You know that the world is full of misinformation, worthless "help". There is far more bad than good. This is life. Whether it be medical help, financial, parenting, spiritual, home improvement, interpersonal, career, legal, whatever. In a sea of unqualified (and even qualified) help, it takes diligence (or blind luck) to find that single island, that spec that is truly helpful, valuable, reliable, credible, real. And it's a special irony that it seems to require maturity to come to grips with this and learn to live wisely.

I recently found myself in the emergency room in pain so bad I hadn't slept more than three hours cumulatively in almost a week. Finally got to see the doctor, who simply gave me a presciption for a narcotic strong enough to prohibit unscripted refill. That was it. No exam, no personal attention at all. And the uber pain pills didn't even work if you don't count making me sick to my stomach.

A couple of desparate days later I tried the neighborhood urgent care. Two and a half hours in a packed, tiny, noisy waiting room later saw a physician's assistant. Got a refill on the same ineffective "killer" drug. No exam, no suggestions, no conversation, no diagnosis, and no result. Back on the street. And insurance wouldn't pay for it. Sigh.

Finally, I looked up a specialist. Amazing! Short wait, very personal. Knew exactly what was wrong. Soon I could sleep. Not only that, the meds I got referred, over the counter ones no less, unlike the gut-wrenching ones, actually worked! Incredible!

It strikes me that this is what carburetor rebuilding service providers are like. Most are dabblers, assumed to be knowledgeable, experienced, proficient professionals. But they're actually very far from professional. Almost none have any background in the industry, for one thing. They just decided one day to rebuild carburetors. The general public doesn't know this, doesn't perceive the difference, doesn't even recognize that there is one, until they have the kind of learning experience described above. But like the specialist, the real carb guy knows what he is about. Take heart. Be diligent. Look for the good guy.