I now have a cool strip of LED lights illuminating my rear license plate. For another $199 I could have had tinted glass, thanks but maybe another day.<\/p>\n
Sometimes the answer to problem A isn’t solution A. <\/p>\n
Rather than replacing what was there with the exact same thing at an inordinate cost, there were a few other possibilities and I went with one of them. But it got me thinking about the sort of mechanics who would look over a problem and scratch their head and say something like, “I don’t have the part but I can rig up this other thing and it will work just fine.”<\/p>\n
Remember those guys? Hmmm wonder if THIS would work instead of THAT? Maybe if we replace this wire and see if the connection is better. Maybe we could…<\/p>\n
Yeah those guys.<\/p>\n
Then there are the guys who think – aww, what does SHE know? I’m the guy, so I’ll tell her THIS and she’ll just do it. Because I’m the expert. No big deal.<\/p>\n
So it was one of those days. I thought it would be a pleasant day off with a few insignificant chores to tick off the list. Instead it was rough sailing under the “No Crazies” flag. A couple times I felt like I should have tied myself to the mast. Quick layover tonight and then heading back out tomorrow.<\/p>\n
It’s tiring. Even if it’s just saying ‘no’ over and over again. Tiring. Talk to the hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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