Before I get started, and before I get in trouble, let me apologize for the term “Car Guy”. Of course I fully welcome our female counter parts in this group where the word “guys” is all inclusive. Who would ever exclude Danika Patrick from anything dealing with cars.
I toyed with several ways at expressing “What is a Car Guy”? Perhaps as a series of questions like, “Is your private bathroom stocked with various car magazines, some several years old?” And are they piled high enough on the toilet tank that they act as a home-made headrest? Do you feel drawn to visit the Car Care aisle of any store, supermarkets included, out of fear that you might miss out on something new? If this seems faintly familiar then you are likely a “Car Guy”. Some of my most insightful car guy moments have occurred in these car care areas of retail stores. Last fall I found myself, that’s right, smack in the middle of the car care area of a local Wally World, paying homage to the vast selections and endless shelves of waxes, batteries and additives. As I rounded the corner with much anticipation for the motor oil section, I startled an older woman who had clutched in her arms numerous bottles of motor oil. She stared at me with the type of look that we all have experienced when we accidentally walk in on someone in a public bathroom stall. Add to that gaze slight moisture to her eyes that conveyed, along with her surprise, the relief that help had finally arrived.
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