Almost 2:30 a.m.
Tired.
Only four cars, but 9 1/4 billable hours. Long day. Decent day. A few hiccups. A few challenges. Some really hard choices made well.
Remind me… I don’t do oil changes. I just… don’t. I gave in and did one today for a lady out in the country with a son, I think he is, in a wheel chair and just… tough times.
It took an hour. Oil everywhere. Why? Uh… I don’t carry oil change stuff with me. No containers, so I found an old metal pot that looked like it would hold plenty. Nope.
Spilled over.
Had to find water bottles to get some of the oil out of the pot, then finish draining.
Oil everywhere.
Gravel/dirt driveway. Nasty drain plug. ruined drain plug gasket (had to find another)… Just… a mess.
I. Don’t. Do. Oil changes. I’ve got to stick to that rule. They actually cost me money to do.
But… she was really really grateful, so that was something.
Alternator in 2009 Toyota Highlander. Big job. About 4 hours. Water pump and oil change in 02 Town and Country. Pain. In. The. Butt. All the way around. Alternator in 2006 Expedition. I got there and we were locked out of the car, so I had to break in first. 🙃 Then a valve cover gasket on a 2006 Honda Civic. Didn’t finish the last job until… after 1, I think. 1:22, I think.
😬
I shouldn’t be as busy tomorrow. I’ve said no a lot. Finally. Dentist appt. at 9 (pretty sure I’ve got a cracked filling). Will be nice to get that fixed.
I think I might have broken a personal record for money earned as a mechanic in one day. So… there’s that.
I’m so tired. I’m filthy. I need to shower, but all I want to do is sleep. I’ll shower, though. Can’t show up to the dentist covered in four day’s worth of grime.
Good day. Long day. Hard day.
Bring it on.
Lift the World.
~ stephen
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