"Mike" <snorlaxward@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:GvzAj.66962$yE1.1515@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> DemoDisk hit on a raw nerve in the 'singing axle' thread. It seems
like
> anything that you want someone to do for you, for some outrageous cost
> ($100/hr for a mechanic or a plumber?), usually leaves you with NO
> confidence that they are doing any better job than you could do
yourself
> with a little research. This has led me to do just about everything
> myself, from home wiring and plumbing to computer repair. I have
> impossibly high standards: I want things done right. Not mostly right,
> but, well, RIGHT. Correctly. And precious few people of any profession
> are willing to take the time to do that these days.
> I am a mechanic, ASE cert master, and KICK ASS at what I do, but
people
> still are skeptical of me, and defer to the judgment of their
shade-tree
> mechanic friend to save a few dollars. So, in general, it is hard to
> find a good someone because when you find them, you may well not know
> it. When you do find one, keep them. Treat them well. Listen to what
> they say. If you always want to take the easy and cheap way out, you
are
> eventually going to have to pay the piper.
> -Mike
I'm already in the 'Amen' corner. Been living there!
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