Family Fun!

It is extremely important to stay organized and clean in the industry. Not only in the in shop, but on the road as well. It is easy to get caught up in life, but never skip out on an opportunity to spend time with your family! This week we washed and waxed dad's truck! 

 

"real world"

I hear people talk about the "real world" all the time. well in the "real world", crap happens!

 Last week I had just got done replacing the water pump on a BMW (the blue liquid on the floor is coolant). This particular car does not have a dipstick. We were going to drain the oil in to a bucket to see how much oil the vehicle had in it. Not thinking anything about it, Eric had the car running for close to a half an hour, and the proceeded to drain the oil... his container ended up overflowing, and I tried to put the drain plug back into the oil pan, but the oil was way to hot. So lesson leaned, make sure that you know how much oil the vehicle you are working on holds.

My turn: 
So apparently one mess just wasn't enough.. I was draining all of our used oil into the drum we have outside when an air bubble in the hose caused the spout to fly out and spray oil all over the place, I had oil in my hair, all over my clothes, and not to mention it was all over the side of the building and the cement wall behind the drum.

Capstone

For my project I'm going to write about my future goals. As of now, I am a student at Washington State Community College and I am currently working at Schafer Auto Center in Marietta Ohio.

The average Automotive Technician makes around $39,000 a year, and the average Diesel Technician makes around $45,000 a year. Depending on your skills, those numbers could greatly increase. Eventually, I would like to get a job being a diesel technician. I honestly don't have my life completely planned out. My immediate goals would be finishing school, and learning everything that I can while working at Schafer's. 

Today at work I replaced the drivers side sway bar end link on a 2008 Chevy Silverado. 

In our Chassis class this week we went to the welding lab and learned how to use cutting torches. 

Defying the odds.

Defying the odds..
To "defy the odds" is to accomplish something that most would deem impossible; succeeding at a task that others may think that you would fail at. 
As girls in the auto/diesel world we "defy the odds."
Here is your typical "selfie" form atypical girls!