Ode to the full service gas station

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Find someone with a car that has 300,000 miles on it, jump in your time machine, and go back and buy that car before they do.

Which reminds me, does anyone know how to check the oil on a time machine? And my temporomechanic says the Horologizing camber guides need aligning ... is he trying to con me? And I think the flux capacitor is on the blink, it makes a funny noise when I go around centuries...

[glatt]

So I pick our car up from the corner mechanic after my wife left it there for an oil change. I pay for the work and they say the keys are in the ignition. The car is parked in the far corner of the lot where the attendant can't see it, right next to the street and sidewalk. As I get closer, I realize not only is the door unlocked with the keys in the ignition, but the window is rolled down too. Now I know where to go when I need a new (used) car for free. WTF?

I imagine they would be liable for it if it were stolen, but damn.

[tw]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

... my temporomechanic says the Horologizing camber guides need aligning ... is he trying to con me? And I think the flux capacitor is on the blink, it makes a funny noise when I go around centuries...

You don't have a problem until it materializes you inside the earth or somewhere in deep space. The earth will only be there at the right time which is why a flux capacitor always has the right space.