The Car Wizard's insane stories from JAIL!

David Long, @CarWizard, shares stories from his time WORKING in a jail.

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[rusaccord]

Wizard has a strong Bob Ross "I don't want to ever yell again" energy.

[elmayimbe_the_amateur_mechanic]

Full head of hair working in the jail. Completely bald having to deal with Tyler Hoover over years 😂😂😂

[rachelgreenwood]

Not scared of Murderers, but petrified of BMWs!! 🤣🤣🤣

[Two_trucks]

You know why I like the car wizard? On the surface, he seems like a no-nonsense type guy, but he's actually a low-key fun crazy guy if you pay close attention to his videos

[zlliksddam]

Back in his chair throwing days, nice of the wizard to reflect back on how he met Tyler Hoover.

[jakelannetti]

My dad worked in jail for 30 years. We’d occasionally meet people out in public who were former inmates, and they would always act very positively towards him, one of them I remember telling me “your dad is a good man.” I asked me dad why they were always nice to him, and he simply said “I just treat them like normal people.”

[michaelheckman]

Its crazy how much wizard has become a natural on camera, from an awkward side mechanic character for hoovies garage to an Ed level spoken storyteller, it is awesome to see the growth in real time over the years

[throwback]

honestly, hearing the story about the drug enforcer who used to be a mechanic i almost thought he was going to say "so later i gave him a job making delinquent customers pay their shop bills. Hoovies never missed a payment"

[EdBolian]

It's always fun hearing David's stories. Glad he left this job behind and made his way into Hoopties.

[pierrealexguev]

As a former correctionnal officier, I feel what he is saying. I'm glad I left that job so the Wizzard did.

[raj-utm]

The calm that Wizard displays is a benefit to everyone. This is a "Big Stick" walking softly man. An admirable human. An example we should all follow.

[motorcitywestauto]

I'm a retired deputy sheriff. The stank inside the jail is ever present and you never get used to it. I made it through my whole career without catching anything until the last week. Literally, while moving across the country I started to feel like shit and had a couple sores developing. I stopped at a hotel and slept for 23 hours. When I got to my final stop I went to the doctor's and found out I had MRSA. Made it 22 years and catch something the last damn week.

But he's right, inmates do some effed up shit. There was about 25 deaths in the jail over my career.

[rmz]

Story Teller Hierarchy:
1. Rabbit
1a. Car wizard

[JankyTheClown]

You had me at "male appendage doing the helicopter", and I stayed to the end.

[gerrylewia]

The most dangerous person is a quiet and calm person like the car wizard

[camillethetacoturd]

As a correctional officer the first three mins are on point. I appreciate you bringing light to these topics. If you have never worked inside of a prison or jail, it is unlike any other atmosphere you have ever experienced and it is hard to comprehend.

[myfastcars]

After my 26 year Navy Submarine career, I have a WHOLE LOT better read on people and how to deal with them. Especially how to properly communicate and ask the right questions. After I retired from the Navy, I worked another 20 yrs managing submarine systems and dealing with Officers and Enlisted on a daily basis. Very Successful and very rewarding. Your calm and easy demeaner serves you well. Thank you for serving brother.

[spddracer]

I clicked on this thinking Wizard was in jail?! No way!!

Glad it wasn't what I thought. 😂

[StevePetrica]

I worked in public-sector psychiatry for many years, and a number of our patients were court-referred -- often for frightening, violent crimes. Obviously I took precautions in my dealings with them, but repeatedly I found that basic courtesy and respect went a long way. I even came to like some of these guys!

[JosiahGould]

The Wizards story about just talking with AJ reminds me about back when I sold tech stuff, computers, cameras, etc... Had a guy come in a few times for a security camera setup. He was sketchy looking to be really polite about it. Last time I saw him he was spitting mad, yelling, the whole deal - he had ordered the wrong thing for his cameras and was ANGRY. Boss was going to call the cops (I agreed, he needed to cool off) but I felt like I had gotten friendly enough with him that I could at least get him outside and away from the kids behind the registers. He sees me, knows that I'll try to fix his problem, and he drops the tough guy act - take him outside, apologize and fix his problem, and just barely get to see the cops pulling him over a few blocks down. See, they were looking for him anyway. He needed to upgrade his cameras because he removed some local chemical competition two days earlier. He gets to stay rent free courtesy of the state for the rest of his life.