| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 | Back when we actually serviced cars at a "service station" (1960's) we kept a squirt can of 30 weight oil for the oil cups on generators. All part of an oil change/lube job. We also oiled hood hinges, lubed door latches with a wax/grease mixture, and packed spring leaves if the owner requested it. 50 cents extra on a $2.00 lube job for the spring leaf grease! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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