60+ year old thread.

I bet you do anyone who has had contact with the public has a story or 2. Let alone dealing with new techs.

 

Car buying today for daughter. did the shopping over the last two weeks. replacing totaled 2010 Ford fusion.


her choice...... SUBARU CROSSTREK WILDERNESS EDITION in Saphire Blue... pictures to follow. used Costco auto buying program...

 

Necessity is the mother of invention . . . bunch of cheap drop cloths, a good mask, and a cheap Tyvek suit make mine LOL

 

Kind of an indoor BBQ. Ronco Showtime rotisserie! I love this thing in the winter time.
2.5 lb boneless leg of lamb.

 

Love it! I don't even remember that product!

 

I've got a straightened coat hanger with a hook on the end that I hang from a rafter. If I could get away with something more simple I'd try it.

 

Soooo hard to clean.
Got rid of ours.
The chicken was great though.

 

I haven't found it hard to clean at all. Dawn dishwashing detergent a scrubby sponge works great. Cooks prime rib great too. Even steaks in the basket. I just love it in the winter time.

 

Maybe we kept getting dirty birds lol

 

Funny.

 

I hope your customer interaction was 7 favorable for every 1 "Not so Much".

LOL I use saw horses in the driveway with a tarp underneath. But I am not doing precision spraying.

Did you feel the Costco program was worth it and saved you money on a new car purchase. BTW nice-looking new ride for the daughter.

Interesting concept and I like it.

Good morning. Another cloudy overcast day in the DC metro area. Weather turned dreary mid-day Friday and continues into today. 42 out this morning and cloudy. We up graded 4 of our folding chairs with a Black Friday offering on Amazon. One of the stipulations for the purchase was 4 of the old chairs had to go. Put 4 chairs out at the curb on Sunday afternoon, with no sign, and they were gone this morning.

Taking a prepared meatloaf out of the freezer for dinner tonight. I like smoked meatloaf.
Pic of chairs by the curb.

 

Mornin 60+. Rather gloomy / rainy and cool start to the day up here in NH today.

 

Good morning kids stay dry

 

Good morning all.

 

Long time ago I had wonderful customers.
Had a great understanding and trust going both ways.
“Do what you have to do” was the norm. No questions asked.
In return we had a lot of fun.

Diane was a older lady about 4ft nothing.
Drove a yellow Plymouth Valiant.
Sweet Sweet lady.

One day I was working on her car and I was asked to specifically check the tires.
OOOOOOOKKKKKKKKK

After I was done I had brought another car in and I hear this little voice.
“Miiiiiike”
Hi Diane
“Come here you little wise guy”
What???
She grabs my arm and walks me out to her car.
“What is that”?
I did what you asked, I checked your tires.
All her tires had very nice check marks.
“Oh you brat” and slaps my arm.
We both had a good laugh and she gave me a hug.
I told her I’d be right back and take them off.
“No” shaking her head.
Took about a year for them to wear off.

She told me more than once she wanted me to have her car when she passed.
I knew it would never happen but just her saying that shows how different
people were back then..

 

Morning all:

Took the venison to get the sausage made, the guy offered a couple of pieces of smoked venison sausage with cheese in it. It's really good, but very greasy compared the regular sausage that he makes, and the casing gets a lot tougher and chewy, guess due to the smoking. I do like the taste of it, and wouldn't mind getting some made, but wouldn't want a whole lot of it.

Cool fun story Mike!

 

That’s a great story Mike. She knew she had a good mechanic in you.

 

Good morning everyone

Currently 43 light rain , High 54

Have an Awesome day !!!

 

That's a great story, Mike. Great, trusting customers go hand in hand with great, honest techs.

I knew a little old lady with a Valiant too. She special ordered it from the factory with a 440. Sleeper, and she knew how to drive it and wasn't afraid to use the accelerator. I always wondered if she was from Pasadena...

 

"check the tires..."

Good Morning Porch Pals & Sue! Sunny and warming quick! Good day for the wood butcher to roll out the table saw, make a new greenhouse ramp (rot), and some more rain covers for firewood. And almost ideal "normal" winter week hovering near 70, with a quick, chilly start.

Go Lions. My son finds football stats like they are baseball stats....."just the third time in 25 years, the Lions have attempted a pass in the last 2 minutes, with a lead". I'll stick with my simpler ones! Last time the Lions had a record this good, I was 7 years old!