Okay, you guys kinda shamed me into it so I changed my own
oil. Everything went fine -- thanks for the suggestion of jacking the car and putting boards under the front tires and chalking the rears, made me much less nervous about the car falling on me. It was nerve racking torqueing that drain plug though. Had to special order my
oil filter thru a Ford dealership, I checked everywhere that was suggested and everywhere I thought of but nothing in stock. $20 for a filter -- man.
Also thanks all for the suggested places to get my
oil changed. That'll be my plan B if I strip out my pan threads and lose all confidence.