We like to put some fun stuff on our Facebook page. At the moment, if you go there you can see posts about a time portal that's for sale, a car we recently did a service on, a tired-out droopy reindeer, a superhero supply store, and all kinds of other things. Take a moment and enjoy it:

OnSite Mobile OilChange Facebook Page

WORTH SEEING AGAIN

I've read this before, and when I came across it today, I almost passed it by. But I decided, "Okay, I'll give it another look", and I am sure glad I did. Check it out:

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 beers.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full.  The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced two beers from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things---your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.  The sand is everything else---the small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and mow the lawn.

Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the beer represented. The professor smiled and said, 'I'm glad you asked.' The beer just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers with a friend.  

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Need a break?

Here's a website that has a bunch of animals who apparently don't realize that the economy is in a funk, the presidential race is a mess, or any of the other things they should be depressed about. Clueless... go ahead, make you day just a little better and click on this:

Happy faces link

Now, don't you feel better?
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How often should I change my car or truck oil?

This is a photo of an engine that didn't have its oil changed often. That's why there's all sorts of junk built up in there, which causes wear and also leads to less power and worse fuel mileage.

With a new engine with little or no wear, you may be able to get away with 7,500 mile oil changes. But as an engine gets older, "blow-by" increases. This is because the rings and valves are not as tight as when new. More unburned fuel gets by into the crankcase, and this dilutes the oil, causing the oil to break down sooner. So if the oil isn't changed often enough, you can end up with accelerated wear in your engine. So for engines with fewer than 50,000 miles on them we recommend changing the oil every 5,000 miles if you're using conventional oil, and every 7,500 miles with full synthetic oil. For older engines, 5,000 mile intervals are still OK, but if you want the engine to last a long time, why not go with 3,000 miles oil changes? Ultimately, your car will last longer and you'll save money.

It's a hassle taking your car or truck to get this done. We come to you and do it at your location.

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Sometimes people want to buy a car on Ebay, but the car can be far away from them. Yesterday we saved a guy from buying a car that was listed as "FLAWLESS" on Ebay and had a lot of fresh paint (etc.) covering up a lot of FLAWS (rust and sloppily done repairs)! He (the buyer) was 2,000 miles away, so we were his eyes on site here. If you or anyone you know ever needs an expert inspection, just call us!

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This Honda Pilot belongs to the owner of a business in Tempe AZ. They have a few company trucks and used to maintain their company trucks like this:

1. Send an employee with the truck to a lube shop, which meant down-time for the vehicle and no productivity from the employee.
2. Pay the price of the oil change PLUS the employee's wages while he sits there waiting.

Now they have us do all the maintenance right at their company location. This means:

 

1. Much less vehicle down-time.

2. The employees continue working on what they should be working on.

2. About the same price for the service.

3. No paying an employee to go sit at a lube shop!

Oh, and while we're there we do the owner's Honda and one or two of the employee's personal cars, so they don't have to go get it done on the weekend.

 

Makes a lot more sense, doesn't it?

Take a Break!

It's good to work hard for many reasons, especially if your purpose is a good one (as opposed to being entirely selfish). But remember to take a break now and then. Step outside of your life for a few hours or a day to get a fresh perspective... go to a place like the one above, where I went recently.