I have found money to be the universal motivator..

Well, the Fat Boy is sitting up on jacks in The Kid's hangar... So
far The Kid has found two weak cylinders on the right engine that
weren't that bad last year, so the field overhaul is on for sure now -
1686 SMOH on a first run factory engine... Whether it will be a top or
a major remains to be seen... He will be pulling the cylinders today
and I am going there tonight after I finish my office hours to inspect
the engine...
He also found a hinge worn past service limits on the rudder trim tab
- not a surprise as Old Crusty and I had been watching it... And a
hard hydraulic hose behind the left engine - again not a surprise as
we had been anticipating that for this annual... And now I am going
to spring on him tonite that I want ALL the hydraulic hoses
replaced... I know he wants to get me out of his hangar this week as
he put off another annual in order to get me in - but hey, no one said
life is fair...
and he doesn't know that I cut a deal with the other plane owner
ahead of time. It never hurts to have a few friends in your pocket

Anyway, The Kid is the son of the original owner of the Fat Boy and
took over his dad's FBO business after he passed away... I've known
The Kid since he was snot nosed... Ward, his father, had been the FBO
and airport manager since the earth first cooled... I have rented
airplanes from Ward and had him work on my planes since the early
60's... The Kid is a good mechanic... He is starting to get cranky now
that he is getitng streaks of grey at the temples, just like his
father, and he is in line for a new moniker to celebrate his
crankiness, but for now he will remain, The Kid...

Anyway, things are looking up in Muddville..

denny