Washoligy

Jason L. Savage pleaded no contest to indecent exposure in a sex act involving a Thomas Township car wash vacuum.Savage, 29, of 11615 Swan Creek in Swan Creek Township entered the plea Wednesday in Saginaw County Circuit Court. A no contest plea means a defendant doesn’t contest the prosecutor’s evidence and accepts the punishment. 

Prosecutors agreed to dismiss a charge of aggravated indecent exposure.

Circuit Judge Fred L. Borchard will sentence Savage on Wednesday, March 25. He faces up to a year in jail. 

Savage admitted in court he was on parole for fourth-degree fleeing from a police officer Oct. 14, 2004. Borchard told Savage the Department of Corrections could find that he violated terms of his parole by admitting to committing a crime.

The department was to release Savage from parole Monday, June 1.

Court records also show that Savage has convictions for second-degree home invasion Nov. 5, 1996, and possessing contraband, marijuana, in a prison Feb. 23, 1998, at the former Buena Vista Corrections Center.

The report said a Thomas Township resident saw “someone acting suspicious” at a car wash about 6:45 a.m. Oct. 16 at 7362 Gratiot.

A Thomas Township police officer parked some distance away, approached on foot and caught the man in the act, investigators said.

From www.comumerist.com  2/14/09

Josh has been paying $30 extra to change out the air filter each time he brings his car to Jiffy Lube for an oil change. This time, to save money, he decided to do it himself—and that’s when he discovered that Jiffy Lube lied to him about the filter.

I don’t know a lot about cars but every time I go to get my oil changed I am asked if I need to get my air filter replaced. Normally I say yes, and deal with the extra 30 dollar charge, but today I was watching my spending and had to decline. In order to better sell their point, the salesman show me a pitch black SQUARE air filter, covered with leaves and oil, claiming it was mine. I recalled getting my air filter changed the last time my oil filter was, so immediately my suspicions were raised. I had to stop at a parts store and pick up some coolant for my car anyway, so I figured I could buy a new air filter and change it out myself. When I went to store I was immediately suspicious of the service I had received at Jiffy Lube. The filter I was shown by the mechanic was SQUARE, but the air filter I purchased (the only kind that would work for my car) for my car was RECTANGULAR. When I got home I was certain that Jiffy Lube had been trying to rip me off. The ‘filthy’ air filter was in fact only slightly yellow in color (not black,) and nothing at all like the one they showed me. The Jiffy Lube repairman lied to me in order to sell me a new air filter. Jiffy Lube should be ashamed, and I don’t think I will ever get my oil changed there again. This is exactly the kind of cheating that turns people off to hiring a mechanic in the first place.

Maybe the mechanic meant “this is your filter in theory,” right? Then why wasn’t he more specific? Hmm, unless he wanted the customer to confuse the issue and assume that it was literally his car’s filter, and then fearfully pay a premium for the service. (We’re suspicious of Jiffy Lube because Jiffy Lube has a long history of shenanigans.)

Luckily for you, it’s very easy to change your own air filter. The guys at Car Talk equate it with being able to hang a picture on the wall, and you won’t have to deal with the extra labor charges from a place like Jiffy Lube. As far as when to replace it, we’ve seen a wide range of suggestions, including “every 15,000 miles,” “every time you change your oil,” “every 3-4,000 miles,” “check your car’s manual,” and “when it’s dirty.” So while Jiffy Lube may have been right to suggest replacing the filter, it’s such an easy thing to do that you’ll save money by doing it yourself.

Washoligy - Don’t risk losing any customers by playing any foolish games with your customers especially in these difficult economic conditions.

This article was posted by the website Consumerist.

Associated Press - February 10, 2009 7:23 PM ET

EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts car wash worker is recovering after a quick-thinking customer cut her loose from a spinning scrubber brush that had snagged her scarf.

Nineteen-year-old Stephanie Carpluk of Chicopee (CHIK’-oh-pee) was released from a Springfield hospital Tuesday with black eyes and welts on her neck.

Her scarf choked her after it got caught at the Golden Nozzle Car Wash. She says she remembers being scared before blacking out.

That’s when John O’Leary jumped out of a vehicle on the car wash rails, used a pocketknife to cut Carpluk loose and gave her mouth-to-mouth. Another customer called 911.

The car wash’s parent, F.L. Roberts of Springfield, is investigating. Steven Roberts says he thanks the “exceptionally courageous” O’Leary.