Ive been reading a book by Bill Clinton entitled, MY LIFE: THE EARLY YEARS. Hes bit older than me, but some things he writes about are very similar to some of my experiences. I was particularly amused by the following excerpt, because while I was in high school, one of the jobs a good friend of mine and I did was a parts inventory at the local Chevy house in Bartlett, Texas -- James Bailey Chevrolet. I don;t remember if it was a year end type inventory or one we did just before he sold the dealership, but I remember being in awe at the many OLD car parts that were still on hand to fit cars of the thirties and forties, like complete fenders and taillight assemblies, etc. (And how I wish I had them NOW that I own a 36 Chevy car and a 37 Chevy truck!!!). Anyway, it seems President Clinton had done a similar thing: That summer I helped Daddy for a couple of weeks with the annual inventory at Clinton Buick, something I had done a few times before. ITS HARD TO REMEMBER TODAY, WHEN RECORDS ARE COMPUTERIZED AND PARTS CAN BE ORDERED FROM EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, THAT IN THOSE DAYS WE KEPT PARTS IN STOCK FOR CARS MORE THAN TEN YEARS OLD, AND COUNTED THEM ALL BY HAND EVERY YEAR. The small parts were in little cubbyholes in very tall shelves set close together, making the back of the parts department very dark, in stark contrast to the bright showroom in front, which was only large enough to accommodate one of the new Buicks. The work was tedious, but I liked doing it . . .
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 19:59:33 +0000
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