Good morning, GoGo. It's 36 in Louisville, going to 54. Highs near 70 tomorrow and Thursday, with rain on Thursday. Heard a male cardinal singing his head off yesterday. Sounded like spring to me.
Dean, I suspect you're right that the tranny repair place was trying to drum up additional work. But what baffles me is why they try things like that when the customer is an old guy with grease under his nails. Were you dressed up like a city slicker or something?

I remember 50 years ago when a car engine really did need a tuneup every year. Mostly we did our own work, but my dad taught me that if I ever needed to take the car for someone else to do the work, there were a few things you should do first. He'd take a bottle of fingernail polish, find a spark plug that was easy to reach, and he'd brush a stripe of polish from the plug down onto the block. He'd sometimes also mark the oil filter and the air filter. When he went to pick up the car, after the tuneup, the first thing he'd do is pop the hood and look for his "tell" marks. I don't think he often ran into dishonest shops, but the whole idea made sense to me. He made clear that he didn't believe all mechanics were dishonest; it was more of a "trust but verify" approach. He also taught me that if I ever had to let a shop do an oil change, the first thing you do is check the dipstick yourself before you drive off.
I'm venturing downtown to work today after working from home yesterday. Scott, I thought of you yesterday as I worked in a washing machine repair job in and around my paid work. I think the washer is mended now. I learned that there sure are a lot of sharp sheet metal edges inside a washing machine.
Miss Cindy's back is mending and I took her on a short trip to Sam's Club around dinnertime last night.
Y'all have a good'n and be safe out there.