You ever read Pirsig? Its one of the things that both got me into philosophy and manual work.
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No, its one of the ones i keep meaning to get to
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My mom bought it for me in ‘90 when I got my first motorcycle (she thought it REALLY WAS about motorcycle maintenance). Loved it. Tried to read it again a few years ago and it just didn’t hit me quite the same way. The thing I took from it though is that quality matters. In fact quality is everything. And in that, it seems you both (@schurem and @Victork2) work from the same coda.
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lol. I received a copy as a birthday present from an Uncle when I was 17.
He was (is?) a motorcycle mechanic, but he didn’t gift it to me for the reasons I originally thought… I was a much less shitty teenager after reading it.
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I think you will like it, though it may take some perseverance. It is not an easy read and can be a bit full of itself at times. However, pierce through that and there’s much to be taken away from it, or, in your case, recognised.
In the fighter pilot podcast the other day they had a British tornado nav. He had this motto of “just get on with it” which jell-o found highly inspirational. I thought it was just british really 
Still, it is a commendable way of dealing with adversity imo.
Anyway, if you ever find time and peace of mind to read Zen and the art, we’ll be here for you to reflect on it. Those long haul trucking days would have been perfect for it, eh
It is. But what is it? I took nine years of academics trying to pinpoint that idea, yet it ended up as elusive as a single fish in a school. But anyone who ever fixed a wobbly fitting with a cut out from a soda can knows…
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Maybe it is a british thing. 
I’ve mostly had jobs where I’m either alone, in charge, or on the back foot from the second i walk in the door. “Nobody is coming to help you” really helps.
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Gonna just say that I loved Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. The end of the book hit me quite hard, felt like a personal journey through a man’s life experiences and thoughts about them.
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Yeah I understand completely. I learned long ago that in my professional life quality means nothing outside my own head. Inside though, and that’s where it matters most, quality is everything. The world can G.F.I. and it will. I do my best for me alone.
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We made it into Adam C’s (he’s pretty well known in the uk) bicester scramble video. Save time, we are the very last car to leave 
In other news. A volkswagen Transporter cover nearly fits!
The snorkel even fits in the mirror cutout 
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The NRO are now wondering why you have a Tesla Cybertruck parked at your place
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This has “I can still fit in my wedding dress” vibes
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quick fact about the Cyber truck I heard … you won’t see them outside of America … apparently they don’t meet pedestrian crash standards
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Yeah thats what i heard as well. Although, i was very keen on one until i saw how flimsy they appear on whistlindiesels channel.
I saw something else that showed under the panels and it just looked rubbish
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they do look a delicate side, and very poor build quality, but then a lot of new cars are in a similar league … unlike your old warhorse 
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As much as people like to hate on tesla, the cars are actually very well put together for the most part. I like them. But i confess to being disappointed with the truck
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I can see you owning:
- a van for work
- a Humvee for fun
- a Model Y for comfort
An unlikely combination of vehicles for an unlikely man
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To be fair, i have priced up an electric car for the wife as she does about 200 miles a month max and the big diesel hilux is not at its best running on short journeys. But its paid for and likely more economical in the long run factoring the cost of replacement. Plus i love it.
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Yeah buying a new car is always expensive, even if it has low operating costs. So if you don’t really need a new one anyway it probably isn’t worth it.
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I saw one on the road in Switzerland a few weeks ago.
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