Certifications are all expired and out of date. I was trained back in the NT 4.0, Opera days. I'm not into it anymore anyway. I hate sitting in a cubicle behind a monitor all day. I like to be active and engaged in actual work, not just key strokes. The world needs all types of workers, and IT just ain't me. Even if I hadn't lost that job, I can't see myself having kept it anyway. Besides, running a shop pays close enough to $70,000 to make me happy and I love being around cars. It helps to enjoy your work and share your passions in your work. Of course a Transmission rebuild isn't too exciting, but installing the random Supercharger or Turbo system is!