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Tranny with a granny gear? What won't you do, Eric? Just kidding.

Mike

69 Mustang wrote: Ok, it's been over thirteen hours since Eric's post...I can't believe you guys let this slide. ...and I still probably would be doing trannies." Mike

I did spot it but then got a phone call from the Doc side tracking me. I also think that HW and Quinner are out of town!!!

you know that this is a fact that if you took all the money in this country and divided it up evenly amongst everyone... lets say each one of us got 5 million apiece, the rockefellers, vanderbilts, trumps would have it all back within 25 years and our families would be flat broke, and i still probably would be doing trannies

Once again i got a call for some trans work, ive been at it for years so your name gets out there, anyways i get to this guys place of business because earlier in the year i diagnosed the problem at the marina and told him to wait till we dry dock the boat in which he did.
anyways i get there and this guy's business takes up 3 blocks in a local suburb and i asked him how many employees he has and he told me 350.. So on one end of the building there was a 10000 square foot addition added for this guys and his sons toy's. in it was a 440 sea-ray a 50 sea-ray sitting on custom made trailers a merecedes ive never seen before, a 69 rt hemi charger with 20000 miles and of coarse complete living quarters.
This guy is 82 and you would never know it and would hop down in the bildge with me to help if i asked. this all goes back to reading people and i would of never of guessed this guy was this high up the food chain. after i got done looking at the boat he offered me a beer and i didnt turn him down and from that point we sat there all night me and him shooting the sh*t from fishing to hunting and family. this guy has more cash than god and i wouldve never of known it and you could tell he made every dollar he had the hard way

Eric, I want to send you an E-mail with a few questions regarding some things I have observed on my 1:1 BW and since my past relatives are from the hills of Jerusalem, yet I dont wear any little star around my neck, I dont want to fall into the local transmission rebuilder without having any clue of what my tranny issues might be.
Also I can expect to be left boatless for a month so I wanted to check it is really worth doing. Would you mind giving me your E-mail or shooting me with one?

regards
Luciano from Argentina.

eric lavine wrote: DW is to much like work

Amen, brother.

Actually, DW was like a triathlon length obstacle course. I had to go to work to rest up.

I'd be happiest to never return to the happiest place on earth. With 3 young girls - fat chance!

guess I'll see ya soon then...if you are coming down to spend some of that 1800 clams...should just about cover a Disney trip.




john

I figured you'd say that, these kids said thier daddy denied them and lives in Fla.

the mountains of Jeruselum lol, Ya know John there is alot of fatherless kids with blonde long wavy hair running around Brunswick with strangly enough...your last name

cant offend me, some of my close relatives are from the region

Hasbeen, when you do work for this certain type of person again without prejiduce, it is in no way about the money, its about getting a discount or getting something extra done for free, so my intentions were to make him feel like he is getting a discount and im throwing in a free alignment on the other engine.....but of coarse it will be in the bill somewhere. the only people i discount work to is my grandmother and guys from this site lol   eric

John, it was not by choice, I finally rented a Disney World car to get around and the first day after the ac fiasco i went to the campgrond store for a 6 er, and they hit me for $11.63 for a 6-pack of bud cans. My wife and mother planned this whole thing and i showed up, My idea of a vacation, well you know

Eric,
I enjoy your stories, and being an independent businessman can relate. I however, dont inflate anything nor discount anything. It is what it is. I tell my customer's, "If I am not working on your equipment I'll go work on some one elses." bj

Hey eric; Come on down and visit. Bring a swim suit. 98 here NO clouds and we ain't seen rain in I don't know how long. Almost to hot to be outside, definatly to hot for the bike. 68 and rain on a Sunday huh? Man I don't miss the weather.

john

The transmission business is pretty unique, not alot of guys doing it and it isnt industry driven and the insurance companies cannot dictate pricing, I just finished up an insurance job and of coarse the underwiter called for explanations on the bill, after a lengthy conversation and a half hour on the phone and of coarse my inflated bill because they beat me down to where i need to be. Its give and take, you inflate the bill they think they are getting a discount and everybody is a happy camper along with the guy at the top, just as long as they think they got one over you they are happy

just babbling this morning, nursing a wedding hangover its 68 degrees out and raining