At 10:33 AM 02/03/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Also, I have to disagree with Bulley's comment about their income potential.
>If a dealer mechanic knows how to pick his jobs, he can make upwards of
>$100/hour on "flat rate."   I know
>several mechanics that make close to $80,000 or $90,000 a year working for
>dealers.  (In fact one of them drives a 911 and his wife drive a Volvo 850
>Turbo).

So in this case, to those who equate the "making" of money with success,
they are very successful. To those who equate the "earning" of money with
success, there would be some very big Karma attached and a huge debt to
work off as unearned.

So, will you vote for relativistic candidates who will improve your ability
to "make" money, or will you vote for candidates who will work toward the
goal of opportunity for everyone to "earn" a living. One suggests success
for everyone, the other acknowledges that with oportunity for success comes
the possability of failure, based upon the adequacy of efforts.

It is the difference between perception of value and value in fact. One is
subjective, the other is objective. Know the attitude and character of
those you hire before you hire them. In all cases, a mechanic must fall in
line with the philosophy of the dealership management, or he won't be
working there very long. It is the character or lack thereof of the
dealership owner that is most telling. Just as an honest mechanic cannot
make it in a crooked shop, a crooked mechanic will not last in a straight
operation, anomalies notwithstanding.

T.P. Stephens aka Doktor Tim
San Juan Island, WA