Hi Rick, Sounds like your son is level headed. Perhaps you can talk him into a ME and work as a mechanic while going to college - summers and stuff - which will either show him either it's not what he hoped it would be or that he can do it even better if it's combined with a ME degree - with many more doors open to him. He could go into motorsports, new car engineering, or all kinds of stuff. Not that being a mechanic is bad, but there's being a mechanic with no backup and then there things like a management position with real world experience - which can be satisfying -
Good luck - Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Knoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Transmission toasted: jackleg mechanics >> I think that there is hope - todays kids seem drawn to cars the way many >> of >> us were in the 50s and 60s. They do much of their own work and >> understand >> how their cars work. >> >> Although it seems a lot of kids are unwilling to choose this line of >> work. >> A local community college president related this story - a local Ford >> dealer >> told the Pres he would hire any students graduating from the CCs auto >> technology program at a starting salary of $50K /yr. This was 5 years ago >> so >> I suspect it has gone up. Sadly there were few takers. >> >> Oh well, life goes on -- > > My 14 y/o son wants to go into a mechanical or electrical trade when he > graduates high school. I have no problem with that, however I have > explained to him that when he gets to be 50 plus years old, he may not > like turning wrenches 40 hours a week any more. I am twisting his arm to > go to college first. He is very intelligent and will do well whatever > profession he chooses. He traded a bicycle for a non-running 5hp Honda > engine. He was thrilled to have it running within an hour of getting it > home. Instead of him taking stuff apart and ME putting it back together > correctly, he is getting better about completing tasks like this with > little input from me. > > Rick Knoble > '85 300 CD > '87 190 DT > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.487 / Virus Database: 269.13.19/1008 - Release Date: > 9/14/2007 8:59 AM > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
