The Heart Surgeon & the Harley Mechanic

[KimC]

The Harley Mechanic


A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Harley motorcycle when he spotted a well-known heart surgeon in his shop. The surgeon was there waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his bike when the mechanic shouted across the garage, "Hey, Doc, can I ask you a question?"



The surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to where the mechanic was working on the motorcycle. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag, and asked, "So, Doc, look at this engine. I open its heart, take valves out, fix 'em, put 'em back in, and when I finish, it works just like new. So how come I get such a small salary and you get the really big bucks, when you and I are doing basically the same work?"



The surgeon paused, smiled, leaned over, and whispered to the mechanic, "Try doing it with the engine running."

edited by Ross, I hate those darn carets.

 

[Karlynn]

Great story!

Making a long story short - we met the cardio-thoracic surgeon that recommended the cardiologist-that-saved-my-life on a vacation at Table Rock Lake in Missouri. He was a surgeon at Northwestern Memorial. For several years after that my in-laws would run into him each vacation. They said he'd spend the whole week working on people's boat motors. They said they'd go down to the boat dock and see him sitting there with his tool box and some engine in pieces on the dock.

 

[catwoman]

Karlynn:

Was he able to do beating-heart engine repair?

 

[geebee]

Well, gosh, I thought they mostly stop the heart when working on it.

 

[hensylee]

kIM HOW DID you make it throught the storm?