The Idiot Light
I don’t service my wife’s car, ever since we split up.
I borrow it and drive somewhere at 65mph, when I notice the oil light is on (you have perhaps fifteen seconds to shut the engine off before you destroy it). Shit! I shut off the ignition, put it in neutral, and pull over.
I wonder when she last checked her oil? I check the oil, but it’s full. I feel the engine, but it feels cool. I check the gauges, but they all look normal.
I should park it and hitch, but I’m intrigued. I start it, and the light goes out. Hmmm. I rev it up, and the light comes on. Makes no sense. Looks like everything is fine, and she just has a bad idiot light sensor.
I should still park it, in case, but hey, it’s not MY car. I drive home with the light going on and off.
Wife: “Oh yeah, it’s being doing that for a month or so. Should I have been worried?”
I guess idiot lights don’t quite go far enough. How about an idiot horn?