I was dragging my feet today....not really wanting to go pay money to pick up both of my cars. In fact I had procrastinated until around noon and even had a beer with lunch to lessen the sting of the bill.
When I went to talk to the bus mechanic the topic immediately goes to engine replacement.

'Shit you have got to be kidding me'

Nope. You can see here (as we are looking down into the engine from the back of the bus) that is where your rod used to be....

'And whats all that?'

'Well, normally you couldn't see in there, but this (hands me a chunk of metal) blew off and that is the inside of your engine.'

'Oh.'

He gives me this look that I can recognize as the idiot look when he says....'There should be oil in there. Next time check your oil.'

'Excuse me? There was no oil in there?'

'Nope. If there was oil, it would have blown everywhere. See here....dry. Made your engine seize up. Your lucky you didn't catch on fire'

But that's impossible. I just had the oil changed yesterday. See look, I still have the receipt in the front.

'Looks like someone forgot to fill you up with oil after they drained it.'

Oh hell to the no. Out came the black woman as I grab a mini box and start throwing broken bus engine parts in it...'looks like somebody is going to get fired and buy me a new engine.

Star swipe to me going into a very popular nationwide store with my box of metal and my receipt from yesterday. Black woman out in FULL force. After all, you know the flack I got from so many people last night and today?
'Well that's what you get for driving a 79 bus. meh me meh meh me.'
I honestly started to question the greatness Beck and my safety. Maybe it is a bad idea that i am by myself....

I walk in and find 5 men all in company work shirts looking at me. A take big strong black woman steps towards them.

'Can we help you?'....another turns around....'Back again?'

Yea. May I speak with the manager.

(the guy in the middle speaks) That would be me. (he doesn't move, and either does anyone around him)

Ok then. So yesterday, you guys changed my oil, and drained it and put a filter on, and didn't put the oil back in. Here is a box of parts from my blown engine. (I hold it out as they all look down.....quite a few ohh's are added here and then everyone scattered.)

'Lets come into my office'

Um, ya think?