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Posted by SteveB on March 24, 2008, 5:32 pm
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Took my radiator to a local shop this morning. The guy was 50ish, had a
beer belly, and a name like Bubba or Bart or some B word. I showed him my
radiator. He said it will be ready tomorrow and it will be $50 to $80
completely gone through. Are you sure, I asked? I've been doing this forty
years, he said. Musta done fifty of these. Is this from a fork lift or a
welder, he asked.
Saturday, a young fellow at one of the other shops said no one in town did
radiators, and I should just buy new.
Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.
-Henry Ford-
We need to find a planet for the youth of today.
Steve
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Posted by RoyJ on March 24, 2008, 4:46 pm
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Price sounds right. And I'll bet the shop looked as grungy as they come!
SteveB wrote:
> Took my radiator to a local shop this morning. The guy was 50ish, had a
> beer belly, and a name like Bubba or Bart or some B word. I showed him my
> radiator. He said it will be ready tomorrow and it will be $50 to $80
> completely gone through. Are you sure, I asked? I've been doing this forty
> years, he said. Musta done fifty of these. Is this from a fork lift or a
> welder, he asked.
>
> Saturday, a young fellow at one of the other shops said no one in town did
> radiators, and I should just buy new.
>
> Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.
> -Henry Ford-
>
> We need to find a planet for the youth of today.
>
> Steve
>
>
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Posted by Ignoramus16148 on March 24, 2008, 4:51 pm
Please log in for more thread options > Price sounds right. And I'll bet the shop looked as grungy as they come!
I had the exact same experience as Steve.
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> SteveB wrote:
>> Took my radiator to a local shop this morning. The guy was 50ish, had a
>> beer belly, and a name like Bubba or Bart or some B word. I showed him my
>> radiator. He said it will be ready tomorrow and it will be $50 to $80
>> completely gone through. Are you sure, I asked? I've been doing this forty
>> years, he said. Musta done fifty of these. Is this from a fork lift or a
>> welder, he asked.
>>
>> Saturday, a young fellow at one of the other shops said no one in town did
>> radiators, and I should just buy new.
>>
>> Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.
>> -Henry Ford-
>>
>> We need to find a planet for the youth of today.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
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Posted by Bob La Londe on March 24, 2008, 5:14 pm
Please log in for more thread options > Took my radiator to a local shop this morning. The guy was 50ish, had a
> beer belly, and a name like Bubba or Bart or some B word. I showed him my
> radiator. He said it will be ready tomorrow and it will be $50 to $80
> completely gone through. Are you sure, I asked? I've been doing this
forty
> years, he said. Musta done fifty of these. Is this from a fork lift or a
> welder, he asked.
>
> Saturday, a young fellow at one of the other shops said no one in town did
> radiators, and I should just buy new.
>
> Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.
> -Henry Ford-
>
> We need to find a planet for the youth of today.
>
> Steve
My favorite radiotr lady finally retired. Used to take radiators to Apple's
Garage. They lady there would ubnsolder the tanks, rod out the tubes, flush
everythihng thoroughly, solder the tanks back on and pressure test it. She
did everything for me from little Honda Goldwing radators to 4 and 5 core
truck radiators. They tore the building down a couple years ago. Now I'm
gonna have to find me a new radiator lady.
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Posted by Pete Keillor on March 24, 2008, 10:08 pm
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>> Took my radiator to a local shop this morning. The guy was 50ish, had a
>> beer belly, and a name like Bubba or Bart or some B word. I showed him my
>> radiator. He said it will be ready tomorrow and it will be $50 to $80
>> completely gone through. Are you sure, I asked? I've been doing this
>forty
>> years, he said. Musta done fifty of these. Is this from a fork lift or a
>> welder, he asked.
>>
>> Saturday, a young fellow at one of the other shops said no one in town did
>> radiators, and I should just buy new.
>>
>> Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.
>> -Henry Ford-
>>
>> We need to find a planet for the youth of today.
>>
>> Steve
>
>My favorite radiotr lady finally retired. Used to take radiators to Apple's
>Garage. They lady there would ubnsolder the tanks, rod out the tubes, flush
>everythihng thoroughly, solder the tanks back on and pressure test it. She
>did everything for me from little Honda Goldwing radators to 4 and 5 core
>truck radiators. They tore the building down a couple years ago. Now I'm
>gonna have to find me a new radiator lady.
>
>
I bet she looked like the septic tank pumper lady I knew a while back.
About three teeth, and held her cigarette between her pinky and next
finger, because they weren't as covered in you-know-what. I bet her
immune system was tip-top.
Pete Keillor
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> beer belly, and a name like Bubba or Bart or some B word. I showed him my
> radiator. He said it will be ready tomorrow and it will be $50 to $80
> completely gone through. Are you sure, I asked? I've been doing this forty
> years, he said. Musta done fifty of these. Is this from a fork lift or a
> welder, he asked.
>
> Saturday, a young fellow at one of the other shops said no one in town did
> radiators, and I should just buy new.
>
> Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.
> -Henry Ford-
>
> We need to find a planet for the youth of today.
>
> Steve
>
>