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Looking forward to it. You will have support from all of us here.

We ran into a Jeep Cherokee that had a bad computer. It was a 1993 stick shift. The only computer that would work was year and stick shift specific. I searched every source including the internet and nothing used or remain was available. It had to be junked.

They do it because they sell a ton of unneeded parts. Oxygen sensors out he wazoo due to lean conditions.

A Country Founded by Geniuses but Run by Idiots If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for entering and remaining in the country illegally you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If you have to get your parents permission to go on a field trip or to take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If you MUST show your identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book and rent a video, but not to vote for who runs the government you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If the government wants to prevent stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds, but gives twenty F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If, in the nations largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not one 24-ounce soda, because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If an 80-year-old woman or a three-year-old girl who is confined to a wheelchair can be strip-searched by the TSA at the airport, but a woman in a burka or a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If a seven-year-old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is cute, but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government regulation and intrusion, while not working is rewarded with Food Stamps, WIC checks, Medicaid benefits, subsidized housing, and free cell phones you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If the governments plan for getting people back to work is to provide incentives for not working, by granting 99 weeks of unemployment checks, without any requirement to prove that gainful employment was diligently sought, but couldnt be found you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big-screen TV, while your neighbor buys iPhones, time shares, a wall-sized do-it-all plasma screen TV and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If being stripped of your Constitutional right to defend yourself makes you more safe according to the government you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. What a country! ------------------------------------ X

That is my understanding also. However, we face personal penalties if we do not have insurance.

Some of us will pay a lot more for less. My deductible is now up to $7,000.

We had one towed in this week with 125,000 miles on it that was simply killed my neglect. No reason for this car to be DOA but all the owner did was drive it until it would go anymore.

Life is precious and so is our time.

One time my brother was squirrel hunting with a friend but only killed one squirrel. The car they were in was an old beater that he only used for hunting. Instad of taking the squrrel home my brother stuck it under the seat of the car and left it for him to find from the aroma.

Well I was making something like $1.25 an hour so that was two days wages but I still think it was "crazy". However, on a bet once I swam across a pond fully dressed shoes and all. I ain't always been a city slicker.

This was in Western Kentucky. Dairy was a rare there. Mostly beef cattle and some hogs in those days. All I can say is if you did that voluntarily you were "crazy".

Jeff, I worked on a dairy farm milking about 125 cows that had a three stage lagoon system for waste. Every day we scrapped the fresh manure out with a small tractor with a scrapper blade on the back. One day one of the guys backed the tractor into the railroad tie stop to hard and it broke. The guy and the tractor went into the lagoon and went completely under.

What an absolutely ripoff company. The dealer who sells that warranty should be ashamed.

The worst smell I ever had to deal with and I have had some bad ones was in the contained swine nursery after a sow had torn loose one of the 2 x 6 " that were used to make the slats so waste could drop into the pit below. 4 pigs that would weight about 25 pounds had fallen into the pit and drown. There was no way to extract them until a few weeks later when the nursery was emptied as the pigs were moved to the feeding floor and then the sows returned to the open pen. Once emptied the waste pits were drained and then we were able to get at the now very ripe pigs. I have smelled some bad stuff but that was the worst ever. Every one in a while we will get a car in with maggots in it. Usually they are feeding on fast food tossed into the floor.

Good to have you and good luck. If you have questions post them and we will try to help.

This week I have dealt with two warranty companies. The first is Wheelz and I think they are slightly better than worthless. The other is Mercury and they are wonderful.

My Favorite Animal Our teacher asked what's my favorite animal and I said, "Fried chicken." She told me I'm not funny, but she couldn't have been right because everyone else laughed. My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal. I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher is probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much. I do, too. Especially chicken. Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's office. I told him what happened, and he laughed, too. Then he told me not to do it again. The next day in class, my teacher asked me what's my favorite live animal. I told her it is chicken. She asked me why, so I told her it is because you can make them into fried chicken. She sent me back to the principal's office. He laughed, and told me not to do it again. I don't understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my teacher doesn't like it when I am. Today, my teacher asked me to tell her what famous person I admired most. I told her, "Colonel Sanders." Guess where I am now...

Traffic count is important but also how fast is that traffic moving. Is there any reason for them to stop other than your business?

Our parent franchise believes that the best locations are retail destinations. You want to be either in or near a shopping center.

I think a lot of business suffer because of poor locations. This is the day on convenience. Do not let the attractiveness of a building cause you to relocate to some place undesirable.

I don't sell any of that stuff except I do keep a supply of Sea Foam at the counter and sell a few cans of that because I believe in it. Here are things you can sell. 1)Test coolant and sell coolant flushes. 2)Test batteries and sell battery replacement when they fail. 3)Check tires and sell tire repairs when needed. 4)Check and sell air filters and cabin air filters as needed. Oil changes are wonderful times to find problems and needed maintenance. The key is to do adequate inspections.

Some are good and some are almost worthless. AUL, GE, GM, Toyota are pretty good. We once had a customer in the shop with some type of extended warranty sold by Chrysler. He needed an AC compressor. It hadn't quit but was on its way to quitting. We were told he would have to go to a Chrysler dealer. He went to the Chrysler dealer but they wouldn't do anything because it was still working. He had to drive the van until the compresssor locked up which resulted in a tow bill. It then took two weeks to get the van fixed.