Like the old parts man that knew every part number in his head. I bet Trent is like that.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 4, 2014, at 2:20 PM, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > every town used to have the great old hardware store with inventory of > oddities dating back often to the 19th century. along with the great old > hardware store came the great old hardware man who knew in his head where > every screw in the store was > > those were better days for me > > >> On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: >> >> I was never so excited as the day an Ace Hardware opened in a nearby strip >> mall that also has a Walmart. They have the "majik boxes" that contain all >> sorts of odd, weird and unique fasteners and hardware. >> >> They are far more expensive than the four big box (Lowes & Home Despot) >> that are within 7 miles of my house, but I can get what I need there, get >> in and out, and it's only a few minutes away. Plus they have free popcorn. >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>>> On Apr 4, 2014, at 12:34 PM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 04/04/2014 10:58 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: >>>> My grandparents lived outside a smallish town in KY. I was there once >> and wanted to build some steps for their house. So my dad and I go off and >> hit the 2 lumberyards in town to get some deck screws and treated lumber. >> Neither store had deck screws. So off to 2 hardware stores, >> huhwhatchootalkinabout? No deck screws in town so I ended up using >> galvanized nails which they had. This whole ordeal took most of the >> morning and I still did not get what I wanted and what should have been >> easily available. Now they have a Lowes and a Walmart and the places are >> overrun most of the time because you can go in there and get what you need >> and get out and not pay the usurious monopolistic limited-selection prices. >> Even the Amish like going there over the "local" spots. >>>> >>>> --R >>> I do have to say that I am impressed by the inventory that is carried by >> Menard's and Lowes in the USA. Home Depot too but I don't get there as >> often as there isn't one in Grand Forks, ND. There is in Fargo, ND and I >> get there about once each year, usually in August. >>> >>> Not the same in Canada. We have Home Depot here in Winnipeg and there >> are at least 5 or 6 stores scattered around the city. They seem to have >> limited their stock more than in the USA. Things like bolts drive me crazy. >> Not easy to buy something like 7/16 any more. 3/8 or 1/2 but not the ones >> in between. Try to buy fine thread. They had this sort of thing when they >> opened but they have since limited it to the more standard sizes. Maybe >> their computers tell them no one buys that stuff but they used to have it >> and it makes my angry that they no longer do. I know business is about >> making money but service has declined in many ways. >>> >>> I could go on all day but another item that seems to be disappearing is >> ordinary copper plumbing fittings. They want to sell shark bite to the numb >> folks who cannot fix anything in a proper way. The trades folks seem to be >> willing to swallow this too as it saves them a second or two and time is >> money. The shark bit fittings cost umpteen times as much as a normal >> fitting that one would solder so they make more money on the parts markup >> too. >>> >>> Call me old fashioned but I don't trust the shark bit fittings. Might be >> ok in an exposed spot so long as whatever is around it won't be damaged if >> it starts to leak, but I don't intend to put it inside a wall. I have >> embraced pex to some extent so I am not totally prehistoric but even then I >> wonder about how long plastic is intended to last. I hope I am old enough >> that I won't have to worry about it in my own home. >>> >>> Randy >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. 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