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Nice Try: It's impossible to be in more than one place at the same time, but that's exactly what a man in Lawrence, MA claimed. Ernie Baez said he was the driver of one car and a passenger in another involved in a staged crash. "It's just amazing because he almost got away with it, too," said Lawrence police chief John Romero.
What's the Question?: Some of the best humour is accidental, like this exchange from a court case involving an auto accident:
Q: What gear were you in at the time of impact? A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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Worth Its Weight: There's a new target for thieves: catalytic converters. They aren't being stolen for resale, but for the platinum inside!
Push It: A car travelling at 80 km/h uses roughly half it's fuel just to overcome wind resistance.
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Greetings!
Many people talk the talk when it comes to training, but how many walk the walk? From what I can tell it's a depressingly small percentage.
New technology impacts the industry almost daily. Increasing use of high-strength steels is one small example, but it's one that can have huge consequences. This is an area where using traditional repair methods could mean that the next accident that car is in will result in a fatality.
Lucky for us, we've got access to a great training organization. The job I-CAR does is nothing short of phenomenal.
If you want to stay on the cutting edge, then I heartily recommend attending the I-CAR International Annual Meeting. There's a great slate this year, including the recent addition of a waterborne panel discussion.
For more information on the I-CAR International Annual Meeting, please click here.
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Below are just a few of the great stories running live on collisionrepairmag.com.
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Birchmount Collision Celebrates 50th Anniversary
By Kaveh
Khazra Birchmount Collision has fifty reasons to celebrate this
year. But instead of popping champagne, its business as usual, at the
legendary Scarborough, ON repair and paint shop.
Founded in 1958 by George Hosaki, Birchmount Collision grew on
strong ethics, willpower and character. The Hosaki family has worked
their way to the top and don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. After
George's passing in 2005, his legacy has been carried on by sons Wayne and
Gary. As of May 2007, Wayne
took over sole ownership and with the help of his wife Cheryl continues to succeed.
Read more...
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Ontario Auto Recyclers Award Scholarships
The Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association (OARA) has announced
the recipients of the 2008/2009 OARA scholarships. Congratulations go out to Victoria
May Blom, daughter of Martin Blom from 400 Auto Wreckers; Cayla Ev Austin,
daughter of Patricia Austin from Autoland of Delhi, and Mirjam Sara Hug, an employee at Schneider's Auto Wrecking.
Each recipient will receive $1,000 to start or further their
post-secondary education. OARA would like to extend special thanks to Cathy Gullons
and the OWL group who started the scholarship process and have transferred
their reserves to the OARA Foundation Committee. OARA has also announced that
it will start its own fund-raising efforts at the Ottawa Member Meeting in
September 2008.
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