One of the many things they try to teach managers is to not assume. There are many reasons why one should not assume but the one I remember the most was, “when you assume you make an, “ass out of you and me” ass/u/me”.
One should not assume in daily life but we I still do. My pickup truck began to shift in a manner which caused me to think the transmission was going out.
When I was driving through town it would up shift normally as long as I was giving it some gas. As soon as I took my foot off the gas it would shift (I don’t know if it was up shifting or down shifting) but it was like someone dropped a bowling ball from about ten feet up, down onto my transmission. The truck would literally shake from the shifting.
The shifting concern had been going on for a couple weeks, but since I don’t drive the truck very much it did not seem urgent. Also I was “assuming” that it would cost an arm and leg and as we all know being on a fixed income, I was not in a hurry to take it in.
I spoke to my neighbor who is a “maestro” of mechanics (he paid me to say that). I told him I thought my transmission was going out due to the way it was shifting. He commented that I could be right but it might be something else.
About 3 days ago I was going somewhere in the pickup and when I came to a stop sign it died. Unusual I thought, as I restarted the motor. At that point I noticed that the check engine light was on. Now what, I thought. It was then I noticed that almost every time the transmission shifted it was as if the tranny was about to fall out. I was wondering if I would make it back home.
I called Dunn Brake and Tire (a well know repair shop) and asked if they thought they could fix it. I was told that they would take a look and if they couldn’t fix it, they would recommend a transmission repair shop.
They checked it out and replaced something called, “throttle position sensor”. I asked if that was going to help with the shifting problem. I was told that the mechanic said he thought it would. The sensor cost $45.00 which made me happy.
As I drove the truck home I was trying to make the truck shift abnormally, but it would not. I drove it again this morning to the eye doctor and it shifts as it should.
Yes I had my eyes checked today and as usual they dilated them. I have some sun glasses that I can put over my regular glasses but things are still very bright after dilation. My eyes are still dilated and it is difficult to see the words as I type.
Our lesson for today, which I need to learn or memorize is;
It is better to not ass/u/me.
Don Ford
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