Thanks for sharing. Here's one that sticks in my craw: It was the early 80s, and I was fresh out of automotive mechanic school. I (temporarily) hired in at a local service station to do light mechanic work. This was in a town of about 750. Our local newspaper editor (who knew NOTHING about engines) brought me his car that would barely idle and didn't have much power. The car was owned by the newspaper and every month he would settle his bill with all the people that he owed money to, an important fact that I will explain later. I recall that it was a Chevy with a 350 V8 and was carbureted. A few minutes of troubleshooting told me that he he needed a carb kit, as pulling every-other spark plug wire made no difference in the idle speed. I told him what he needed and I could tell that he didn't believe the skill of some kid fresh out of school. He told me he would think about it and call us when (or IF) he needed the work done. The next day, he brought his car back running like a top. He proudly told me that he had taken it to the seasoned veteran mechanic up the street and the other mechanic had told him that all he needed was a fuel filter. I told the guy to pop the hood, as I wanted to take a look at the engine. Sure enough, the carb had been freshly rebuilt and was as clean as a whistle. Not only did I point that out to the owner, but the other mechanic had forgot the old carb base gasket under the hood and it was lying on top of the battery. I picked it up and put it in his hand as the poor guy realized that the other mechanic had just lied to him. Now you might ask why the other mechanic had lied to him when he would eventually find out the truth when he paid his bill. It's because the newspaper editor paid all of his bills once a month and before he went to pay his bill, he would be telling everybody at the downtown gossip center, er...I mean...COFFEE SHOP that the young mechanic up the street made a big error and didn't know how to properly fix cars and the seasoned mechanic would reap the rewards. They buried the old mechanic about a month ago. To this day, whenever his name is mentioned, I think about the stunt that he pulled on me. Not really a rant anymore. I just had to get that off my chest.
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