The World According to Gio

So the other day I noticed that my windshield was kind of dirty and tried use the windshield washing system. Nothing happened. No problem, thinks I, firejunkie has a gallon of windshield washing fluid in the trunk of his car, I'll just refill. Fast forward to fifteen minutes ago: I pop open the hood (first try! and if you're wondering why this is significant, read the car maintenance post archive here), and correctly identify the container for the windshield washing fluid. When I try to pop the lid off, it unexpectedly falls deep into the engine compartment.

And the rest of the story goes like this:

giogio: *runs past firejunkie muttering about tools, and out onto the back porch to grab a BBQ fork*
firejunkie: *puzzled look*
giogio: *back to car, and BBQ fork proves too short and wide to reach lid* *runs back inside* I need something long and thin! *picks up feather duster, discards as too short and picks up large wooden spoon*
firejunkie: *laughing hysterically follows to the front porch*
giogio: *sticks spoon into engine compartment and flicks lid until it is retrievable, then refills windshield washing fluid container*
firejunkie: *still laughing hysterically*
giogio: OK, let's give this a try! *starts engine and pulls wiper lever down* Hmmmm. Do you think the holes are plugged up?
firejunkie: *doubled over laughing and not answering*
giogio: *accidentally pulls lever forward. Washing fluid squirts all over windshields* Ooops?
firejunkie: *quite literally rolling on the porch* You should open a car maintenance shop.
giogio: You're one to talk. I taught you everything you know about maintaining the Toyota.
firejunkie: Not true. I knew how to open the trunk.
giogio: Stop laughing!
firejunkie: I can't! You picking up the feather duster was the funniest thing I've ever seen! Seriously, a car-maintenance-with-kitchen-utensils shop!
giogio: It was low on windshield washing fluid!
firejunkie: Of course.