Hey John, when it comes to dismal days there's always something around
the corner... don't forget to save the money to mount the tires! ;-)
Loong ago, helped a friend of mine in Georgia changing her tires. I was
appaled at the price - of the service, I mean. Getting tires changed
here either goes for free (if you buy the tire at the place) or some $
10 apiece (including balancing the wheels, if that's the word). The
garage guy charged way, way beyond that, and the place looked about to
fall on our heads. Then got my hands dirty to finish the job as the guy
hurt his hand with the jack and walked away leaving the store open...
and my friend's car with two wheels on the ground. As I'm about to
finish the change and get the car down, La Migra showed up... and we
spent some interesting moments until the folks decided I was not working
in the US without a permit. Then the hurt guy comes back, with some
fellow, and the fellow looks at the Migra van and just takes off, fast
indeed... with the van behind.
Don't worry, tomorrow is coming. A new, fresh day... just watch out for
La Migra...
LF
John Celio escreveu:
So this afternoon I tried to go to Keeble & Shuchat, the biggest
camera shop in the Bay Area, to get a DA* 16-50. A friend of mine
works there and told me they were liquidating their Pentax stock,
mostly because the old rep (same one we had at my old shop) is no
longer with Pentax. Apparently Pentax USA hasn't been paying much
attention to K&S since he left, so K&S decided to just drop the brand
altogether.
My friend got me a pretty good price on the 16-50, and even though it
was a little more than B&H (plus tax and gas (50+ miles each way)), I
figured it was worth it to support a local (relative to B&H) business
and an old friend.
Well, Google Maps failed me miserably and I wasn't able to find the
damn place before it closed. It was the first time an online map was
so incredibly wrong for me. On the way back, I was so frustrated I
decided I needed to get something else to fill the void where the lens
was supposed to be, and went to four big box stores looking for Rock
Band 2 for the Nintendo Wii. It was sold out everywhere.
Then I got home and noticed my right front tire is nearly BALD.
Fuck! Now I need a couple new tires, and that just throws everything
else out the window.
Sorry to vent. Frustrated beyond belief. 3+ hours of driving for
NOTHING.
John
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