I used to be a certified auto mechanic for 28 years. I actually enjoyed the job for about the first half dozen years. If you were even half way decent there was no such thing as unemployment and even better if the economy got worse. Never had to fleece anyone because if they didn’t want the work done there were always 3 more cars waiting in the lot. I could get folks on their way with a few adjustments or replacing some points and showing them the old burned ones. Many would come in on Christmas Eve and bring gifts in thanks. Then came computers. A dead car would get towed in and I would need expensive equipment (that would become obsolete in 3 years) to diagnose a bad computer. I would have to charge them $300 (30 years ago) for a “magic” black box that had to be sent back for exchange. Who wouldn’t think that was a scam? As years went by they still stopped by before Christmas but now only to bi**h me out on how it was my fault they couldn’t afford toys for their kids. It got to the point that the last few years I would absolutely dread going in to work, not just because of the constant cuts, scrapes, burns, and contusions, but because the customers had the same contempt for me as for lawyers. I finally quit the trade and went into industrial manufacturing engineering (a breeze after the auto business). Best job I ever had (for 12 years) but forgot that when the economy gets bad the engineers are the first to go. A good friend used to have a moderate size independent auto shop 30 years ago and always told me that it cost him 5k just to open the doors each morning with all the overhead. It’s why all your ‘service stations’ (now there’s a forgotten term) are now convenience stops.
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Today's Featured Article - Listening to Your Tractor - by Curtis Von Fange. Years ago there was a TV show about a talking car. Unless you are from another planet, physically or otherwise, I don’t think our internal combustion buddies will talk and tell us their problems. But, on the other hand, there is a secret language that our mechanical companions readily do speak. It is an interesting form of communication that involves all the senses of the listener. In this series we are going to investigate and learn the basic rudimentary skills of understanding this lingo.
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