The Neighbourhood Technician.

Ken S. Tucker · 2007-10-23T17:15:09+00:00

I'm sure many of us in this group have interestingstories to tell, I have dozens.Seems as soon as neighbours find out you haveserious equiptment and part supplies they figureyou can fix anything electronic,(80% I fix for $20), but....1) A local yokel has a large collection of 8-trackcountry tapes, but no tape player and finds a $5unit at a flea market. He dumps it on me, 1 hrlater it's working ok and I charge him $20.The yokel bach's, "how can you charge me $20for something that's only worth $5 !!", so I endedup with an 8-track that I played "Don't look Ethel"etc. for awhile.2) Friend brings in a VHS unit, I open it, the damnpulleys are all hairy. The fella explains his cat sitson the unit for years and years.How much would you charge to sort out cat hairin a VHS unit...5 hrs, and $100 on the cheap,the unit is worth $50 new.I've got lot's more, hoping to hear some from therest of this clan.KenET (Electronic Technician) at large.

Oct 23, 2007 21 Replies

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JosephKK 18 years ago

Ken S. Tucker snipped-for-privacy@vianet.on.ca posted to sci.electronics.design:

Thanks for the reminder, that is how i got them to quit coming around. I required that they bring the repair manual as well. The traffic promptly reduced to a trickle.

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JosephKK 18 years ago

Ken S. Tucker snipped-for-privacy@vianet.on.ca posted to sci.electronics.design:

I write truthful reports and send them in. If management does not like it, they can write anything they want and use their own signature. I only had a few instances of managers writing their own report, and only once did one even ask that i sign it. I didn't.

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