The value of overalls

I fixed my son's brakes today. Took the 4 discs off his R31 Skyline down to the brake joint and asked them to machine them. I was wearing my old overalls as I'd only just removed the bits off the car.

"Yep, no worries mate" "just be a couple of hours". So I said that would be fine, and I'll need some Bendix front and rear pads.

He gave them all to me at trade price. I was happy to pay whatever he wanted, didn't ask for trade, and I wasn't worried about price. I figure that he needs to make a living and feed a family like anyone else. But I reckon the overalls is the difference. I'm no mechanic, but I fix all the family cars.

But if you're wearing old overalls, all the banter and the transaction is great, so reckon I'll wear my overalls more often :-))