in the car. He was a new driver. A few of us were laughing about that until one person asked us how we learned to check the oil. We all agreed it was by watching the gas station attendant check the oil! Unheard of today.

I learned about that stuff from my father. You're right, though. Nobody checks the oil for you any more. Most people never check it themselves, either. Fortunately, most late model cars don't use much oil between oil changes. I haven't added oil to my car for years. But I still check it.