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Enjoying a cup of it from a new bag of whole beans my wife just opened. Man that is good coffee.

Very interesting and on a gut level it makes sense based upon what I understand about marriage. It is a manly function to the guy so he wants to at least think he is involved although he doesn't want to take the car in to the shop.

Good goals! Welcome to the forum and to the industry!

This one is dedicated to Gonzo. One day an Irishman who had been stranded on a deserted island for over 10 years,saw a speck on the horizon. He thought to himself, 'It's certainly not aship. And, as the speck got closer and closer, he began to rule out the possibilities ofa small boat or even a raft. Suddenly there emerged from the surf a wet-suited black clad figure. Putting aside the scuba gear and the top of the wet suit, there stood a drop-dead gorgeous blonde! The glamorous blonde strode up to the stunned Irishman and said to him, 'Tell me, how long has it been since you've had a cigarette?' 'Ten years,' replied the amazed Irishman. With that, she reached over andunzipped a waterproofed pocket on the left sleeve of her wet suit, and pulled out a fresh pack of cigarettes. He takes one, lights it, and takes a long drag. 'Faith and begorra,'said the man, 'that is so good I'd almost forgotten howgreat a smoke can be!' 'And how long has it been since you've had a drop of good Irish whiskey' asked the blonde. Trembling, the castaway replied, 'Ten years.' Hearing that, the blonde reaches over to her right sleeve unzips a pocket there and removes a flask and hands it to him. He opened the flask and took a long drink. 'Tis nectar of the gods!' stated the Irishman. 'Tis truly fantastic!!!' At this point the gorgeous bl onde started to slowly unzip the long front of her wet suit, right down the middle. She looked at the trembling man and asked, 'And how long has it been since you played around?' With tears in his eyes, the Irishman fell to his knees and sobbed, 'Sweet Jesus! Don't tell me you've got golf clubs in there too!'

Our car count was flat. 278 last year 279 this year. We had a decent month up slight due to higher ARO. However, it took a $5,000 engine job at month's end to accomplish that.

Bubba and Billy Joe were on vacation, walking downtown, window shopping, and they see a sign on a store which reads, "Suits $5.99 each, shirts $1.99 each, trousers $2.49 each.Bubba says to his pal, "Billy Joe, Look here! We could buy a whole gob of these, take 'em back to Alabama, sell 'em and make a fortune. Just let me do the talkin', 'cause if they hear your accent, they might think we're ignorant, and not wanna sell that stuff to us”. Now, I'll talk in a slow Texas drawl so's they don't know we is from Alabama ."They go in and Bubba says with his best fake Texas drawl, "I'll take 50 of them suits at $5.99, 100 of them there shirts at $1.99, 50 pairs of them there trousers at $2.39. I'll back up my pickup and.....""The owner of the shop interrupts, "Ya'll from Alabama, ain't ya?""Well...yeah," says a surprised Bubba. "How come ya'll knowed that?""Because this is a dry cleaners."

We sold Interstate Batteries for several years. They were difficult about warranties, their prorate sucked, and we had to do warranties often. We switched to NAPA several years ago and we have a much more generous warranty and far fewer warranties.

I have to agree. The fuel pumps are very poor quality.

Joe I felt the same. What a shame.

Does anyone here operate any evening hours or run two shifts?

Some people have a $1000 car and worry about what brand of oil they use.

Good to have you. There are plenty of good people on here sharing great information.

When they ask me if it is good oil I just tell them it is the oil I use in my Lexus so it should be o.k. for their 1997 Buick.

Same here. Only about 5% ever ask. The only people who seem to care are older men or some analytical type.

Been there done that.

You can get a ses tax exemption at Sam's just go to the service counter. I always stick up,on 134 in the winter. It goes up every spring. I bought 8 cylinders at $79.95.

Brake clean, carb cleaner, penetrating oil, absorbent pads, buffing pads, grinding wheels, washer fluid, zip ties, razor blades, lathe bits, etc. Too much not to charge. Billing for a can of brake clean seems petty to me. We didn't do it for years and it was a big hole. Now we charge 5% capped at $35. Probably ain't enough but I am comfortable. Nobody complains. Will amount to $25-30K.

We put a BCM in a Nissan Murano six months ago. The wipers, radio, etc. weren't working. The woman came i today with a CD stuck in her CD player. We were responsible because we had worked on it (i.e. replaced the BCM so it would power up). The radio still works it just won't eject a CD but because we replaced the BCM under the steering wheel not near the radio we are responsible six months later. Go figure???????

Not to discourage you. What you have could be valuable it is just there is only so much demand for this type thing.

Don't know the answer but love your family picture.

I feel sorry for anyone doing business in Califirnia (west coast) or New York State (left coast). These are the two highest regulated states.

We have access to all of NAPA's, AC Delco, and Federal Mogul training on line. Why reinvent the wheel?

I am curious as to who has been or is in a 20 group.

Who are your critics?

My hat is off to anyone skilled enough to accomplish such a feat.