June 2018 chat
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
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why a maseratti????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????
No, ive known this, I always check the weather... All clear then I wash my truck and bam, 3 tornados, a hurricane, and a fat chick runs me over on her scooter every damn time.
No, ive known this, I always check the weather... All clear then I wash my truck and bam, 3 tornados, a hurricane, and a fat chick runs me over on her scooter every damn time.
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
I'm not worried about resale and we owned several BMW's and will not own another one. I really wanted a Jaguar but in the end it was her car and her decision. The wife loves it because you don't see any around where we live and it makes her happy. Happy wife = Happy life. If she gets tired of it I will drive it, no big deal. I got a great off lease deal so I made out good.
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FTE Chapter Leader
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
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Been there done that. They are famous right now going to the main shop guys on Wednesday and saying they need it completed by Friday. But it's at least a week worth of work. The guys are starting to get mad, especially since it was on the yard since monday. I pulled another 745 transmission this week, took a shear apart to get repaired but have to put it back together sometime next week. Transmission should be repaired and ready to go back in sometime Monday.
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im good at deadlines, and hard deadlines. This one is almost impossible. Frame work, and 100 hours of repair time... I had 14 days when I got the last piece, and 2 days were wasted on some **** my boss wanted to try out..... Not complaing, its a nice concept but doing the initial break in of the jig on a rush job was not a good idea.
I have another job similar to this, with both sides being replaced... I have a picture, but it needs alot more work, frame, and mechanical and its been here for 2 months.... They prioritize other jobs over it.....
and they gave me a frame/cab swap, with 90k in repairs, no approval yet, and a roof job with 20k in repairs, and i just completed a 70 hour job, and I have some waiting on paint, and I have a build up tomorrow morning before i get back on the impossible turn around one.........
You know, funny thing, I want to crush this 12 days..... I want it on the road in the next 2... so total of 4 or 5
I love a challenge, Im young and want to be the best go to guy by the time Im 30 out here...... But this is ridiculous.....
I have another job similar to this, with both sides being replaced... I have a picture, but it needs alot more work, frame, and mechanical and its been here for 2 months.... They prioritize other jobs over it.....
and they gave me a frame/cab swap, with 90k in repairs, no approval yet, and a roof job with 20k in repairs, and i just completed a 70 hour job, and I have some waiting on paint, and I have a build up tomorrow morning before i get back on the impossible turn around one.........
You know, funny thing, I want to crush this 12 days..... I want it on the road in the next 2... so total of 4 or 5
I love a challenge, Im young and want to be the best go to guy by the time Im 30 out here...... But this is ridiculous.....
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From: boonies texas
Oh so, my old shop, where i got laid off from.........
1 guy was fired, I was told by him since we are buds......... They rehired him because he is the best I know at what he does and my old coworkers/boss didnt really know a damn thing
The office guy I had the huge problems with.... He stole 6 grand........ from a good customer who paid cash..... guy took the cash, and left his trailer and **** there
Captain hack sparrow, he took his tools at 8pm friday night......and some materials.......
Boss is the only one to do any sort of body work....... HAVE FUN
1 guy was fired, I was told by him since we are buds......... They rehired him because he is the best I know at what he does and my old coworkers/boss didnt really know a damn thing
The office guy I had the huge problems with.... He stole 6 grand........ from a good customer who paid cash..... guy took the cash, and left his trailer and **** there
Captain hack sparrow, he took his tools at 8pm friday night......and some materials.......
Boss is the only one to do any sort of body work....... HAVE FUN
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From: Cave Spring Georgia
It's a shame that a few bad apples spoil the bunch. From the pictures you posted it seemed like it was a nice shop. You have to know where to draw the line at buddy and boss. It seems you found a better place to work now.