Self-sufficient is where it's at.
The cars are a little harder these days... need a laptop and gizmos,
whereas that used to be just for high end stuff...
Nothing like the feeling of doing it yourself, at least once. Even if
the first time is the hardest.
I remember this one time, I dropped the tranny in my Mark IV Lincoln
during a high-speed chase-- putting a new one (well, not really new--
I loves me junk yards;]) in was a total bitch but man was it a
learning experience.
Stupid design choices and everything (a half-inch more on the crossbar
support and you wouldn't need a cherry picker to pull the
transmission-- I used a hacksaw and a big wrench instead, of
course)... they teach you good designs or something like that.
:denster
--
Like, why do I have a roll of solder ('lectrical) in my backpack?
Just 'cause...
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was fortunate that they had auto shop when I was in HS. This enabled
> me to save thousands over the years. Two vehicles I had in the past
> needed the engines rebuilt, which I was able to do on my own. I have not
> taken a vehicle into a shop my entire adult life unless it was warranty
> or recall work, which is free. It is a shame now that a lot of school
> districts are getting rid of all the vocational education classes like
> metal shop, wood shop, welding, electronics. Not everyone is going to be
> a teacher, doctor, lawyer, programmer or whatever. We will always need
> the blue collar worker and there is nothing wrong with that. My
> step-father is a shop foreman for a heavy truck shop and makes a damn
> good living at it. Sometimes I envy him.
>
> Bruce
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