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The family truckster, she’s a beaut Clark.

 

Afternoon everyone, snuck out of work early, had to get my booster shot. Wish I had a better excuse for leaving early.

 

Well paybacks are hell. the clutch/brake that the wanna be elect. couldnt wire the other nite(dayside rewired it and running in 5 minutes). and snubbed me trying to give input.at 5am shaft broke on that clutch/brake.im in azzhole mode. sent crew home. pulled my chair under AC vent and put my feet up. i could have had guards,drive chain,conveyor and crossover moved and even unbolted the unit before he got there. sooo,here he comes. Whats wrong? no idea i just run it! Gotta a 9/16 wrench n socket? Is that standard or metric!!!dayside supv. was there.worked for him for 6yrs and he also has supv. the shop. this guy loves me. he heard what happened and just smiled. electrican stomped off to get a 9/16 in his golf cart. Supv. looked at me and was like that was fkn classic dewayne,i like that,made my day already and its not even 6am. never took my feet down proped up under the AC. Moral (Dont Fk with Old Guys. it will come back to haunt you.)

 

I am constantly showing the young bucks how to do things. Then there is a problem, “ did you do it like I showed you “, no. Well there’s the problem, now do it again, THE F@&$&& WAY I TOLD YOU.

 

And The Above is why there are a couple of Shops in my area "doing things the HARD WAY "

Old Man was a dinosaur BUT $hit got done, on time and RIGHT

Con and I have seen a couple of my past Service bosses around town and they have asked "What you up too ? " and it kills me to say , Semi-retirement works for me

Kicker is two of them are building new larger Shops and Con asks what it would take for them to get me to go back
I quietly SMILE and remind her the only miserable I go back to work for is MYSELF

 

Welcome!

 

Oh Yes. a million times. just had that type conversation with one yesterday after he cut his t square in half with a 700$ knife. knife went in trash after i broke the carbide cutting off or what was left for saftey. told him always lay your square in the same place before inching machine and it will become muscle memory when i trained him

 

Mine is older, not so clean. I'm better at driving than washing.

 

Gold!

 

I believe this thing has broke a ring!! Don’t pay any attention to all the dogs you might get the idea I’m not wrapped to tight!

 

Yep that door has some issues and needs replacement . I remember quite a few years ago a good friend of mine bought a brand new class C motorhome . In just one trip to Death Valley and on a 4.5 mile long washboard road that led to the camp site and it literally destroyed the motorhome . He was even driving slowly as he's very familiar with washboard roads . The refrigerator door fell off , Slide out jammed and wouldn't open . And the damage that concerned him was the master suite which was 12' behind the rear axle the frame and the bulkhead buckled . This caused the back of the motorhome to noticeably droop downwards


The following week after he got back home from his camping trip he brought it back to the motor home dealership for repairs . The service advisor denied any warranty work due to the damage done by the washboard road . My friend finally after many days on the phone with the dealership and the corporate office finally agreed to warranty the repairs . They found out that this particular model motorhome was designed wrong especially the massive overhang behind the axle

This is better and it's called the Boost wagon and fully street legal tagged and insured . Has run a best low six second passes at 230mph on a wounded engine that was running on only 7 cylinders


https://youtu.be/BZ63rHIqQlU

 

Good Evening Y'all

 

It’s not an idea
It’s a confirmed fact

 

Fuckin' sparkies.....

 

Nobody pays attention to what I do so no need to sneak. I've lulled them to sleep over the years with "out of site, out of mind" so not seeing me is really the norm. I think they actually get nervous/cautious when I'm around.

 

That’s the first step on the road to recovery is admitting you may have a problem!

 

I keep telling people that.

 

I have to admit I’m somewhat different!

 

And like I said we have all known that for quite sometime…

 

I'm just trying to remember 50. Turned 75 last month and still enjoying life with my wonderful wife. Got two GTO's. Explorer ST and waiting on a Tacoma to come available. I have been blessed.