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Subject: [Leica] IMG: From a Trip to My Independent Volvo Mechanic
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 14:41:35 -0600
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Glad I could arouse the nostalgia, Scott.:-)

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 11/8/2013 2:32 PM, Scott Gregory wrote:
> Jim: Boss  Cat has a nostalgic feel to the photo to me. When I was a young 
> teen I worked in a garage after school and on Saturdays pumping gas and 
> changing oil. I remember the smells, the old parts sitting around and the 
> folks coming in to talk to the owner and shoot the breeze. A different era 
> from today's fast oil changes and high tech service centres! I remember 
> the old calendars on the walls and your photo brought all of that back.
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> Scott
>
>> On Nov 8, 2013, at 2:51 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for looking, Lluis.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>> On 11/8/2013 1:47 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> I love Boss Cat!
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Lluis
>>>
>>>
>>>> El 08/11/2013, a las 19:46, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>>>> escribi?:
>>>>
>>>> My driving is limited, so I have my vehicles serviced once a year. 
>>>> Today, I took the Volvo V70 to my independent Volvo mechanic for its 
>>>> annual service, along with a replacement for the original battery, now 
>>>> six years old.
>>>>
>>>> The boss of the shop is a cat that appeared as a kitten, with a skin 
>>>> infection around his neck.  After he was "doctored" and fed, he has 
>>>> grown into an affectionate pet who thinks he owns the place.  Here he 
>>>> reclines in one of his favorite places, taking in all of the activity.
>>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=9342
>>>>
>>>> The owner of the shop and salvage yard is probably older than my 83 
>>>> yrs.  I have done business with him since the 1970s.  Here, he 
>>>> demonstrates to the latest apprentice the proper way to change the 
>>>> hard-to-access pollen filter, in the right foot well. She finished the 
>>>> job.
>>>> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=9345
>>>>
>>>> Both with the venerable E-1 and the ZD 35 Macro
>>>>
>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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