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Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
Parts counter monkey at Crappy Tire in the mid 90's. Worst part of it was filling batteries with acid from the vaccuum pump that was supposed to turn off when it was full but never did so it'd always splash over your burning holes in your clothes. No goggles and a big box of Cow Brand baking soda we'd steal from housewares was the extent of the Health and Safety program there. One particularly bad splash left my pants looking like I took a shotgun blast to the crotch.
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I can vouch for this in every way. Our battery station was also cramped in a dark corner of the back and you couldn't even see when the batteries weere full. The best were motorcycle batteries that we didn't even have a machine for and could not do without spilling. Also, our vaccum system was screwed and near the end, the air would get smoggy with acid and you would have that horrible taste in your mouth all day.
I loved the customers that thought that the 16 year old working there must pretty much be a mechanic. Usually the same ones who would ask, "what do i need to fix my own brakes?"