Dipstick

So, since there has really been no news to report as of late, I was trying to think of something to write when it dawned on me that I didn’t even explain how she broke the dipstick like a month ago! If you don’t recall this event, M texted S and asked him if it is ok to drive without a dipstick because she broke hers. I couldn’t figure out how she snapped the dipstick because it seems pretty damn difficult unless you are doing it intentionally, but awhile ago, she explained the whole thing to me.

It turns out that she was going to go for a trip to the big city and she thought that she ought to check her oil first. So she tries to pull the dipstick out but it doesn’t budge. She pulled as hard as she could. Then she anchored her foot against the car and pulled even harder. Eventually, the entire thing that the top of the dipstick screws into, broke off. I asked her, “Did you try turning it first?” No, she didn’t. So the entire casing just snapped off with the dipstick still screwed into it.

She took the car to her “mechanic” and to the VW dealership and both of them basically told her, “Um, those don’t break.” And “Yeeeaaah, we don’t sell those.” So, she just drives with the dipstick sort of resting in place. Oil gets all over the engine and the hood of the car but oh well, it is stationary for the next 4 months!