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Someone, without my permission or knoweldge, borrowed my new fat bike, and put it back with the seat improperly adjusted, the front derailer bent, the right crank arm bent and the left bottom bracket bearing popped out of its cage. No major paint damage anyplace. Makes me wonder how in the world it happened.
Anyway, due to the nature of the ultra-z level bottom bracket bearing, and it fitting only that crank, and vice versa, I'll be getting a new SRAM crank. No big deal, and the parts are renewable, unlike the present parts.
Went to the local bike store. I want to order a bottom bracket and crankset. Its a SRAM X5, 100mm wide, english cups and 36/22 chain rings.
Them: What bike is it for?
Me: Motobecane fat bike
Them: We don't sell Moto parts
Me: I'm asking you for a SRAM part, not Moto
Them: Ok, what bikes it for?
Me: Like I said, its for a Motobecane fat bike, but I want a SRAM X5, 100mm width, english cups and 36/22 chainrings
Them: Its not made
Me: Trust me, its made, and guys put them on the Moto's all the time, they even come on new bikes by other folks, how about you look it up
Them: Where did you find it?
Me: I went to the SRAM website.... and to AMAZON
(they go to AMAZON)
Them: Well that looks like what you asked for.
Me: Ok, get me one
Them: We can't order from AMAZON for you....
Me: I'm not asking you to, I'm asking you to order one from your supplier
Them: We can't, we don't have the part number
Me: Its on the AMAZON page....
Them: Ok, there it is. Yup, distributor has several available for us too.
Me: Great. How much is it, and when can you get it.
Them: We can't find out the price until we place the order.
Me: Well its $169 on Amazon, and that happens to be MSRP on the SRAM page, so as long as its not more than that I'll take it, so place the order and lets get this going.
Them: They're open again on Monday.
Me: Ok, place the order Monday, call me up, and I'll come in and pay, or just leave you a hundred dollars now to show you I'm serious about needing it
Them: We can't order parts unless they're paid in full.
Me: Ok... let me get this straight. You can't tell me the price until you place the order, but you want me to pay in full in order to order it.
Them: Yeaup!
I walked out, and heard 'em say thanks for wasting their time! Needless to say, I called up Daytona Bikes, ten minutes before closing, the guy was smart and courteous, had all the part numbers in about 30 seconds, and told me it was ten till closing and his registers were shut down till noon tomorrow. He offered to call me back, tomorrow, to get all my information, but I told him I'd call, as my schedule was hectic. Said three days to get the parts.
And the guy at the bike shop was the same one that ripped off half his thumb by sticking it in a moving rear wheel to stop it during a repair. Brakes? or a SNEAKER even? Jeeze.
So, I'm reminded of a zombie apocalypse, except.... one full of idiots instead.....
JohnR
07-18-2015, 07:59 PM
Wow.
just order from Amazon!
Dude...WalMart is not to be confused with an LBS. :behindsofa:
No, the LBS is run by rejects from "Idiots League for Today and Tomorrow", who couldn't make the grade.....
The place in Daytona has always been getting high praise, and my friend JN rides her bike everywhere as her main transportation, so she relies on them. She says they're good, they're GOOD. End of story.
I want to get the crankset at a bike shop, not online. The SRAM X5 is not really top of the line for them, more like lower middle end of their product line, but.... they all pretty much use the same bearing set, and the ultra snob "I saved 15 grams" crowd can buy the upper crust. I wanna save some weight, I can take a dump or skip lunch, ya know? SRAM has had issues with the bearings and/or crank spindles being not quite up to spec. They offer a very lame work around. Issue is the 22mm bearing on the non-drive side is more like 22.5mm . I'll be putting calipers to what I get, and want the local service to send it back until I get a good one. I think the first will be good though, as the problem was back in 2013... so the bad stuff should be out of the supply chain. Should....(ahem). We'll go in with both eyes open on that issue.
yqtszhj
07-18-2015, 08:50 PM
Someone, without my permission or knoweldge, borrowed my new fat bike, and put it back with the seat improperly adjusted, the front derailer bent, the right crank arm bent and the left bottom bracket bearing popped out of its cage. No major paint damage anyplace. Makes me wonder how in the world it happened.
Anyway, due to the nature of the ultra-z level bottom bracket bearing, and it fitting only that crank, and vice versa, I'll be getting a new SRAM crank. No big deal, and the parts are renewable, unlike the present parts.
Went to the local bike store. I want to order a bottom bracket and crankset. Its a SRAM X5, 100mm wide, english cups and 36/22 chain rings.
Them: What bike is it for?
Me: Motobecane fat bike
Them: We don't sell Moto parts
Me: I'm asking you for a SRAM part, not Moto
Them: Ok, what bikes it for?
Me: Like I said, its for a Motobecane fat bike, but I want a SRAM X5, 100mm width, english cups and 36/22 chainrings
Them: Its not made
Me: Trust me, its made, and guys put them on the Moto's all the time, they even come on new bikes by other folks, how about you look it up
Them: Where did you find it?
Me: I went to the SRAM website.... and to AMAZON
(they go to AMAZON)
Them: Well that looks like what you asked for.
Me: Ok, get me one
Them: We can't order from AMAZON for you....
Me: I'm not asking you to, I'm asking you to order one from your supplier
Them: We can't, we don't have the part number
Me: Its on the AMAZON page....
Them: Ok, there it is. Yup, distributor has several available for us too.
Me: Great. How much is it, and when can you get it.
Them: We can't find out the price until we place the order.
Me: Well its $169 on Amazon, and that happens to be MSRP on the SRAM page, so as long as its not more than that I'll take it, so place the order and lets get this going.
Them: They're open again on Monday.
Me: Ok, place the order Monday, call me up, and I'll come in and pay, or just leave you a hundred dollars now to show you I'm serious about needing it
Them: We can't order parts unless they're paid in full.
Me: Ok... let me get this straight. You can't tell me the price until you place the order, but you want me to pay in full in order to order it.
Them: Yeaup!
I walked out, and heard 'em say thanks for wasting their time! Needless to say, I called up Daytona Bikes, ten minutes before closing, the guy was smart and courteous, had all the part numbers in about 30 seconds, and told me it was ten till closing and his registers were shut down till noon tomorrow. He offered to call me back, tomorrow, to get all my information, but I told him I'd call, as my schedule was hectic. Said three days to get the parts.
And the guy at the bike shop was the same one that ripped off half his thumb by sticking it in a moving rear wheel to stop it during a repair. Brakes? or a SNEAKER even? Jeeze.
So, I'm reminded of a zombie apocalypse, except.... one full of idiots instead.....
Thats crazy. Another day in the life of CJB.
I have to say though I run into the same thing. The wife tells me I'm anal when I'm researching and buying something but I tell her that I'm required to learn everything and know everyones job because 80% of the people out there don't know what they are doing and I know what I want. Frustrating to say the least. One good thing is when you run into one of the 20% that know their stuff and you get something better for a cheaper price. It doesn't happen often but it does happen.
One gets the feeling the guys at the local bike shop were not idiots after-all.
Bobshouse
07-19-2015, 08:35 AM
In these modern times, I usually walk into a parts store with the part number in hand, and that's only after I can't find it on the internet.
"Specialty" stores can't always find an expert in the field willing to work for minimum wage.
I feel your pain CJB. Actually, I don't as I have an excellent LBS run by and largely for cyclists. But I definitely/surely do sympathize.
b4uqzme
07-19-2015, 05:07 PM
Back in my mountain biking days I had a great LBS. Anytime something broke they would teach me how to fix it and sell me the special tools and/or parts. It was a lot of fun I'll tell ya. :) They always had what I needed in stock.
jocko
07-19-2015, 06:01 PM
Someone, without my permission or knoweldge, borrowed my new fat bike, and put it back with the seat improperly adjusted, the front derailer bent, the right crank arm bent and the left bottom bracket bearing popped out of its cage. No major paint damage anyplace. Makes me wonder how in the world it happened.
Anyway, due to the nature of the ultra-z level bottom bracket bearing, and it fitting only that crank, and vice versa, I'll be getting a new SRAM crank. No big deal, and the parts are renewable, unlike the present parts.
Went to the local bike store. I want to order a bottom bracket and crankset. Its a SRAM X5, 100mm wide, english cups and 36/22 chain rings.
Them: What bike is it for?
Me: Motobecane fat bike
Them: We don't sell Moto parts
Me: I'm asking you for a SRAM part, not Moto
Them: Ok, what bikes it for?
Me: Like I said, its for a Motobecane fat bike, but I want a SRAM X5, 100mm width, english cups and 36/22 chainrings
Them: Its not made
Me: Trust me, its made, and guys put them on the Moto's all the time, they even come on new bikes by other folks, how about you look it up
Them: Where did you find it?
Me: I went to the SRAM website.... and to AMAZON
(they go to AMAZON)
Them: Well that looks like what you asked for.
Me: Ok, get me one
Them: We can't order from AMAZON for you....
Me: I'm not asking you to, I'm asking you to order one from your supplier
Them: We can't, we don't have the part number
Me: Its on the AMAZON page....
Them: Ok, there it is. Yup, distributor has several available for us too.
Me: Great. How much is it, and when can you get it.
Them: We can't find out the price until we place the order.
Me: Well its $169 on Amazon, and that happens to be MSRP on the SRAM page, so as long as its not more than that I'll take it, so place the order and lets get this going.
Them: They're open again on Monday.
Me: Ok, place the order Monday, call me up, and I'll come in and pay, or just leave you a hundred dollars now to show you I'm serious about needing it
Them: We can't order parts unless they're paid in full.
Me: Ok... let me get this straight. You can't tell me the price until you place the order, but you want me to pay in full in order to order it.
Them: Yeaup!
I walked out, and heard 'em say thanks for wasting their time! Needless to say, I called up Daytona Bikes, ten minutes before closing, the guy was smart and courteous, had all the part numbers in about 30 seconds, and told me it was ten till closing and his registers were shut down till noon tomorrow. He offered to call me back, tomorrow, to get all my information, but I told him I'd call, as my schedule was hectic. Said three days to get the parts.
And the guy at the bike shop was the same one that ripped off half his thumb by sticking it in a moving rear wheel to stop it during a repair. Brakes? or a SNEAKER even? Jeeze.
So, I'm reminded of a zombie apocalypse, except.... one full of idiots instead.....
ARE U sure u werent in a Harley dealership trying to order a part??? Just sayin
I feel your pain CJB. Actually, I don't as I have an excellent LBS run by and largely for cyclists. But I definitely/surely do sympathize.
I googled the shop.... they have 11 one star and two five star reviews. The one star's have detailed accounts of how they suck - like not meeting deadlines, like not fixing things correctly, like being rude and treating the customer like crap. The five stars were both the same "They rock! Best shop ever!" Makes one wonder about the validity of the reviews.
The shop my friend told me about does in fact rock. Got the order all done today, paid for, they confirmed stock, and said it would be in their hands Wednesday. I'll be there Saturday to pick it up. I asked 'em to verify the bearing size as SRAM has shipped some oversize bearings by mistake. They're already onto that issue, and will gladly verify.
Best of all, no crap, no looking down their nose. Just guys who know their stuff and don't mind helping a customer. That's what I do with my own customers - inject a good friendly attitude and put the customer first.
ARE U sure u werent in a Harley dealership trying to order a part??? Just sayin
Well, Jocko... my closest dealer is Palm Beach Harley, and they in fact suck. "Stealer-dealers". For instance, the original receipt of the bike I bought used, was at $25,500, when infact the bike MSRP was $14,500. They listed every piece of standard chrome (primary cover, timing cover, rocker boxes, standard forward controls, belt guards, etc, etc.) as additional accessories. Those were stock, and listed as so on the all the sales sheets and webpage (which is archived). So, they nailed the original purchaser for $11,000 over list.
They don't have parts in stock, and treat you like a dolt for attempting to repair your own bike. And they give out and out incorrect advice and instructions...ie "You can't clip out the old pushrods in order to avoid removing the heads to change cams, the seals will all leak and you'll be in bad shape" - when in fact the MoCo instructions say... "use bolt cutters to clip out the old pushrods, being careful to not get debris in the lifter assembly...."
However, I'll happily drive 75 miles each way, to get to Treasure Coast Harley. Staff knows their stuff, and if they don't they get on the honker to the mothership and get the right info as you stand there at the counter. They actually have parts in stock. They'll tell you how to put 'em in. They'll print out the manual pages for you, and make sure you have the oddball seals and gaskets and little overlooked items. Donny there is as customer oriented as anyone I've ever dealt with, and so are the rest of 'em.
My money's with the folks who do me right - which is why I've got THREE KAHR PISTOLS!!!!!!
yqtszhj
07-19-2015, 09:06 PM
Well, Jocko... my closest dealer is Palm Beach Harley, and they in fact suck. "Stealer-dealers". For instance, the original receipt of the bike I bought used, was at $25,500, when infact the bike MSRP was $14,500. They listed every piece of standard chrome (primary cover, timing cover, rocker boxes, standard forward controls, belt guards, etc, etc.) as additional accessories. Those were stock, and listed as so on the all the sales sheets and webpage (which is archived). So, they nailed the original purchaser for $11,000 over list.
They don't have parts in stock, and treat you like a dolt for attempting to repair your own bike. And they give out and out incorrect advice and instructions...ie "You can't clip out the old pushrods in order to avoid removing the heads to change cams, the seals will all leak and you'll be in bad shape" - when in fact the MoCo instructions say... "use bolt cutters to clip out the old pushrods, being careful to not get debris in the lifter assembly...."
Sounds like those guys prefer the customer that doesn't know much and buys a harley as a status symbol to show off to their friends but they don't really ride or know how to fix anything. They can then drain them of all their money.
Those in the fold know this, and thats why they call some dealers "stealer dealers".
We've got two good dealers, Treasure Coast HD and Palm Bay HD, the latter will discount bikes below MSRP on a regular basis, and at last look they had about 200 bikes on the floor of their showroom. The dealer I spoke of has maybe 50.
jocko
07-20-2015, 06:26 PM
Sounds like those guys prefer the customer that doesn't know much and buys a harley as a status symbol to show off to their friends but they don't really ride or know how to fix anything. They can then drain them of all their money.
not realy as a status symbol but as much as TRUSTING THE SALESMAN. Most people don't wrench their bikes, no matter what brand. Try wrenching a Goldwiner and u will get my point. But people get very pissed when they find out downt he road that their dealer lies to them. Mskes no sense . I was in the tire,gun,bikes, lawnmower, yadda business with my father for 70 years, and if my dad caought me lying or b-sing a customer, I certainly heard about it and fast to. Today I think these dealers and it just ain't Harley dealers either have the ol barnum bailey motto, A SUCKER BORN EVER MINUTE.
I was with my brother someyears back on a crusie with teh wives and we were in St. Thomas at a nice jewelry store and he was buying her a diamond tennis bracelt. It looked realy nice to so when the dealer put it in the box for him and wreapped it, the fokker switched the bracelet and when we got back on the ship and sailing he gaveit to his wife as a gift, and damn there was 4 dieamond missing from the bracelt. hE WAS fokked..
jocko
07-20-2015, 06:27 PM
Those in the fold know this, and thats why they call some dealers "stealer dealers".
We've got two good dealers, Treasure Coast HD and Palm Bay HD, the latter will discount bikes below MSRP on a regular basis, and at last look they had about 200 bikes on the floor of their showroom. The dealer I spoke of has maybe 50.
I could tellyou some real horror stories cjb, but u have heard them all to..Just sayin
AJBert
07-20-2015, 10:36 PM
Someone, without my permission or knoweldge, borrowed my new fat bike, and put it back with the seat improperly adjusted, the front derailer bent, the right crank arm bent and the left bottom bracket bearing popped out of its cage. No major paint damage anyplace. Makes me wonder how in the world it happened.
I'm sorry, but I have to confess. It was me that "borrowed" your bike. I won't really go into the how or why but if you send me the bill I'll see if I can't scrape up a few bucks for the replacement parts. As a side note, DO NOT try to jump five busses with it. Trust me, the outcome isn't pretty!
SlowBurn
07-21-2015, 07:26 AM
Someone, without my permission or knoweldge, borrowed my new fat bike, and put it back with the seat improperly adjusted, the front derailer bent, the right crank arm bent and the left bottom bracket bearing popped out of its cage. No major paint damage anyplace. Makes me wonder how in the world it happened.
Anyway, due to the nature of the ultra-z level bottom bracket bearing, and it fitting only that crank, and vice versa, I'll be getting a new SRAM crank. No big deal, and the parts are renewable, unlike the present parts.
Went to the local bike store. I want to order a bottom bracket and crankset. Its a SRAM X5, 100mm wide, english cups and 36/22 chain rings.
Them: What bike is it for?
Me: Motobecane fat bike
Them: We don't sell Moto parts
Me: I'm asking you for a SRAM part, not Moto
Them: Ok, what bikes it for?
Me: Like I said, its for a Motobecane fat bike, but I want a SRAM X5, 100mm width, english cups and 36/22 chainrings
Them: Its not made
Me: Trust me, its made, and guys put them on the Moto's all the time, they even come on new bikes by other folks, how about you look it up
Them: Where did you find it?
Me: I went to the SRAM website.... and to AMAZON
(they go to AMAZON)
Them: Well that looks like what you asked for.
Me: Ok, get me one
Them: We can't order from AMAZON for you....
Me: I'm not asking you to, I'm asking you to order one from your supplier
Them: We can't, we don't have the part number
Me: Its on the AMAZON page....
Them: Ok, there it is. Yup, distributor has several available for us too.
Me: Great. How much is it, and when can you get it.
Them: We can't find out the price until we place the order.
Me: Well its $169 on Amazon, and that happens to be MSRP on the SRAM page, so as long as its not more than that I'll take it, so place the order and lets get this going.
Them: They're open again on Monday.
Me: Ok, place the order Monday, call me up, and I'll come in and pay, or just leave you a hundred dollars now to show you I'm serious about needing it
Them: We can't order parts unless they're paid in full.
Me: Ok... let me get this straight. You can't tell me the price until you place the order, but you want me to pay in full in order to order it.
Them: Yeaup!
I walked out, and heard 'em say thanks for wasting their time! Needless to say, I called up Daytona Bikes, ten minutes before closing, the guy was smart and courteous, had all the part numbers in about 30 seconds, and told me it was ten till closing and his registers were shut down till noon tomorrow. He offered to call me back, tomorrow, to get all my information, but I told him I'd call, as my schedule was hectic. Said three days to get the parts.
And the guy at the bike shop was the same one that ripped off half his thumb by sticking it in a moving rear wheel to stop it during a repair. Brakes? or a SNEAKER even? Jeeze.
So, I'm reminded of a zombie apocalypse, except.... one full of idiots instead.....
Great story
Moral #1 - Bike locks, use em. Especially in your own garage.
True story: My wife went into a bagel place for lunch. Q Hi, what would you like? A. I'd like a tuna bagel sandwich on an everything bagel please. Q We don't have tuna bagel sandwiches, we have roast beef, ham and cheese, .. see up there on the menu? A Then I'll just have an everything bagel, toasted. Q What would you like for your side dish? A What are my choices? Q Cole slaw, macaroni salad, tuna salad?
yqtszhj
07-21-2015, 12:30 PM
True story: My wife went into a bagel place for lunch. Q Hi, what would you like? A. I'd like a tuna bagel sandwich on an everything bagel please. Q We don't have tuna bagel sandwiches, we have roast beef, ham and cheese, .. see up there on the menu? A Then I'll just have an everything bagel, toasted. Q What would you like for your side dish? A What are my choices? Q Cole slaw, macaroni salad, tuna salad?
I can completely see that happening. The brainless masses we have to deal with...:confused:
b4uqzme
07-21-2015, 04:00 PM
I can completely see that happening. The brainless masses we have to deal with...:confused:
You guys spoil me. Everyone around here is pretty smart. Then I go out in the real world... :rolleyes:
laserfish
07-21-2015, 05:25 PM
The ones I hate are at my local auto store. Used to be the employees knew cars up, down and sideways. Now the guys (and one girl) only know what is on the computer. Even if they don't know, which is most of the time, they will argue with you because it says it on the computer. Sheesh, I must be getting old, I am sounding like my grand dad.
Great story
Moral #1 - Bike locks, use em. Especially in your own garage.
True story: My wife went into a bagel place for lunch. Q Hi, what would you like? A. I'd like a tuna bagel sandwich on an everything bagel please. Q We don't have tuna bagel sandwiches, we have roast beef, ham and cheese, .. see up there on the menu? A Then I'll just have an everything bagel, toasted. Q What would you like for your side dish? A What are my choices? Q Cole slaw, macaroni salad, tuna salad?
I use a Kryptonite loop, and a seperate 13mm cable through the tires! But, alas, not in the garage.
Your Tuna Salad story reminds me of a little incident I had, which I got to play Jack Nicholson in (almost)!
Rode the Harley over to Indiantown, Fl and pulled into the Pioneer Diner for breakfast. It was five after eleven AM. One couple in the place at a table. I sat at the tiny counter, so waitress would have an easier time of it.
Whathca havin?
Coffee and...
Oh I just wanna let you know, we stopped serving breakfast, we're on lunch now.
What time is it?
Eleven ten.
I can't get a couple of eggs and toast?
Not thats breakfast, wer're on lunch now.
(My mind thinks back to Five Easy Pieces....)
Ok, can I get hardboiled eggs with my lunch
Sure can.
With toast?
No toast is only on the breakfast menu
(and now I KNOW I'm doing Five Easy Pieces!!!!)
You folks make a BLT?
Sure hon!
Ok, I'd like a BLT on white toast. Hold the lettuce. Hold the tomato. Hold the mayo, and hold the bacon (and I couldn't bear to tell her "between your knees", mostly because I was hungry...)....... on the side?
Oh we can do that!
Ok, and I'd like two hardboiled eggs with that too.
Ok, sure thing, coming right up!
~~~~
I swear to God.... my mind was bursting after that. Of course it was chicken salad in the movie etc etc... but still! And.... she had no clue, and I mean ZERO clue that she was being used to see how the scenario would act out. She was a youngun, and no doubt never saw the movie.
Planedude
07-21-2015, 10:47 PM
The ones I hate are at my local auto store. Used to be the employees knew cars up, down and sideways. Now the guys (and one girl) only know what is on the computer. Even if they don't know, which is most of the time, they will argue with you because it says it on the computer. Sheesh, I must be getting old, I am sounding like my grand dad.
You need to talk to my son. His second job is selling car parts in Saginaw Texas, part time. He regularly has higher sales numbers than his fulltime coworkers. I was picking up some wiper blades from him one day and a customer, realized that this was my son and stopped me. The man was the owner of a local, high end foreign car repair shop. He related that a customer brought him a late 60s Rolls Royce silver shadow and wanted the side draft carbs rebuilt and the car tuned up. Needed to purr like it did when new. After a week of fruitless searching, too many folks said to "call Travis at the Saginaw O'Reilly". He admitted to being very skeptical but finally called because he was out of options. Once he talked to My son, he was pleasantly surprised. My son was very interested in the project, asked the exact right questions about the carbs and guaranteed nothing for sure but some good hard searching.
A few hours later The shop owner said he received a call saying the parts runner was on his way then offered useful advice on rebuilding the carbs. He said the only suspicious thing he had heard from my boy was the statement that he was sending a tube of a high dollar copper based paste sealer for the carb to manifold mate. The tube was about $45 bucks and he was sure the young salesman was just "upselling" him. He reported he happily did the rebuilds, a blast on such a great old car and everything went smooth. He left the tube of uber-seal on the bench with plans to send it back for a refund...
Until he fired the Rolls up and found the carbs vacuumed leaked at exactly the place that my son told him it would. He told me, with a rye smile, that he carefully removed the carbs, used the uber- seal as instructed and never again doubted anything my son told him about what a car needed.
This shop owner then gave a firm handshake and told me I should be proud of my son.
You know what, I am very proud of that smart, hard working young man and he is living proof that you can raise an American from a child with a good head on his shoulders (like all of us did) and not a head up their ass.
Sorry to waste column space bragging, but if your lucky and look enough, you can find competency in America today. Best of luck in the search folks.
SlowBurn
07-21-2015, 10:50 PM
I swear to God.... my mind was bursting after that. Of course it was chicken salad in the movie etc etc... but still! And.... she had no clue, and I mean ZERO clue that she was being used to see how the scenario would act out. She was a youngun, and no doubt never saw the movie.
Perfect. Now if only Karen Black and Sally Struthers had been there to ease your... bursting mind.
SlowBurn
07-21-2015, 10:57 PM
Sorry to waste column space bragging, but if your lucky and look enough, you can find competency in America today. Best of luck in the search folks.
That's good to hear. These days anytime I find anyone with your son's competence at anything, I save their contact info like a precious jewel, cause they're even rarer.
laserfish
07-24-2015, 12:11 PM
Always good to hear those people bragging on their son. Congratulations for raising someone who will actually think and problem solve. They are becoming rare.
jlottmc
07-24-2015, 06:23 PM
That story reminds me of a couple of recent debacles with parts houses for work. Short version I call the generator parts number press the option for parts research (couldn't find anything online) I get George, I tell him I need a high level fuel sensor. His response "I don't know what that is." I hung up after that. The other was the manufacturer kicking me over to a distributor when I was looking for technical specs (and they missed the other two models I was asking about). Their e-mail response was basically they didn't have a clue.
Tonite.... jeeze
I'm at Walmart buying a case of suds, and bread and such... only a few items. All the quick check out lines are taken up by able bodied AA's who regularly fill their little motor baskets, and ease their way into the limited item checkout lines with double or treble the limited amount.
I went to a regular check out, beind an older couple almost finished with their transaction.
You'll have let the machine read the chip in your card, the checkout gal says to the white haired old guy.
Wha?
Put your card into the blue slot on the checkout pad, she says.
Wha, who... its bad?
His wife goes... Just stick it in Harry!
Stick it in where?
Right there... its all ready, just stick it in!
(he fumbles with the card as his white haired wife watches)
It wont go in
Try again Harry....
I'm telling you it wont go in!
You've got it in the wrong spot, she says
(I slap my forehead.....)
No! Its in the right spot, it just wont go in
Here (she says) let me stick it in for you.....
No! I can do it!
No you cant!
Yes.... yes I can, right into the hole here.... and it still wont go in!
(his wife grabs the card)
Here, see... right in, and then out again.
Checkout lady: You have to leave it in until its done.
At this time... I'm thinking... this is beyond belief... he hasn't had "it" in for decades!
SlowBurn
07-25-2015, 06:47 AM
Starting to love this thread
Dbholfo
07-26-2015, 04:35 PM
Starting to love this thread
Yep.
SlowBurn
07-26-2015, 09:46 PM
We're on a trip with another couple out west and a friend who lives out there is taking us all into the mountains in his van. After a stop, the wife half of the other couple climbs into the van and sits down on one seat of their bench and lays her glasses down on her husband's seat. He gets in and of course sits right on the glasses. She starts yelling at him and he, the soul of patience, asks "why did you put them on my seat?" Her response, swear to God: "Well, where would you like me to put them?"
Bit my tongue so hard it hurt the rest of the day.
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