The joys of being mechanically handy...

[mark tucker]

might want to take it to him just messen glen. my wife bought new shades....1" too wide so she takes them to the blind guy(fat woman with lotsa cats) and she has them for 2 weeks and $65 lator we have 2 shades that like oj's glove. 1.5" too narrow. effing morons. and the wife refuzed to take them back to the morons. oops I forgot there were supposed to be light blocking shades how effing stupid.

[Glenn]

Last week the cord on a set of pleated shades broke. There's a custom shade place a few miles away, so went there to buy new cord. The salesman told me it's complicated and i should bring it in.

I told him I rebuild VW engines so i think I can handle it.

After all, it's not rocket science.
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[Erik G]

I learned AC basics just so I could fix my older cars. Got my license just so I can buy R12. 34 degree air out of the vents of my '85 lowrider mini-truck is nice. Compressor is super expensive and hard to find so I'm just going to baby it on R12 while I can
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[KTPhil]

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[slave1pilot]

Yep, I'm 48 and my hands look 70
Guess that comes from being an actual Mechanic (well, now I'm called a "Technician") for the last 25+ years.

I've helped so many people over the years that I can't even remember half of them. and by "help", I mean I did everything while they kicked back and did zip.
I'm not bitter, I'm just not inclined to help anyone these days. Family excluded, of course. in fact, next week while on vacation I'll be doing the rear brakes on my Mom's 2000 Malibu, and when I get back I'll be replacing the A/C compressor on my daughter's 98 Civic. Naturally,I'll also be buying the parts on both cars as well LOL
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[bt]

Along the same lines that "you get the face you deserve after 30". If you've been working with your hands for a few years, there going to have all kinds of cuts and marks on them.

Pol-pot and the Khmer Rouge (and those of their ilk) used a your hands as a test to see if you were an intellectual, if you had soft hands they killed you. If you had rough hands it meant you would live to see another day
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[TDCTDI]

[bt]

Rarely do I mention that I can fix things.

Most of my life I have been a suit and tie kind of person. Once a friend of my girlfriend saw me "dirty" and called her to ask if I was OK, "had I been in a accident"? She told her that I build cars in my spare time, she said "Him!!??, he's too concerned with his appearance to get dirty"

Another friend that only knew me from working on cars, saw me in a suit and asked if I was on my way to Court. I told him this is how I dressed for work everyday, he could not believe I was the same person.

My cut-up hands are the only indication that I know which end is the business end of a hammer
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[mark tucker]

[Enkiel]

[busdaddy]

[pwmcguire]

[Zundfolge1432]

Get off my lawn

[Zundfolge1432]

[Jon Schmid]

[wcfvw69]

[djkeev]

Over the years I've helped many people with various repairs, from mechanical to home repairs.

I've backed off, age, time and greed.
The latest, my neice.... I helped her fix her car when she was young to save my Wife's brother some coin (we're good buddies).

Once she got out of the house and taking care of herself I stopped helping her.
Why?
She was/is an ungrateful, entitled, foul mooded brat!
During the entire time I helped, she rarely if ever mumbled a simple thank you or showed any glimmer of appreciation. Actually, she constantly complained that she had to travel up North on the parkway to my home for free repairs!
Little Bitch!

I just stopped being available to help.

Her little Sister? I'd help anytime and go rescue her anywhere, she is a good natured, happy, social and appreciatiive kid! (Plus we're "Birthday buddies" sharing a birthday)

Anyway......
Too many selfish takers today who won't reciprocate offering help in their skill set!

Dave
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[cdennisg]

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