| Re: Metal flake in brake pad...
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:20:52 -0500, jj wrote:
> The thing is should I tell the owner? Heck he's the worst of all
Give him a piece of your mind, create a scene, scream and spit. You'll
feel better. :-)
I posted about a shop like this a while back. The only reason I ever went
there is because the other guys were closed on Sundays. Finally I
witnessed her lecturing a new bike owner who was a grown man in his 40 to
never ride his bike after fixing a flat--to always bring it back to the
shop for a fifteen dollar safety inspection. I interjected in a friendly
and rather loud voice, "you're absolutely full of **** if you think a
grown man can't be trusted to fix a flat." She was speechless.The guy
about to buy the bike thought so too and left and I did as well before she
became not so speechless...
Such businesses deserve to die--but this lady's
shop seems to thrive since there's a certain segment of the market that
apparently is impressed by the ******* factor. Waddaya gonna do?
I do miss my Rapid Transit shop in Chicago. I walked in for the first
time and asked: "I want a modern version of an English three speed." The
saleslady replied: "Is black ok?". *grin* Now that's my kind of place.
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