There ought to be a law.......

Oh you guys have hit the nail on the head.

Since moving into my new location, I get at least 1 person per week stopping in and asking me how they can fix their own car with the parts they bought themselves. Last guy shows up with the passenger's door pushed in 3 inches at the lower pillar area. I can see the kinks on the pillar and rocker panel. He wants to know how he can get that part out so he can open and close the door properly. This usually involves some structural pulling with the frame machine and replacing some welded on parts. But he wants to do it himself !!!!!!!

So I just tell him to get a big hammer and a 2 x 4 and start beating it from the inside out. He asks if I think that will work ??? I tell him I don't know for sure but to give it a shot and let me know how he makes out.

After he leaves the kid working for me asks me if that is my answer to everything. A hammer and 2 x 4. I tell him YEP as that is how most people think that is the way we fix cars anyhow. So easy a caveman can do it. If they want a proper repair, they will ask for an estimate. If they already know how it should be an easy repair to do that they can do it themselves, they get the hammer and 2 x 4 answer...... And we get to chuckle......



Rick

samhill wrote:When I was driving truck I normally always tried to leave a safe amount of space to stop in case the car ahead did, & some car would almost always jump into that space. You almost always had to end up driving a bit too close just to have some room, people just don't think of why that truck might be holding back a bit.

You should try driving a 12' wide tractor down the road; people will nearly kill themselves to try and pass you...they usually like to try it AS YOU ARE TURNING LEFT INTO A FARM! Big tractor on road + upcoming farm driveway...big shocker that's where it is going? I have had people pass me in the ditch, nearly hit oncoming cars, blow the horn, etc.

Rick 386 wrote:So I just tell him to get a big hammer and a 2 x 4 and start beating it

Something wrong with that? It's how my wife fixes things, though she may skip the 2 x 4.

rberq wrote:

Rick 386 wrote:So I just tell him to get a big hammer and a 2 x 4 and start beating it

Something wrong with that? It's how my wife fixes things, though she may skip the 2 x 4.

Wow, she prolly works exclusivly on fords........

Poconoeagle wrote:

rberq wrote:

Rick 386 wrote:So I just tell him to get a big hammer and a 2 x 4 and start beating it

Something wrong with that? It's how my wife fixes things, though she may skip the 2 x 4.

Wow, she prolly works exclusivly on fords........

Try it on a toilet bowl.

kinda the same thing

That was good Pocono!




There ought to be a law ....... AGAINST DEMOCRATS MAKINGS MORE LAWS!

Surround sound stereos should all have option for playing 2 channel out of the rear speakers. Is this a no brainer?