
Dave Wettlaufer
Bio
I’m a retired Truck and Coach Mechanic, owner-operator and now turned blogger story-teller. I’ve done and seen many things would be of interest to readers. I look at all things from a mechanical point of view.
Stories (17/0)
Hitting That Like Button Is Not Illegal
There are many writing platforms on the "World Wide Web" geared towards artistic and like-minded people like us. On these sites, creators, writers, bloggers, and authors can share their passion and talent with the world.
By Dave Wettlaufer5 months ago in Journal
Collecting Christmas Tree Decorations
Although Christmas has different meanings for different people, it is a serious business for collectors. From Christmas Tree Ornaments to paper Mache Decorations, one happy collector said, "For us, Christmas is all year round!”
By Dave Wettlaufer5 months ago in Lifehack
Haunted Good Memories of My Past
Today, I'm driving through this quaint little town 10 minutes outside the city limits. I never gave it a thought as to why I would come this way, other than it’s shorter to where I was going. It never even crossed my mind, “But it should have!”
By Dave Wettlaufer6 months ago in Humans
Addiction VS Habits Are They The Same?
The web explains Addiction and Habits this way; A habit is a routine repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. While we all have a few bad habits it's whether or not that habit negatively affects your relationships, work, or school that is usually the determining factor, and if that’s the case we now call it an "addiction."
By Dave Wettlaufer6 months ago in Psyche
Casino One Arm Bandit
That dam Casino slot machine is calling my name! It's that regular donation time to the lottery corporation, and it's calling me. "David, David, come David" You can almost picture it. A dark cloud resembling a slot machine hovering over my head, doing the collapsing of the index finger gesture! It's that time, David! It's that dam one-armed bandit calling my name again! The same machine that keeps stealing my money!
By Dave Wettlaufer7 months ago in Confessions
Auto Advertising Slogans in America
How many of you bought a car just because of its catchy slogan? I would bet many people. Ever since the auto industry began, manufacturers learned quickly to come up with some creative way to sell their brand to the public. Some way-out-there thinkers came up with catchy musical tunes; others zoomed in on more memorable slogans in their advertising. For example, the Chevrolet ad went this way "Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet."
By Dave Wettlaufer8 months ago in Wheel
Photographer’s First Lesson, Beauty Is All Around You
My passion was always to be a better photographer, and there were two ways I was going to achieve my goal. Self-taught, or learn from the best, "New York Institution for Photography." Their advertising flyer states; “Beauty Is All Around You.”
By Dave Wettlaufer9 months ago in Photography
Move Over Boys, Female Car Clubs Are Here
As an avid automotive swap meet vendor, there’s always been rumbling amongst us … sales associates. One would say, there’s noticeably less attendance this year than from last, but, that’s something stupid we say every year, or, is it stupid?
By Dave Wettlaufer10 months ago in Wheel