Howards Garage

My poor little truck gave out in rush hour traffic right across the street after taking a friend to the airport.
I pushed it off the road and then looked around. I was in luck a mechanic across the street. I called Mr Howard and asked I I could drop off a key and then push it over after they were closed. He was super friendly and said yes.
When my friend dropped by to get me we stopped by. Mr Howard is a true old school Austin gentlemen. There are only certain kind of people that can bring out my old school Texas accent. He is one of them. I instantly liked him on a deep level and knew here is an honest man.
My friends and I pushed it across Airport after traffic died down.
And the next morning at 9am I called and was told my timing belt had gone. I had a sinking feeling. I know those can total a truck like mine. The mechanic said wait a bit and let me look further. He called me back at noon and said looks like it is ok and then quoted me a price 150 dollars less than others quoted me to replace it.
I was so thrilled. I thought it was going to be at least double that amount and the car would be totaled. He laughed and said most people don’t sound that thrilled. I said I was worried I wouldn’t have a truck anymore.
He then fixed it that day! I couldn’t believe it. Good, Fast and Inexpensive you can occasionally get all three. and Mr Howard’s Garage is the one. His mechanic is amazing!
I then immediately dropped off my RV too for some repairs! I’ll update this post later after he fixes that one too… stay tuned!

This is the closest garage to my new house so I thought I’d give them a try for my annual state inspection.
Can’t really complain. Car got inspected without a problem. Didn’t have to wait too long.
The only concern was that they would not take a check for payment. My checks still have my old address and my bank is in Houston, but I’ve never had that be a problem before. Luckily I had cash on me to cover it.