- When you turn on the car engine and notice one of your headlights is out, curse.
- Reminisce about the last time you attempted to change the bulb on your car headlight and recall what a pain in the ass it was because you had no idea what you were doing. Curse some more.
- Concoct a way to dupe one of your male co-workers into changing it for you.
- Go to your local auto supply store and tell the woman at the counter (who is obviously just the check out girl) that you need a new bulb for your headlight.
- When she asks if it's the low beam or the high beam that's out, stare at her like she's speaking a foreign language.
- When your silence causes her to go with the low beam option, wait for her to consult with one of the male employees because she's a woman like you and you assume she has no clue, just like you.
- When she fails to confer with her male co-workers but proceeds to go get your bulb for you like she knows what the hell it is she's doing, which you're certain she doesn't, stifle your laughter.
- When she promptly returns with bulb in hand, resist the urge to ask, "Are you sure this is the right bulb? Maybe you should double check this with him."
- When the check-out girl asks for $8.95 for the bulb, think about how much money you're saving by doing it yourself. Well, you're not actually doing it yourself, you're gonna get someone else to do it for you but you get the point.
- Walk into your office and announce that you had to purchase a new bulb for your headlight. Wonder out loud how on earth you're ever going to replace it all by yourself. Place back of hand on forehead for effect.
- When your boss volunteers to do it for you, say "YES! I mean, would you? I would be so grateful!"
- Watch from your air-conditioned office as your boss changes the bulb on your headlight in 95 degree heat.
- When the bulb is installed and working properly, pat yourself on the back for being a liberated woman who is fully capable of taking care of herself.
Friday, August 11, 2006
An independent woman's guide to replacing your car headlight
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I had a similar incident with my old Grand Am. Except, after trying to replace it myself (and even bringing out the owners manual--to no avail), I took the bulb to a mechanic. I'm certain the owner's manual was written by a man so it would look like absolute nonsense to a woman.
Oh, this is too funny! But don't fret, some of us men wouldn't know how to change the bulb either, we're just too stubborn to admit we don't know how.
Yea! That's doing most of the work and using your head. Bake the fella some cookies.
How do you get someone to change the light in their head because it seems like a lot of them have gone out.
I don't change headlights. I change identities.
That was very well done.
Had I known there could be cookies involved I'd have passed on my cell number.
Fear And Loathing - The Gonzo Papers
Yes, it's new. Other than that, let's leave it at no comment.
Now, about those cookies. UPS?
You might find this helpful. Rather than replacing my bulbs and lenses (the Honda dealer wanted $267 per lens and extra for instalation), I found this website that has a headlight cleaning and restoration kit for about $15. I bought it and used it 1 week ago. All I can say is - Amazing. My lenses look new and clear again. They were so yellow and cloudy that they were really dim at night and maade it hard to see. It was the best $15 I ever spent. The website is - Headlight restoration and cleaning kit - www.mdwholesale.com
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