Adam RoganWhen Elijah Corona tried to help out his neighborhood, nobody complained about going to the back of the line.
Helping our neighbors seems like a no-brainer. It only makes sense to donate our time and expertise to the community that keeps us in business.
Whenever break-ins ramp up like they did last January – we fixed 70-plus windows in three days – it’s pretty cool to watch how our neighborhood rallies.
During weeks like that, I’m lucky enough to witness how many really good people we have here in Milwaukee. Some of our other customers were put on hold so that we’d be able to tend to all of the victims’ vehicles quickly, and literally everyone was OK with it. Customers would tell us, “My oil change can wait, my brakes can wait, let’s get these people’s windows in.”
WHERE: Corona’s business, The Family Mechanic, 1122 E. Holt Ave.
My own car has been broken into, too. It makes you feel crummy. Someone just invaded your personal space and took your stuff.
In my profession, people really rely on us. If we’re able to ease pain and inconvenience during this potentially traumatic event, I don’t see any reason why we wouldn’t make ourselves available to help out as best we can.
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