Old Mechanics Are There Any

[mik]

i thought this might be an interesting topic, i was in a ford dealer getting parts a couple of weeks ago,while i was waiting i had a look at the mechanics thru the big windows ,and admired the cleanliness of the workshop,how nice and spartan it looked, the flash looking hoists and the toolboxes on wheels, and how nice and bright the workshop was, but i was looking for some familiar faces (because 20 ish years ago i did work for this ford dealer} .......but i have to say there were none, and the age of these blokes, they all looked really young {maybe thats coz im an old geeza). I was just surprised that i couldnt see any that even looked close to late 20s. also i couldnt see half of the equiptment like big vane machines for tune ups an stuff but i did see a couple of tables with laptops on them and some hi tech looking wheel balancers. A couple of weeks earlier i was at a worshop of a different car dealer but where i bought my auxr6 from (not a ford dealer). I had an appointment to discuss some warranty work and to check out the exhaust and suspension while up on the hoist and it became apparent the young bloke just didnt no s... about my falcon(sorry i didnt buy from a ford dealer) and again the workshop no older type experienced blokes did they just dissapear when engines became computerised...????????? your thoughts.