i'm so proud of you guys...

galaxee · 10-07-2007, 12:36 AM

kudos to the PC community! i've been keeping quiet on the tech stuff lately because DH has been either too scarce or too engrossed in his studying for me to want to disturb him, (plus scarce internet availability and a pile of other reasons, isn't life fun) but i haven't noticed any problem topics that haven't been addressed pretty well here lately.

granted, DH and i worked hard to put the information/power in YOUR hands so we expected this eventually. but wow. seriously. wow.

i am proud. and DH, if he wasn't dead asleep, would also be proud. you may not all be techs, you may not have lived that life 12+ hours a day 6 days a week for a good chunk of your professional lives (and for that he will continue to consider himself THE prius guy :P), but you've got a great grip on the regular issues and the process to figure out the new stuff.

i'm glad.

Neicy · 10-07-2007, 07:27 AM

We all had great teachers!

PS. How's it going with everything? If you've posted I have missed it.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 10-07-2007, 10:21 AM

The reason for the good responses on the technical questions is easy: I steer away from trying to answer them!

Godiva · 10-07-2007, 01:09 PM

The purpose of the teacher is not to just give the answer but to teach the student how to find the answer for themselves, thus rendering the teacher eventually obsolete.

You and DH have been good teachers.

galaxee · 10-09-2007, 10:56 PM

happy to be obsolete then. (psst, how does one render one's principal investigator obsolete? :P)

things are going as best as can be expected, really. unemployment sucks, he's trying his best to cope with it. but we are making good progress on treating the treatable pain issues- thankful to finally have a good doctor.

i'm stressed as usual, i think i should have anticipated something more like 5 years of the worst crap imaginable when i signed that acceptance letter. i'm still hoping for a spring 2009 graduation date and if things go well in the next couple of months it's definitely feasible.

to quote a good song, "18 months seems like f***ing eternity"

**Tideland Prius** · 10-10-2007, 02:12 AM

Well Galaxee, we sure appreciate your work as well as your DH's. I wish you two all the best and I'm sure you will pull through

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patsparks · 10-10-2007, 04:40 AM

The best teachers teach their students how to learn as well as find the solutions to problems.

With 26 years as a mechanic I do what I can. Unfortunately I got out of the trade before the Prius came to Australia. Well fortunately really, now I make real money and don't come home filthy every night. I also don't have to put up with cuts, scrapes, burns, bumps, broken, nails, etc.

I was also the diagnostic guy. Fortunately I was on an hourly rate so I knew I could pay the bills each week.

10-07-2007, 12:36 AM	#1
galaxee uphill battling Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central NC/ western WI Posts: 8,823 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 5 Times in 3 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 20	kudos to the PC community! i've been keeping quiet on the tech stuff lately because DH has been either too scarce or too engrossed in his studying for me to want to disturb him, (plus scarce internet availability and a pile of other reasons, isn't life fun) but i haven't noticed any problem topics that haven't been addressed pretty well here lately. granted, DH and i worked hard to put the information/power in YOUR hands so we expected this eventually. but wow. seriously. wow. i am proud. and DH, if he wasn't dead asleep, would also be proud. you may not all be techs, you may not have lived that life 12+ hours a day 6 days a week for a good chunk of your professional lives (and for that he will continue to consider himself THE prius guy :P), but you've got a great grip on the regular issues and the process to figure out the new stuff. i'm glad. __________________ black 2005 prius, tweaked just the way i like it as DH was once told, someone with his capability should be in college, not doing mindless maintenance awaiting the occasional brain teaser. after conquering the entire ASE automotive series, he's busy retooling the diagnostic mindset for other life protecting applications. the prius tech is officially scarce, and his other half is sad without him.

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10-07-2007, 07:27 AM	#2
Neicy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wakefield, MA. Posts: 754 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: G Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	We all had great teachers! PS. How's it going with everything? If you've posted I have missed it.

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TonyPSchaefer Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 7,697 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 4 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 14	The reason for the good responses on the technical questions is easy: I steer away from trying to answer them!

10-07-2007, 01:09 PM	#4
Godiva AmeriKan Citizen Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 9,024 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #1 Nominated 3 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	The purpose of the teacher is not to just give the answer but to teach the student how to find the answer for themselves, thus rendering the teacher eventually obsolete. You and DH have been good teachers.

10-09-2007, 10:56 PM	#5
galaxee uphill battling Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central NC/ western WI Posts: 8,823 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 5 Times in 3 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 20	happy to be obsolete then. (psst, how does one render one's principal investigator obsolete? :P) things are going as best as can be expected, really. unemployment sucks, he's trying his best to cope with it. but we are making good progress on treating the treatable pain issues- thankful to finally have a good doctor. i'm stressed as usual, i think i should have anticipated something more like 5 years of the worst crap imaginable when i signed that acceptance letter. i'm still hoping for a spring 2009 graduation date and if things go well in the next couple of months it's definitely feasible. to quote a good song, "18 months seems like f***ing eternity"

10-10-2007, 02:12 AM	#6
Tideland Prius Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 13,397 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: B Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 11	Well Galaxee, we sure appreciate your work as well as your DH's. I wish you two all the best and I'm sure you will pull through .

10-10-2007, 04:40 AM	#7
patsparks Uneducated bird-brain Aussie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Adelaide South Australia Posts: 4,438 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: Base Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 12	The best teachers teach their students how to learn as well as find the solutions to problems. With 26 years as a mechanic I do what I can. Unfortunately I got out of the trade before the Prius came to Australia. Well fortunately really, now I make real money and don't come home filthy every night. I also don't have to put up with cuts, scrapes, burns, bumps, broken, nails, etc. I was also the diagnostic guy. Fortunately I was on an hourly rate so I knew I could pay the bills each week.