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[tjm]

I haven't looked lately, but I suspect the environmental footprint for the batteries in those electric  things is larger than that of the fuel used in the life of a gasoline powered one ton. Then add in the loss of energy at every step of the generating and distribution of the electricity, the environmental cost just keeps escalating.   Most of the "green" stuff is worse than whatever it is meant to replace. But I have another birthday tomorrow and I'm too old now to worry much about it. Gas will go down when we change leaders I reckon, if we live that long.

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, dan hufferd said:

I am a fair mechanic, Glen needs help, he can pay me under the table.

Gladly!   20.00/hr. to start. Choose your own hours.   Take all the breaks you want.....just realize that you don't get paid during them.      If you ever start feeling like you're worth more $$$ just say so and we'll renegotiate.      

[Mitch f]

But it is a pretty cool looking vehicle 

[dan hufferd]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

Gladly!   20.00/hr. to start. Choose your own hours.   Take all the breaks you want.....just realize that you don't get paid during them.      If you ever start feeling like you're worth more $$$ just say so and we'll renegotiate.      

Wow ! I didn't expect that ! 

You would have to teach me some things, so you may need to reconsider your kind offer.

Plus I'm in Carthage mo. Can I work from the house😁

[fishinwrench]

15 minutes ago, dan hufferd said:

You would have to teach me some things, so you may need to reconsider your kind offer.

As expected.

15 minutes ago, dan hufferd said:

Plus I'm in Carthage mo. Can I work from the house😁

Afraid not.   The mid-kid is home for the Summer or I'd have a room with cable TV, WiFi, and a makeup table/nail salon that you could temporarily move into.   

[dan hufferd]

Just now, fishinwrench said:

As expected.

Afraid not.   The mid-kid is home for the Summer or I'd have a room with cable TV, WiFi, and a makeup table that you could temporarily move into.   

Dang. 

Thank you very much !

If they start giving me crap at work or if we get slow, I will definitely check with you !

I don't forget mechanical knowledge. Somehow??

Don't ask what my anniversary is though.

I will learn and make $ win win !

I would work for a % of the bid if that's easier.

[fishinwrench]

6 minutes ago, dan hufferd said:

Dang. 

Thank you very much !

If they start giving me crap at work or if we get slow, I will definitely check with you !

I don't forget mechanical knowledge. Somehow??

Don't ask what my anniversary is though.

I will learn and make $ win win !

I would work for a % of the bid if that's easier.

Right now I am swamped with total rebuilds and bigger complex jobs.....BUT I can't just make people that only need a water pump replacement, a trim motor swapped out, or something else quick and easy, wait for a month+.       It's the quick turn-around jobs that PAY THE BILLS ! 

It's becoming really hard to manage, and people occasionally get kinda pissy.   I'm only ONE GUY doing it all here though.  And I refuse to work 24/7/365.    

[dan hufferd]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

Right now I am swamped with total rebuilds and bigger complex jobs.....BUT I can't just make people that only need a water pump replacement, a trim motor swapped out, or something else quick and easy, wait for a month+.       It's the quick turn-around jobs that PAY THE BILLS ! 

It's becoming really hard to manage, and people occasionally get kinda pissy.   I'm only ONE GUY doing it all here though.  And I refuse to work 24/7/365.    

Sending pm

[Ruger5555]

On 5/13/2021 at 6:23 PM, Mitch f said:

I’m working all week at the new Rivian car plant in Bloomington/Normal. It’s absolutely crazy, Amazon has pumped 2 billion into this plant, Ford and others have pumped hundreds of millions into it. They’re trying to produce cars by June. This vehicle is all electric and is an off road vehicle that can go up to 400 miles before recharging. They also make electric Amazon delivery vans.

Just curious, what do you do for work? 

 

 

[Mitch f]

3 hours ago, Ruger5555 said:

Just curious, what do you do for work? 

 

 

www.trimetgroup.com

Im the co-owner 

Basically portable measuring services, laser scanning services, reverse engineering, cad modeling