jim . 47 years old / lakewood . colorado
i needed to replace the exhaust on my car (affectionately referred to as 'the dash'), so i made my way towards "mighty muffler" at the suggestion of a friend's father.
jim was the guy who i was advised to speak with and he happened to be the one i spoke with on the telephone and the one who did the work on my car. he had a wonderful phone voice, very high-spirited and easy to understand. before i even showed up, i felt good about what was going to happen.
he lifted the dash up on the rack and showed me a thing or two. he explained what i needed to do to pass emissions and also told me what i should do if i wanted the exhaust to last for a while.
i gave him the reigns and wandered off to go find some coffee. mighty muffler operates on a first come, first serve basis, and i was lucky enough to get attention right away. i like that kind of service a lot.
i found a starbucks (don't tell anyone i went there) and dove into an icy coffee to ward off an oncoming give-me-some-caffein ache in my head. as i was adding a little dairy to my tasty beverage another gentleman was standing there and, after seeing my camera bag, asked me if i was out taking photos. that led into a long version of a yes.
it turns out that this guy used to have a dasher, the same year as mine. i thought that was cool. it also turns out that this guy had a very interesting story, although most of it was heartbreaking. i sat at a table outside, listening for the better part of half an hour. i had decided early on that i wasn't going to ask him to be today's stranger, but... eventually, towards the end, i figured i would go for it. he turned me down, but later wrote me an email describing how he wished he hadn't. it happens.
i eventually excused myself from the conversation to go check on the dash and when i got over there decided i would ask jim to be the day's new friend. i had thought of it before, but generally find it difficult to photograph people while they are working. he went for it, but held onto a little bit of skepticism for good measure. people are thrown off by the internet and the consent forms.
i didn't learn much about jim other than he knows how to make a noisy dash sound a lot better. he also knew where to send me to find a replacement for my missing hubcap. so, in my eyes, jim is a pretty good guy.
thanks for your time today, jim. and thanks for fixing my car!
i needed to replace the exhaust on my car (affectionately referred to as 'the dash'), so i made my way towards "mighty muffler" at the suggestion of a friend's father.
jim was the guy who i was advised to speak with and he happened to be the one i spoke with on the telephone and the one who did the work on my car. he had a wonderful phone voice, very high-spirited and easy to understand. before i even showed up, i felt good about what was going to happen.
he lifted the dash up on the rack and showed me a thing or two. he explained what i needed to do to pass emissions and also told me what i should do if i wanted the exhaust to last for a while.
i gave him the reigns and wandered off to go find some coffee. mighty muffler operates on a first come, first serve basis, and i was lucky enough to get attention right away. i like that kind of service a lot.
i found a starbucks (don't tell anyone i went there) and dove into an icy coffee to ward off an oncoming give-me-some-caffein ache in my head. as i was adding a little dairy to my tasty beverage another gentleman was standing there and, after seeing my camera bag, asked me if i was out taking photos. that led into a long version of a yes.
it turns out that this guy used to have a dasher, the same year as mine. i thought that was cool. it also turns out that this guy had a very interesting story, although most of it was heartbreaking. i sat at a table outside, listening for the better part of half an hour. i had decided early on that i wasn't going to ask him to be today's stranger, but... eventually, towards the end, i figured i would go for it. he turned me down, but later wrote me an email describing how he wished he hadn't. it happens.
i eventually excused myself from the conversation to go check on the dash and when i got over there decided i would ask jim to be the day's new friend. i had thought of it before, but generally find it difficult to photograph people while they are working. he went for it, but held onto a little bit of skepticism for good measure. people are thrown off by the internet and the consent forms.
i didn't learn much about jim other than he knows how to make a noisy dash sound a lot better. he also knew where to send me to find a replacement for my missing hubcap. so, in my eyes, jim is a pretty good guy.
thanks for your time today, jim. and thanks for fixing my car!
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