Category Archives: Feature Articles

Timing Belt Boot Camp

Timing Belt Boot Camp If your timing belt fails your car dies.  Best to understand it. (updated from Jan 2011) Many of your vehicle’s components are easily accessible and show wear.  When one of these is about to break we … Continue reading

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We can’t get enough asphalt!

We just can’t get enough asphalt But we’re getting more! We get lots of great comments on our Comment Cards, but no one’s perfect.  When people answer the “How can we improve?” question, all too often it’s a suggestion about … Continue reading

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We Have A Winner! Our 2022 Referral Reward $1000 winner is…

We Have A Winner! You voted, the votes are tallied, and our $1000 winner is… Your referrals to family and friends are the biggest compliments we receive, and they keep the doors of our shop open.  To say thanks, our … Continue reading

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The Devil In All Of Us- With Tyre Nichols’ death, let’s look at where evil comes from

The Devil In All Of Us With Tyre Nichols’ death, let’s look at where evil comes from (updated from Feb 2022) Tyre Nichols is the latest Black man to die in a horrifying video at the hands of police.  This … Continue reading

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Tom Dwyer Newsletter Year in Review 2022!

The Tom Dwyer Newsletter YEAR IN REVIEW 2022! We always say the Tom Dwyer Newsletter is unlike any other you’ve ever read, and there’s only one reason… if you get bored, you won’t read it.  We try to stay interesting … Continue reading

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My OTHER mechanic didn’t say that!

Wait, my OTHER mechanic didn’t say that! Why our advice might be different from others, and what to do if it is. “The Internet says I don’t need that!” “My father-in-law was a mechanic and he said you’re conning me!” … Continue reading

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What is the “Dark Enlightenment”?

What Is The  “Dark Enlightenment”? It’s the opposite of America. And it’s here. A truism of Conservative thought is “ideas have consequences”.  One idea making the rounds in conservative/libertarian/republican circles these days is, unfortunately, the alt-right idea of a “Dark … Continue reading

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What if YOU could go to Mars? You can.

What if… YOU could go to Mars?  You can. Our longest-time clients may remember our Outreach Advisor, Charles, from his days when he also drove our Courtesy Shuttle and talked about the hypothetical Mars Museum he wanted to build.  There’s … Continue reading

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State-of-the-art REAL ROBOTS

State-of-the-art REAL ROBOTS The scariest thing you’ll see this Halloween It started simply enough.  There was a story about robotics manufacturers signing an open letter pledging not to “weaponize their advanced mobility general purpose robots or the software that makes … Continue reading

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MediCare fraud- A feature, not a bug

MediCare Fraud A feature, not a bug. “Insurance giants are exploiting Medicare Advantage—a corporate-managed program that threatens to result in the complete privatization of traditional Medicare—to capture billions of dollars in extra profits, reporting by The New York Times confirmed. … Continue reading

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