Shortage of Auto mechanics

[hubops]

I'm not disagreein' .. the Missus & me had a low cost wedding ; our bargain honeymoon was 2 years later - not Tahiti - Florida. .. we both drove old wrecks ; .. but the mortgage was paid off in 7 - 8 years - at rates unheard of today max. 18 % ! min. 11 % .. our second home was paid for in cash $ 93,000.00 As we enjoyed our mortgage-free ; 1 income ; rusty Ford truck ; old Cutlas ; little-kid time, in that home - my wife would get just a little peeved at friends and neighbours who had careers and cottages and Volvos etc and expected my wife to provide free daycare on snow-days .. .. John T.

[micky]

I took a 8 computers, mine and neighbors' and thin-screen monitors to the recycling last year. Fortunately for me, the only one I could find was 3 miles away. He didn't want crts; they went to the dump.

[Clare Snyder]

not the mechanical aspect of the electro-mechanical device

[Clare Snyder]

Likewize. Retired debt free and have stayed that way

[Bob F]

CRT's are made of leaded glass. Here, they have to go to an appropriate recycler.

[rbowman]

When I interview people for a programming position I dig into how comfortable they are with figuring things out by themselves. While a good grounding in the basics is fine most of what they learned was obsolete before the ink on the sheepskin was dry.

[rbowman]

I've got an old pair of Limmers for the real rough stuff. There's a reason they're sometimes called Limpers. The Danners are a lot lighter and good for most things. Then there is the pair of Rockys if you really want to put the boots to somebody.

[micky]

EVERYTHING!

[Cindy Hamilton]

How are transistors going to stop a car? Their physical characteristics are not suitable for brake shoes.

[Cindy Hamilton]

*sigh*

I've been fully retired for more than a year, and I still wake up around

4 am. Slept in until 5:30 today, though.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Everybody's different. Cheap shoes make my feet and knees hurt.

I retain my old shoes for yard work. Sometimes when I cake a lot of clay onto a pair, I'll just throw them away rather than clean them. There's another half-dozen in the closet waiting to take their place.

[micky]

I don't know. They'll figure it out. Transistors are the wave of the future.

[Mark Lloyd]

I guess it meant CRTs when the Goodwill put up a sign saying "no box TVs", but they could have said it better.

[Mark Lloyd]

[snip]

Not really a lens, just a piece of clear plastic?

[Mark Lloyd]

[snip]

I used to know someone who had one on those. IIRC, it was 65-inch. It wasn't a big as necessary for a 65-inch CRT, but it was still big. He collected DVDs.

[Ed P]

I wear Brooks Beast. Recommended by orthopedic doctor after plantar fasciitis. Last I wore dress shoes was about 5 years ago for a wedding.

[micky]

I'm supposed to have nice leather shoes, but I used one foot to pull the shoe off the other foot and detached the sole. The first glue didn't work, so i should buy more, but I'm wearing sneakers to dressy places. I hope people don't look at my feet.

[%]

oh micky you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind

hey micky

hey micky

[%]

it's guys like you, micky ooh what you do micky

[Cindy Hamilton]

I haven't worn actual dress shoes (heels, since I'm a woman) in decades. The last few funerals and weddings I went to, I wore black oxfords. I think I'm done with funerals and weddings.

Heh. I wore Chinese flats at my first wedding and sandals at my second.