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jbear 
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 Posted: May-14-2011 at 1:46am |
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Now here is something on this thread that I understand and can agree with...this place is special. john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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sweet77
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 1:50am |
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Jbear : Location: United States, But i want to know where the famous Jbear stays are you in florida?
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Luchog
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 2:12am |
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Where I'm working I take some jobs on my own and others they give me. When something cames up or goes beyond my skills I ask for directions or help, We split 50/50. It's a partnership.
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jbear
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 2:12am |
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Lake Wales Hoss...half-way between Tampa and Orlando. Close to Lakeland or Winterhaven. We are at the junction of rt60 and rt27.
Thought we covered this at the River. BTW..love the new boat! john |
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Gary S
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 2:43am |
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Remember the good old days John when you could fix anything with these,they gave them to you along with a truck to get them around?
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nau7iqu9
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Joined: September-07-2009 Location: Port Orange, FL Status: Offline Points: 135 |
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 10:49am |
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I'm slowly starting to realize the tools I have now will be sufficient for awhile. The only thing I've borrowed so far was a small filter wrench which I've bought since then, maybe the best thing for me is to wait until right before the end of school when I've got a full years experience at the dealership to decide whether there are things I have to have from Snap and in the mean time only buy what I absolutely need to do the job.
As a side note concerning the grass:) I've spent the last 8 years doing everything from drywall to outbuildings to union concrete and I've never enjoyed working for so little money. When I left IL I was making 30+an hour now I'm making just over a 1/3 of that. It's hard on the checkbook but between going to school for 8hrs and working at the dealership for another 4 M-F there's not much time for anything else. I've had to look for sidework on the weekends to supplement my income but the bottom line is I'm still happy with my decision to do this. This site and the people on it are BadA**! |
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Morfoot
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 11:07am |
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A senior mechanic once told me..."Foot, if you borrow a tool more than twice then it's a tool that you should probably purchase."
Been there done that my friend. I started at DAL cleaning airplanes (and I mean clean) until I had 6 months of A&P school under my belt and I was only going to school part time. Transferred to Int'l Line Maintenance as a helper but decided to bite the bullet and become a full time student. Classes were from 8-2pm then was to report for work ASAP and worked till 11:00. I did this for 1.5 years and I too had no time for much anything else. One of the BEST decisions I ever made regarding my job. Pay the piper now but reap the benefits later. I'm blessed in the fact that I truly love my job and there is no greater joy than fixing something that is broken. |
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"Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman"
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eric lavine
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 11:26am |
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I keep telling my one guy he should be paying me because im teaching him a trade that will last a lifetime, its funny on how i use to watch his every move and now i can let him lose and not worry...i knew he had the ability deep down in him to solve problems and as he does things such as a bellow job, he is getting much quicker at it.
a good for instance he will come to me and say something is broke, but i will ask him why its broke, go back and figure out why it broke, just dont replace the part...there is a hidden message and this sharpens his troubleshooting skills |
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"the things you own will start to own you"
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sweet77
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 4:17pm |
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Well i think i want to take a month. a week in LA with the Boat Doc. maybe two. A week with Eric dont know where your located . and another week with Pete B. If i had the opportunity to go to school and learn these boats while making a career out of it i could not imagine it your very lucky you get this chance nau7iqu9
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Gary S
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 5:20pm |
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I think that since GL reunion is taking a break that we should just show up next year at Pete's new shop
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sweet77
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 11:30pm |
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im game let me know when to be there and i be on a plane tomorrow
  
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jbear
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 11:39pm |
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hey Hoss...changed my location just for you...
Had my snips and blue knife on today for a Church work day. Felt good. I always tell the guys at the garage that there will always be a spot for a guy with a butt set and a orange buzzer and a little common sense. As long as there is weather and squirrels. Yeah...a free truck to drive to the mall, shopping, Mom's, Dr's office. They have finally stopped 'home garaging' in Ohio. Never could figure that one out but it sure was a good deal for guys for a long time. Never did get to take my UG truck home. john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
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sweet77
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Posted: May-14-2011 at 11:42pm |
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i noticed that and yes we did talk about that at SJRR i just couldn't remember
But now i wont forget hahaha
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jbear
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Posted: May-15-2011 at 12:01am |
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I should remember but don't (senior moment?)......where are you guys in Florida?
john |
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sweet77
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Posted: May-15-2011 at 12:04am |
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basically Jacksonville we should get together any good "ON THE WATER" eateries down there?
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eric lavine
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Posted: May-15-2011 at 10:56am |
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Sweet, some good advice for you, Ringhaver Florida, Cat dealership, get on the marine propulsion side, or ZF Florida, or even find a good marine transmission rebuild shop....fck the Merc dealers. very saturated which drives the wage down. get a niche, most dealerships will repair all the hanging stuff but dont want to dabble into transmissions and send them out.
what part of Fla are you in? |
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sweet77
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Posted: May-15-2011 at 3:30pm |
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Jacksonville, it is as far northeast as you can get. I have applied with CAT 3 or 4 times for various mechanics positions. I was offered a job at one time as an A/C mechanic for tractors but i turned it down. that particular job i didn't apply for. Getting on with ring-power around here is very hard. I have been told a college degree is very helpful and is also something i do not have. I guess ill be an undercover marine tech by night and a HVAC tech by day. now if i can just figure out this alignment problem on my new boat ill be golden
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