You want it when?

When I stumbled into my M-10 Cadet I also stumbled into a fantastic mechanic. And a friend. Which is harder to find? A good friend, or a good mechanic? I just spent a couple of days working with this guy. I learned so much. But I'm old now and I really don't want to learn anything, because it's too much work. I only want to do what I want to do. Usually a mechanic charges me double if I watch and triple if I help. But Dan had me almost convinced that I was helping. He was being too kind. I went with him to look at an airplane he was phase checking. It was a beautiful Airknocker Chief a guy was recovering. In half a day, I went from buggering up screws on inspection plates to "assistant" inspector on a house call! But Dan is amazing in the way he works. Whether he's inspecting or painting or beading or torquing he seems to have a calm rhythm about him. He seems to see where the task is going and how it's going way in advance. It's like he can see into the future. And he gets stuff done really fast and it never looks like he's hustling. I guess it's like that with any real pro. They make it look easy.