Only did two cars today. I've been dragging so much lately. Just totally drained, overwhelmed, and burned out. I think I started out the day working on my aerial spider lift. Trying to figure out what was going on with it, working back and forth with the heavy equipment mechanic online trying to diagnose it. … Continue reading 2023-05-12 — Another Glio

Sorry, folks. I guess I didn't realize time had gone by so quickly. I haven't been working as much, so I guess that's a good thing in some ways. I'm writing this on the 15th looking back over the week. Today started out helping a gentleman who had accidentally put some gas in his diesel. … Continue reading 2023-05-11 — Continued Easing

Let's see, yesterday... First car of the day was a 2011 Toyota RAV4 that needed a wheel bearing replaced. Lots of college students are getting their cars fixed right now because school is getting out, and they are heading home to their states of origin. So that means lots of cars to fix, and lots … Continue reading 2023-05-10 — Canceled?

I've started slowing down a bit. Trying to work fewer hours. I'm so tired and so drained and so burned out. I only did two cars today, and I'm happy about that! The first was a 2018 GMC Sierra that needed a wheel bearing replaced. Greatly, it was a fairly straightforward wheel bearing, and I … Continue reading 2023-05-09 — Slowing Down

Guess I'm a little behind. 🙃 Let's see, one thing I forgot to mention that happened on the 7th, I believe. eHarmony. Remember them? The ones who tried to renew my membership but gratefully my credit card company flagged at his fraud. Yeah, so what did they do? They started harassing me with emails saying … Continue reading 2023-05-08 — Welcome Summer

My achilles tendon was pretty bad this morning. It was sore enough that I was sort of limping around. I tried to do a little bit of yard work without straining it, pulling some vines and brush that I'd already cleared out over to a burn pile to burn. I got that taken care of, … Continue reading 2023-05-07 — Lift the World

Sorry for getting to this so late... Haven't been feeling very well... Saturday... did six cars. First was the 2007 Toyota Tacoma that wouldn't start. It was in the parking lot of the Indian motorcycle dealership. I went over and diagnosed it as having a bad fuel pump. I didn't have time to do the … Continue reading 2023-05-06 — Welcome Weekend

Hello, my lovelies. 😊 I took it easy today. 🥳 I didn't rush out the door to go fix a million cars. Instead, I drove up the hill, grabbed my truck, loaded up all the metal from all the work I've done over the last however long, and drove to the recycling center. I drove … Continue reading 2023-05-05 — Time to Breathe

When I first started working as a mechanic, I used to think that dealerships were one of the best ways to go as far as figuring out what was actually wrong with the car. Prices, not so much, but at least diagnosing the car. I came to that conclusion because it seemed logical: They work … Continue reading 2023-05-04 — Rain Delay

The morning I started off really rough. The people whose land I'd been interested in buying and was getting more and more excited about buying, after several days of back and forth, informed me that they were now logging the land and no longer going to be selling it the way that they were going … Continue reading 2023-05-03 — Breathe