Day 1

 Hellooooooo to my dedicated fanbase of readers. I should give you a fandom name. The Kruserators. no. we'll work on that. if you have ideas, put 'em in the comments.

Well, everyone, it's officially my second day over at Pearl Auto Services. It's a slow morning, so I'm taking this time to make a blog post while one of the technicians builds a secret false trunk for a car. 

The car that had to have two bushings replaced -- it took 3 and a half hours for these two little plastic donut looking things to get in there.

So far, I've mostly been lurking next to Matt and Nathan, the two technicians, while they deal with any and all problems that a car might have. Everyone here has been ridiculously kind, tolerating what are probably stupid questions with patience, and going out of their way to explain things to me. Yesterday alone I essentially learned how an engine worked, and then got to see two timing belt replacements, upwards of four oil changes, an internal engine oil leak, a coolant leak fixed, and more stuff that I don't even have the vocabulary to describe (something about an alternator and a current problem? sorry, Bob, I thought I understood the electricity unit well enough). I have 7 and 1/2 pages of notes compiled already. I'm super excited to keep finding new challenges. One of the technicians yesterday told me that was his favorite part of the job: that every day brings a never-seen-before problem. My mentor Witt, has also hinted at me starting to get hands-on faster than he expected, and wants me to take apart an engine starting tomorrow? 

One of my plethora of unorganized notes pages. 

My first day went 8-4 (and I left early for a lacrosse game, which we won #undefeated), and today will be longer still, but my hours should shorten up a little bit once I get the grasp on the system. Which is good, because being on my feet all day is surprisingly tiring. I have, however, secured a rolly chair to my name. 

Me in the shop

I hope everyone reading this is doing well (hi to my CNC, maybe you can use this time to practice your Minis so you can have a shot at beating me when I come back for the last week). I'm having a lovely time, and am looking forward to a few weeks of learning!

Sophie

Witt's Wisdom of the Day: Nissans are a pain in the ass to fix. Don't get one.

Passengers on the Kruse Ship of Life? I like that one.