My financial controller took her car into have an oil change and it took an unusually long time. When she got back, I asked, "Was there a problem at the oil change?" She said there were a couple of cars ahead of her and when they got to her car, they did all the little extra’s - clean the windshield, check the air in the tires, etc. And, then she told me they vacuumed the car.
For many years I keep her car clean inside and out. I did all the maintenance and generally kept the car in pretty good condition. Then, I decided or maybe she decided that she needed to learn to do things for herself. This sounded reasonable to me. And to give credit, she keeps up with the maintenance fairly well, except she goes by the computer on her dash to tell her when to change the oil. I think about 3,000 miles is right, but most car makers now recommend up to 5,000 miles. The computer on the car seems to think even more miles is okay.
But, let’s get back to the vacuum. After a few years of letting her keep her car, I decided one day to do some of it myself again. There are things in that car that will hurt you. I have found fruits and vegetables under the seat. Third world countries are starving, and she has enough food in her car to feed most of them. I’ve found things like parts, that apparently go to nothing. At least I never find what they go to. There is an occasional reward, like loose change. But, I have never found out what those eyes in the dark under the seats are. Now, I don’t vacuum that car unless I have a chair and a whip.
The guy at the shop that vacuumed the car is asking for hazardous duty pay.
PMO
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