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Welcome to the forum. It is good to have you!

This rather brilliantly cuts through the political double talk we get. It puts it into a much better perspective. Lesson # 1: * U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000 * Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000 * National debt: $14,271,000,000,000 * Recent budget cuts: $38,500,000,000 Let's now remove 8 zeros and pretend it's a household budget: * Annual family income: $21,700 * Money the family spent: $38,200 * New debt on the credit card: $16,500 * Outstandingcredit card balance: $142,710 * Total budget cuts: $385 Got It ????? OK now Lesson # 2: Here's another way to look at the Debt Ceiling: Let's say, You come home from work and find there has been a sewer backup in your neighborhood....and your home has sewage all the way up to your ceilings. What do you think you should do ....... Raise the ceilings, or pump out the crap? Vote all the incumbents out Nov 2012. It's obvious they all flunked 4th grade math!

$2,000 is cheap even with a used engine. I do not think we have done any used engine for less than $2,400. It all depends upon what a replacement engine costs and the labor time plus whatever addition things we need to do.

The professionals will always be faced with competition from the small operations. These small business really don't have much at stake. Many of the small shops and used tire business just survive and never build a business that has any marketable value or assets. A lawsuit against them would probably never materialize simply because other than liability insurance there is nothing for the lawyers to go after. They can simply close up shop and reopen as some new business.

We have the same situation in Indiana. They classify service writers the same as techs.

We are $14.95 and I think I am too low.

What are you guys charging for a proper repair?

The only place I have found anyone worth hiring lately is from Craigslist. The local paper and other media have been a waste of money. But it is tough, tough, tough finding anyone.

When it is all said and done I guarantee you that this guy will be sorry for his decision and the guy doing for $900 will be sorry. You can't fix stupid.

Used tires in the 14" and 15" you can easily sell if you can get them. However, there are both supply and liability issues. My feeling is that people who are looking for used tires are not the best candidates to up sell.

My apologies to my friends that are of differing political persuasion but I thought this too good to pass up: Senior Lemon Picker Sally Mullihan of Coral Springs, Florida decided to take one of the jobs that most Americans are not willing to do. The woman applied for a job in a Florida lemon grove and seemed to be far too qualified for the job. She had a liberal arts degree from the University of Michigan and had worked as a social worker and a school teacher. The foreman frowned and said, "I have to ask you, have you had any actual experience in picking lemons?" "Well, as a matter of fact, I have," she said. "I've been divorced three times, owned 2 Chryslers and I voted for Obama."

Welcome to the forum. The replica cars sounds interesting.

Wow! Haven't seen that one. How did you figure it out?

Gonzo, when our shop first opened we were only an under car shop (after one year we became a general repair shop and started doing driveability). During that first year before we had test equipment or anyone who new driveability our shop car (96 Chevy Lumina) started running real bad. Our guys guessed that plugs, wires, and an ignition module would fix it. The car still run bad. We took it to another shop to have it diagnosed. It was a bad NEW ignition module. Bad new parts trip a lot of shops up. We have learned through the years and for certain types of parts tol only use OEM and also that the second line ignition parts are very apt to fail.

After being married for thirty years, a wife asked her husband to describe her. He looked at her for a while then said, “You’re A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, and K.” She humbly asks “What does that mean?” He said, “Adorable, Beautiful, Cute, Delightful, Elegant, Foxy, Gorgeous, Hot. She smiled happily and said “Oh, that’s so lovely what about I, J, and K?” He said, “I’m Just Kidding!” The swelling in his eye is going down and the doctor is fairly optimistic about saving his testicles

Joe, I am in total agreement with you. Because you recommend something does not mean the customer has to follow your advice. I think Jiffy Lube will prevail in this lawsuit.

I don't know the dollar amount either but we have Motorcraft acsess for free.

May be this was the reason for the Jiffy Lube change: Lawsuit Hits at Jiffy Lube Intervals. http://www.imakenews.com/lng/e_article002438181.cfm?x=bl7MPc7,b186n0qP,w

I thank God for our liberty and prosperity and may God forgive us and continue to bless America.

Ditto! Ditto! Ditto!