

| Subject: | Re: Friday tech question quiz |
| From: | Karl Wolz |
| Date: | Fri, 12 Jul 2013 23:10:43 -0700 |
Bomb? Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus On Jul 12, 2013, at 8:33 PM, Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > BAH! I was going to guess "fire". :( > > > On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 11:32 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>wrote: > >> you got it ... >> LOOK .....pretend that is in size 30 font. >> >> lots of people don't 'just look' as a first step. >> near as I can tell anyway. >> >> was talking to a guy today ..owner of a very exotic vanagon . >> said his father taught him how things work .. >> but never to actually touch them and work on them. >> >> Smart guy too ...great good smart guy .. >> but to take a screw driver to anything , even something pretty simple >> ......evidently is foreign to him. >> >> He has skills I don't most likely too .. >> not like I expect everyone to be able to fix things.. >> and I am also suprised at what some people believe they can't do. >> >> Like it never occurs to some people.. >> vanagon owners here and theretoo, to tighten a loose screw. Can someone >> explain that? ? >> lol! >> >> >> >> >> On 7/12/2013 7:30 PM, Jim Felder wrote: >> >>> Look, Look, Scott. See Scott Look. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>* >>> *wrote: >>> >>> I'm with you.. >>>> you are thinking to hard. >>>> I'm after awareness of a very, very basic action that ..appears to me .. >>>> people don't even do or think of sometimes.. >>>> theyimmediately start thinking about 'what part' or rush to online >>>> groups. >>>> >>>> what is that one action that is a natural and basic first step ? ..so >>>> simple ..its' too obvious even, and some people don't think to do it >>>> even, apparently tome. >>>> or maybe on one is noticing what I notice in postssometimes.. >>>> ones like this .. >>>> my ( year and version not stated half the time of course )Vanagon does >>>> X, what could be causing that ? >>>> >>>> what basic action does it sound like they didn't do ? >>>> one word, 4 letters. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/12/2013 6:13 PM, J Stewart wrote: >>>> >>>> I can't think of one word, but I do know this after 34 years as a >>>>> telecommunications tech and shade tree mechanic: Check the simple stuff >>>>> first, don't over complicate things, when troubleshooting something for >>>>> a >>>>> long time and frustrated, walk away for a while, and even if someone >>>>> else >>>>> said they already checked something-check it again anyway! Jeff Stewart >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> >>>>> What is the First Step in diagnosing something ..? >>>>>> something not working right. >>>>>> the first step, one word, 4 letters. >>>>>> It' flat amazing, seems to me anyway..how many times people don't do >>>>>> this one basic action as their first step to solving a vanagon issue >>>>>> problem. >>>>>> one word, 4 letters. >>>>>> >>>>>>
Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »