The decline of western civilization

[evldave]

Took my H3 in for an oil change today. Hit 11.5k on the oil - got the warning, thought it would be a good idea. My H3 is dirty (not DRTY), it's covered in mud and scratches. It has a bunch of camping bins on top. The tires sidewalls are all scratched up. The inside is covered in dust and mud and dirt and dog hair.

Service manager asks, when I take it in, "Would you like us to wash it?" Sure, I think, WTF, not my dime. Plus, it will look like every other Hummer I've ever seen in the Portland area - clean!

So they change the oil (and replace all the bolts), and I'm waiting to pick it up. One of the tech geaks and I are chatting about their demo model (Rancho lift, 35's etc) when they pull up my hummer. He's looking at it (roof rack, camping gear, bins, etc) and asks "Do you do a lot of camping in that?" Sure, I say, I go camping a lot. "Ever go offroad?"

Let me say, at this point, with scratched sides, loaded roof rack, camping gear, bins, etc. I was wondering what this guy was thinking...

Dave: "Sure, I have some, mostly for camping, but went offroad a few weeks ago with some other Hummer owners. I'm actually thinking of crashing their Moad trip in a couple weeks"

(note: this is a giveaway, I'm trying to get time off work, it likely won't work out, but if it does, I'll show up last minute)

So the Hummer technician. Guy who works on my truck. ASE certified guy, asks me the following question: "Where's MOAB?"

I $hit you not. I dunnno if I'll ever take my Hummer back there again...