Barter

Truck tire been going flat for about six months now.  Slow leaker.  Finally pulled it and dropped it off with Scott.  As I was unloading the tire I spotted the head of a drywall screw nestled deep in the treads.  “I have identified the problem for you,” I said, very helpfully pointing to the screw head.  Understand, Scott is a man who can strip your car down to the studs and rebuild it, whereas I am a man whose mechanical skills are the equivalent of a rubber mallet.

Anyway, just got off the phone.  Tire needed a patch, but it’s repaired and ready to go.  And best of all, I am told the bill has come to a couple dozen eggs and a signed paperback.

I have to be careful about slinging endorsements around.  Not so much because I don’t want to, but because once you begin, the floodgates open, and you can’t do every deserving person/business justice.  But I’ve mentioned Scott in the past, and I’ll say it again:  If, like me, you possess less-than-remedial mechanical skills, you know what a treasure a talented and trustworthy mechanic can be.  Scott is all of that and more.  His garage is named after his son, and I can assure you agnostics get great service too.