The adventures of a new ope service writer

Uh...yeah. We do.

 

Almost sounds like the time i went up to mow my mom's yard. She had a murry riding lawnmower. I started it up and it's clanging like crazy, vibrating, etc. So i shut it down quick, grabbed the deck, tipped it on its side and looked under it. One of the blades was bent like a bobby pin almost in a complete U! I said,who's been using that mower and what for, she said, cory's been up behind the house ''jumping it''. So i took her outside, tipped it up again and showed her, my poor mom said, "Do you think they'll cover that with the warranty"? When she said, that, and so very seriously, i about fell over, lol. It worked, cory didn't ever have to mow the yard again. And, like you i told her don't let that kid on that mower again.

 

I am only too familiar with equipment like that. That god for those instant picture film cameras back in the day. Most of the time had to take 1/2 of it apart to replace the broken belt or frozen bearing on a idler.

 

I had a Craftsman yard tractor and snowblower setup once that looked a lot like that. It threw a belt every time I used it and turned a 2 hour job into all day. Changing a belt did take all day. No wonder Sears is going bankrupt

 

Craftsman and quality used to go hand in hand. They were known for their warranty, service and parts.
Now? It's just another company that couldnt keep up to the ever changing consumer's needs and internet sales.

 

That was actually 35 years ago. The decline had definitely started by then!

 

or about the same time we started major trading with China and Japan?

 

It died again.... you still doing service writing bocefus78 ?

 

Service writer, warranty , sales, parts, and helping train a new service manager. No shortage of responsibility

Spring is our crazy season. I will fire this up again.

Thanks for the bump.

Todays fun fact I learned the hard way:

It takes a while to count $12,000 worth of 20 dollar bills.

Como se dice 100 dollar bills only en espanol?

 

Back in 99, I had to wait 2 hours at the dealership cause every one in the sales and finance offices was counting out 45,000 in cash ( small bills nothing larger than a 20) That a couple brought in to purchase a new vehicle. I was pretty miffed as all I was there for was to pick up my new truck- nothing else. fast foreward to last Summer , at a dealership down the block, had a nice vechile I was looking for for an exceptionally good price- would not take cash or check or bank draft - only a down payment on a credit card- I wasn't there to set up any finance activity. They didn't last long 3 mo. later out of business.
More in line with your employment, this came in a couple days ago. Yep that is a wash tub full of dull chains.

 

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Pretty sure I can make that happen