Ahhhgggg!

[piplover]

I am not a mechanic. I never wanted to be a mechanic. I did not join the Army to be a mechanic. Why, therefore, are they making me do mechanic things?
1) Screw on a new mirror for the hummer. I can do that. I think.
2)Screw in all new bolts for the troop seats. I just spent over an hour working on that and I think I finished three of them. Laugh if you want, but I now know how to use vicegrips. Not very well, but I know the basic principle now.
3)Change a seat. (!!!)
4)Change the oil in all the tire hub thingies and then put the tires back on. (they're kidding, right?)
5)Clean up all the mess around said tire hub thingies. ( I can do this one. Just point me in the right direction!)
6)Flush the radiator. (!!!??? What the hell does a radiator do anyway besides explode in your face if you open the cap after driving? And the how the hell do you flush one?)
That's all of the list that I can remember at the moment, though I'm sure there was more. And all this is supposed to be done by the end of the day.
*whimper*
Current Mood: frustrated

Comments

(((piplover)))

[wadearturo.livejournal.com]

Hi! I noticed you friended me, and I have done the same for you. I'm sorry to hear about your frustrations, I can't imagine why they would have you learn all that stuff! You have my sympathies.

And any friend of pippinswolf is a friend of mine! *hugs*

Re: (((piplover)))

[piplover.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you don't mind being friended. As for the stupid mechanics, well, it is the Army. I guess that they expect you to do eveyrthing and know everything.

Mech-tech

[luv2hobbits.livejournal.com]

*hands you a screwdriver*
And can you fix this over here?.... O! You're sure you're not a mechanic? Well, who cares, just do it!
*evil grin*

Re: Mech-tech

[piplover.livejournal.com]

Pretty much. They said, "Put the tires back on."
I said, "How?"
They said, "Use your legs."
Use your legs? To put tires back on?
Before that they said, "Drain the wheel hubs."
I said, "Wheel whats?"
They said, "Under there."
I said, "Ummm, no thanks."
They said, "You're in the Army, do as you're told, we don't care if you don't know how."

Re: Mech-tech

[luv2hobbits.livejournal.com]

Do what you think is right, and if you break it, at least they'll know not to assign you mechanic's jobs again.
If you get in trouble..."Just following orders." or there's always the funner version... "I warned you."