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Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
"Carl" <softailfb999@yahoo,com > wrote in message
news:481514ad$0$2848$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster,com ...
> Little_Nicky wrote:
>> On Apr 27, 1:42 am, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocat...@comcast,net >
>> wrote:
>>> All I wanted is to have new tires on my wheels. It's a '75 FLH. I
>>> brought in the loose wheels. For tires. Is this hard? Have a drink,
>>> I got
>>> pitchers of beer, apple cider and some egg nog, anything else ask
>>> Shirley and I'd stay away from the egg nog, it smells funny.
>>>
>>> "Hi, I called earlier, I need tires."
>>>
>>> "Okay, you brought in the bike?"
>>>
>>> "No, the wheels."
>>>
>>> Silence, then some keypad work. Lots of keypad work.
>>>
>>> I interrupt the silence, "I won't be able to pick them up until next
>>> weekend. Slide the job in when it's slow. And I want the front tire
>>> back."
>>>
>>> "Why?"
>>>
>>> Thinking, 'None of your ficking business', I answer, "It's
>>> complicated. I just want it back."
>>>
>>> More keypad work, followed by, "Okay, all set."
>>>
>>> I innocently ask, "At what point in the process do I get to tell you
>>> what kind of tire I want?"
>>>
>>> "Uuuum...they usually just put the stock tire on there."
>>>
>>> "That's fine. I want the narrow whitewall, please."
>>>
>>> More keypad work. "Okay, all set."
>>>
>>> I had my son with me. He's 8 and he's a little rock star with the
>>> Ladies at the counter there. He wanted to see if they had anymore
>>> keychains, like last time. He and I went into the boutique to look
>>> around and angle for a keychain, when the kid from the service dept.
>>> hunts me down to ask me a question about the year of the bike, and
>>> then before I leave, the service manager...The Service
>>> Manager...hunts me down saying, "I don't know if we'll have tires
>>> that fit a bike that old."
>>>
>>> I assure him that it's the same tire that every FLH wears.
>>>
>>> The boy walked out of there with *two* keychains, what a little rock
>>> star he is.
>>>
>>> When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be
>>> calling, and to just say, "Dunlop." See, they never asked that part.
>>>
>>> Prost!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Don
>>> Concede to idiot cagers. Right of Way is irrelevant during the
>>> collision. No bozo to reply
>>
>> Whew! When you go back pay with cash, then when they tell you, It'll
>> be twenty-seven dollars and 3 cents, give 'em 30 dollars, then tell
>> 'em I've got a nickel right after they key in the 30 bucks, and watch
>> 'em sweat <g>
>> I did that at a favorate luch spot the other day, I gave the girl a 20
>> for an luch bill that was $8.03, then I gave her the nickle cause I
>> didn't want all the change back, she looked like I just asked her to
>> split an atom <sfsf>
>>
>> Pete
>> BS198
>>
> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
> confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
> from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
> --
>
Ok you lost even me on this one.... did you mean that you gave her a 2o and
a one!?!?!?
>
>
> Carl
> 99 FLSTF
> I started out with nothing and
> I just about have that paid for
>
Invisible68
(confused on this from Carl?!?!)
"Carl" <softailfb999@yahoo,com > wrote in message
news:481514ad$0$2848$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster,com ...
> Little_Nicky wrote:
>> On Apr 27, 1:42 am, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocat...@comcast,net >
>> wrote:
>>> All I wanted is to have new tires on my wheels. It's a '75 FLH. I
>>> brought in the loose wheels. For tires. Is this hard? Have a drink,
>>> I got
>>> pitchers of beer, apple cider and some egg nog, anything else ask
>>> Shirley and I'd stay away from the egg nog, it smells funny.
>>>
>>> "Hi, I called earlier, I need tires."
>>>
>>> "Okay, you brought in the bike?"
>>>
>>> "No, the wheels."
>>>
>>> Silence, then some keypad work. Lots of keypad work.
>>>
>>> I interrupt the silence, "I won't be able to pick them up until next
>>> weekend. Slide the job in when it's slow. And I want the front tire
>>> back."
>>>
>>> "Why?"
>>>
>>> Thinking, 'None of your ficking business', I answer, "It's
>>> complicated. I just want it back."
>>>
>>> More keypad work, followed by, "Okay, all set."
>>>
>>> I innocently ask, "At what point in the process do I get to tell you
>>> what kind of tire I want?"
>>>
>>> "Uuuum...they usually just put the stock tire on there."
>>>
>>> "That's fine. I want the narrow whitewall, please."
>>>
>>> More keypad work. "Okay, all set."
>>>
>>> I had my son with me. He's 8 and he's a little rock star with the
>>> Ladies at the counter there. He wanted to see if they had anymore
>>> keychains, like last time. He and I went into the boutique to look
>>> around and angle for a keychain, when the kid from the service dept.
>>> hunts me down to ask me a question about the year of the bike, and
>>> then before I leave, the service manager...The Service
>>> Manager...hunts me down saying, "I don't know if we'll have tires
>>> that fit a bike that old."
>>>
>>> I assure him that it's the same tire that every FLH wears.
>>>
>>> The boy walked out of there with *two* keychains, what a little rock
>>> star he is.
>>>
>>> When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be
>>> calling, and to just say, "Dunlop." See, they never asked that part.
>>>
>>> Prost!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Don
>>> Concede to idiot cagers. Right of Way is irrelevant during the
>>> collision. No bozo to reply
>>
>> Whew! When you go back pay with cash, then when they tell you, It'll
>> be twenty-seven dollars and 3 cents, give 'em 30 dollars, then tell
>> 'em I've got a nickel right after they key in the 30 bucks, and watch
>> 'em sweat <g>
>> I did that at a favorate luch spot the other day, I gave the girl a 20
>> for an luch bill that was $8.03, then I gave her the nickle cause I
>> didn't want all the change back, she looked like I just asked her to
>> split an atom <sfsf>
>>
>> Pete
>> BS198
>>
> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
> confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
> from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
> --
>
Ok you lost even me on this one.... did you mean that you gave her a 2o and
a one!?!?!?
>
>
> Carl
> 99 FLSTF
> I started out with nothing and
> I just about have that paid for
>
Invisible68
(confused on this from Carl?!?!)
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
> > I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
> > $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
> > would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
> > change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
> > confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
> > from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
> > --
> >
>
> Ok you lost even me on this one.... did you mean that you gave her a 2o
and
> a one!?!?!?
> > Carl
> > 99 FLSTF
> > I started out with nothing and
> > I just about have that paid for
> >
>
> Invisible68
> (confused on this from Carl?!?!)
>
Yeah my calculator wouldn't work right on that one either
kickstart
> > I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
> > $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
> > would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
> > change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
> > confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
> > from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
> > --
> >
>
> Ok you lost even me on this one.... did you mean that you gave her a 2o
and
> a one!?!?!?
> > Carl
> > 99 FLSTF
> > I started out with nothing and
> > I just about have that paid for
> >
>
> Invisible68
> (confused on this from Carl?!?!)
>
Yeah my calculator wouldn't work right on that one either
kickstart
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
Kickstart wrote:
>>> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
>>> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
>>> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
>>> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She
>>> looked confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents
>>> back from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
>>> --
>>>
>>
>> Ok you lost even me on this one.... did you mean that you gave her a
>> 2o and a one!?!?!?
>>> Carl
>>> 99 FLSTF
>>> I started out with nothing and
>>> I just about have that paid for
>>>
>>
>> Invisible68
>> (confused on this from Carl?!?!)
>>
> Yeah my calculator wouldn't work right on that one either
> kickstart
I had one hell of a brain fart for sure!
--
Carl
99 FLSTF
I started out with nothing and
I just about have that paid for
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Kickstart wrote:
>>> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
>>> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
>>> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
>>> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She
>>> looked confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents
>>> back from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
>>> --
>>>
>>
>> Ok you lost even me on this one.... did you mean that you gave her a
>> 2o and a one!?!?!?
>>> Carl
>>> 99 FLSTF
>>> I started out with nothing and
>>> I just about have that paid for
>>>
>>
>> Invisible68
>> (confused on this from Carl?!?!)
>>
> Yeah my calculator wouldn't work right on that one either
> kickstart
I had one hell of a brain fart for sure!
--
Carl
99 FLSTF
I started out with nothing and
I just about have that paid for
Remove one 9 to reply
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
Invisible68 wrote:
> "Carl" <softailfb999@yahoo,com > wrote in message
> news:481514ad$0$2848$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster,com ...
>> Little_Nicky wrote:
>>> On Apr 27, 1:42 am, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocat...@comcast,net >
>>> wrote:
snip
>>>
>> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
>> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
>> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
>> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
>> confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
>> from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
>> --
>>
>
> Ok you lost even me on this one.... did you mean that you gave her a
> 2o and a one!?!?!?
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> Carl
>> 99 FLSTF
>> I started out with nothing and
>> I just about have that paid for
>>
>
> Invisible68
> (confused on this from Carl?!?!)
Yes, sorry for the F&ck up.
--
Carl
99 FLSTF
I started out with nothing and
I just about have that paid for
Remove one 9 to reply
Invisible68 wrote:
> "Carl" <softailfb999@yahoo,com > wrote in message
> news:481514ad$0$2848$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster,com ...
>> Little_Nicky wrote:
>>> On Apr 27, 1:42 am, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocat...@comcast,net >
>>> wrote:
snip
>>>
>> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
>> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
>> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
>> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
>> confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
>> from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
>> --
>>
>
> Ok you lost even me on this one.... did you mean that you gave her a
> 2o and a one!?!?!?
>
>
>
>>
>>
>> Carl
>> 99 FLSTF
>> I started out with nothing and
>> I just about have that paid for
>>
>
> Invisible68
> (confused on this from Carl?!?!)
Yes, sorry for the F&ck up.
--
Carl
99 FLSTF
I started out with nothing and
I just about have that paid for
Remove one 9 to reply
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
Carl wrote:
> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
> confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
> from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
Sounds like either you need a calculator yourself or you were trying to
rip her off.
Fins BS#221
Carl wrote:
> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
> confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
> from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
Sounds like either you need a calculator yourself or you were trying to
rip her off.
Fins BS#221
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
DM wrote:
> Carl wrote:
>
>> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
>> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
>> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
>> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
>> confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
>> from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
>
> Sounds like either you need a calculator yourself or you were trying
> to rip her off.
>
> Fins BS#221
Just didn't realize I typed it wrong.
--
Carl
99 FLSTF
I started out with nothing and
I just about have that paid for
Remove one 9 to reply
DM wrote:
> Carl wrote:
>
>> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
>> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
>> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
>> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
>> confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
>> from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
>
> Sounds like either you need a calculator yourself or you were trying
> to rip her off.
>
> Fins BS#221
Just didn't realize I typed it wrong.
--
Carl
99 FLSTF
I started out with nothing and
I just about have that paid for
Remove one 9 to reply
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
Carl wrote:
> DM wrote:
>> Carl wrote:
>>
>>> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
>>> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
>>> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
>>> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
>>> confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
>>> from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
>> Sounds like either you need a calculator yourself or you were trying
>> to rip her off.
>>
>> Fins BS#221
>
> Just didn't realize I typed it wrong.
You look confused...
--
BS205© DOF#FiftyTo G&W CVNS-FD#1-7®
Carl wrote:
> DM wrote:
>> Carl wrote:
>>
>>> I did the similar thing at the parts store yesterday. My bill was
>>> $10.02. I gave her $11.00, she looked at me funny. I told her I
>>> would rather have the 10 in stead of more ones in my wallet and
>>> change from the buck to put back in my change jar at home. She looked
>>> confused. I said give me a 10 back from the 20 and 98 cents back
>>> from the buck. She got a calculator out,,,,,,,,shishs!
>> Sounds like either you need a calculator yourself or you were trying
>> to rip her off.
>>
>> Fins BS#221
>
> Just didn't realize I typed it wrong.
You look confused...
--
BS205© DOF#FiftyTo G&W CVNS-FD#1-7®
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:42:10 -0400, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocatchy@comcast,net >
wrote:
<snip a funny yet all too familiar tale>
>When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be calling, and
>to just say, "Dunlop." See, they never asked that part.
>
>Prost!
The dealership in the town I *Used* to live in can/will only sell you
the part for the *exact* year & model. Go in & ask for lifters for an EVO big
twin.
"Which year & model"?
'86 FXR.
Flip, flip, flip,.....ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX
No, wait! I meant '89 FXWG, sorry.........
Ok, flip, flip, flip,.......ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
Friend steps up & says, "No, no, we're gonna put these in the '93 FXR!
Oh yeah, you're right!
Hump! flip, flip, flip.........Ok, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
You sure these are the ones you want?
Ahh, any you got will do..........................8^) (BTW, they're all
in the same bin. Harley don't hire the brightest parts help)
-
Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
#64
Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:42:10 -0400, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocatchy@comcast,net >
wrote:
<snip a funny yet all too familiar tale>
>When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be calling, and
>to just say, "Dunlop." See, they never asked that part.
>
>Prost!
The dealership in the town I *Used* to live in can/will only sell you
the part for the *exact* year & model. Go in & ask for lifters for an EVO big
twin.
"Which year & model"?
'86 FXR.
Flip, flip, flip,.....ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX
No, wait! I meant '89 FXWG, sorry.........
Ok, flip, flip, flip,.......ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
Friend steps up & says, "No, no, we're gonna put these in the '93 FXR!
Oh yeah, you're right!
Hump! flip, flip, flip.........Ok, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
You sure these are the ones you want?
Ahh, any you got will do..........................8^) (BTW, they're all
in the same bin. Harley don't hire the brightest parts help)
-
Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
#64
Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:53:49 -0400, Jinks <Jinks@thecomputer,com >
wrote:
>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:42:10 -0400, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocatchy@comcast,net >
>wrote:
>
><snip a funny yet all too familiar tale>
>>When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be calling, and
>>to just say, "Dunlop." See, they never asked that part.
>>
>>Prost!
>
> The dealership in the town I *Used* to live in can/will only sell you
>the part for the *exact* year & model. Go in & ask for lifters for an EVO big
>twin.
> "Which year & model"?
>
> '86 FXR.
>
> Flip, flip, flip,.....ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX
>
> No, wait! I meant '89 FXWG, sorry.........
>
> Ok, flip, flip, flip,.......ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>
> Friend steps up & says, "No, no, we're gonna put these in the '93 FXR!
>
> Oh yeah, you're right!
>
> Hump! flip, flip, flip.........Ok, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>You sure these are the ones you want?
>
> Ahh, any you got will do..........................8^) (BTW, they're all
>in the same bin. Harley don't hire the brightest parts help)
>-
>
>Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
>#64
>Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
Best Harley dealership parts guy I know works at Bowling Green HD.
Got me the adjuster for the rear axle on my FLT('82)off the shelf
after the local Little Rock dealer had told me they were discontinued.
Then he managed to find a rubber pad for my brake pedal...another
"discontinued" part.
Too bad I don't live closer to Bowling Green.
--
Old Crow
'82 FLTC(P)
'95 Wrangler YJ
BS#132, TOMKAT, SENS, SLOB#13
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On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:53:49 -0400, Jinks <Jinks@thecomputer,com >
wrote:
>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:42:10 -0400, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocatchy@comcast,net >
>wrote:
>
><snip a funny yet all too familiar tale>
>>When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be calling, and
>>to just say, "Dunlop." See, they never asked that part.
>>
>>Prost!
>
> The dealership in the town I *Used* to live in can/will only sell you
>the part for the *exact* year & model. Go in & ask for lifters for an EVO big
>twin.
> "Which year & model"?
>
> '86 FXR.
>
> Flip, flip, flip,.....ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX
>
> No, wait! I meant '89 FXWG, sorry.........
>
> Ok, flip, flip, flip,.......ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>
> Friend steps up & says, "No, no, we're gonna put these in the '93 FXR!
>
> Oh yeah, you're right!
>
> Hump! flip, flip, flip.........Ok, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>You sure these are the ones you want?
>
> Ahh, any you got will do..........................8^) (BTW, they're all
>in the same bin. Harley don't hire the brightest parts help)
>-
>
>Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
>#64
>Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
Best Harley dealership parts guy I know works at Bowling Green HD.
Got me the adjuster for the rear axle on my FLT('82)off the shelf
after the local Little Rock dealer had told me they were discontinued.
Then he managed to find a rubber pad for my brake pedal...another
"discontinued" part.
Too bad I don't live closer to Bowling Green.
--
Old Crow
'82 FLTC(P)
'95 Wrangler YJ
BS#132, TOMKAT, SENS, SLOB#13
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Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:39:28 -0500, Old Crow <walliscrow@yahoo,com >
wrote:
>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:53:49 -0400, Jinks <Jinks@thecomputer,com >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:42:10 -0400, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocatchy@comcast,net >
>>wrote:
>>
>><snip a funny yet all too familiar tale>
>>>When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be calling, and
>>>to just say, "Dunlop." See, they never asked that part.
>>>
>>>Prost!
>>
>> The dealership in the town I *Used* to live in can/will only sell you
>>the part for the *exact* year & model. Go in & ask for lifters for an EVO big
>>twin.
>> "Which year & model"?
>>
>> '86 FXR.
>>
>> Flip, flip, flip,.....ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX
>>
>> No, wait! I meant '89 FXWG, sorry.........
>>
>> Ok, flip, flip, flip,.......ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>>
>> Friend steps up & says, "No, no, we're gonna put these in the '93 FXR!
>>
>> Oh yeah, you're right!
>>
>> Hump! flip, flip, flip.........Ok, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>>You sure these are the ones you want?
>>
>> Ahh, any you got will do..........................8^) (BTW, they're all
>>in the same bin. Harley don't hire the brightest parts help)
>>-
>>
>>Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
>>#64
>>Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
>
>Best Harley dealership parts guy I know works at Bowling Green HD.
>
>Got me the adjuster for the rear axle on my FLT('82)off the shelf
>after the local Little Rock dealer had told me they were discontinued.
>Then he managed to find a rubber pad for my brake pedal...another
>"discontinued" part.
>
>Too bad I don't live closer to Bowling Green.
Had one like that in West Bend, WI. Knew his stuff and liked to talk
scoots when not busy! Always makes time when a customer needs advice
and even calls in a wrench when he needs more info! Great dealership.
When the guy bought it he sent people to other dealerships to see how
they were treated. When they came back he asked them if they liked
how they were treated. They didn't and he then explained he did not
want his customers to feel that way!
danl
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:39:28 -0500, Old Crow <walliscrow@yahoo,com >
wrote:
>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:53:49 -0400, Jinks <Jinks@thecomputer,com >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:42:10 -0400, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocatchy@comcast,net >
>>wrote:
>>
>><snip a funny yet all too familiar tale>
>>>When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be calling, and
>>>to just say, "Dunlop." See, they never asked that part.
>>>
>>>Prost!
>>
>> The dealership in the town I *Used* to live in can/will only sell you
>>the part for the *exact* year & model. Go in & ask for lifters for an EVO big
>>twin.
>> "Which year & model"?
>>
>> '86 FXR.
>>
>> Flip, flip, flip,.....ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX
>>
>> No, wait! I meant '89 FXWG, sorry.........
>>
>> Ok, flip, flip, flip,.......ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>>
>> Friend steps up & says, "No, no, we're gonna put these in the '93 FXR!
>>
>> Oh yeah, you're right!
>>
>> Hump! flip, flip, flip.........Ok, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>>You sure these are the ones you want?
>>
>> Ahh, any you got will do..........................8^) (BTW, they're all
>>in the same bin. Harley don't hire the brightest parts help)
>>-
>>
>>Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
>>#64
>>Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
>
>Best Harley dealership parts guy I know works at Bowling Green HD.
>
>Got me the adjuster for the rear axle on my FLT('82)off the shelf
>after the local Little Rock dealer had told me they were discontinued.
>Then he managed to find a rubber pad for my brake pedal...another
>"discontinued" part.
>
>Too bad I don't live closer to Bowling Green.
Had one like that in West Bend, WI. Knew his stuff and liked to talk
scoots when not busy! Always makes time when a customer needs advice
and even calls in a wrench when he needs more info! Great dealership.
When the guy bought it he sent people to other dealerships to see how
they were treated. When they came back he asked them if they liked
how they were treated. They didn't and he then explained he did not
want his customers to feel that way!
danl
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
<Dan>; <danl danl@tampaXbay.rr,com > wrote in message
news:3bq814pn5v2438k4pfasvq5s3q2u6a4o2h@4ax,com ...
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:39:28 -0500, Old Crow <walliscrow@yahoo,com >
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:53:49 -0400, Jinks <Jinks@thecomputer,com >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:42:10 -0400, "Stingy Bastard"
>>><321bozocatchy@comcast,net >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>><snip a funny yet all too familiar tale>
>>>>When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be calling,
>>>>and
>>>>to just say, "Dunlop." See, they never asked that part.
>>>>
>>>>Prost!
>>>
>>> The dealership in the town I *Used* to live in can/will only sell you
>>>the part for the *exact* year & model. Go in & ask for lifters for an
>>>EVO big
>>>twin.
>>> "Which year & model"?
>>>
>>> '86 FXR.
>>>
>>> Flip, flip, flip,.....ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX
>>>
>>> No, wait! I meant '89 FXWG, sorry.........
>>>
>>> Ok, flip, flip, flip,.......ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>>>
>>> Friend steps up & says, "No, no, we're gonna put these in the '93 FXR!
>>>
>>> Oh yeah, you're right!
>>>
>>> Hump! flip, flip, flip.........Ok, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>>>You sure these are the ones you want?
>>>
>>> Ahh, any you got will do..........................8^) (BTW, they're all
>>>in the same bin. Harley don't hire the brightest parts help)
>>>-
>>>
>>>Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
>>>#64
>>>Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
>>
>>Best Harley dealership parts guy I know works at Bowling Green HD.
>>
>>Got me the adjuster for the rear axle on my FLT('82)off the shelf
>>after the local Little Rock dealer had told me they were discontinued.
>>Then he managed to find a rubber pad for my brake pedal...another
>>"discontinued" part.
>>
>>Too bad I don't live closer to Bowling Green.
>
>
> Had one like that in West Bend, WI. Knew his stuff and liked to talk
> scoots when not busy! Always makes time when a customer needs advice
> and even calls in a wrench when he needs more info! Great dealership.
> When the guy bought it he sent people to other dealerships to see how
> they were treated. When they came back he asked them if they liked
> how they were treated. They didn't and he then explained he did not
> want his customers to feel that way!
>
> danl
That's one thing about this particular dealer, they have a parts guy that
I've dealt with for some years, at two different dealerships. He knows the
bikes and usually doesn't look up my Shovel parts, he just goes in the back
and gets them - and he hasn't missed yet. Now that I'm gonna be buying Evo
parts, too, we'll see how he does on "new" bikes.
--
Don
Concede to idiot cagers. Right of Way is irrelevant during the collision.
No bozo to reply
<Dan>; <danl danl@tampaXbay.rr,com > wrote in message
news:3bq814pn5v2438k4pfasvq5s3q2u6a4o2h@4ax,com ...
> On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:39:28 -0500, Old Crow <walliscrow@yahoo,com >
> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:53:49 -0400, Jinks <Jinks@thecomputer,com >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:42:10 -0400, "Stingy Bastard"
>>><321bozocatchy@comcast,net >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>><snip a funny yet all too familiar tale>
>>>>When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be calling,
>>>>and
>>>>to just say, "Dunlop." See, they never asked that part.
>>>>
>>>>Prost!
>>>
>>> The dealership in the town I *Used* to live in can/will only sell you
>>>the part for the *exact* year & model. Go in & ask for lifters for an
>>>EVO big
>>>twin.
>>> "Which year & model"?
>>>
>>> '86 FXR.
>>>
>>> Flip, flip, flip,.....ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX
>>>
>>> No, wait! I meant '89 FXWG, sorry.........
>>>
>>> Ok, flip, flip, flip,.......ahh, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>>>
>>> Friend steps up & says, "No, no, we're gonna put these in the '93 FXR!
>>>
>>> Oh yeah, you're right!
>>>
>>> Hump! flip, flip, flip.........Ok, here it is! Part # XXXXX-XX (same #)
>>>You sure these are the ones you want?
>>>
>>> Ahh, any you got will do..........................8^) (BTW, they're all
>>>in the same bin. Harley don't hire the brightest parts help)
>>>-
>>>
>>>Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
>>>#64
>>>Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
>>
>>Best Harley dealership parts guy I know works at Bowling Green HD.
>>
>>Got me the adjuster for the rear axle on my FLT('82)off the shelf
>>after the local Little Rock dealer had told me they were discontinued.
>>Then he managed to find a rubber pad for my brake pedal...another
>>"discontinued" part.
>>
>>Too bad I don't live closer to Bowling Green.
>
>
> Had one like that in West Bend, WI. Knew his stuff and liked to talk
> scoots when not busy! Always makes time when a customer needs advice
> and even calls in a wrench when he needs more info! Great dealership.
> When the guy bought it he sent people to other dealerships to see how
> they were treated. When they came back he asked them if they liked
> how they were treated. They didn't and he then explained he did not
> want his customers to feel that way!
>
> danl
That's one thing about this particular dealer, they have a parts guy that
I've dealt with for some years, at two different dealerships. He knows the
bikes and usually doesn't look up my Shovel parts, he just goes in the back
and gets them - and he hasn't missed yet. Now that I'm gonna be buying Evo
parts, too, we'll see how he does on "new" bikes.
--
Don
Concede to idiot cagers. Right of Way is irrelevant during the collision.
No bozo to reply
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
Stingy Bastard wrote:
> That's one thing about this particular dealer, they have a parts guy that
> I've dealt with for some years, at two different dealerships. He knows the
> bikes and usually doesn't look up my Shovel parts, he just goes in the back
> and gets them - and he hasn't missed yet. Now that I'm gonna be buying Evo
> parts, too, we'll see how he does on "new" bikes.
Good parts guys are rare and valuable. Best parts guy I ever knew was a
guy who worked at a VW dealer in Richmond, VA back in the late 60s/early
70s. He'd memorized the thirteen digit part number for every single
part on all the VWs made back then. Every single fucking one. I used
to go in there and bet him beer that he didn't know the number for some
freaking obscure Bus part or Bug part and he'd spin the microfiche
reader (for the young'uns, that's a prehistoric method of storing actual
pictures of pages of documents in a non-digital fashion. Yes, we really
used to do that in the old days.) and tell me the number. I'd find the
number and every single time I owed him a beer. Guy had an eidetic
memory, or the closest thing to it that I've ever seen.
Wonder what ever happened to that guy? Probably got fired and went to
work doing something completely different.
--
Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter
Stingy Bastard wrote:
> That's one thing about this particular dealer, they have a parts guy that
> I've dealt with for some years, at two different dealerships. He knows the
> bikes and usually doesn't look up my Shovel parts, he just goes in the back
> and gets them - and he hasn't missed yet. Now that I'm gonna be buying Evo
> parts, too, we'll see how he does on "new" bikes.
Good parts guys are rare and valuable. Best parts guy I ever knew was a
guy who worked at a VW dealer in Richmond, VA back in the late 60s/early
70s. He'd memorized the thirteen digit part number for every single
part on all the VWs made back then. Every single fucking one. I used
to go in there and bet him beer that he didn't know the number for some
freaking obscure Bus part or Bug part and he'd spin the microfiche
reader (for the young'uns, that's a prehistoric method of storing actual
pictures of pages of documents in a non-digital fashion. Yes, we really
used to do that in the old days.) and tell me the number. I'd find the
number and every single time I owed him a beer. Guy had an eidetic
memory, or the closest thing to it that I've ever seen.
Wonder what ever happened to that guy? Probably got fired and went to
work doing something completely different.
--
Spunky Hussein Tuna
radical ChristoIslamic fundamentalist Pescasupremacist...
but not at all bitter
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
On Apr 27, 9:57=EF=BF=BDam, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocat...@comcast,net >
wrote:
> <Dan>; <danl d...@tampaXbay.rr,com > wrote in message
>
> news:3bq814pn5v2438k4pfasvq5s3q2u6a4o2h@4ax,com ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:39:28 -0500, Old Crow <wallisc...@yahoo,com >
> > wrote:
>
> >>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:53:49 -0400, Jinks <Ji...@thecomputer,com >
> >>wrote:
>
> >>>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:42:10 -0400, "Stingy Bastard"
> >>><321bozocat...@comcast,net >
> >>>wrote:
>
> >>><snip a funny yet all too familiar tale>
> >>>>When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be calling,=
> >>>>and
> >>>>to just say, "Dunlop." =EF=BF=BDSee, they never asked that part.
>
> >>>>Prost!
>
> >>> The dealership in the town I *Used* to live in can/will only sell you
> >>>the part for the *exact* year & model. =EF=BF=BDGo in & ask for lifters=
for an
> >>>EVO big
> >>>twin.
> >>> "Which year & model"?
>
> >>> '86 FXR.
>
> >>> Flip, flip, flip,.....ahh, here it is! =EF=BF=BDPart # XXXXX-XX
>
> >>> No, wait! =EF=BF=BDI meant '89 FXWG, sorry.........
>
> >>> Ok, flip, flip, flip,.......ahh, here it is! =EF=BF=BDPart # XXXXX-XX =
(same #)
>
> >>> Friend steps up & says, "No, no, we're gonna put these in the '93 FXR!=
>
> >>> Oh yeah, you're right!
>
> >>> Hump! flip, flip, flip.........Ok, here it is! =EF=BF=BDPart # XXXXX-X=
X (same #)
> >>>You sure these are the ones you want?
>
> >>> Ahh, any you got will do..........................8^) =EF=BF=BD(BTW, t=
hey're all
> >>>in the same bin. =EF=BF=BDHarley don't hire the brightest parts help)
> >>>-
>
> >>>Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
> >>>#64
> >>>Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
>
> >>Best Harley dealership parts guy I know works at Bowling Green HD.
>
> >>Got me the adjuster for the rear axle on my FLT('82)off the shelf
> >>after the local Little Rock dealer had told me they were discontinued.
> >>Then he managed to find a rubber pad for my brake pedal...another
> >>"discontinued" part.
>
> >>Too bad I don't live closer to Bowling Green.
>
> > Had one like that in West Bend, WI. =EF=BF=BDKnew his stuff and liked to=
talk
> > scoots when not busy! =EF=BF=BDAlways makes time when a customer needs a=
dvice
> > and even calls in a wrench when he needs more info! =EF=BF=BDGreat deale=
rship.
> > When the guy bought it he sent people to other dealerships to see how
> > they were treated. =EF=BF=BDWhen they came back he asked them if they li=
ked
> > how they were treated. =EF=BF=BDThey didn't and he then explained he did=
not
> > want his customers to feel that way!
>
> > danl
>
> That's one thing about this particular dealer, they have a parts guy that
> I've dealt with for some years, at two different dealerships. =EF=BF=BDHe =
knows the
> bikes and usually doesn't look up my Shovel parts, he just goes in the bac=
k
> and gets them - and he hasn't missed yet. =EF=BF=BDNow that I'm gonna be b=
uying Evo
> parts, too, we'll see how he does on "new" bikes.
>
> --
> Don
> Concede to idiot cagers. =EF=BF=BDRight of Way is irrelevant during the co=
llision.
> No bozo to reply- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
When I worked the parts counter at Harley-Davidson of Glendale, CA I
took time to get the parts the customer needed. If it was an obsolete
part I would try to find it elsewhere. I remember a customer needed a
rear sprocket for his 1969 Servicar. I knew V-Twin carried them at
that time so I took his money and put it on the order list. The shop
sold a part, made the customer happy, and made money right? The owner
took me aside and told me, "You are spending too much time finding old
parts for old motorcycles. We sell new parts and accessories for new
motorcycles." Go figure.
On Apr 27, 9:57=EF=BF=BDam, "Stingy Bastard" <321bozocat...@comcast,net >
wrote:
> <Dan>; <danl d...@tampaXbay.rr,com > wrote in message
>
> news:3bq814pn5v2438k4pfasvq5s3q2u6a4o2h@4ax,com ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:39:28 -0500, Old Crow <wallisc...@yahoo,com >
> > wrote:
>
> >>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:53:49 -0400, Jinks <Ji...@thecomputer,com >
> >>wrote:
>
> >>>On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:42:10 -0400, "Stingy Bastard"
> >>><321bozocat...@comcast,net >
> >>>wrote:
>
> >>><snip a funny yet all too familiar tale>
> >>>>When I got home I warned The Wife that the dealership will be calling,=
> >>>>and
> >>>>to just say, "Dunlop." =EF=BF=BDSee, they never asked that part.
>
> >>>>Prost!
>
> >>> The dealership in the town I *Used* to live in can/will only sell you
> >>>the part for the *exact* year & model. =EF=BF=BDGo in & ask for lifters=
for an
> >>>EVO big
> >>>twin.
> >>> "Which year & model"?
>
> >>> '86 FXR.
>
> >>> Flip, flip, flip,.....ahh, here it is! =EF=BF=BDPart # XXXXX-XX
>
> >>> No, wait! =EF=BF=BDI meant '89 FXWG, sorry.........
>
> >>> Ok, flip, flip, flip,.......ahh, here it is! =EF=BF=BDPart # XXXXX-XX =
(same #)
>
> >>> Friend steps up & says, "No, no, we're gonna put these in the '93 FXR!=
>
> >>> Oh yeah, you're right!
>
> >>> Hump! flip, flip, flip.........Ok, here it is! =EF=BF=BDPart # XXXXX-X=
X (same #)
> >>>You sure these are the ones you want?
>
> >>> Ahh, any you got will do..........................8^) =EF=BF=BD(BTW, t=
hey're all
> >>>in the same bin. =EF=BF=BDHarley don't hire the brightest parts help)
> >>>-
>
> >>>Jinks ('86FXRS, '07 FLTR)
> >>>#64
> >>>Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
>
> >>Best Harley dealership parts guy I know works at Bowling Green HD.
>
> >>Got me the adjuster for the rear axle on my FLT('82)off the shelf
> >>after the local Little Rock dealer had told me they were discontinued.
> >>Then he managed to find a rubber pad for my brake pedal...another
> >>"discontinued" part.
>
> >>Too bad I don't live closer to Bowling Green.
>
> > Had one like that in West Bend, WI. =EF=BF=BDKnew his stuff and liked to=
talk
> > scoots when not busy! =EF=BF=BDAlways makes time when a customer needs a=
dvice
> > and even calls in a wrench when he needs more info! =EF=BF=BDGreat deale=
rship.
> > When the guy bought it he sent people to other dealerships to see how
> > they were treated. =EF=BF=BDWhen they came back he asked them if they li=
ked
> > how they were treated. =EF=BF=BDThey didn't and he then explained he did=
not
> > want his customers to feel that way!
>
> > danl
>
> That's one thing about this particular dealer, they have a parts guy that
> I've dealt with for some years, at two different dealerships. =EF=BF=BDHe =
knows the
> bikes and usually doesn't look up my Shovel parts, he just goes in the bac=
k
> and gets them - and he hasn't missed yet. =EF=BF=BDNow that I'm gonna be b=
uying Evo
> parts, too, we'll see how he does on "new" bikes.
>
> --
> Don
> Concede to idiot cagers. =EF=BF=BDRight of Way is irrelevant during the co=
llision.
> No bozo to reply- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
When I worked the parts counter at Harley-Davidson of Glendale, CA I
took time to get the parts the customer needed. If it was an obsolete
part I would try to find it elsewhere. I remember a customer needed a
rear sprocket for his 1969 Servicar. I knew V-Twin carried them at
that time so I took his money and put it on the order list. The shop
sold a part, made the customer happy, and made money right? The owner
took me aside and told me, "You are spending too much time finding old
parts for old motorcycles. We sell new parts and accessories for new
motorcycles." Go figure.
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:58:15 -0700 (PDT), Chris Haynes
<hd36knuckl@aol,com > wrote:
> When I worked the parts counter at Harley-Davidson of Glendale, CA I
>took time to get the parts the customer needed. If it was an obsolete
>part I would try to find it elsewhere. I remember a customer needed a
>rear sprocket for his 1969 Servicar. I knew V-Twin carried them at
>that time so I took his money and put it on the order list. The shop
>sold a part, made the customer happy, and made money right? The owner
>took me aside and told me, "You are spending too much time finding old
>parts for old motorcycles. We sell new parts and accessories for new
>motorcycles." Go figure.
I do the same thing but the difference is that owners of old bikes are
respected even if they do take up half an hour of your time chasing
down obsolete bolts.
I have several people who ask for me by name because they know I'll do
my damdest to find them a part.
On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:58:15 -0700 (PDT), Chris Haynes
<hd36knuckl@aol,com > wrote:
> When I worked the parts counter at Harley-Davidson of Glendale, CA I
>took time to get the parts the customer needed. If it was an obsolete
>part I would try to find it elsewhere. I remember a customer needed a
>rear sprocket for his 1969 Servicar. I knew V-Twin carried them at
>that time so I took his money and put it on the order list. The shop
>sold a part, made the customer happy, and made money right? The owner
>took me aside and told me, "You are spending too much time finding old
>parts for old motorcycles. We sell new parts and accessories for new
>motorcycles." Go figure.
I do the same thing but the difference is that owners of old bikes are
respected even if they do take up half an hour of your time chasing
down obsolete bolts.
I have several people who ask for me by name because they know I'll do
my damdest to find them a part.
Re: Somehow this confused the HD dealership...
Old Crow wrote:
Snip
>
>Best Harley dealership parts guy I know works at Bowling Green HD.
>
>Got me the adjuster for the rear axle on my FLT('82)off the shelf
>after the local Little Rock dealer had told me they were discontinued.
>Then he managed to find a rubber pad for my brake pedal...another
>"discontinued" part.
>
>Too bad I don't live closer to Bowling Green.
Damn nice owner also. I spent the night in BG on the way to Biloxi.
The new dealership is just across the interstate from where we stayed.
Killing time; my pal and I were browsing the floor and goodies dept.
when a fellow asked if we were finding what we needed. After telling
him we were just killing time while traveling; I mentioned that I'd
never noticed his shop before and he proceeded to introduce himself as
the owner, told us the store had been there just (I think) three years
and then took us on a tour of the whole building. He owned a really
fine looking Heritage Classic which was parked back in storage.
Invited us to stop back anytime for refreshments and a visit.
Dean
'06 FLHR
Old Crow wrote:
Snip
>
>Best Harley dealership parts guy I know works at Bowling Green HD.
>
>Got me the adjuster for the rear axle on my FLT('82)off the shelf
>after the local Little Rock dealer had told me they were discontinued.
>Then he managed to find a rubber pad for my brake pedal...another
>"discontinued" part.
>
>Too bad I don't live closer to Bowling Green.
Damn nice owner also. I spent the night in BG on the way to Biloxi.
The new dealership is just across the interstate from where we stayed.
Killing time; my pal and I were browsing the floor and goodies dept.
when a fellow asked if we were finding what we needed. After telling
him we were just killing time while traveling; I mentioned that I'd
never noticed his shop before and he proceeded to introduce himself as
the owner, told us the store had been there just (I think) three years
and then took us on a tour of the whole building. He owned a really
fine looking Heritage Classic which was parked back in storage.
Invited us to stop back anytime for refreshments and a visit.
Dean
'06 FLHR
