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Posted by SteveB on March 25, 2008, 12:57 am
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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
........... the sign of a true craftsman .............
Steve
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Posted by Rob Fraser on March 28, 2008, 1:16 pm
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> wrote:
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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
Usually the scummier the shop, the better the work. Like I ask my doctors.
"Are your golf clubs clean?" Yea why, ? I'd ask for a different doc if
they were covered in golf related dirt. I need a doctor who cares..... If a
guy's shop is in a mess but busy there is a reason for it- he is probably
pretty good!!!
Rob
Fraser Competition Engines
Chicago, IL.
PS: Iggy don't knock me- I use a clean room to assemble my engines! No dirt
allowed!
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Posted by Chris Henry on March 29, 2008, 12:05 am
Please log in for more thread options Rob Fraser wrote:
>> 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
>>> 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
>
>
> Usually the scummier the shop, the better the work. Like I ask my doctors.
> "Are your golf clubs clean?" Yea why, ? I'd ask for a different doc if
> they were covered in golf related dirt. I need a doctor who cares..... If a
> guy's shop is in a mess but busy there is a reason for it- he is probably
> pretty good!!!
>
> Rob
>
>
> Fraser Competition Engines
> Chicago, IL.
>
>
> PS: Iggy don't knock me- I use a clean room to assemble my engines! No dirt
> allowed!
>
>
Rb,
did i sell you one of the diamond backs your selling now? watercooled 25
footer , i might be interested in it back , as well as the cooler ( just
scored a new old stock thermal arc 300gtsw )
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Posted by Tim Wescott on March 25, 2008, 1:53 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
>
>
He told you what he'd been told to tell you. They needed a young guy
who hadn't heard of Bart yet.
BTW: he meant "in this town _and in this universe_". Clearly you were
communicating with a being from a different universe...
--
Tim Wescott
Wescott Design Services
http://www.wescottdesign.com
Do you need to implement control loops in software?
"Applied Control Theory for Embedded Systems" gives you just what it says.
See details at http://www.wescottdesign.com/actfes/actfes.html
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