The good, the bad, and the WTF did he just say?!?!
There's been alot of good times and good info from a variety of members over the years, and there has always been some that just come and go, and then there are the opposite sides of the fence that no matter how good someone is, or how bad they may be, it is never going to matchup. There is always going to be someone that has a way to improve up on how you do it, or remembers the errors they did when they tried it in the past.
The end result should still be one thing, regardless of method or madness.... customer satisfaction and personal satisfaction in a job well done.
Regardless of if you use Glue, Staples, Tack strips, prefer Tour Edition over Simonis or vice versa, IT'S THE END RESULT AND HOW WE REPRESENT OURSELF that people will remember.
I'm guilty of egging it on, and I don't bother to deny it, because at times you can see the amusement it creates for all involved. Then sometimes it's just the wrong day to say the wrong thing.
If we could find a way to combine mutual knowledge to pass out and share among the new comers or even someone that has a question about an idea but is afraid to post it.
I don't care.
I was doing tables before I found AZ, and I'll still be doing tables down the road, and probably still for a fair amount of the members of the forums. Or their friends. or their poolroom. Or someone that was referred as a result of one of the above.
Regardless, when I finish I will have done everything in my knowledge to improve upon the previous condition and gone out of my way to make some new friends in the process.
Reputation isn't measured by how many green squares you have by your name- it's measured by the amount of people that believe in your ability enough to tell someone else.
Glen has spent years building his rep through alot of different parts of the country, as a result he's considered an industry leader.
Dartman has built a reputation based upon ability and integrity that people have come to know him from.
OTLB may not run the highways as much, but he's obviously done his job well enough to establish a growing area over the years before joining the forums.
Craig, Donny, Pat and a whole lot of others are out there and doing great work, and doing it quietly.
But the word still spreads, and they still get phone calls.
If I think of Southern California and Dave and Busters in the same sentence, I automatically think of Donny and the changes he's made, and the impression he leaves behind him.
Everytime I drive by one out here, it reminds me that i haven't called and said "hi" in a few months. Sorry Donny, I'm slipping in my old age...lol
But the one thing that I can say about everyone I've mentioned above....they will not accept less than their best in any job.
They go there with the intention of making this job the best table they have ever done, even if it's in some subtle hidden way that only they know about.
And they are willing to offer pointers to someone that has hit a stumbling block that they themselves have run into in the past.
That is the heart and soul of our little corner of the internet, and when opportunity allows it, it seems that every meeting between members has gone great and everyone leaves a little bit richer with knowledge or ideas.
Glen is working towards something that is mutually beneficial for all Mechanics. And somewhat less than condusive toward the longevity of the hacks that are still trying to screw things up.
John, if you and Glen ever sat down and did some brainstorming,
I have no doubts that you two would be dangerous!
Although at the moment, I'm not sure about locking the two of you in the same room.....
Enough of the *****ing, I've been up for over 30 hours and I have to get some more work done today, and I hope that by the time this crazy weekend is over, that we can be back to normal doing what we do-
Providing info that is deserving of the cream of the crop, showing off the latest work and repairs, and of course, my personal favorite.....
Sharing the latest finds of hackwork-(via pictures,of course
)
Now, everyone has a big Jimmy, so can we get back on course to what brought us all here to begin with?
And I'm not just talking about Glen's videos from Simonis!lol:wink:
Perfectpockets and GreyGhost are 100% right..... so to quote someone badly..."Can't we all just get along?!"
Hope everyone is having a great weekend, and that there were plenty of photo ops in the process!
(AND that there isn't any of you trying to match up with my hours so far....trust me. It gets old)
Sorry guys, but you know me, when I get my teeth into something, i have a hard time letting go...lol
