Q: I am writing you at my dad's request. Recently, my boyfriend offered to change the oil in my car for me. I have a 1992 Olds 88 in very good condition (180,000 miles). Up until now, my dad has maintained it. My boyfriend charged me $45 for parts and nothing for the work. He said most of the cost was to refill the fluid levels in the headlights. When I informed my dad of this, he called me an idiot and told me not to see this boy ever again. When I asked why, he said to write to you guys. I don't understand. My boyfriend said he used the "halogen" type fluid, which is supposed to be better than the standard type. What did I do wrong? Melissa
For the record, the stupidity here is not the woman's failure to understand how things work in her automobile, but rather that she was willing to parade that ignorance in such a public fashion. Ignorance is excusable, but stupidity prevails in the proud public display of ignorance.
# posted by John Schroeder @ 1/03/2006 05:15:00 AM
