After much consternation and consultation, I changed the spark plugs and spark plug wires in my car last night. And after discussing the repairs with a neighbor, asking the advice of the clerk at Advance Auto Parts, and doing as much Web reading on the topic as I reasonably could -- I can't figure out: Am I a thrifty anti-consumerist or a gearhead?
I saved money on the deal. The job cost me a shade over 40 bucks and about 4-5 hours of my time. I'm sure it would have cost me much more than that at a garage. If I would have knit my own clothes, or fixed my own furniture, or painted my walls, I might be considered crafty. Punks knit. Hippies work with wood. Hipsters paint their walls burgundy and beige. Not so for fixing cars.
Oh well, at least wearing Dickies bridges the gap, if only a bit.
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
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