I enjoy doing, and spend the money to have things done that I have no desire to do.  Nature vs nurture seemed to work out for me in that regard, at least in my opinion..

[danny_galaga]

Jesus.  I didn't realize people got such a hard on for changing their own oil.  That's why I asked the question.

To each their own.  I'd rather play Galaga.

No different than paying other's to do their taxes. 

That's a fair point. I change my own oil, but pay someone to do my tax!

[SavannahLion]

Jesus.  I didn't realize people got such a hard on for changing their own oil.  That's why I asked the question.

To each their own.  I'd rather play Galaga.

No different than paying other's to do their taxes. 

That's a fair point. I change my own oil, but pay someone to do my tax!

So if S.B. 8 passes you have to pay taxes to have someone do your taxes meaning you'll have to pay taxes just pay your taxes... er... wait. ---fudgesicle--- you California.

[pbj]

Sounds about right.  When I was a kid we lived in California exactly 11.5 months and got the hell out before December 31st.  Saved about $10,000 in the 80s.  Can't even imagine what it's like now. 

Well, actually, yes I can, it's people my age living two hours away from their job in an old house with three other roommates.

[SavannahLion]

Not sure what you can get for 10,000 in California anymore. Maybe one boob?

[danny_galaga]

Jesus.  I didn't realize people got such a hard on for changing their own oil.  That's why I asked the question.

To each their own.  I'd rather play Galaga.

No different than paying other's to do their taxes. 

That's a fair point. I change my own oil, but pay someone to do my tax!

So if S.B. 8 passes you have to pay taxes to have someone do your taxes meaning you'll have to pay taxes just pay your taxes... er... wait. ---fudgesicle--- you California.

I'm in Australia, so the cost of the accountant comes off next years reportable income.

[SavannahLion]

Jesus.  I didn't realize people got such a hard on for changing their own oil.  That's why I asked the question.

To each their own.  I'd rather play Galaga.

No different than paying other's to do their taxes. 

That's a fair point. I change my own oil, but pay someone to do my tax!

So if S.B. 8 passes you have to pay taxes to have someone do your taxes meaning you'll have to pay taxes just pay your taxes... er... wait. ---fudgesicle--- you California.

I'm in Australia, so the cost of the accountant comes off next years reportable income.

Including the tax on the accountant?

[danny_galaga]

Jesus.  I didn't realize people got such a hard on for changing their own oil.  That's why I asked the question.

To each their own.  I'd rather play Galaga.

No different than paying other's to do their taxes. 

That's a fair point. I change my own oil, but pay someone to do my tax!

So if S.B. 8 passes you have to pay taxes to have someone do your taxes meaning you'll have to pay taxes just pay your taxes... er... wait. ---fudgesicle--- you California.

I'm in Australia, so the cost of the accountant comes off next years reportable income.

Including the tax on the accountant?

Well, I guess 

It's why I pay someone to do it 

[SavannahLion]

Jesus.  I didn't realize people got such a hard on for changing their own oil.  That's why I asked the question.

To each their own.  I'd rather play Galaga.

No different than paying other's to do their taxes. 

That's a fair point. I change my own oil, but pay someone to do my tax!

So if S.B. 8 passes you have to pay taxes to have someone do your taxes meaning you'll have to pay taxes just pay your taxes... er... wait. ---fudgesicle--- you California.

I'm in Australia, so the cost of the accountant comes off next years reportable income.

Including the tax on the accountant?

Well, I guess 

It's why I pay someone to do it 

Yeah, we do the same. Point is if SB 8 passes we have to pay taxes for the accountant. CA is supposedly struggling so those jug heads are looking to tax things that wasn't taxed prviously such as your accountant.

[deadmoney5]

Jesus.  I didn't realize people got such a hard on for changing their own oil.  That's why I asked the question.

To each their own.  I'd rather play Galaga.

No different than paying other's to do their taxes. 

That's a fair point. I change my own oil, but pay someone to do my tax!

So if S.B. 8 passes you have to pay taxes to have someone do your taxes meaning you'll have to pay taxes just pay your taxes... er... wait. ---fudgesicle--- you California.

That doesn't make any sense.  You can deduct the amount that you pay the accountant.  The accountant claims the amount received as income..the accountant pays taxes on that.

[SavannahLion]

It's California... it doesn't have to make sense.

[danny_galaga]

You Californians must be doing something right. Last I heard, the state of California was in the top ten economies of the WORLD! that is, California has a higher GDP than at least 186 COUNTRIES!

[dkersten]

Crazy high GDP, and they finally balanced the budget... after raising taxes to the highest in the country.  I read an article a year ago that said 50% of the income taxes are paid by 145,000 of the California residents.  Out of a population of 38 million.  Just one more reason not to live there..  lol.