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Captain Stern

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84. Well, not all of us.

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 07:42 PM

Feb 2020

I don't really give a shit if the guy or gal working on my car wants to change my radio station to something they'd like to hear while they are working.

It just takes me one second to change it back.

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When I left my car for an oil change, my radio [View all] Ilsa Feb 2020 OP

Our local hate radio station is KQQQ Pullman, WA. Affectionately known as KKKQ. n/t brewens Feb 2020 #1

I'd just graduated in 1990 and was working at Lower Granite captain queeg Feb 2020 #105

If it's a good and reasonable mechanic LakeArenal Feb 2020 #2

He changed my car radio. Had no business Ilsa Feb 2020 #4

Doesn't change my mind. LakeArenal Feb 2020 #10

LOL, ok! nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #107

Next time you take your car to that business, put a post-it note on your radio that japple Feb 2020 #16

You're braver than I not fooled Feb 2020 #41

I was just being a bit sarcastic, but (as usual) forgot to post a "sarcasm" smilie. japple Feb 2020 #46

Or, as we used to say in radio: rsdsharp Feb 2020 #43

If he's good at his job & reasonable, forget it. Push a button for gods sake. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #19

I like your attitude. virgogal Feb 2020 #29

You bet I would fire a surgeon who's a Trumpet. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #30

+1 5X Feb 2020 #40

Jeeze, I remember when people used to do the same because of race oldsoftie Feb 2020 #48

I have spent the last year fighting for my life... Yurovsky Feb 2020 #54

Wow. Good luck & I certainly wish the best for you. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #86

Thank you very much! Yurovsky Feb 2020 #90

Those are great words to live by. And they will stay with me. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #99

If they keep their opinions to themselves, I don't ask. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #110

Completely agree. cwydro Feb 2020 #70

race and a choice of voting for someone treestar Feb 2020 #109

But that poster assumed the surgeon to be insane. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #118

Well we have an example - Ben Carson treestar Feb 2020 #121

The only doctors or dentists I have fired for their politics are the ones who pushed it csziggy Feb 2020 #66

My dad left an eye Dr because of the constant religious talk. nt oldsoftie Feb 2020 #88

I doubt he'd be able to hear Ilsa Feb 2020 #62

Agree. Their choice of station is indicative of their character--did you check for anything missing? Doremus Feb 2020 #39

I agree he shouldn't have touched your radio. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #63

Exactly! Rebl2 Feb 2020 #74

We quit getting our tires at a chain place in Oklahoma. redstatebluegirl Feb 2020 #3

Personally I don't do business Kaiserguy Feb 2020 #45

Yes, change mechanics. Delmette2.0 Feb 2020 #5

I have to wonder if he's too stupid to change my oil. nt Ilsa Feb 2020 #7

If he actually changed it. keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #17

Check the oil dipstick. Delmette2.0 Feb 2020 #73

Yeah. More of a rhetorical question/statement. keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #81

Of course it does.. Delmette2.0 Feb 2020 #82

When one accuses someone else of stupidity Codeine Feb 2020 #58

I wanna say nine out of ten times I use the word "stupid" in a post Iggo Feb 2020 #83

Yes, doesn't he have his own radio treestar Feb 2020 #108

If you decide to change mechanics you might want to let the old company know avebury Feb 2020 #6

When my mom had someone over to install central air... Drunken Irishman Feb 2020 #8

if they noted where you left the radio tuned ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #9

I'd have someone check for tracking devices MagickMuffin Feb 2020 #11

I think that you should trust your instincts. OnDoutside Feb 2020 #12

That is how I see it too. Jamastiene Feb 2020 #91

Any mechanic who isn't smart enough to put it back on the correct channel or does it as ... marble falls Feb 2020 #13

i would. barbtries Feb 2020 #14

Most places have strict rules about changing customers radios. Liberal In Texas Feb 2020 #15

If you like their deal and the battery is still good tirebiter Feb 2020 #18

From the responses, apparently life threatening. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #24

It's a matter of respecting a customers property. kacekwl Feb 2020 #56

Thank you. It's about respecting a loyal customer. nt Ilsa Feb 2020 #65

These are serious obnoxiousdrunk Feb 2020 #35

I would Rider3 Feb 2020 #20

I would. And I'd call them and tell them I was leaving and why. Squinch Feb 2020 #21

I would also write some scathing reviews about how dangerous they are. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #27

I assume you are joking. virgogal Feb 2020 #34

i had a garage tear my Darwinfish bumper sticker off dweller Feb 2020 #22

Now THAT is a totally different story. Thats vandalism. nt oldsoftie Feb 2020 #26

Always look for that fish. GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #51

Yea, and as soon as possible Under The Radar Feb 2020 #23

Yes - but before starting it, check underneath with a mirror. lagomorph777 Feb 2020 #25

At the very least, complain to the manager and owner. That's BS. OMGWTF Feb 2020 #28

I don't think he forgot to change it back. More likely it was left on to screw with you. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #31

Tell him to bring his own fucking radio and leave yours ALONE........ Bengus81 Feb 2020 #32

I used to leave 50 cents in my ashtray bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #33

Absolutely get another mechanic at a different place to check it out. Different Drummer Feb 2020 #36

Try channel blocking ToxMarz Feb 2020 #37

I do this for DirecTV, now I'll do it for Sirius, too! phylny Feb 2020 #87

I leave mine on the local NPR station and it gets the volume turned down sometimes. TNNurse Feb 2020 #38

I don't mind someone turning down a station Ilsa Feb 2020 #67

Yeah, the mechanics that do things like oil changes turn Blue_true Feb 2020 #68

Even wallie world and jiffy lube don't do this, at least where I have gone. 5X Feb 2020 #42

If you left the car with the radio on MSNBC or CNN (or something considered left wing) ToxMarz Feb 2020 #44

Yep. Sounds like trolling to me, as well. GoCubsGo Feb 2020 #52

It was intentional. He thought it was funny. Pull your business. Go elsewhere. TeamPooka Feb 2020 #47

As explained by the King of Siam... Gore1FL Feb 2020 #49

After the 2018 election I heard grease monkeys saying "our side didn't do very good". czarjak Feb 2020 #50

!00% yes, he was sending a message that your kind isn't wanted there. lark Feb 2020 #53

Any mechanic knows NEVER change customers settings. kacekwl Feb 2020 #55

Good idea Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #57

Post removed Post removed Feb 2020 #59

Find someone else to fix your car. Blue_true Feb 2020 #60

Check your oil level, look at the oil on the stick, it should be amber, not grey or black. 58Sunliner Feb 2020 #61

I have Sirius and it's typically on MSNBC or CNN. Whenever I leave my car for service, I change iluvtennis Feb 2020 #64

Good idea. I have some presets close to an ESPN station. nt Ilsa Feb 2020 #72

Perfect. iluvtennis Feb 2020 #79

I picked up my car from the shop mountain grammy Feb 2020 #69

This was my reply to Codeine before reply #59 was deleted: Ilsa Feb 2020 #71

You didn't deserve the digs bdjhawk Feb 2020 #80

Wow. Just wow. nt Ilsa Feb 2020 #100

I'm not at all surprised that someone who aspires to change oil for a living listens to Fox News Snake Plissken Feb 2020 #75

Right,anyone who performs manual labor deserves to be looked down on MichMan Feb 2020 #85

Tighten that up Ahpook Feb 2020 #97

What a shitty thing to say. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #122

A suggestion... The Figment Feb 2020 #76

When I pull into the garage Dagstead Bumwood Feb 2020 #77

All of you should be ripping their employers and managers for tampering with your personal property. WyattKansas Feb 2020 #78

Well, not all of us. Captain Stern Feb 2020 #84

if the problem isn't the radio, why are they messing with it? Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2020 #95

I don't know. Maybe they wanted to listen to the radio while they test drove the car. Captain Stern Feb 2020 #104

You could always change your own oil MichMan Feb 2020 #89

I always turn my radio off or on to the rock station, never had a problem. Luciferous Feb 2020 #92

How dare that person Catherine Vincent Feb 2020 #93

I once has a small bag of weed in my car JDC Feb 2020 #94

Should have called the police about the theft MichMan Feb 2020 #113

As mentioned Ahpook Feb 2020 #96

This is not okay and illustrates the de-evolution of social our social constructs Muriel Feb 2020 #98

I would leave a Yelp ellie Feb 2020 #101

I found another mechanic way back Cha Feb 2020 #102

I'm fine with someone turning down the volume ibegurpard Feb 2020 #103

Are these responses for real? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2020 #106

Generally speaking, a good mechanic is irreplaceable. bluedigger Feb 2020 #111

After I took my new car in for its first oil change, MineralMan Feb 2020 #112

dealers are usually way overpriced for non-warranty work pstokely Feb 2020 #119

I don't pay anything for scheduled maintenance MineralMan Feb 2020 #120

I have a dash cam in our car. If the ignition is on, it is on. It records everything. nt Quackers Feb 2020 #114

Was waiting for a DU Mechanic to chime in MichMan Feb 2020 #115

I think you should complain to his supervisor Crunchy Frog Feb 2020 #116

Plenty of mechanics DiverDave Feb 2020 #117