This weekend I took my car for an oil change. I hate this chore; it is one of my least favorite things to do.

I used to change my own oil, which was much more convenient for me because I could do it at my leisure, without having to wait in line, but time is a luxury I no longer have. Back to the story.

In addition to my oil change I also asked for a tire rotation. I always go to the same place to get this stuff down. They have a long driveway with the garage sitting on top of a little hill. When you back out of the garage bays you are essentially going downhill.

So, the technician changes the oil and then does the tire rotation. He completes the whole thing and proceeds to back my car out of the bay. It suddenly becomes clear to me that the tech does not know how to drive a car with a standard transmission because as the car is rolling down the hill the engine is revving much more than it should...it's also not moving forward in any way. I'm not even going to mention the extremely panicked look on his face. He made it about halfway down the hill before he had the good sense to step on the brakes. He took a minute to get his composure before he attempted to once again move the car up the hill. It didn't work and he ended up rolling further down the hill and hitting a woman who was walking down the sidewalk. No, really. He didn't hit her hard; it was more like a "tap", but it was still enough to freak me out.

As though this wasn't enough after she got done yelling at him he attempted moving the car a third time. This time the car just rolled into the street into oncoming traffic. Honestly, my heart damn near stopped as I was thinking about what my liability would be in all of this. Luckily no one hit him, but there were enough people honking and yelling (this is Jersey after all) that it attracted the attention of the manager who came out to move the car (because I was still frozen in place picturing the inevitable lawsuits).

The placated me with some strong coffee and the offer to "bum a smoke". Sometimes I am just too easy to pacify.

What I am reading: Once again it is November.....that's NaBloPoMo so my brain only has room to think about posts.
What I am listening to: The Perishers - Get Well Soon