| [b]One of the great things about being an "imbecile" is the natural ability to cover acts of stupidity with more stupidity.[/b] Long ago, when I was starting to drive on my own, I purchased my first car which was a 1975 volkswagen rabbit for only $295. For the value of the money I paid for that car in the 80s' means that I basically bought a piece of crap. It was one of the hottest days in the middle of August and while driving it home from the shady one car dealership I purchased it from, I couldn't help but notice that the "engine overheating" idiot light kept coming on and sometimes the little "genie" light, which some people call the "low oil pressure warning light" would flicker. So I decided it would be in my best interest to pull over and take a quick gander under the hood. I couldn't see anything unusual, but the heat coming from the car was overwhelming. With my unfounded, superior intelligence, I decided that the engine might need a little more oil, so I looked inside the trunk of the car and luckily found some extra fluids still left behind by the previous owner, like a quart of oil, anti-freeze....radiator stop leak.I... |
