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If AAIA’s and the Coalition for Automotive Repair Equality’s (CARE) real motives in Right to Repair (R2R) advocacy was to assist us “little guys” in our daily struggle to repair cars, the face of the automotive service industry would look totally different.
Are you full of good intentions when it comes to education and training, whether it’s for yourself or your employees? It’s easy to do, I know. Like me, do you – absolutely – plan to address the situation tomorrow? Hey, it’s not a lecture, it’s more of a confession.
Ron looks at how entrepreneurs are heralded as the backbone of the U.S. economy without any incentive to continue what they do best: take risks to create more opportunities in the marketplace. Recently someone asked me why ASA was ‘anti-Right to Repair,’” says Ron. “I went back through the history with him and pointed out for the umpteenth time that ASA has always been adamantly ‘pro-Right to Repair,’ but favors a voluntary solution as opposed to a legislative one.” Ron asks: “Do we really believe that the federal government can solve our problems better than we can?”
Repeat this over and over until it becomes second nature, and encourage your friends and family to do the same.
Ron believes he’s found the solution … or at least part of the solution to a healthier, happier and more stress-free life. It only requires two common household items that he’s betting you can find around your home.
Instead of reinventing the wheel, Ron Pyle ASA president, recommends readers look at a thought-provoking article on the problems of the automotive service and repair industry, and what could be done to set those “broken bones” so they can heal. One individual can and often does, make a difference. But it’s important to remember that Washington, D.C., is a “numbers game.” What we’re hoping for, says Ron Pyle, ASA president and chief staff executive, is enough individuals to speak clearly and loudly enough to ensure policymakers in the nation’s capital hear us.
Shops see their share of personalities every day. Beach, a service writer with a mechanical shop in Arizona, takes a humorous look at the colorful cast of characters that make their way through her doors each Saturday. Do these characters remind you of anyone you know? Can you guess which one you are? |
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This week’s guest blogger, Rusty Savignac, owner/technician, Paxton Garage Inc., Paxton, Mass., discusses the upcoming vote in the Massachusetts House on Right to Repair legislation:
Angie Wilson, this week’s guest blogger asks:
Don’t we want a competent government, capable of using the tax revenues they collect in a responsible way to “form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” … no more, no less?”
Note to self: Don’t ever take your freedom for granted and never trade true freedom for entitlement. Always remember to thank those who made your freedom possible.
Want to take more control of your life? 
Working with the Automotive Service Councils of California’s leadership and staff has been a real pleasure, and this is my opportunity to publicly thank everyone involved for their willingness to strengthen the ties between our two organizations. As an example of common interests being addressed together professionally, please see our joint press release …
Ron Pyle invites Guest Blogger Cassie Beach to share her thoughts this week.
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