is this stealing

[Edge34]

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All mechanics are not thieves, you know.

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I didn't really say that - what I said was that many (ie. almost all) will charge people for the "labor" that they didn't even put in...

Example, a good friend of mine is a mechanic for a Ford dealership around here. He has told me many times where he will be assigned a simple task like putting running boards on a new F-150 or something, and he'll basically be told to put it down as at least 1 or 2 more hours than he actually spent on it.

So yeah, not all mechanics are theives, and it depends on your definition of stealing, but since I like to get my hands a little dirty working on the car anyways, it makes sense for me to do my own work instead of getting my wallet plundered over time.

Edit add: judging by some other posters' comments in other threads, i must agree...you ARE less annoying as Dead.