My leukemia's back.

[oldrooster]

GREASE MONKEY?.........

I have heard that term all my life, that usually means a shade tree or low level mechanic like a mechanics helper....

 

[oldrooster]

If you mean automotive service technician..... Tell him to run..... He will spend all his money on tools and all his time fixing everyone's vehicles...... And never get a moment's time to relax.

I guess you have never heard of the word no. as in "no I do not have time to help you, or no if you want me to work on your vehicle have it at my shop the hours and days are fill in the blank".

 

[sourland]

I guess you have never heard of the word no. as in "no I do not have time to help you, or no if you want me to work on your vehicle have it at my shop the hours and days are fill in the blank".

'No' is not part of Phil's vocabulary.

 

[getaclue]

My ex son-in-law went to trade school to study to be an automotive service tech. I had a nice home in KY, but was still living in FL at the time. Our local car repairman had been trained by, and worked for Ford. He was the head service tech. at the local Ford dealership. When he retired, he was driving his wife crazy, and needed something to keep him busy, so he opened a local repair shop to give him something to do.

He was seriously good, so his shop grew, and grew. Eventually, he had 8 guys working for him, and his place was busy all the time. He and my dad became good friends. When my ex son-in-law continued his education, and got to a certain point, the man offered to recommend my (not an ex at the time) ex son-in-law to go be trained by Ford, and get certified by them. He told my ex son-in-law that when he finished, he could pretty much write his own ticket at that point.

The old man told him he was getting older, and less able to keep up working, so if he'd do that, he'd hire him to take over running his place, and pay just as much as the Ford dealerships would pay. It was a sweet deal, especially since I had a big empty house up there, that they could live in. When my ex son-in-law, who was still living with his family at the time, told his parents about the offer, his mother didn't want her baby moving so far away, and cried about it. His dad didn't care either way, but eventually his mother made such a fuss about it, he declined the offer. He's never made much of himself, either.

What no one knew, when the old man made the offer, he had recently been diagnosed with cancer. He was actually looking for a candidate to not only take over running his business, but to leave the whole thing to. His wife was very well set, and they didn't really need money. They had no kids, so he wanted his business to continue as his legacy. That's the opportunity that my foolish ex son-in-law turned down, so he could stay with his mommy.

 

[Alaskan]

Al how would you like 25 years between first and last kids? my dad's oldest sibling was born 25 years before him. 1 was the cause of a shot gun marriage the other was a change of life baby. my grandparents gad 3 sons, all 3 had 6 sisters. Want to guess the total # of kids???

Wowsers! Did I guess right?

Gee I didn't know we were going to get homework

Does the first boy have blue eyes like you Alaskan or your spouse?

I have brown, spouse has blue... 2 of the kids have blue. The other three have various shades of brown.

If you mean automotive service technician..... Tell him to run..... He will spend all his money on tools and all his time fixing everyone's vehicles...... And never get a moment's time to relax.

Ha!

I have heard that term all my life, that usually means a shade tree or low level mechanic like a mechanics helper....

Yep. Mechanics helper. And the shop owner services big equipment with tracks and those need a true grease monkey, because they eat grease.

 

[N F C]

My ex son-in-law went to trade school to study to be an automotive service tech. I had a nice home in KY, but was still living in FL at the time. Our local car repairman had been trained by, and worked for Ford. He was the head service tech. at the local Ford dealership. When he retired, he was driving his wife crazy, and needed something to keep him busy, so he opened a local repair shop to give him something to do.

He was seriously good, so his shop grew, and grew. Eventually, he had 8 guys working for him, and his place was busy all the time. He and my dad became good friends. When my ex son-in-law continued his education, and got to a certain point, the man offered to recommend my (not an ex at the time) ex son-in-law to go be trained by Ford, and get certified by them. He told my ex son-in-law that when he finished, he could pretty much write his own ticket at that point.

The old man told him he was getting older, and less able to keep up working, so if he'd do that, he'd hire him to take over running his place, and pay just as much as the Ford dealerships would pay. It was a sweet deal, especially since I had a big empty house up there, that they could live in. When my ex son-in-law, who was still living with his family at the time, told his parents about the offer, his mother didn't want her baby moving so far away, and cried about it. His dad didn't care either way, but eventually his mother made such a fuss about it, he declined the offer. He's never made much of himself, either.

What no one knew, when the old man made the offer, he had recently been diagnosed with cancer. He was actually looking for a candidate to not only take over running his business, but to leave the whole thing to. His wife was very well set, and they didn't really need money. They had no kids, so he wanted his business to continue as his legacy. That's the opportunity that my foolish ex son-in-law turned down, so he could stay with his mommy.

What a shame all the way around for everyone GAC. Opportunities like he was given don't happen often.

 

[oldrooster]

Al 9 kids some people can't understand the sisters would be the same for all 3 brothers. Funny thing was it was boy 3 girls boy 3 girls boy.

 

[getaclue]

N F C, the only ones that couldn't see it was the opportunity of a lifetime, was his mother, and himself. Here's the rub. He had never been to KY, and was afraid he wouldn't like it there, which was part of the reason he let his mother discourage him. A few years later, when my dad was dying in the hospital, he and my other daughters came to KY for a couple weeks. He LOVED it there, and was kicking himself for not taking advantage of the opportunity. THEN he wanted to do it. It was too late then, and the doors on that opportunity closed.

 

[N F C]

N F C, the only ones that couldn't see it was the opportunity of a lifetime, was his mother, and himself. Here's the rub. He had never been to KY, and was afraid he wouldn't like it there, which was part of the reason he let his mother discourage him. A few years later, when my dad was dying in the hospital, he and my other daughters came to KY for a couple weeks. He LOVED it there, and was kicking himself for not taking advantage of the opportunity. THEN he wanted to do it. It was too late then, and the doors on that opportunity closed.

That's the kind of thing that makes me believe it's good to take chances...regrets for the things not done can be greater than being sorry for the chances we take.

 

[Alaskan]

That's the kind of thing that makes me believe it's good to take chances...regrets for the things not done can be greater than being sorry for the chances we take.

Yep... unless it is cliff jumping. Best not to do that.

Sometimes as a kid the 2 things look the same.