RBHouston@aol.com wrote:
>
> I actually patronize a couple of "local chains" because I am not bilinual
> enough to deal with Mom and Pop..
>
> Robert Houston..."donde esta mi piquito llanta? Que? Madre dios ...pinchy
> pendejos!"
You gotta move! At least around here "day only bean in countrrry berry
short deestance" Gas? Gas? You want Gas?
Back to the thread (sorry Jay) but my local glass shop (one man
propiertor) has been a big help in windshields and mirrors, he also lets
me look thru his catologs for weatherstripping that actually works on a
Spridget.
The local tire shop fixed more then 1 flat just because he knows me and
I do not shop around, I just go there and tell him I need tires, he
installs them and calls me when the car is ready.
The local hardware store lets me root thru the bins when I need
something that I do not know the name of or when I need to "adapt"
something for the Sprite.
Same holds true for my local Napa guys but they have since folded up.
Not because of business, it was 2 brothers running the store, 1 quit.
So go to the guys that Hablo Inglis, get to know them, bring a dozen
donuts on a saturday morning. It pays off in the long run.
--
Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
Too many Sprites (again)
There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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