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jeff denton · 04-08-2009

Hooray!
Hey when I was about twelve I was helping Uncle Jim change oil in the old Massey Ferguson Super 92 combine. Not that I was much help, but I did have the honor of pumping on the oil barrel handle while Uncle Jim worked the dipstick on the other side. I pumped and pumped. And pumped and pumped, Jim 'bout wore out the dipstick by pulling it out and sticking it back in, he'd say "keep pumping" and I did. He'd ask if I'm pumping the handle ALL the way up AND all the way down, "oh yeah, I'm pumping". I switched arms occasionally and then started using both...Finally he yelled "STOP PUMPING" when he realized he was standing in a huge puddle of oil. The plug hadn't been put back in the pan. Not my job. I didn't take it out. Who's in charge here, anyway? I still laugh every time I think about that. Oh, and think about it every time I start pumping oil into an engine.

04-08-2009	#8 (permalink)
jeff denton former opel racer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: near some glaciers Posts: 2,863 Real Name: Jeff "Oh-Oh" Denton	Hooray! Hey when I was about twelve I was helping Uncle Jim change oil in the old Massey Ferguson Super 92 combine. Not that I was much help, but I did have the honor of pumping on the oil barrel handle while Uncle Jim worked the dipstick on the other side. I pumped and pumped. And pumped and pumped, Jim 'bout wore out the dipstick by pulling it out and sticking it back in, he'd say "keep pumping" and I did. He'd ask if I'm pumping the handle ALL the way up AND all the way down, "oh yeah, I'm pumping". I switched arms occasionally and then started using both...Finally he yelled "STOP PUMPING" when he realized he was standing in a huge puddle of oil. The plug hadn't been put back in the pan. Not my job. I didn't take it out. Who's in charge here, anyway? I still laugh every time I think about that. Oh, and think about it every time I start pumping oil into an engine. __________________ No Opels were harmed in the filming of this movie. However two Mustangs, a Pinto, and a Capri were hospitalized. One Mustang was euthanized the next morning. Last edited by jeff denton; 04-08-2009 at 11:37 PM.