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Date:         Fri, 12 Jul 2013 23:33:11 -0400
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday tech question quiz
Comments: To: Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
In-Reply-To:  <51E0CA63.3040801@turbovans.com>
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BAH! I was going to guess "fire". :(

On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 11:32 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>wrote:

> you got it ... > LOOK .....pretend that is in size 30 font. > > lots of people don't 'just look' as a first step. > near as I can tell anyway. > > was talking to a guy today ..owner of a very exotic vanagon . > said his father taught him how things work .. > but never to actually touch them and work on them. > > Smart guy too ...great good smart guy .. > but to take a screw driver to anything , even something pretty simple > ......evidently is foreign to him. > > He has skills I don't most likely too .. > not like I expect everyone to be able to fix things.. > and I am also suprised at what some people believe they can't do. > > Like it never occurs to some people.. > vanagon owners here and theretoo, to tighten a loose screw. Can someone > explain that? ? > lol! > > > > > On 7/12/2013 7:30 PM, Jim Felder wrote: > >> Look, Look, Scott. See Scott Look. >> >> Jim >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>* >> *wrote: >> >> I'm with you.. >>> you are thinking to hard. >>> I'm after awareness of a very, very basic action that ..appears to me .. >>> people don't even do or think of sometimes.. >>> theyimmediately start thinking about 'what part' or rush to online >>> groups. >>> >>> what is that one action that is a natural and basic first step ? ..so >>> simple ..its' too obvious even, and some people don't think to do it >>> even, apparently tome. >>> or maybe on one is noticing what I notice in postssometimes.. >>> ones like this .. >>> my ( year and version not stated half the time of course )Vanagon does >>> X, what could be causing that ? >>> >>> what basic action does it sound like they didn't do ? >>> one word, 4 letters. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7/12/2013 6:13 PM, J Stewart wrote: >>> >>> I can't think of one word, but I do know this after 34 years as a >>>> telecommunications tech and shade tree mechanic: Check the simple stuff >>>> first, don't over complicate things, when troubleshooting something for >>>> a >>>> long time and frustrated, walk away for a while, and even if someone >>>> else >>>> said they already checked something-check it again anyway! Jeff Stewart >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> >>>> What is the First Step in diagnosing something ..? >>>>> something not working right. >>>>> the first step, one word, 4 letters. >>>>> It' flat amazing, seems to me anyway..how many times people don't do >>>>> this one basic action as their first step to solving a vanagon issue >>>>> problem. >>>>> one word, 4 letters. >>>>> >>>>>


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