*** Quoting Danny Ceppa from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

DC>  
 DC> What are the shop rates over there?  

 CS> 75$ an hour for the main base regular place, 4$ an hour to use thre
 CS> autohobby shop.  Dont ask about out in town, it's so much worse.... 

DC> It's a wee bit of savings if you can do the work!   

Definately.  Since Don started working there and passing on the info to
folks, ¨they've had a big rise in business.  It's not a big facility but
then, it's a ¨small base.  Has 2 lifts and a spare workspace with no lift. 
Oh, Don corrected ¨me, it's 5$ an hour .  Went up 1Jan2005 by a
dollar.

He's been telling all the wives about it and they've started comming down
for ¨all the oil changes, tire rotations, radiator coolant swaps etc.  (Don
shows'em ¨how in a simple manner without making them feel stupid and
instead making them ¨feel good) and lifts the tires for the rotations then
does that bit himself for ¨them.  Tipping optional but not mentioned (Don
gets some almost always but says ¨1-2$ is enough since the object of using
the place is to save money for them).  ¨His favorite customers tip him with
a small bottle of gatoraide in high summer ¨like we are now, or hot coffee
in winter ;-)

DC>  
 DC> A Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor?  

 CS> Dunno the referent there.  I've been gone from stateside for quite a
 CS> bit now. 

DC> The actual show is _Home Improvements_.  It's been off the air for 
DC> a few years now.  But, they've been showing it in syndication.  

DC> If you get a chance to watch it, I think you'll like it.  

Ah.  There's a show I've heard of but we do not get it here.  We get lots
of ¨reruns but the selection is more limited even with that.  We get
another one ¨kinda like it that is British and pretty interesting.  One day
they are ¨repairing a simple cabinet wall unit for a kitchen, another day,
showing how to ¨re-mortor a 700 year old wall.

                                       xxcarol

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