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Subject:Re: Clean German mechanics
From:Stan Wilder
Date:Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:07:29 -0600

Sie erkl�ren Leuten �ber mich wieder.  Ich dachte, da1s wir darin
�bereinstimmten, da1s Sie im Begriffwaren, meine pers�nlichen
Gewohnheiten vertraulich zu halten.

Stan.

On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:24:31 EST Ben T <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> writes:
> In a message dated 11/27/01 6:00:00 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> Themervino@CS.COM writes:
>
> << Hey I knew a German mechanic in Franklin, North Carolina who kept
> a
> spotless
>  shop. Ludwig was his name. I'm telling you this place was so clean
> it was
>  scary. Awesome mechanic though. Always made sure to thoroughly
> clean the van
>  before stopping by. >>
>
> OK, I know a German mechanic who smokes and eats his lunch all over
> the
> engines he works on. Then I know this Cambodian mechanic who insists
> on
> changing gloves when switching areas of a vehicle he is working on
> so that
> there is no cross contamination. Wears a static strap whenever he
> needs to
> touch the ECU's etc.
>
> What I am trying to say is we should try to dispense with ethnic
> labels. It
> is frequently inaccurate. Just because someone is German, that
> doesn't mean
> he is efficient and fastidious.
>
> BenT
>
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