I cannot for the life of me understand why he insists on changing the oil HIMSELF when it can be done quickly and easily at oil change places! For $20 something bucks! I don't get it....
Now, Mel. Correct me if I am wrong, here, Hon, but most Men (I've noticed this a lot in TX, where I live) have this deep, inherent compulsion to repair, restore, fix. . .
DO things on their own, no matter how clumsy or pathetic their attempts may be to us, the uneducated wives. : men affirm with rowdy Tim Allen grunts : It is a vertiable fact that a man can spend $20.99 for an Oil Change at Jiffy Lube (or, you can take the car in on Lady's Days fot the cheaper Special, lol!) or he can be a Real Man and show his family that he can do it himself {snicker - lo, poor roasting pans; en gaurd, beloved broilers!), sometimes resulting in substantially more $.
Not all men feel this compulsion. . . I believe it does get watered down a bit, depending on region and time and expense, the need to be fulfilled in this manner, effort, level of appreciation from the family, level of basic understanding of automobiles, etc. But it is undeniabley there. I've just learned to accept it. :shrugging resignedly: Heck, after Tiger has spent all of the initial money on accumulating. . . things. . . then we actually start to
save money, at
some point.
This is supposing, of course, that he doesn't toss my kitchen in search of the perfect oil pan, the ideal-sized and shape Phillips, or the instant anti-freeze container, thus emptying all of my fresh herbs into a holey zip-loc.
Sigh.
~ StillLovingHim