Build Thread 1978 Mercury Cyclone. The pig is in the pen.
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I am now taking bets that Mike glued his hands together and is currently recovering from surgery. Anyone?
I claim a portion of the house's take if at any time, his forehead was glued to another surface.
He was able to mail me a part yesterday, and coherently type a message saying he had done so... 
Then roof glue didnt work, decide to weld, warped roof, now making cabriolet.
Hopefully Mike will have sense of humor about all the ribbing he gets. I do appreciate his willingness to do something radically different and share the stories of his efforts.
Hopefully Mike will have sense of humor about all the ribbing he gets. I do appreciate his willingness to do something radically different and share the stories of his efforts.
Mike. Sense of humor. Wellll, it seems to depend on if youre honestly just poking fun, or actually trying to insult him. My taking bets on gluing himself to himself might have him pissed off enough to be insulted since he also is sitting there not being able to zip his pants, nor type with his dominant hand as he reads it...
Oh holy mother of God, can you see Mike being the guy behind the infamous thread???
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I don't think Mike owns an ascot. He may not even know what an ascot is.
Put him in a beret and he'd look just like a Frenchy tho.
Put him in a beret and he'd look just like a Frenchy tho.
Uhh no, geniuses, I'm not cut, broken, or glued to the car.
I was not going to say anything, but it appears that if I simply go dark, the collective assumes that I have somehow done something to myself.
This last week is the first time I've worked in two months and had any income. Similar to three years ago when I had to go to work for CarMax because the housing market had fallen through the floor, 2015 has been less than stellar.
I've aggressively been looking for "real work" for the last 60 days. The process of creating a resume that fits the current design requirements, and applying to a hundred different jobs only to hear nothing from nobody has been less than encouraging.
Anybody want to take a stab at the fact that I'm 58 might be one of the reasons contributing to that?
For years, my business has worked the same. Feast and famine. The proceeds from a really good job have to last till the next one comes along. As long as there is a next one, life goes on. If I have some idea that the next one is coming, I can justify dicking off in the garage for weeks till it does. If I don't have any prospects however,.......going into the garage is tantamount to playing a fiddle while Rome burns. Even though every thing needed for that car is basically paid for, I just haven't been able to justify spending more than a few hours on it without any light at the end of the tunnel.
The job market is robust enough. There are plenty of employers looking for salesmen to sell their particular brand of ice cube to the Eskimos, but applying for it isn't as easy as emailing a copy of your resume in response to the ad. Matter of fact,....Far from it.
Big employers now use software to screen the submitted resumes based on their "required qualifications" keywords before an actual human HR manager even lays eyes on it. Now, you have to modify your summary of qualifications to include what you think those keywords may be........For every different job you apply to.
Now add to that that the requirements of the job almost always require a 4yr degree ( which I don't have) and you are also immediately excluded. They are unwilling to train you on the specifics of the ice cube they sell,...they want applicants with experience dealing with their ice specifically,.....never mind that your 30 year work history has bullet points pointing out awards, and achievements where you exceeded the expectations of your previous employers. Another strike against your resume ever seeing the light of day.
If by some rare chance your resume lands on a hiring managers desk, you may get the chance to participate in a phone screening interview. One where you'll have to tell the man what you think " your greatest weakness" is, or conversely, " your greatest strength". You'll get to tell them "why they should hire you". The answers are not as cut and dried as they seem. Now, every one of those answers better have a tie in that directly relates to the position you're applying for, or this will be the last time you talk to anyone at this company.
I still have a current ASE certification as service consultant. I've got a customer that is strongly connected to almost every auto dealership in the city. If I have to, I can return to that industry and probably get hired with minimal effort. While no bowl of cherries, it could be a decent paycheck in exchange for 60 hours of work.
Only this time, I won't work for a dealer selling a lot full of different brands of used cars.
The reality of the situation is even if the business hadn't hit a slump like it did, the fact that the job puts me in 125 degree attics, G.I. Joe low crawlin' under houses, or hanging off the top of a fully extended 24' ladder, It's only a matter of time before the age factor I'm b itching about truly limits my ability to do the job anyway. One way or the other, I have to move to a different career regardless.
So, there it is,....no 2x4 cracking me between the eyes, no exploding cut off wheel blowing the glasses off my face and into my right eye,..no molten weld spatter burning holes in me, no grinding wheel burning trenches in my fingers,.....just dealing with a small bump in the road.
I was not going to say anything, but it appears that if I simply go dark, the collective assumes that I have somehow done something to myself.
This last week is the first time I've worked in two months and had any income. Similar to three years ago when I had to go to work for CarMax because the housing market had fallen through the floor, 2015 has been less than stellar.
I've aggressively been looking for "real work" for the last 60 days. The process of creating a resume that fits the current design requirements, and applying to a hundred different jobs only to hear nothing from nobody has been less than encouraging.
Anybody want to take a stab at the fact that I'm 58 might be one of the reasons contributing to that?
For years, my business has worked the same. Feast and famine. The proceeds from a really good job have to last till the next one comes along. As long as there is a next one, life goes on. If I have some idea that the next one is coming, I can justify dicking off in the garage for weeks till it does. If I don't have any prospects however,.......going into the garage is tantamount to playing a fiddle while Rome burns. Even though every thing needed for that car is basically paid for, I just haven't been able to justify spending more than a few hours on it without any light at the end of the tunnel.
The job market is robust enough. There are plenty of employers looking for salesmen to sell their particular brand of ice cube to the Eskimos, but applying for it isn't as easy as emailing a copy of your resume in response to the ad. Matter of fact,....Far from it.
Big employers now use software to screen the submitted resumes based on their "required qualifications" keywords before an actual human HR manager even lays eyes on it. Now, you have to modify your summary of qualifications to include what you think those keywords may be........For every different job you apply to.
Now add to that that the requirements of the job almost always require a 4yr degree ( which I don't have) and you are also immediately excluded. They are unwilling to train you on the specifics of the ice cube they sell,...they want applicants with experience dealing with their ice specifically,.....never mind that your 30 year work history has bullet points pointing out awards, and achievements where you exceeded the expectations of your previous employers. Another strike against your resume ever seeing the light of day.
If by some rare chance your resume lands on a hiring managers desk, you may get the chance to participate in a phone screening interview. One where you'll have to tell the man what you think " your greatest weakness" is, or conversely, " your greatest strength". You'll get to tell them "why they should hire you". The answers are not as cut and dried as they seem. Now, every one of those answers better have a tie in that directly relates to the position you're applying for, or this will be the last time you talk to anyone at this company.
I still have a current ASE certification as service consultant. I've got a customer that is strongly connected to almost every auto dealership in the city. If I have to, I can return to that industry and probably get hired with minimal effort. While no bowl of cherries, it could be a decent paycheck in exchange for 60 hours of work.
Only this time, I won't work for a dealer selling a lot full of different brands of used cars.
The reality of the situation is even if the business hadn't hit a slump like it did, the fact that the job puts me in 125 degree attics, G.I. Joe low crawlin' under houses, or hanging off the top of a fully extended 24' ladder, It's only a matter of time before the age factor I'm b itching about truly limits my ability to do the job anyway. One way or the other, I have to move to a different career regardless.
So, there it is,....no 2x4 cracking me between the eyes, no exploding cut off wheel blowing the glasses off my face and into my right eye,..no molten weld spatter burning holes in me, no grinding wheel burning trenches in my fingers,.....just dealing with a small bump in the road.
And as a testimonial to the above, just got a rejection letter from another HR department stating that they wanted someone with experience in the field.
Want to know the ironic part?
The "experience" they're looking for is selling tools.
End mills, cutting, clamping, and drilling tools. Hand tools as simple as a screw driver, clamping tools for the machining industry costing tens of thousands, selling to the industry located around a 200 mile square region.
Too bad the hiring manager doesn't know what you guys know about me.
Want to know the ironic part?
The "experience" they're looking for is selling tools.
End mills, cutting, clamping, and drilling tools. Hand tools as simple as a screw driver, clamping tools for the machining industry costing tens of thousands, selling to the industry located around a 200 mile square region.
Too bad the hiring manager doesn't know what you guys know about me.
I was 64 when the VA hired me as an IT tech. The manager said that he wanted someone with maturity to serve as an example to the 23-30 year old crew that was the majority of the IT group. Then he assigned me to work on the two IT systems and devices that get the most notice from the Front Office when they don't work correctly. With God's help I have slowly and surely gotten one of the systems to the point that it causes very few problems, is fast and reliable. Using what I knew from the past and what I have learned since I have been there, I believe that I have a solution for the major problems with the remaining system. Employers know that they have to pay for experience, and most of them cheap out unless the are smart enough to see the need for that experience.
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Haha...carmax... That's the only place that would actually pay me anywhere near what I need and gave me a decent schedule as a level 5 technician. Age usually means you know what you're worth and a lot of companies don't want workers that know what they're worth. Good luck man... You should put in for your own TV show....I'd watch you before I ever watched another episode of the gas monkies.
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