The other day I was at a car dealership waiting for my car to be pulled out front. I was standing at the long service bank chatting with the five services advisors while I was waiting for my car to be pulled up front. There was no one else there. A lady about 30+ walks in and says, "Hi, I need to get my tires rotated." I quietly said, "I'd like to rotate your tires." Apparently I said it loud enough so every one heard me including the beautiful young lady! They all started laughing! Without missing a beat, the young lady say with a big smile, "Well how much do YOU charge?" I thought the service advisors were going to lose there minds. I answered, "I do them for free!" Needless to say, not only did I offer to pay for the tire rotation but also the oil and filter change. The service manager gave me a ZERO balance invoice. Apparently embarrassing myself was payment enough.
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So the question is... does being involved in the hobby world change your prospective in the real world? Do you say and do things differently because of the hobby world?