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Originally Posted by DieselAddict

Fortunately I haven't had any encounters with neighbors while working on my cars because I have a garage to work in. But what I don't like is people asking me "What's wrong with your car?" just because I have the hood up and I'm checking my work from the day before in front of my workplace. Some people think there must be something wrong with your car if your hood is up. Those are the same people who never do any maintenance or let JiffyLube do it.

I would call that 80% of the population. While waiting for my brother to finish soccer class I was out in the parking lot replacing the washer pump motor and I had a total of 3 people over the course of the hour say "Need a jump?" (with my radio on in the background), or "Won't start huh, need to get a newer more realiable car then that." I promptly got in and started it right up with an astonished look their faces.

I know what you mean.

I think all my neighbors pity me (or at least my wife) because I am always fixing something on one of my vehicles. I pity them because if they ever got stuck somewhere without a cell phone they would probably die before opening the hood and figuring out what is wrong. And if I hear one more person tell me about "good ole Jiffy Lube" I will crack him with a breaker bar!!!