I love it when people say "but I know this is the issue!" and want to dictate to me how to fix it. My response is: if you know this much, why are you bringing it to me to fix it? Usually it shuts them up.
-Kyle KK On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Creative Residential Designs < [email protected]> wrote: > My VERY favorite is "I tried to fix it myself and then I brought it to > you.." > THAT phrase always translates to "I screwed it up so bad that I HAD to > bring it to you." I always told them "if you attempted to fix it yourself > and then brought it here the shop rate hours will be doubled". (I used to > work in an auto repair shop...those stories are familiar!) HotrodMamma. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Saturday, June 13, 2009 11:04 PM > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Postscript on my carbs > igniter > coil > problem recently solved > > The hardest language to learn is customer. > How many meanings are there for "It won't turn over" > Or, "it won't take the gas" ??? > Some favorites are: > "it's been this way since new" (how did he put up with this condition for > six years ?) > "It's still under warranty" > "You guys just tuned it up" (our records show this was done...March of '06 > ! ) > "it has a shimmy at 90" (No, we won't verify this one) > "I just put that gas in" (hmmm... why does it smell like turpentine?) > Life is fun in customer service. Remember to push two for English > > --- On *Sat, 6/13/09, surfswab <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: surfswab <[email protected]> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Postscript on my carbs > igniter > coil > problem recently solved > To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009, 10:49 PM > > > Just for fun: > > Nomenclature is everything. Witness medspeak, legalese, governmentese > and gobbledegook. Or the way in which sesquipedelian terminology > obfuscates rumination in the academic community. > > Or the military, with its endless acronyms. In the Navy, for > instance, the word "nomenclature" itself is the only multi-syllable > word ever uttered by knuckle-dragging boatswain's mates (except, > maybe, for some very creative hyphenated curses!). > > Webster's says it's a system of names or terms used by those who > practice a particular science or art (supposedly in order to make > their efforts more precise. But I suspect it's more to make issues > seem mysterious and unintelligible to the rest us, therefore more > expensive!). > > Also practiced by computer techs and motorcycle mechanics (!) > > Huh? What'd he say? > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
