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MEN ARE JUST HAPPY PEOPLE This needs no explanation - and is a fun read, no matter your gender. Men Are Just Happier People! What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water park. Car mechanics tell you the truth. The world is your urinal. You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky. You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt. Wrinkles add character. Wedding dress - $5,000. Tux rental - $100. People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them. New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet. One mood all the time. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat. You know stuff about tanks. A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase. You can open all your own jars. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness. If someone forgets to invite you, he or she can still be your friend. Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. Two pairs of shoes are more than enough. You almost never have strap problems in public. You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes. Everything on your face stays its original color The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades. You only have to shave your face and neck. You can play with toys all your life. One wallet and one pair of shoes - one color for all seasons. You can wear shorts no matter how your legs look. You can 'do' your nails with a pocket knife. You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache. You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes. No wonder men are happier! NICKNAMES If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah. If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Bubba and Wildman. EATING OUT When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it's only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back. When the girls get their bill, outcome the pocket calculators. MONEY A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs. A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need but it's on sale. BATHROOMS A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel. The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items. ARGUMENTS A woman has the last word in any argument. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument. FUTURE Awoman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife. MARRIAGE A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't. A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, but she does. DRESSING UP A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash, answer the phone, read a book, or get the mail. A man will dress up for weddings and funerals. NATURAL Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed. Women somehow deteriorate during the night. OFFSPRING Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams. A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY A married man should forget his mistakes. There's no use in two people remembering the same thing!

Amen! Harry this is going to be a disaster rivaling Katrina. We all need to do all that we can.

They should ban passenger tires more than 8 years old.

In Naples, Florida the other day, there was a bumper sticker on a parked car that read: "I miss Chicago." Someone broke the window, stole the radio, shot out all four of the tires, added an Obama bumper sticker And left a note that read: "Hope this helps!!!"

My service manager's brother opened a shop and bought a cheap Chinese balancer and changer. They were both constantly broke down and were completely out of commission within 6 months. Service was almost impossible to come by and replacement parts took months. The Chinese stuff may be ok for a hobby shop but not for a serious shop doing any volume. I would rather have used American than new Chinese. Our lifts are Rotary, our changer and aligner are Hunter, and our balancer is Coats. Don't buy Chinese for anything with a lot of moving parts. Their stuff has a lot of plastic parts that break. Above all else don't do Chinese on balancers and changers is my advice.

5% seems low to me. Are you able to do that in the Chicago market?

I like it. Looks good!

Just hope you never have a problem because they never ever showed any ability to help me. In my book nobody is ever given the ability to resolve a complaint.

And you will need replacement parts for sure.

Here is the danger of free or cheap diagnose. Occasionally I buy problem cars to fix and flip or make a loaner. I was contacted last week by a non-customer about a vehicle needing a transmission. I bought it and fixed it today with a $40 used alternator. They saved a lot of money didn't they!

I am with you all the way on this one. I will never do business with Mitchell again unless they are the last software company left on the face of the earth and then I will think about it. They are liars and they cannot absolutely resolve anything.

I do not see that you have much to lose since you are single. I say go for it.

Definitely a subject that many of us need to seriously consider. I turn 65 in December. Anyone want to buy a franchise? 😬

Add to the bugs list dead mice and lice mice.

I have always used some Carquest starters and alternators. We have experienced a high failure rate recently and have concluded that we will not use those again.

Do you have a phone like this? https://youtu.be/kyisfzUT7Ys

They do but they also sell alot of cheap chinese stuff as well. Just looked at a popular size and saw Sentry, Arizonian, GT Radial, Kuhmol, Falken, etc. All low end stuff. They aslo have some name brands but some of those are like the Walmart name brands. Manufactured for them to who knows what standard. I find often when pricing against them that they are selling their second line heads up against the mine as a brand for brand pricing when it is not the same stuff.

Discount tire doesn't pay near minimum wage.

Maybe he is a parts swopper not a technician.

https://www.chicksontheright.com/peyton-manning-retirement-home-best-thing-youll-see-day/

I wouldn't want to be selling used tire in New Jersey. Here the used tire guys sell some real junk.

For years we didn't charge and then I switched to charging a nominal amount. Finally, about three years ago we switched to charging 5% up to $35 maximum. What I found out was the biggest problem in charging shop supplies was me not my customers and that for years I had been giving away money.

We charge for shop supplies and maybe once per year someone says something. The only ones who ever complain are cheapskates.

What does it cost?

Wow! What a rip off. I haven't heard much of a recommendation for Yelp on this forum.