Instant cup o’ piss

Monday Nov 1st 2004

A lot of stuff happened today:

I went to get my piss test (a.k.a. urine drug test) for werk today. Since I just got offered a position, this is a mandatory thing. Those who work for a living are very familiar with this process. Each time you get a new job you have to do it.

The piss test was easy. Getting to the lab where it’s done was the hard part. I was given directions for where to go at werk today and off I went. Couldn’t find the place which really pissed me off (no pun intended). Drove back to werk. Told the manager. Manager said “I’ll find someone who knows where this place is.” Got someone who explained in better detail where the place was. Off I went again. Found the place. Got the test. Done deal. Back to werk.

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I decided to drive the truck to werk today because I don’t want to take any tread off of my new snow tires on the Alero until it’s cold outside. Right now it isn’t cold. So I drove the truck to werk. And I drove it around looking for the piss test place. I got all that crap done.

The werk day came to an end and I started to drive home. The oil light came on and this unbelievably rappy noise came from the engine: RAP-BRAP-BRAP-BRAP-BRAP-BRAP.. “Oh.. shit” I said to myself. I immediately pulled into a gas station, ran inside and bought a quart of oil. Then I called my father: “You better get here and follow me home, this truck sounds bad.”

Pop arrives. I have him listen to the engine. “Better put in another quart” he says. So I do. I let the truck idle for a few minutes. No luck. Brap-rap-rap-rap-rap.. “Well, I gotta try to get this thing home” I said. So off we went.

I was sure as anything that the engine was going to seize. Miraculously, it didn’t. I drove it for about 1/2 a mile, then the oil light went out, the check engine light came on, then it went out - and all the noises disappeared. Yep, it was oil - or rather the lack of it in the engine which was causing the problem. Truck runs great now. Got it all the way home without a problem, and I’ll be taking it again to werk tomorrow.

So remember kids - always change your oil, often. :-)

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