OT- It's easy to complain about these cars some days, Another perspective |
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OT- It's easy to complain about these cars some days, Another perspective |
sww914 |
Jul 18 2009, 11:52 AM
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My step-father was a surgeon before retirement. Back in the 60's he had done a sabbatical in Ghana. Ghana is in West Africa, near Nigeria. He fell in love with the place, made lifelong friends, and has returned a dozen times. In the last few years he befriended a mechanic in the Capital, Accra. They would write occasionally and keep in touch. A couple of years ago he returned to Ghana for a visit and he surprised his mechanic friend with a couple of simple gifts. A torque wrench, used Craftsman, worth maybe $20.00 here, and a set of Torx wrenches.
The mechanic cried for 1/2 an hour. He'd been a mechanic for 30 years and had never even seen a torque wrench. He'd seen pictures but not a real tool, ever. He said that he would now have the ability to replace a head gasket properly, after all this time. Not only did he now own THE ONLY torque wrench in the country, but the 2 neighboring countries as well. Makes all my difficulties trying to finish a 911 last night, working until 8:00 on a Friday night seem pretty insignificant. |
BMXerror |
Jul 18 2009, 12:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,705 Joined: 8-April 06 From: Hesperia Ca Member No.: 5,842 |
Awesome short story. Really makes you appreciate what you have. Maybe we should start the 'Adopt a Mechanic' program! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The guy would probably shit a brick over a compressor/impact or a set of gear wrenches! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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