Re: New Vehicle Oil Change?

"Ray Goldenberg" <ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ray-D34966.10291531052008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <Cna0k.1819$Yw1.782@trndny02>,
"Joe" <really-faked-but-works@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Not unlike the idiocracy of asking random strangers to read you the
contents of the owner's manual of the car you just bought, and then
refusing to believe what the manufacturer wrote in the owner's manual.

You are confusing me asking for people's thoughts and opinions with
someone
who would ignore the advice of the manufacturer in favor of a stranger's
ideas...

Well, that's what the Usenet has turned into. People start exactly such
discussions here every day. "I'd rather take a random stranger's advice
than even bother to know where my owner's manual is, let alone open it
and read it."

Hang around long enough--you'll see.



The stupidity goes beyond newsgroups. Our local Gannett news rag publishes a
sub-rag for clueless young people who need a web link to find out how to
pick their noses correctly. Last year, one of their kiddies wrote a column
about "how fun it is" to go to NYC for concerts. She cautioned readers about
leaving enough time to drive there because it could take as long as 5 hours.
I've been driving back & forth to NYC since 1971, and there's absolutely no
possible way to get from here to there in less than 7 hours, sometimes 8
depending on construction and other surprises. I emailed the author and told
her she'd given lousy advice to her readers.

Her response: "Well, mapquest said 5 hours." She'd never driven to NYC
herself.


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