And another thing about the car and the damn oil level ... I sat there for 40 minutes while they took care of the car.  I noticed how much oil dripped out of the car ... and goddammit, it looked like less than a quart spilled out of it.  Again, I kind of think that the engine was fine with the amount of oil it had.  But I believe what I saw with my own eyes, and despite putting in half a quart about six weeks ago ... shit, maybe they were right in saying that the car was starving for oil.

Fuckin' A, man.  I now have to check the oil pretty much weekly, starting now.  I need to understand how much oil my car is going through so I can fill it up as soon as it (apparently) begins getting starved for oil.  And that's assuming I can read what's on the dipstick.  And that is also assuming I can trust what's on the goddamn dipstick.  Because frankly, I sure fucking don't trust it!