 ironwalker World RenownedPremium,MVM
join:2001-08-31
Keansburg, NJ
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Re: Meet your Automotive Forum Professionals Damn, with so many stickies and only 7 topics showing on my favs, I always skipped the stickies.
I was an A tech but am in construction now.
Starting in 85' I was considered an auto mechanic....this was my first job in the field.I have been wrenching long before though.My uncle owned several junk yards and I always played there while dad visited.Playing, I found myself grabbing parts for the 5 bay garage techs.Soon after I was there on more days than I wanted to be there following school suspensions. 
Senior year I worked at a gas station as a mechanic.
Then wanting to go to a school for techs...the east coast school was Lincoln Tech I decided against it. Thank g-d I took the advice of a local large tire shop and worked instead of schooling at LT. He said I'd have more experience there on the job vs LT and he was right. Besides those guys didn't actually know very much after coming out of the school.
Anyway, I ended my auto tech career in a Ford dealership.I had all the certs,schooling Ford wanted me to have and then some. I even had work at the local Ford plant because of my skill/schooling one week out of the month every month.
My auto career ended 10 yrs later after trying to get a local dealership unionised...well, I didn't call the rep to start the unionisation(word?) but because it was known I was for it I got fired. A failed union vote allows an employee 1yr in jersey before being allowed to get fired.....I got the year.
Any who...hoping to help folks here as best as I can and, at the same time, learn from the rest of ya'll.
Thanks.
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