Powersports Industry Seems Lucrative and Fun! (Toolbox Tour)

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  • This was super fun to see all the toys Mac gets to work on every day. It’s a different world forsure. He is committed to the powersports industry, and I can’t blame him one bit. When success comes, you just gotta pursue it! Mac, thank you so much for the tour. It was fun and I feel like I could have spent hours there just talking about the different projects you had going on. If you enjoyed the tour Mac took us on, give this video a Like!
    Here are some Amazon Affiliate Links for some of the tools in the video. As always, prices fluctuate, so prices posted in the video are from during filming.
    4pc Mini Snap Ring Plier Set - amzn.to/3JhyElf
    Primary Clutch Puller Tool - amzn.to/43BdGqw
    Q Bond Ultra Strong Adhesive Kit - amzn.to/3IW4kfx
    Welding Tip Cleaners - amzn.to/43BFlrs
    Carburetor Jet Cleaning Tool - amzn.to/3IXCa40
    OMEGA Roll Around Service Tray - amzn.to/3TCb4nO
    DISCLAIMER
    Pricing listed on this video is Suggested Retail Price. Prices may vary from dealer to dealer. Not responsible for typographical errors. Pricing may not be the most current.
    The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent - whether it be the shop, brand, or dealership.

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  • @glacmcpheters6684
    @glacmcpheters6684 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Thank you some much for the opportunity!!!

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thank you so much for inviting me out!!

    • @Plumbmax
      @Plumbmax 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Awesome box man! You have some really great tools and a fun personality. Keep crushing it dude 🤘

    • @glacmcpheters6684
      @glacmcpheters6684 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you!

    • @russellpottenger8584
      @russellpottenger8584 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You seem like you would be an awesome guy to work with.
      What a beautiful box and thank you for sharing 👍🏻

  • @Dcervantes243
    @Dcervantes243 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    I love the experience of the older guys but I really enjoy the entusiasm of the younger guys showing their tools.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree!

  • @The_Faceless_Chad
    @The_Faceless_Chad 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Mechanics personality really makes a difference on these tours.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I agree forsure

  • @Gggggggg55u
    @Gggggggg55u 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    Such a genuine dude doing a hell of a job with a hell of a setup. Content suggestion if you could. Race mechanic toolbox tour. Great content!

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oooo good suggestion! Maybe.. coming soon? 🤙😄

  • @jrs4ex
    @jrs4ex 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Cool setup and sweet shop. I would’ve loved to be a fly on the wall in Snap On’s board room meeting. “How can we get everyone to rebuy the same tools?” … FOAM yes that will do it

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😂

    • @gtcam723
      @gtcam723 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @joosier2385
    @joosier2385 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    I woke up and was like time for my Saturday morning tool box tour and here it is-a new episode uploaded 1 min ago. Good morning!

    • @brianwade3379
      @brianwade3379 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      lol same here! 👍🏼

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hope you enjoyed it!

  • @JamesAdams86
    @JamesAdams86 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Love the box and the guy was super humble and seems very down to earth. Great video

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Couldn't agree more!

  • @jamesrahn8339
    @jamesrahn8339 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Love this guy's energy! I also think that's one of the coolest boxes I have ever seen!

  • @darkcloud4368
    @darkcloud4368 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Snack drawer did it for me...he has his priorities in line.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha right??

  • @fingerlakesoutdoorsman2456
    @fingerlakesoutdoorsman2456 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I look forward to your videos every weekend !!!

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you!

  • @GBA410
    @GBA410 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thank you for getting this uploaded every week again. Loving it every Saturday💪🏼

  • @koeseman1
    @koeseman1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What an awesome guy! Really proud and enthousiastic about his setup, I really liked this tour!

  • @bigairtrix2
    @bigairtrix2 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Probably one of the best videos you have done. The audio was awesome, the box was neat, the tech had a passion for his tools and it didn't feel forced. A+++

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I appreciate the feedback! And thanks!!

  • @workinonhouse
    @workinonhouse 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    CONTENT SUGGESTION: aircraft mechanic (a&p, avionics) tool box tours

    • @james5274
      @james5274 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's done at least one a&p guy I think maybe more..

  • @oscarquezada895
    @oscarquezada895 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m not a big fan of Matco, but I love this Matco tool box with this color combo👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

  • @jonkrohn4074
    @jonkrohn4074 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love this guys energy and attitude. Nice set up

  • @gewoonmijnglasvullen
    @gewoonmijnglasvullen 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What a nice dude

  • @maxscriptguru
    @maxscriptguru 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Awesome toolbox! I visited a Matco tool truck for the first time recently and was blown away by the massive 6S box. 30 inches deep. Wowzers! Anyways, this tour was fun today, this guy seems to have a great sense of humor. Thanks for the work on this one.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah it’s really huge!

  • @keithadennis
    @keithadennis 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Dang it. I made it weeks without needing a new tool then this guy brings out that pair of Snapon wire strippers/crimpers. Need it.

    • @russellpottenger8584
      @russellpottenger8584 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It seems like a simple tool, but everybody that has one swears by them.

  • @robcrossan6274
    @robcrossan6274 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love the box. I have a matco 6s same box in gloss black and red trim. Not going to lie I like the flat wrinkle paint more, it's so easy to scratch or nick the paint on my box, its like car paint. Still I think Matco makes the best boxes on the market. I have so much weight in mine it doesn't bother it a bit.

  • @1pieman
    @1pieman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Lively fella i kept waiting to see him drinking some Red Bull then I saw the Mountain Dew nice set of tools keep them coming 👍😎👍

    • @glacmcpheters6684
      @glacmcpheters6684 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It was my day off so no red bull lol

    • @1pieman
      @1pieman 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@glacmcpheters6684 Lol next time strap on has a BOGO and you have half buy it and sell the one you have or the new one and recover some dough 👍😎👍

  • @mikedavidson2117
    @mikedavidson2117 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Another interesting tool box Tour what’s interesting is the difference between the work he does compared to a automotive technician

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah always fun to see the different stuff people work on

  • @davidwells9342
    @davidwells9342 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That was a sexy box

  • @andystoolbox
    @andystoolbox 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Way to spread the business around a Matco box filled with snappy. Keep the vids coming we love your work

  • @ryan.mullen
    @ryan.mullen 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Man I love this channel. I grew up around power sports. So that’s super cool to see. That is a sweet box. Thanks for another great video. As always.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoy it!

  • @boosted2.4_sky
    @boosted2.4_sky 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    13:15.. this stuff can be handy..there's another one for plastic (Plastex from G.T. Motorsports) that you can use to fix like a plastic clip or connector if you needed to in a pinch until you can buy and replace the broken plastic connector/connection...

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good to know!

  • @leonardobehrens1204
    @leonardobehrens1204 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In today's video Tool whisperer shows us enthusiastic young guy that is not afraid of tool truck wizardry prices. He's happy though.
    Next level tool ids and prices with some mrsubaru touch on Matco alternatives or OEM.
    Maybe videos resuming your tool finds on these tours. That analysis/comment would be awesome 😎

  • @ElectroAtletico
    @ElectroAtletico 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video.....now do the white US General in the background!

  • @bobit8742
    @bobit8742 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    these guys got really nice boxes

  • @masterjdawe
    @masterjdawe 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Would love to see some city fleet mechanic content or EV technician stuff. Great video today

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’ll add it to the list!

  • @U_ever
    @U_ever 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    OUTSTANDING !

  • @michaelsedano4016
    @michaelsedano4016 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great video….always great to see the tools and techs with great positive attitude!!!!

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @randysmith9636
    @randysmith9636 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Another great video brother. Gotta love the snack drawer. I actually didn't have a extra drawer but using a Milwaukee wall plate and a two drawer box does a fine job.
    Edit to add. Getting paid hourly is great, assuming you are being paid appropriately. I spent many years playing the book time game and while i made more it is dealership dependent. I always had at least 2 bays, sometimes 3.
    In a shop that does mostly non warranty work it is probably a better deal for everyone including the customer.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree about book time. Also - Milwaukee snack wall 🤘

  • @JOHN-fx3xo
    @JOHN-fx3xo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That was super rad.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you liked it John!

  • @Shouk02
    @Shouk02 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm jealous of the snappy hammers in foam which is really funny since I have 2 of them and almost always use my mini sledge from hobo freight instead

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah the foam is super nice. Almost too nice haha

  • @Papa-vq3fv
    @Papa-vq3fv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You do and find the best reviews thankyou.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I appreciate that! Thanks for watching 👍

  • @DillonDaVillain222
    @DillonDaVillain222 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Because of this I bought the snap-on wire stripper and crimper

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can’t go wrong with those! The larger set is nice as well

  • @mvjhscondogs6176
    @mvjhscondogs6176 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    No way bro made a Hellen Keller joke 😂

  • @ZiemsRyan
    @ZiemsRyan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great content! Thank you!

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you liked it!

  • @keifer33comets
    @keifer33comets 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My Snap On stock loves seeing these videos

  • @samblanche6015
    @samblanche6015 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That seems like fun and only 2 peo... all money in😂😂😂

  • @warrenblanchard889
    @warrenblanchard889 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice box

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree!

  • @shanestrains2849
    @shanestrains2849 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    FC72 Snap On is a must have for any tech!

  • @coreyv3071
    @coreyv3071 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great tour! Thankyou!

  • @BustedKnucklesGarage1
    @BustedKnucklesGarage1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If you are ever in Southern California I’d love to do a tour! If it ever happens I will definitely have more and a real a have what I feel like is a nice set up!

  • @piercehawke8021
    @piercehawke8021 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    And i see the 5 drawer blue H-F cart with the lift lid.

  • @miguelsalazar3239
    @miguelsalazar3239 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great looking box but crazy price 😮

  • @rschreck876
    @rschreck876 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Whoa. When was that buy one get one free deal? My dealer said nothing about that.

  • @ducaduke
    @ducaduke 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dude thank you!!!! ❤❤❤

  • @josiahrojas6083
    @josiahrojas6083 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video man. Thanks for the great content!

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Appreciate it!

  • @S246ar
    @S246ar 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What are the criteria in being in videos? I really watching your videos to help organize my toolboxes

  • @DownHillgamer
    @DownHillgamer 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good morning. Time to stare at strangers toolboxes before i drink some coffee and go stare at mine

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Have fun! 😅

  • @Mike-kb3qu
    @Mike-kb3qu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love the videos man. I was wondering if you could do a tour of marine diesel mechanics? I work in the trade, and all my coworkers have such a unique array of tools.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’ll add it to the list. Thanks for watching Mike!

  • @alfredbernal8603
    @alfredbernal8603 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Waiting by my phone for your video!

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hope you liked it!

    • @alfredbernal8603
      @alfredbernal8603 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ToolBoxTour sure did! Thank you for the video and your time. Enjoy the rest of your Easter Weekend my Friend!

  • @wcamericanmade9828
    @wcamericanmade9828 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This truly a niche channel

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you 😊

  • @oddjobkia
    @oddjobkia 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Bicarbonate soda does exactly the same as that Kubon stuff

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good to know!

  • @piercehawke8021
    @piercehawke8021 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Matco et al are waking up to H-F which now offers a rainbow of colors

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hard to beat the value of the hf boxes

  • @natejacobs3011
    @natejacobs3011 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Will you ever venture to Canada to do tours?

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Eventually 😃

  • @ziggy18190
    @ziggy18190 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Always look forward to new videos but my bank account does not lol

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha! 😅

  • @enragedplantera5585
    @enragedplantera5585 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Would you be interested in touring the box of a cat radiator rebuild specialist

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds interesting! Send me an email so we can chat 🙂. Toolboxtour@gmail.com

  • @NoahPlays1
    @NoahPlays1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    id love to see this guys bill

  • @jacksautorepair
    @jacksautorepair 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have the Snap-on Epiq 84 inch with stainless top and the 36 inch cart which is 24 deep with like a rhino liner top. Hate both of these type tops.
    The stainless steel which you know is not magnetic, wish I had got just a 1/4 inch piece of steel cut to fit. The Snap-on cart with rhino liner has the same problem, the magnets don't want to stick to the inside. Work lights won't stick, no magnets stick to it.
    The latest 36 inch Snap-on cart I wouldn't care since it's a slide top. Might be trading for that one.
    The Snap-on stainless top has other issues. The stainless is not only non magnet as you know, but rather thin and it looks like a cheap piece particle board underneath I'm not sure because I didn't assemble it, the same stuff they use on their expensive creepers underneath the cover?
    A mild steel or even a wooden butcher block would be better than stainless steel. But Snap-on makes boxes to sell, not use. I might be the exception, but I don't like the shallow speed drawer or the power drawer. The power drawer just takes up too much space.
    Like Adam Savage said once, big tool boxes with drawers is where tools go to die. This is somewhat true, and the mechanic has todo a lot of walking to get tools out these big boxes.
    Now I have a carport at home for cars and a shed, but nowhere really to put an Epic sized box. What am I gone do in a couole of years when I retire! Nobody ever thibks about that when they buy these big tool boxes.
    If I had todo all over again, I would work out my cart and call it a day. As tools become less used or obsolete when those certain cars die off, put those tools in storage or sell them. A big tool box is worth pennies on the dollar 😡

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I never heard that Adam Savage quote but it is 100% accurate. I have so many tools that I even forget I have, OR I’m in such a hurry that I can’t spend the 5 minutes looking for it, so I do the job without it. That was back when I was a mechanic tho.

    • @jacksautorepair
      @jacksautorepair 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ToolBoxTour Yeah, mechanic buys Snap-on but when you leave the mechanic world, you only have to visit Home Depot or Lowes website 😁
      Two reason they don't sell Snap-on or tool truck tools in the stores. First nobody would pay that price. Second is 99.9% don't need any expensive tools. A house a car and truck is expensive enough!
      Little known secret nobody talks about. First of all most automotive technicians don't make much money. After buying tools and paying tool payments, they make even less.
      I'm afraid (especially outside the big cities) the tool truck franchisees days are numbered. Not to say you can git by with cheap junk online, but because mechanic wages are stuck in the 1980s. I mean literally stuck, not counting for inflation.
      Housing prices keep going up and may never drop in our lifetime. It doesn't really help us if housing prices dropped in half anyway because if it did then nobody would be loaning any money!

    • @russellpottenger8584
      @russellpottenger8584 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Consider yourself lucky you don’t have a Mr. Big 😊
      I have a 72” Master series. I find that’s good for the mothership and as I get more tools, I just keep purchasing more carts and organize them accordingly

  • @unwired1281
    @unwired1281 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    👍👍‼️

  • @mortenchops
    @mortenchops 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Whats the biggest box u ever did a tour on?

    • @james5274
      @james5274 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was a couple weeks ago, thing was huge

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I did a pretty big white EPIQ a few weeks ago!

  • @gtcam723
    @gtcam723 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    We use foam A LOT in aerospace. Tool accountability is a major deal. Tools left in aircraft parts or inside a plane somewhere are BAD.
    I absolutely detest the bottom grade Harbor Freight insert bits.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’d love to do an aerospace tour someday. I love FOAAMMMMM.

  • @malcolm3187
    @malcolm3187 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I like snacks but wait until a mouse finds it. I no longer keep any type of food in my box.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, I’ve had decent luck with sealed snacks tho.

  • @invaderco7510
    @invaderco7510 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    No video this week?

    • @DillonDaVillain222
      @DillonDaVillain222 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I thought the same thing I need to know I need to know what to tell my snap-on guy that I need lmaoooo

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Unfortunately no 🙁. Stay tuned for next week though!

    • @DavidJMcBrayer
      @DavidJMcBrayer 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ToolBoxTour Came here to ask the same. Hope you’re doing well!

  • @coyotekelly7143
    @coyotekelly7143 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How do I contact you about doing a tour? I really think you would like my setup. I asked you before but never e-mailed you 😂 just been busy

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yup! Just hit me up on instagram @toolboxtours or send an email to toolboxtour@gmail.com 👍

  • @Dlx1458
    @Dlx1458 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Husband material.

  • @mr.mckinnon5680
    @mr.mckinnon5680 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I pass on motorcycle repairs. Because of bikers.
    I tried twice.
    Fixed a stator on a bike, the owner laid down. Rolled up, saw the bike in the door. Jumped on it and took off. Stuck me with $900 in part to pay for. Fake name, fake phone number, fake address.
    The second was a simple repair on a Harley. Dude gets on the internet. The Internet tells him I'm ripping him off... They got an uncle that can do it cheaper... So in and so forth.
    Dude showed up at the shop with a gun. Pointing it in my employees faces. Scaring the shit out of people. Ranting how we were just ripping him off.
    I've pretty much stopped working for the American people all together.
    I'm not trying to get shot for helping people.
    Up around the Manistee national Forest. Those side by sides are broke down, all over the woods. Shit carbs. Shit axle shafts... They are the KIA, of this generation.
    Another cheap Chinese contraption, designed to keep people fixing it. It's all fun and games, until you're out in the woods.... And that harsh environment, is separating the marketing theory... From the harsh reality of nature.

    • @ToolBoxTour
      @ToolBoxTour  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s rough, but thanks for sharing. Seems like people either love it or absolutely despise it.

    • @mr.mckinnon5680
      @mr.mckinnon5680 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ToolBoxTour ... We host a camp at the blessing of the bikes, in Baldwin. We have a good time with the bike community. It's nothing against them. I just cannot run the risk of sustaining losses like that. Loss of revenue. Loss of workers. There's no class of business school that teaches you how to deal with a pissed off, armed to the teeth, customer. Someone shows up with a gun, you're pulling out customer service skills you never knew you had. Or else!
      Especially in Obama 2.0 administration.