| Re: Metal flake in brake pad...
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 04:16:08 GMT, maxo <maxo@NOSPAMhome.se> wrote:
>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?
These guys aren't just a-holes...they're amost incompetent. Example: Last
week I mentioned having trouble gettin air in the new front tire and asked
him if he'd check it, 'can you pump it up to 80lbs'. He puts the pump on it
and says 'does it get 80 lbs?' I said "uh, I think so".
Now what mechanic would take a customer's say so on what the air pressure
should be. As a -professional- wrench, I'd -always- check the tire wall for
the actual pressure needed. He pumped it up to 80. hah.
>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.
Black, with black accents. uh-huh. ;-D
jj
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