Carol87
10-27-2008, 12:35 PM
A MECHANICAL APPROACH TO THE 12 STEPS
Step 1: I had an "Old Clunker" parked in the driveway. I had just about given up on it but decided to make a wholehearted attempt to restore it.
Step 2: I couldn't fix it, but I came to believe someone could.
Step 3: I turned the car over to a mechanic.
Step 4: I took an inventory of all that was wrong with the "Old Clunker."
Step 5: I shared the inventory with the mechanic.
Step 6: I helped take off the old parts.
Step 7: I let the mechanic handle the rest.
Step 8: We made a list of all the parts that were needed and got together and went over them.
Step 9: I admitted I hadn't checked the oil and fluids properly, or fixed the other things that were going wrong. It was my responsibility to take care of the car, and I had not. I wanted to help, but being unfamiliar with the process, I allowed the mechanic to fix things. The car turned out beautifully!
Step 10: I checked the oil, fluids, tires etc. more regularly, and when I didn't the engine didn't hum,...
Step 11:1 called on the mechanic whenever there was trouble, asking him to fix the car.
Step 12: That mechanic and I had become such close friends that we decided to take a trip across the country, and we stopped to help all that needed it along the way.
From E-Mail
Step 1: I had an "Old Clunker" parked in the driveway. I had just about given up on it but decided to make a wholehearted attempt to restore it.
Step 2: I couldn't fix it, but I came to believe someone could.
Step 3: I turned the car over to a mechanic.
Step 4: I took an inventory of all that was wrong with the "Old Clunker."
Step 5: I shared the inventory with the mechanic.
Step 6: I helped take off the old parts.
Step 7: I let the mechanic handle the rest.
Step 8: We made a list of all the parts that were needed and got together and went over them.
Step 9: I admitted I hadn't checked the oil and fluids properly, or fixed the other things that were going wrong. It was my responsibility to take care of the car, and I had not. I wanted to help, but being unfamiliar with the process, I allowed the mechanic to fix things. The car turned out beautifully!
Step 10: I checked the oil, fluids, tires etc. more regularly, and when I didn't the engine didn't hum,...
Step 11:1 called on the mechanic whenever there was trouble, asking him to fix the car.
Step 12: That mechanic and I had become such close friends that we decided to take a trip across the country, and we stopped to help all that needed it along the way.
From E-Mail