TxFireman, have you ever worked for the mafia? good ideas witht the dog threatning stuff ehheheh. last time i worked for a dealer i had to make them give me my minimum wage raise, the basterds were so cheap they didn't want to do that (one of biggest dealers in chicagoland), but they didn't really have a choise, thats the only reason why they gave it to me.
Yukan next time you look for a job, find one that not just any joe off the street can do, the harder to find you are the better paid you get, supply and demand, just like Dana 60s and other components hehehe, ex. i got myself a B class CDL, with couple of endorsments, cost me 250? or so bucks, changed jobs and get paid nearly twice as much as i used to, granted that i also went to full time but you get the drift. im not saying make a career out of it, but if you can do something why not? and trust me on this one, the dealer no matter how much butt kissing they might be doing they don't give a crap about you, as soon as they don't need you they will fire you with a 5 min notice, so don't hazitate to quit with a 5 min notice when it suits you, i learned that the hard way.
Started with a 1500, got slapped around, got me a truck with a D60, 14ff, np205, currently under construction.
