Re: If it ain't one thing............

["lumina333" <lumina3@xxxx>]

I don't want to start a heavy discussion here, but...the place where 
I took my block to have work done is an older reliable place here in 
the city. Their name has "Auto Parts" in it, and they have been in 
business > 50 years with a good reputation. Anyway, I trusted the man 
to order all the right stuff for my engine. I should have gotten a 
clue when he told me that the rings I ordered were indeed Moly rings, 
and when I checked the part number they were cast rings. Anyway, when 
I asked him about the 6 vs. 8 cylinder bearings, he said, well, they 
are the same size. I told him, yes, they were, but that it still left 
me with 2 pistons short of parts. When I went and picked up the 2 
other sets, he did not apologize and I did not ask if I owed him 
anything for them. I didn't pay, he didn't ask, so I took them and 
left. Sad to think that we have to count behind everyone and check 
everything twice, but you are right - we do. Reminds me of when I was 
in a grocery store, buying candy for my son: the sign read '3 for 
$1.69'. When the wrapper would not scan the price of one candy bar, 
the cash register operator asked me to look over at the candy stand 
for the price. I told her '3 for 1.69'. She looked at me with a blank 
stare and asked, 'how much is that for one?' Jokingly, I said, " .25 
cents" and by golly, she rang it up that way! Sometimes you are the 
bug, other times you are the windshield I guess! -Lu-
BTW, I now have all the pistons installed! :-)
--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Eddie Stakes" 
<eddiestakes@xxxx> wrote:
> Doc is right, everything from simple everyday things like going to 
say, Wal Mart and they scan the item and price is not what it was 
advertised back in the aisle or flyer, or stopping at McDonalds of 
Taco Cabana and drive 50+ miles only to discover they forgot a taco 
or gave you different order or no hash browns. I am lucky here with 
the auto parts stores however, they are able to pull all sorts of 
things out of the woodwork for me, but might be because there are a 
number of other places fighting for business they go the extra mile 
too. Good luck,
> Eddi eStakes
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxx>
> To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 5:00 AM

> 
> Everyone makes mistakes but it seems to be running rampent in the 
world today. You have to check everything twice to make sure you get 
the right parts. That's why I go to mainly one auto parts store and 
deal with only 2 people there, one is a biker and the other is a 
sports car guy. I think they find it a challenge to find AMC parts 
for me. I was just there yesterday haveing the rest of the front end 
and front brakes parts located so next month I can just order 
everything at once and drop the car off at my friends shop and say DO 
IT!!! "Doc"