In a message dated 99-07-01 14:17:45 EDT, lindgre@ONLINE.NO writes:

<< She asked for help, and that little nerdish boy got out,
 pulled out a large floor jack, in order to jack the car up. he then placed
the
 jack in the middle of the floor! Luckily, this went well, no damage done, but
 one should believe the gas station owner checked the personnel, so they at
least
 know a few things about cars.

 Which reminds me, a friend of mine worked at a gas station a few years back,
 while attending college. He had a stressed day, he was alone, and many
 customers. One woman asked him to top up the engine with water, and he did.
Only
 thing is, he filled water through the filler hole on top of the engine!!
Luckily
 for the woman, he recognized his mistake before she started the engine, but
he
 had to give her a free oil change, of course. >>

as with my situation, and others, one will find that most damage done to
one's vehicle is done by someone other than the owner/driver.....

chris