Hurst Pro Matic shifter

pishta said
I think i did it as a "watch this" moment with my girlfriend. I used to valet so I was hip on the shame the guy would face with his peers. As a valet, I parked an old F350 with a failed PS pump so steering was super heavy as well as a nasty 4sp trans. I told the keymaster I needed to get this truck when it came up as its a POS, and the tipsy owner was so impressed with my handling of the truck when I pulled it up that he gave me a $50 tip. Yeah, that one didn't make it into the communal tip jar that night...F'n awesome job as a senior in high school: Weekends sucked but I always had gas and 'walkin around' money.

I got my first job the day I turned 15 (might have bs'd my age to the boss)closing down a restaurant till 2 in the morning and still went to high school.. like you said, I had plenty of walking around money. My 1st boss, James, a red headed cat. I'll never forget that guy because he taught me the value of good, hard,work ethics and the fact that he would. bump you up on the payroll the more you learn, and harder / faster you worked. Minimum wage 3.35 an hour and I think my first raise was a quarter within a week.. At this point I've been a carpenter for about 33 years....