I could go on and on about it but hit the high spots,,, thanks..
A friend just told me (I know nuttin about it) that when he got to the point he could make $6 a foot to frame a house (was very happy good money) the Mexicans invaded him (put him out of work) and now do it for around $2,,, he went into remodeling mostly inside work...
Brought some stuff from a local shop yesterday (he specialized in Honda's)
He closed down and went back to work'n at a dealer,,, $21.00 hour...
He said it just like I did,, he could have put up that same post...
That one in a million,,, he works with one he's 26 and he said that guy took on all comers and could fix anything... He's been back at the dealer for 8 mo.,,, theirs 2 that's been their longer than he has,,, he's just now get'n some work that has a little meat left on the bone....
They hire a new guy fresh out of the local tinker teck,,, rite off the bat yanks a cylinder head,,, the engine has low compression on all 4 cylinders,,, did not do a wet test and does not know what a wet test is,,, Y'all guessed it,,, the cylinders were just washed down with fuel... A shop can not stand to eat much of that in- competence...
I can not turn out the work a dealer mechanic can,,, One advantage they have over me is their work starts when the repair order is handed to them,,, it ends when they complete the order,,, Theirs no discussion with the customer about the complaint not after the repair... I have to look the customer in the eye from start to Finnish... If I could lie are wanted to lie you could get me to confess if you talked to me in-dept about the event... I am not good enuff at make'n chit up,,, and most honest folks can not lie with out tell'n on them self's... Think about it....
This gets most dealer wranches in trouble when they go out on their own,,, they soon find out they do not have the ability to walk the walk and talk the talk with customers,,, they soon find out they can not turn out the hours they could at the dealer,,, they soon find out that sweep'n the floor and clean'n the john does not pay well either... They have always had someone at the dealer that did all that fer'em...
Do'n the wrench work and let'n someone else marry the job does have its advantages,,, I tell folks all the time I could make more money work'n for someone else and earn my keep turn'n wranches,,, But I like to keep all the money for myself and do like own'n every thing....
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