Their Kind of Fun
I used to dread oil changes like the plague. Sitting in a dirty waiting room while Wheel of Fortune played on a dated tv in the corner, trying to determine if the greasy mechanic was trying to pull one over on me, "You need a windshield wiper deep conditioning treatment"...not my idea of fun.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtAX-5NCL3XAWaPfOH3D1CLxYQgcU0FvVS34zyk9Vh9-WBJWrxApvCugqdyPGPhz8A670OC00xZMvx21iQbZjYIfX8ZTQeUZB0qOkKomwQOwxPz5r1cHIzn_1ylGLmzBRWlDrOE3FDac/s400/IMG_5775.JPG)
That all changed when these hot wheels loving, power tool wielding, dirt under fingernails, little bundles of testosterone started arriving. They couldn't be happier if I announced we were going to Disney World. I should film our arrival at Jiffy Lube and use "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes," as a background track.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fxy-_HCiy3qfFQ9owBqjc8kfupZyg9pNAEEUzkltLy0qNCBmTt9NCVje8MxWs9QNvvqvkVb7zxx1Ua9UMFhhNsguG7GWSqBfkvd747sdXrQYWRoFQroAcuw-lPlbwFRntL07atCfotc/s400/IMG_5779.JPG)
I see the oil slicked floors, the grimy chairs, the open pits in the floor. Harrison sees high powered air wrench action, the choreographed speed of a Nascar pit crew, and a thousand curiosities on which to get his little hands.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQxvtmtJH7TEKi1uZfr3RX_XE5Fhpn1Ei0AdxirlsXDg_la3NrmEShyphenhyphenoWI0k2ik5oJ4_nDjuC-piVmGB3qFTzHtWZmpmylrca4UDVVCAy_OylJuWrG3hba2ti8LfU1IZIZKjNoZrU4ts/s400/IMG_5789Edit.jpg)
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Of course, the free coffee (to all concerned: I only gave him like a tablespoon) doesn't hurt. And so we played as if we were at Magic Kingdom while we watched the oil get changed, the tires rotated, and some Wheel of Fortune re-runs.
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