ummmmmm burp! Thanks! peace out!

 

 

Super bored!

 

AH its the world famous winnipeg ditch pig. Hows it going

 

The bottle is where all the answers are kept. Hows it going? Well lets see. First there is the knock issue still and its not starting right and today i saw the driver side of the engine is covered in oil and as always a broke ass mother ******. Life is great how is the new job.

 

ah that's shitty to hear. well im doing excelent new job is good. leaving right now to go find the answers at the bottom of the bottle.

 

I want to but at work until 130 am

 

I got a raise today. 1 whole dollar. I don't know if I'm just being ungrateful.

hat you guys think is a fair hourly wage for a Guy in a body shop?

Majored Auto Body in high school and been working in a shop for a year now? Having to buy all my own tools. The guys share some speciality tools with me but not much.

 

Dude i have been in my job for 17 years with a multi national company that made nearly $2billion last year. I had the best performance review I have ever had this year and I got a whopping $0.53/hr raise. In this economy be thankful you got that much I would kill for a buck and hour raise, thats over $2000 a year before taxes. You have only been there a year so i assume your an apprentice and not a journeymen yet, so be patient once you get your journeymen status you should see a big pay check you gotta do the time and earn it.

 

Voting for COTM Starts on friday make sure you all vote for Dustin.

 

Honestly body shop guys don't make much. IMO.

You said you majored in it, in high school? id say you'd be lucky to make 12-13 dollars a hour considering the guys that go to REAL school don't make that much more.

 

This ^^^

 

Thank you for hte heads up!!

I generally look for deals like this, and buy in advance to when I heed it - because if I wait till the last minute, I seem to generally only find it for >$50

on a related note, what do you guys use for filters?
I seem to have no consistent filter brand;
I know the Fram are not the best, but I flip-flop between Fram & Wix right now because they are the easiest to find...
... and hey, I'm Mennonite Brethren... I like to find deals/be a little cheap

Fram (regular): CH9018 @ Walmart = $6
Fram (tough guard): TG9018 @ Walmart = $12
Wix: 57082 @ Autovalue = $9 (iirc)

I try to avoid the tough guard ones, as I've understood they have impregnated Teflon - which makes it's way into your crank case...
and sticks around...

Thoughts?

 

I always use ACDelco. Was 11ish bucks from Piston Ring.

 

ac delco is a good filter.

The best is the napa brand filters. cheap. good quality. All that jazz.

In the end it really makes a **** of difference.


Cars going in for warranty for the first time in like 2 years. lol

 

High school counts for jack-$h1t in the real world;
To become accredited in any trade, you ned that pice of paper that only post-secondary institutions give out...

Oil change bonkeys, lot bonkeys, and body shop bonkeys are about the bottom of the totem pole as far as the automotive industry goes... in both pay, and overall satisfaction...
so you had better love your job.

On a related note... and this might **** some of you off;

I was talking to this kid yesterday who works full-time at the Costco gas-bar by my house (all they do is show inept Costco members how to swipe their cards!) - he said that his job started at $12/hr;
After the 3 month(?) probationary period, they get a $0.50/hr raise;
After every 800hours there after, they get something like a $0.5/hr raise...
so he's making $13/hour with absolutely ZERO responsibility...

Sheesh.

 

Your "piston ring" is our "autovalue" iirc (as in it's the same franchise, but with an altered name becasue of provincial differences;
I don't think any retailers offer the delco filters in Calgary...
if they did, they would probably look to extort customers for being the only kids on the block...

iirc AC Delco filters are the same as Purolator ~ I know of one retailer clear across town which carried Purolator at a reasonable price...

I'm inclined to agree - which is why I normally use the crappy fram filters...

 

Im voting for the other guy

 

Thats ok he doesnt need trifecta support.

 

what are you getting done for warrenty?

 

Power steering and ignition recalls

 

I am gonna be the first vote tonight! I hope. Bahahahahahah!

 

Who is heading out to gimli this weekend?

 

Not I . Was going to but I really gotta get my reno's finished before it starts to get too cold out.

 

I'm out too, I'll have to best my time next year