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Why Is It?
Lifetime Warranties
Looking for Some Guy
There's a New Wrench in Town
Mercedes Dimmer
The Dog Story
Mike's Story
Mr. Gorillalilla
Old Sarge
Big City/Small World
"I Don't Gotta Gun"
Bottom Shocker
The Janitor
High in the Sky Jeep / The Stooge Trio
The K-I-S-S Method
I Didn't Want That Jack Anyway
Blowin' in the Wind
Adrienne
Last Stop Before the Asylum
3 Gallons of Trouble
The Bird Lady
One Socket Short of a Full Set
Clop, Clop, Clop, Whoosh
Hoarders
Pushing the Limits
Back Door Irritation
Communication, Communication
How bout' Friday?
Free the ECM's
Honesty... From the other side of the counter
Same Time - Same Station
Tweaker
Lets Make A Deal
Earning Respect at the Parts Store
You Want Fries With That?
Once, Twice, Three Times
Royisms
My Nemesis
Parts Changers
Trade Secrets
Trick or Treat
Problem On the "IN"-side
Detective On Duty
Body Snatchers
Neighborhood Mechanic
2011 the year in review
Stepping Back To The Future
Check Engine Charlie
Poke it With a Sharp Stick
Stupid's Free
Sci-Fi or Our Future Reality
DUCT TAPE
Brain Damage
Clips and Fasteners
Second Hand Lyin'
Welcome To My World
I'll Bet Ya
Have A Great Day
Perishable Goods
Crystal Ball Diagnosing
This Job Stinks
Diagnostics MD
The American Dream
Battin' a Thousand
Cheap Cigars
Self-Helpers
What Ya Know
As The World Turns
The ATM
Where'd the Electricity Go?
Transitions
Not Your Ordinary Commute
Where There's A Spark
Facts or Figures
I Must Be Insane
It's Not What They Say, It's What They Said
Pikes Peak and the Rental
Paper Or Plastic
Hazards of the Road
Mechanically Confidential
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Old Is New
7 Years of Bad Luck
Reverse Opposites
Cars with Baggage
The Basic Tools Have Changed
Anticipated Questions
What's In The Tool Box
Expectations
Where Ever You Go
Expert Among Us
Be Professional
It Still Ain't Right
Questions, Answers, and Questions
Who's The Boss
Owner's Manual
Nothing Beats A Full House
Square Peg Round Hole
Magical Elixirs
Rude Or Incompetent
Judging by the Cover
What If Yogi Was A Mechanic
I Must Be An Antique
Innovations
Never Enough Tools
No Pain, No Gain
Smoke Signals
They Come In Threes
Interrogations
Mechanics Eye
Mr. I Don't Know
The Best of the Best
Multiple Answers
Learned Attitude
Gerdie
Greener Grass
A Visit From a Retired Shop Owner
Serengeti
Hacks
Frustration
Thank You Uncle Sam
Mechanic by Definition
Advantages of the older Mechanic
Go The Distance
Going Out For Business
Sometimes, Advice is the Best Help
OK, Who Left The Gate Open!
Rust In Peace
Hillbilly Hoedown
The Car and the Psychiatrist
Top Ten Pet Peeves
Pet Peeves 2
Cars with Brains
Manual Reading - Manual Labor
Kids Are Great
It's Alive! It's Alive!
Abbreviations
Got Talent?
Rachet With A Cause
Free The ECM
Mechanics Need Not Apply
Shop Vultures
Pulling the Plug, on an old car
On-Demand/In-Demand
Worst Spark Plug Changes
The Refrigerator Light
Thinking Outside The Box
Going On A Diet
Back in the Future
Old is New
A Day to Reflect
Old Bill
Impress and Repair
Drinkin'-Drivin, Grandpa
Etched Corvette
Runs in the Family
4 SALE-1 Used Car Salesman
Dude, Meet My Daughter
Shift Happens
Breaker, Breaker
Ode to Santa
Men do Manly things
Joe Friday Diagnostics
Rocky Mountain Oysters
POS - Hoopty
Butt Kickin' Bodyshop
Distributor Fallout
First the Basics
Some Fatherly Advice
Lights Out
What's on Second
Flexibility
Bogie Battery
Paper Dolls and Corralling Cows
Can Ya Get To It
Cheap, Good, Fast
Found It On The Internet
Semper Fi
It's Doing The Same Thing
Dad'll Do It
Galactic Wonders
Wacky Customer Responses
Diamond in the Rough
Know it Alls
A Day At The Dentist
Hot Head Hot Rod
Service Writer Blues
Diagnosing a Cancer
By The Way -- Since it's here..
ME Robot
Full Moon
Dog Gone It
Jack Of All Trades
Temporary Helpers
The Things Kids Say
New Dog, Old Tricks
One More Busted Knuckle
Nobody's Perfect
So, You're A Mechanic
Squirrels, Squirrels, Squirrels
Doctor's Orders
Pilsner Payment
Knock Knock --- Who's There?
Geek With Attitude
It Doesn't Matter
Leap of Faith
Zombie Cars
Hood Props and Latches
Language Mecánico
Shop Swappers
Party Line
Paradox
Mechanic Culture Shock
Parts, Prices and People
Way Back When
Directionally Challenged
Restoration for the Mechanic
Real or Reality TV
An Average Day
Details
Cart Before The Horse
Mechanic one - Car zero
Strange Requests
"Dude, Where's My Tools?"
Sounds, Gone but not Forgotten
Dealing with DIY'rs
Third Time's The Charm
Stayed At The Inn
Lost and Found
Taking Some Time
Golfing With An Attitude
Car 54
Mr. Details
Clamps and Batteries
Welcome, to the Outer Limits
Lefthanded Socket
Picture This
Where's Waldo?
GI Think I'm a Mechanic
Code Talkers
Won't Hold Ya To It
Drain the Swamp and Count the Alligators
Trust
The Man Behind the Curtain
Apples to Apples
Why DIY
Temper Temper
Redneck Repairs
Snake Oil
Take it to the Dealer
Passing The Torch
The A,B,C's of Auto Mechanics
You Can Lead A Horse To Water...
Second Rate Parts
Sometimes You Can Meet The Nicest People at a Repair Shop
Where Do They Go
Challenges and Rewards
Myths and Rumors
It's All In The Name
Knocking that Chip Off
The New Guy In The Shop
Unconventional Repairs
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsors
One Piece At A Time
The Long and Short of it
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!
Of Mice And Men
North vs. South
Bring Back Shop Class
?Ctrl-Alt-Del
Growing Up With Wrenches
Pay to Play
Just The Bartender
I Just Don't Get It
Engineering Flashbacks
Jewel of Denials
?Mad Max of the Future
?The Darndest Things
One Diagnostics, Two Diagnostics, Three
Ya Can't Please Them All
The Car With Nine Lives
Electronically Handicapped
You Know You're A Mechanic If:
Save A Dime, Spend A Dollar
The Un-assured Motorist
Mechanic 3.0
The Un-assured Motorist
So, What's wrong with your car?
Down and Out in the service bay
Panic Attack
Sinch' Ya
Christmas Season Stories
* Night Before Christmas An apprentice mechanic helps Santa out on Christmas Eve.
* Ode to Santa - a Christmas story (new version of my old poem - 25 yrs now)
* The Magical Elf My granddaughters story about their new magical elf. (too funny)
* 12 Days Of Christmas Auto Repair Shop Style Sports Related Stories
* What's on Second (Katie's story) * Bogie Battery (Comparing Parts to Golf) * Golfing With An Attitude (Trying to leave the office at the office) * Mechanic one - Car zero The champion is still the mechanic. We'll figure out the problem. Spooky Stories
* Zombie Cars Brains! Brains! We Need Brains! * It's Alive! It's Alive!
Dr. Frankenstein and the mechanic square off.
* Full Moon The craziness just increases during a full moon. * Body Snatchers (An odd story, involving a state trooper, a driver, and two dead bodies... interesting) * Last Stop Before the Asylum Creepy customer, real creepy customer
Patriotic Stories
* Old Sarge (a true veteran story) * Simper Fi (Hero, soldier, or just an American, you be the judge) * GI Think I'm a Mechanic A tribute to mechanics everywhere * Code Talkers Reading, understanding, and translating codes into useable information. (It takes more than reading codes to be a technician.)
