KevinL

Worked with one that was just starting out. Seemed pretty decent, very willing to do the work.

The only thing I thought was there has to be something better out there for women.

Originally Posted By: Brad Clayton

I shoot at it with my Red Ryder BB gun.

Not the one from the Fallout series. That baby has some punch, it would end up going through the engine block if you are not careful.

I think you're supposed to shoot rad-roaches with that not rad-hoses.

http://images.wikia.com/fallout/images/d/d3/FNVLEBBGun.png

Wow, I already tried make the last option as bleak as possible. I struggled even with a 1 year apprenticeship, I don't how people can just jump into this.

It just seems like everyone is looking for a way out and a lot of people are. Maybe Vegas's economy is that shitty, but maybe techs are getting fed up around the country.

Hourly shops seem to be a rarity, but I would recommend maybe looking for one of those jobs. Fleet or a dealer with some type of guarantee. I found a way out through a government job. Less pay, but good benefits and a retirement plan.

I just wanted to see how people are doing. What is it like at your shop? Reading the amount of people complaining on the ford board, makes me think that people are unhappy. Or, maybe your shop is awesome?

It seems things have been just getting worst every year around here. The other dealers shutting there doors has caused the remaining dealers to absorb more techs, with no increase in the amount of work. Less CP work and difficulty of the warranty process has caused people look elsewhere to make a living.

I used to recommend young techs work at a dealer. It's hard to beat the amount of training and opportunity to work with knowledgeable people at a dealer. But, now I don't know what to tell them. When I started to see people that were good at their jobs start to leave, I knew things were bad.

So this is just a long way of saying, "How you guys doing?"

Stupid me, I had to take a couple of those "golden showers" before I started stabbing the hose with my knife.

2nd the grease and channel lock method. I usually have more issues with the old locking ring stuck in the groove.