PITTSBURGH - Mayor O'Connor had the excess fluid drained from his brain this afternoon, but the procedure was not performed by his physicians at Shadyside Hospital. Mayoral spokesman Dick Skrinjar explained that the city has a contract with the Pennzoil oil change service provider in Squirrel Hill, so the Mayor was transported there by ambulance at 12:30 p.m., and mechanic Justin Kolb, 20, performed the delicate ten minute procedure.Kolb held a news conference after the fluid was drained. "It, like, went smoothly," he said.
Dick Skrinjar told this news service that while the procedure was in progress, Pennzoil mechanics brought him the Mayor's air filter, which they claimed was due for replacement. Skrinjar looked it over carefully and told them, "Maybe next time." Skrinjar explained: "See, these mechanics are always trying to sell us a new air filter even when we don't need one."
