keeotee
Detailing Stare
Well, it's been awhile now since I've frequented the board. Some of you may still recognize the face. 
I've been rather busy with other things for the past couple months, and to be honest, they've had my attention.
Dwayne knows as I spoke to him about this, but I was laid off the middle of February. I'd been at that company for almost 9 years.
So anyway, I'm doing some work now for a guy that has his own small company. I used to work with him at Gap - IT department. Well, I've been learning new skills, what with COBOL dying and all, and so this has kept me busy and I'm getting involved with this company in more than just programming.
I'll be going out of town next week for three days and then the following Sunday for a couple days or so. So, yea, I've been busy with things.
I've not been attending to my truck and car as I should either. Does anyone here take confession? I did finally get a couple coats of Wolfgang's on the truck after buffing it. But the wife's car has been terribly neglected (I expect her to leave me soon if I don't get it buffed and sealant on it!).
Anyway, thought I'd stop in and say hi. It'll be awhile before I can begin to frequent the board more than I have for the past several months.
Some of you may recall that a couple days before winter, that huge storm that came through Cincinnati, caused the car port to come crashing down on the truck and car. Well, they were repaired and the body shop ruined the hood of my truck. I'm certain the car is in bad shape as well. Well, I've not checkit out yet is why I don't know for a fact, but it is a safe bet.
Hard to describe, but where the damage was, they left jagged marks - you can't feel them but you can see them. Then they repainted my whole hood and took a buffer to it and left swirl marks and marring. I was able to improve on this, but you can't touch the jagged lines they left - several of those, one being two feet long along the edge of the hood.
You gotta love good, high quality work like that. Well, the point of that story is that I have to admit, it kind of took the wind out of my sails and feeling like the truck will never be the same again has caused me to not have quite the level of intensity in taking care of it and the car. But be not too dismayed as I am still going to keep them both in good condition and take good care of them, but it won't be an every weekend thing now for me. Plus I don't have that kind of time now really.
Ok, well, that's what has been going on in my life the past few months since I was on the board alot.
Once things settle down a bit, I hope to get back to the board more often. So many new faces around here. Really cool to see how this place is growing.
Oh, and some of you are probably wondering why I didn't take the truck and car back to the body shop and demand they redo the work? Am I right? Well, because, if they can't get it right the first time and when they are getting paid, I doubt they can manage to get it right the second time and when they are not getting paid.
I've been rather busy with other things for the past couple months, and to be honest, they've had my attention.
Dwayne knows as I spoke to him about this, but I was laid off the middle of February. I'd been at that company for almost 9 years.
So anyway, I'm doing some work now for a guy that has his own small company. I used to work with him at Gap - IT department. Well, I've been learning new skills, what with COBOL dying and all, and so this has kept me busy and I'm getting involved with this company in more than just programming.
I'll be going out of town next week for three days and then the following Sunday for a couple days or so. So, yea, I've been busy with things.
I've not been attending to my truck and car as I should either. Does anyone here take confession?
I did finally get a couple coats of Wolfgang's on the truck after buffing it. But the wife's car has been terribly neglected (I expect her to leave me soon if I don't get it buffed and sealant on it!). Anyway, thought I'd stop in and say hi. It'll be awhile before I can begin to frequent the board more than I have for the past several months.
Some of you may recall that a couple days before winter, that huge storm that came through Cincinnati, caused the car port to come crashing down on the truck and car. Well, they were repaired and the body shop ruined the hood of my truck. I'm certain the car is in bad shape as well. Well, I've not checkit out yet is why I don't know for a fact, but it is a safe bet.
Hard to describe, but where the damage was, they left jagged marks - you can't feel them but you can see them. Then they repainted my whole hood and took a buffer to it and left swirl marks and marring. I was able to improve on this, but you can't touch the jagged lines they left - several of those, one being two feet long along the edge of the hood.
You gotta love good, high quality work like that. Well, the point of that story is that I have to admit, it kind of took the wind out of my sails and feeling like the truck will never be the same again has caused me to not have quite the level of intensity in taking care of it and the car. But be not too dismayed as I am still going to keep them both in good condition and take good care of them, but it won't be an every weekend thing now for me. Plus I don't have that kind of time now really.
Ok, well, that's what has been going on in my life the past few months since I was on the board alot.
Once things settle down a bit, I hope to get back to the board more often. So many new faces around here. Really cool to see how this place is growing.
Oh, and some of you are probably wondering why I didn't take the truck and car back to the body shop and demand they redo the work? Am I right? Well, because, if they can't get it right the first time and when they are getting paid, I doubt they can manage to get it right the second time and when they are not getting paid.
