Oil Dip Stick Reader

[Johnny5]

I changed my oil with the recommended 8.6 or 8.9 quarts (whatever the manual stated) but the reader is not good at all. It stops before the full level and than the oil stops and shows a 2nd level at full or a little above. I'm assuming everyone's reader sucks but I just wanted to check. Reading my manual it states that the LT5 drinks about a quart of oil every 2500 miles. So i just wanted to hear peoples feedback on what their dipstick reads, if they add oil between oil changes etc. Your experience is appreciated.