The Man From Utopia wrote:
> You buy new parts because you don't know
> where you put the spares.
I do that all the time!!.
> You look at the purchase of tools as a long term investment.
I can retire very very early is I sell my tools LOL
> The guys at the local tire store laugh when you come in
No - but I get heckled when I walk in NAPA - thats close 'nuff!
> After your answer to "What did you do this weekend?" the next
> question is always: "And you do this for fun? Right?"
>
> You have a separate drawer for 'garage clothes'.
Yup on both those heh heh - hell I have more grease shirts and jeans than I
have good clothes.
> Your reading material in your bathroom consists of auto parts and
> racing supply catalogs, several books written by famous drivers, every book
> Caroll Smith
> has ever written.... and 400 car magazines, none of which have centerfolds.
>
Do loads of technical service manuals count??
>
> People know you by your class letter, car number, and car color.
I'm known around hte neighborhood by the little kids on the block as "that
mechanic man" - and by everyone else as "the guy with the truck"
I have been yelled at on the street to slow down!
-- Tom http://members.aol.com/silvereightynine Pics and links pages updated on 11/18/00 1989,V6,Auto,8 footer
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