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Podcast: On Tap Podcast
Episode: Under the Hood with Rick Stolp: 27 Years of Auto Shop Wisdom
Description: Send us a textWhat does it take to keep a small-town auto mechanic shop thriving for nearly three decades? Rick Stolp of Rick's Auto in Pine City pulls back the curtain on 27 years of grease, grit, and community connection in this candid conversation about the changing landscape of automotive repair.When Rick opened his shop in 1997, Google wasn't a verb, YouTube tutorials didn't exist, and diagnosing car problems required more intuition than electronics. Today, he navigates the delicate balance between traditional mechanical know-how and cutting-edge diagnostic technology. "Being the mechanic was the easy part,"...