| Re: Metal flake in brake pad...
On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 14:46:44 GMT, RonSonic <ronsonic@tampabay.rr.com>
wrote:
>Okay, so in addition to asking for instruction in how to do things you'll never
>do, you've got a trick question or two. You want them to treat you as if you
>know what you're talking about, but they better not ask you for information you
>should have.
Sigh. Yeah, guilty. Don't we all have a little bit of this 'knowledge in
the abstract sense' but lacking what the wrench might know from experience.
Point taken.
>If YOU were a "-professional-" wrench you'd have starved to death years ago, so
>what's with this "I'd -always-" crap. Are you saying that you, the guy who
>wanted lessons in brake adjustment can't be trusted to even know how much air
>goes in your own tires.
Guilty. haha. Yeah, I'd have starved in a week...by this post I was over
the top.
>See, I don't know this mechanic, maybe he is incompetent, maybe he wanted to
>know from you if you had any bloody clue how much air should go into the tire
>before considering it a problem. Maybe he didn't have his glasses handy and has
>a hard time reading black on black. I don't know, but you ain't selling me.
See later post about upclose vision on my part.
>>>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
>
>Huh?
>Gold and/or white would be the accent colors for those bikes.
I was teasing.
jj
>Ron
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