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03-30-2020, 08:32 AM | #1 |
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Crime Does Not Pay.
Two friends of mine did an oil change on a Model A . The used oil was put in an empty laundry washing detergent container . They went off to Napa to buy new oil and recycle the old . On the way to Napa they stopped at the supermarket en route. On their return to the pickup they saw the "detergent" had been stolen out of the bed !!!
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03-30-2020, 08:41 AM | #2 |
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Well I certainly hope they go home and immediately do a wash with their fine whites with there newly "purchased" laundry detergent.
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03-30-2020, 10:47 AM | #3 |
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Thats great. I hope the morons get rewarded for their effort.
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03-30-2020, 10:58 AM | #4 |
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I will refrain from any comment
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03-30-2020, 10:59 AM | #5 |
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On top of oil in the clothes, I would image getting oil out of the washing machine would be fun - not.
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03-30-2020, 11:06 AM | #6 |
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03-30-2020, 12:30 PM | #7 |
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Re: Crime Does Not Pay.
Good one John! Thanks for sharing.
I always put the used oil back in the quart oil bottles and when I have a case I go to the recycle center. Sure enough, like you, I stopped at the market once and somebody 'stole' my case of used motor oil. |
03-30-2020, 12:40 PM | #8 | |
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Hmm, let's hope that 'they' ended up noticing that was used oil , and could/did use it in their vehicle. When as a youth, used oil was only oil I ever used...just kept adding to what was left in crankcase. Hey, worked for poor boys then. You may (maybe not) be surprised that people did such 'frugal' things then. Never put 'new' oil, out of a container in any old clunker i owned. |
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03-30-2020, 01:24 PM | #9 |
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Whatever the outcome, it’s too good for the slime buckets! Hopefully next time it’s a urine sample in a whiskey bottle !
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03-30-2020, 01:49 PM | #10 |
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Gives you a whole new outlook on detergent oil.
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03-30-2020, 02:57 PM | #11 | |
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03-30-2020, 03:43 PM | #12 |
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We gave Saturday a miss due to the weather forecast ,good move !!!
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03-30-2020, 03:49 PM | #13 |
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Maybe Karma is a real thing.
BTW, a note to Karma - I have a list of people you missed.
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03-30-2020, 03:54 PM | #14 |
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I used recycled oil $.26 a quart. That old metro loved it.
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03-31-2020, 10:33 AM | #15 |
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Reminds me of the story about the guy, tired of repeated thefts, that left a briefcase with a hornet nest in it in his car.
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03-31-2020, 12:13 PM | #17 |
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I am assuming this would be like non-detergent oil? Or did they put in additives after cleaning?
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03-31-2020, 12:58 PM | #18 |
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I'm too old and fat to get down and crawl under a car to drain the oil (getting down is no problem - it's getting back up that's a bitch ). Anyway, when I was changing my own oil, I saved a variety of empty gallon jugs for the old oil - antifreeze, windshield washer, whatever. Never used a detergent jug though and never had one stolen.
There was a cut-rate gas station in the town where I went to college (many decades ago ). They sold recycled oil for 25c a quart - they kept it in these by the pumps: Last edited by CHuDWah; 03-31-2020 at 01:12 PM. |
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I am reminded of parking my pickup truck in the company lot in the center of Cambridge, MA. Lot unmonitored - although the company DID charge employees to park there. (explanation being EVERY square foot of city land has to be "accountable" for tax reasons.)
It was winter. The truck was loaded down with a healthy load of firewood - for traction in the snow. I came out of work and all that wood was GONE. Unappreciated by the thieves apparently was it was GREEN WOOD, selected for its pure attraction to the ground. And unable to be burned for at least another year. And those dudes must have worked AWFULLY hard for that wood as the lot was closed and you don't drive another vehicle up close. City slickers I guess... Joe K
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03-31-2020, 02:11 PM | #21 |
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Is this why my clean shirt feels slimmy??? Wait, where are you located?
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03-31-2020, 02:54 PM | #22 |
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Texas star, 25 cents, re-recylcled oil, never the same color or smell
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04-01-2020, 10:35 AM | #23 |
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Dunno what they did and/or added to it, as little as possible would be my guess.
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04-01-2020, 12:04 PM | #24 |
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A used car dealer who was a product of the Depression era heated used oil and ran it through an old cream separator before putting it back in the car. Now that’s an oil change! The used car dealer was my grandfather...
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04-02-2020, 10:54 AM | #25 |
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You might need to explain to the young-uns what a cream separator is.
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04-02-2020, 11:30 AM | #26 |
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04-02-2020, 04:43 PM | #27 |
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We're taking a side track here but my 8 year old grandson asked what these things are on the door. He was pointing to a window winder handle in the back of my car. Our explanation and demonstration had him rolling about with laughter. An education to both he and us.
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04-02-2020, 05:25 PM | #28 |
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You might explain why and oil change is done to the young-uns. And not at every 100,000 thousand miles.
Never mind an 8 year old. I had my car at a show and the parents and the 2 sons 14 and 16 went crazy over the 1960 sports car. I asked the kids if they would like to sit in the car, they both did, with the parents taking pictures. When they got out the 16 year old said what is that as he was pointing. I said what is what, and he went over and touched the window crank. Think about it. Here is a 16 year old kid that grew up with his parent car, and friends parents always having electric windows and door locks. I was shocked, and up untill that day never gave it a thought. |
04-02-2020, 05:39 PM | #29 |
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I recall years ago there was a late winter garbageman strike and people would wrap their trash to look like Christmas gifts and leave them in their unlocked vehicles. Now I know how to deal with my old oil, thanks... Chap
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