Name - Robert E.
Sex - Male
Car - Daily Driver: 94 Mustang GT - Project: '79 MG-B soon to have a 4.6 Rover(all aluminum) V8 w/ Centrifugal supercharger
Neighborhood - West End... Near Gaskins and Broad.
Additional Info - Currently in High School @ J.R. Tucker.. going to VCU eventually

 

Yea... I consider Sears as a temp thing until I can find an entry level position at a dealership.

*Side note- Anyone here attending VCU's buisness school? If so, how do you like it?

 

I do. I love it. I think I've learned more in the past year than I did in the rest of my time at school combined. There's all sorts of clubs/fraternities/etc to help you find a good job once you get out. You just have to actively seek out the help because it doesn't just come to you.

And take it from someone who's grown up as the son of a mechanic, who was also the son of a mechanicm who was also a mechanic for 5 years themselves (in other words, my dad's a mechanic, my grandfather's a mechanic, and I was a mechanic for 5 years myself)...working on cars is a fun hobby, but it sucks as a career. There's no real upward mobility in the field, thus you're basically stuck in a dead end job making 40k - 80k/year depending on how good you are and there could always be a 20k fluctuation in your earning from one year to the next. You starve in the winter time if you don't put money away the rest of the year, it's hot in the summer, cold in the winter, killer on your back, and your hands are permanently dirty. Basically...it's no way to live if you ask me.

disclaimer: All apologies to those of you out there who work on cars for a living, but I grew up in the industry, so I think I have adequately earned the right to express my opinion on it.

 

Damn... I didn't know that you go to the buisness school. I'll talk to you about that more later then.

And yea.... one of my fears of actually becoming a real mechanic is that I will lose the love I have for it as a hobby.

PS... You'll be oweing me lunch soon... not yet.... but soon

 

Name:Mo
Sex:Male
Car:My 98 Turbo Teggy
Additionalo anything car 12volt!

 

i'm a senior accounting major at vcu.

and i fucking hate accounting. i thought that getting a degree in a technical skill would give me better employment opportunities, but having little love (or any remote interest) for it doesn't make me want to take an accounting job even if i was offered one.

my advice: pick a major or something you have an interest in while you're taking your general education curriculum. 3 or 4 semesters is plenty of time to figure it out. also becoming involved with the school and campus helps you out.

but unfortunately for me, i'm too far along and will be able to graduate in the next year depending on if i want to bother taking more than 12 credits a semester. so i can't really change my major.

 

Name - Cody W
Sex - Male
Car - 97 Eclipse GS and 85 Dodge Omni GLH with some goodies
Neighborhood - VCU Dorms (Rhoads), hopefully the fan next year
Additional Info - I have no idea what I want to do in college, I have thought about graphic design, photography, business, information systems, and advertising. I enjoy PC games, especially CS, and even more especially LANing on CS. Im also a art nerd in my spare time.

 

Yea I think I have seen your car. I believe I've been beside you on Genito before too, back when I was driving the hatch.

 

Was this a black hatch? I think I remember it.

 

how long have you two been cheating on me