Last week I missed class because we were driving back from our little family trip to Pensacola Beach, Florida and I really missed turning a wrench at school. Granted the family trip was awesome and we certainly plan on making another trip later this year when it warms up. Something pretty cool happened over this…Read More…
Week 5 of Motor School
February 15, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
We were sitting in class last night on Valentine’s Day, granted this is self inflicted since the class is for fun, but still Valentine’s Day. I asked Steve, “how long are we going to keep our wives mad at us this evening?” He had a pretty good reply, “as long as it takes to disassemble,…Read More…
Week 4 of Motor School
February 8, 2012 by · 1 Comment
Last night was week 4 of motor school and it just keeps getting better and better! We were suppose to have a test last week over chapter 2 from our book, however, not everyone had the book yet so we had a reprieve. Steve never mentioned that the test was going to be last night,…Read More…
Week 3 of Motor School
February 1, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
I finished my third class last night of Small Engine Service and Repair at Tarrant County Community College, that’s TCCC for the cool kids. The commitment of going to this one class is pretty intense, not so much the class itself but, everything around it. Case in point, I work in Las Colinas and the campus…Read More…
Week 2 of Motor School
January 25, 2012 by · 3 Comments
Okay, motor school is way cool! This week we had a pretty quick lecture about pistons, piston rings, cam shafts and valves. Steve demonstrated how to remove the piston rings from the piston and had us do it several times and pointed out that you can leak if you catch your fingers on the edge…Read More…
Back to School to Go Old School
January 19, 2012 by · 1 Comment
Tuesday night I attended my first college class since 1994, when I earned my BBA in Finance from University of Texas at Arlington. Rather than taking classes to start my career like I did many moons ago, I enrolled in the Small Engine Repair Continuing Education Program; so I can learn about something that I…Read More…
Mechanically Inclined As A Fence Post
January 6, 2012 by · 2 Comments
I maybe as mechanically inclined as a fence post but, who says an old dog can’t learn a new trick. I just registered at Tarrant County Community College in the Small Engine Repair – Continuing Education Program. The program includes a total of five classes: Electrical Systems, Servicing, Outboard, Motorcycle and then the Project Class. …Read More…
