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

["amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "lumina333" <lumina3@xxxx> wrote:
> 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"

Since I build custom furneature and did steel fabrication all my life there is a motto to follow. Measure twice cut once. You got to be up on your game these days when dealing with anybody. Even reputable places and good people make mistakes. 
"Doc"