This Honda Pilot belongs to the owner of a business in Tempe AZ. They have a few company trucks and used to maintain their company trucks like this:

1. Send an employee with the truck to a lube shop, which meant down-time for the vehicle and no productivity from the employee.
2. Pay the price of the oil change PLUS the employee's wages while he sits there waiting.

Now they have us do all the maintenance right at their company location. This means:

 

1. Much less vehicle down-time.

2. The employees continue working on what they should be working on.

2. About the same price for the service.

3. No paying an employee to go sit at a lube shop!

Oh, and while we're there we do the owner's Honda and one or two of the employee's personal cars, so they don't have to go get it done on the weekend.

 

Makes a lot more sense, doesn't it?

Take a Break!

It's good to work hard for many reasons, especially if your purpose is a good one (as opposed to being entirely selfish). But remember to take a break now and then. Step outside of your life for a few hours or a day to get a fresh perspective... go to a place like the one above, where I went recently.

Here are some links to articles on How to Live in the Moment, How to be More Happy, etc. At first, some of the keys or ideas may seem sappy or too simple to you, but if you think about them you'll realize that many of them are actually pretty good. You may not like everything written but perhaps you can profit from some of it.

http://www.wikihow.com/Live-in-the-Moment

http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/09/26/how-to-find-happiness/


http://www.grandparents.com/gp/content/your-life/your-outlook/article/sshow-how-to-be-happy-everyday.html?page=1


http://women.webmd.com/guide/give-your-body-boost-with-laughter


... that last one applies to anyone, not just women.

Anyway, be good to yourself, have fun, and God bless you!

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Here are some of the vehicles we've helped folks out with recently...

 ... so you can see we service just about anything that has oil in it! If you have questions about any kind of vehicle maintenance, we can help.

A friend sent this to me. Not the normal thing for this Blog, but so what... He said it's a list of the top five regrets of people who were not far from the ends of their lives. I don't know the origin of this list but it's sure worth a look:

1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
"This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made. Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it."

2. I wish I hadn't worked so hard.
"This came from every male patient that I nursed. They missed their children's youth and their partner's companionship. Women also spoke of this regret, but as most were from an older generation, many of the female patients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence."

3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.
"Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a mediocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relating to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result."

4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends.
"Often they would not truly realise the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks and it was not always possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort that they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying."

5. I wish that I had let myself be happier.
"This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realize until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called 'comfort' of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to their selves, that they were content, when deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again."

We serviced some RVs and cars at a Phoenix area RV rental & auto sales business recently. If you have any questions about basic maintenance of almost any kind of vehicle, we are here to help!

Why should I get my oil changed more often?

Check out this photo of the inside of an engine. The oil was not changed often enough, so you can see a lot of cruddy stuff built up. Here's what it comes down to: If you are nice to your car, your car will be nicer to you for many more miles!