{"id":13573,"date":"2012-11-21T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T00:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=13573"},"modified":"2012-11-25T13:10:39","modified_gmt":"2012-11-25T21:10:39","slug":"oily-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/11\/21\/oily-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Oily Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using a donated coupon from my sister, I took our car to get a free, long overdue oil change at, for us, a new and nearby auto mechanic. Meant to ask what the building used to be because it sure doesn’t look like a typical auto repair shop, especially with the tiki on the roof of the office.<\/p>\n

While waiting for the service I walked over to a Toys-R-Us a couple of blocks away to check out what kinds of models they had. I’ve been in a real model-building mood lately. I walked in with high expectations, ready to be overwhelmed by the assortment of plastic planes, trains and automobiles, but was crushed to learn that they don’t carry models any more. Everything is either pre-built remote-controlled vehicles or Legos. There’s something really wrong with this. I was really disappointed.<\/p>\n

It was a slow, moody walk back to the mechanic.<\/p>\n

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Using a donated coupon from my sister, I took our car to get a free, long overdue oil change at, for us, a new and nearby auto mechanic. Meant to ask what the building used to be because it sure doesn’t look like a typical auto repair shop, especially with the tiki on the roof … <\/p>\n

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