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I'm not ready to make nice...(long)
Oh forgot to mention the fun part: bought a pint of rum, had a few
rum and cokes made by my favorite bartender who always hooks it up
(me), and did something totally off the wall just for the hell of it:
I went out back, dropped trou, tucked the boys out of the way and sat
in the snow for about 30 seconds. Was cold, but it actually felt good
afterwards. Oh, and hello to any lurking newbies! :D
I also got a pic of the imprint and am proud to say that there is no brown snow.
TMI, I'm aware, but :P
On 3/16/07, Mike Smith <smithma7@gmail.com> wrote:
> can you narrow it down to a specific year (or decade?) to help the search?
>
> We got snow today as well. And frozen rain (not solid ice, just
> pieces scattered on the ground about the sizes of Wonka Nerds). Fun
> day for us:
>
> Wife calls me around 7am. It's currently cold and raining. She hit a
> deer. Said it was in mid jump and the legs were perfectly parallel to
> the ground. It hit the windshield passenger side, dented the roof
> where it meets said windshield, and went over the Trailblazer. Wife
> is PERFECTLY FINE (although she was pretty shook up when she called).
> After getting a tow truck, meeting her, taking her to work and getting
> home, it was 930 and sleeting. Then it turned to "wintery mix" (snow,
> sleet, rain, all together). Then snow. Then mix, then snow, etc.
> Got about 3". Put about 130 miles on Bib today. Saw about 9
> accidents (after the fact). All single car, loss of control, idiot
> driver shit. Why can't people give this kind of weather it's proper
> respect down here?
>
> Bib's stuck at the bottom of the driveway as he wouldn't climb the
> slick hill. :(
>
> At least everyone's home safe.
>
> /thread jack :)
>
> On 3/16/07, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> > Oh, it's one of my epic tales from Waterfest, my first one actually.
> > Lengthy enough to be divided into chapters. You guys have speed, search for
> > it, it'll be there, buried in the archives of the .org. Any old Waterfest
> > story from me will be an adventure, with the exception of '06. It went
> > smoothly, such a disappopintment, that.
> > Oh, and we got snow too. I was ready to take the 16V for a drive there
> > too, but good thing I didn't, I followed the salt truck for about 5 miles.
> > And hell, it was a good day, it ended with the pride of Nova Scotia after
> > all! BTW, this guy DID know his stuff, he only parts VWs, all day, every
> > day. Not even Audis. Which makes the whole thing that much more insulting.
> > Reminded me of the pointless discussion I had about the existence of 16V
> > 1.8L engines. Nope, 1.8L is an 8V, 2.0L is a 16V. That was all there was to
> > it, different wrecker's, same attitude. Makes me about as angry as not
> > getting my pizza. But without the cops. Oh -> :)
> > Cathy
> >
> > On 10:22 pm 03/16/07 "Mike Smith" <smithma7@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Sounds like the guy was an ass, knew nothing, got caught knowing
> > > nothing, and was pissed that you showed him up. Go Cathy! I love
> > > giving people hell when I know I'm 100% right and they're just being
> > > PITAs. Now on to the important stuff...
> > >
> > > Legend? Pizza Rant? Do Tell!
> > >
> > > (And Julie, after today's fun, she's GOT to have a better tomorrow. :)
> > >
> > > On 3/16/07, julie@menloparkrandd.com <julie@menloparkrandd.com> wrote:
> > > > Phew. I thought facing 12-14" of snow was bad. My day now looks
> > > > rosie! Hope tomorrow is better for you Cath :)
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: C Boyko [mailto:roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca]
> > > > > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 08:41 PM
> > > > > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > > Subject: I'm not ready to make nice...(long)
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, here goes a nice rant. WAY too long since I had one, isn't
> > > > > it? Anyway, I went out seeking an intake manifold for one of the
> > > > > many projects around here, and since I have time off this week, I
> > > > > get to be parts bitch. The only place we could find one was two
> > > > > hours distant. So I phoned first to determine that it was the
> > > > > correct one, he gave me a price that was $45 less than just the
> > > > > top half was available for locally. So I thought I'd better
> > > > > clarify that it was both halves. (His part of the conversation in
> > > > > quotes, mine between, actions in brackets) "Which manifold do you
> > > > > want, intake or exhaust?" Intake, and I clarify engine code/model
> > > > > years etc. "It's one piece, and that's the price" My computer
> > > > > shows it as two parts. "(aggressive tone) M'aam, we do this all
> > > day long and I don't care what your computer says, it's one piece". And
> > > > > you have one? "Yes". So I'm thinking they remove it with the mid
> > > > > gasket intact, as one piece, fine.
> > > > > Off I go the next day (today), a two hour drive. I get there,
> > > > > there isn't one already detached, but there's one bolted to a
> > > > > block on the floor. I am then offered one of the black air intake
> > > > > hoses as the intake manifold. Mildly insulting. Nope, says I, I
> > > > > want an intake manifold (point to manifold). Which the nice guys
> > > > > with the wrenches then extract and place in the box I brought.
> > > > > It's got all sorts of vaccuum stuff hanging from it, but I
> > > > > figured they'd just as soon have me dispose of that stuff, since
> > > > > they would have to anyway. So now I wait for the nice guy I
> > > > > talked to on the phone, after a good fifteen minutes of me
> > > > > patiently waiting in the narrow space between the piles of car
> > > > > parts and the "counter", he finally comes out to collect payment.
> > > > > "Where's the stuff" Here in the box. "This is the intake manifold
> > > > > (picks up upper half) This is not the intake manifold (picks up
> > > lower half)" I asked on the phone if it was both parts "(he stands up
> > > > > taller in order to tower over me/spaces himself within my
> > > > > personal space/raises his voice to a good yell) Ma'am, now don't
> > > > > you give me any attitude. THIS is the manifold. Not that other
> > > > > stuff. So you told me you wanted a manifold, not this other
> > > > > stuff" I explain in my best calm but firm teacher voice that I'd
> > > > > asked if it was both halves, and this 'other stuff' is the lower
> > > half. "No it isn't, this is the manifold, this isn't" (I extract the
> > > > > printout from that 'software which shall remain nameless' from my
> > > > > back pocket) This refers to it as the lower manifold. "(pause) So
> > > > > did you want the other stuff or not?" Just the manifold, both
> > > > > halves, you can take the hoses off if you like. He stomps off
> > > > > with the parts, to the back, tinkers for an excessively long time
> > > > > to remove a few vaccuum lines. Leaves the injectors in, they are
> > > > > not an issue it seems. But those vaccuum lines, wow those have
> > > > > resale value....I pay the agreed upon price, and drive home
> > > hopping mad. So the sum of that was that I asked for a price on an
> > > > > item, showed the guys with the wrenches what I wanted, and got
> > > > > that item at the price quoted. Why in the hell the attitude? I
> > > > > really thought he'd have felt better if he could just hit me. And
> > > > > I do fights as a weekly part of my job (I work in a rough
> > > > > school), I'm a pretty good judge of aggression by now. I did
> > > nothing to provoke the attitude, of that I'm sure. Except maybe being
> > > > > born with that one hunk of a chromosome that was a wee bit too
> > > > > long to suit him.
> > > > > Anyway, I survived. Most parts guys are decent, but once in a
> > > > > while you hit a beaut. What this man did NOT know was that I'd
> > > > > skipped lunch. And those who know me understand that is not a
> > > > > good thing to mess with. I'm certain that the legend of the
> > > > > "pizza rant" still lives around here :) Cathy
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike
> > > '86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
> > > '05 Indigo Blue GTI 1.8T: Bib
> > > "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Mike
> '86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
> '05 Indigo Blue GTI 1.8T: Bib
> "The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson
>
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Mike
'86 red 16v: Red 5 (aka der Jahrtausendfeierfalke)
'05 Indigo Blue GTI 1.8T: Bib
"The world is my oyster soup kitchen floor wax museum." - King Crimson