Bait

 Whether we'd like to admit it or not, whether we like it or not, with every build we give up a piece of "control" to outside forces. For some, it's an entire build and you're depending on a shop to make your dreams become reality. For the shop, maybe the fate of your build is depending on an independent painter or upholsterer. Even a self-contained shop may have to wait on certain suppliers. How about things like motors and tires? How about the right part that the wrong guy won't give up? How many shops do their own polishing, much less plating?

 Depending on anyone to help you accomplish anything can be a drag. I'm not talking about the help from the the wise old sage of all things moto. Those guys are the most valuable aspect in keeping what's old, new again. The bitching is about waiting on a company or individual to do what they said they would do, and actually doing it. I'm certainly NOT talking about the dick(s) who never had any intention of delivering as they gladly accepted your money. Let their fate lie in whatever means you find necessary.

 Unfortunately not everyone may come equipped with the work ethic you hoped you were buying into, although the hourly fee for their skill dictate otherwise- literally in some cases. Again, most have good intentions, but something always comes up. Always. "Prepare for it... in time AND in money!" said my local wise-man as I was falling down the hole to Wonderland.

 In some cases, you're paying as much to your painter as your girl paid for her tits. And unfortunately, the results are usually the same. She should've been smarter in who she choose to perform the work, and you should have to. Inspiration can cost a lot. Impulsiveness more. Fads...the most.

 Dictation blows. Moral and ethical lessons can blow me. Advice isn't always good. This is what I've learned, whether I like her it or not. I guess it's just experience that now leads me to become "dependent" on guys like Steve Hudlow of Hudlow Axle in Rossville, GA. The man is one of the best builder/fabricators on Earth and yet, in an interview he gave during a segment for the Spike Network's show Trucks, Steve gave this answer when asked how he feels about hand-fabricating an axle or part for someone else: "I'm used as a tool to help people build their own projects, and if I do it right, it's one less hassle you'll have on your project."