Not everyone is up on antiques, especially the younger folk LOL
Us old farts luv'm
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On 2013-03-28, at 12:11 PM, "Craig Leinicke" <craigl@leinickegroup.com>
wrote:
> To add to this thread, a couple of years ago I asked the same 20+ year old
> counter clerk at a local auto parts store about rear shock absorbers for a
> Triumph TR7... He looked me square in the eye and said "Who makes Triumph?"
>
> When I replied... "Triumph makes Triumph" he looked at me like I had just
> stepped off a space ship and had a third eye in the middle of my forehead.
>
> Needless to say, I didn't buy any parts that day. I understand that this
> fellow probably wasn't born in 1981 when Triumph production came to an end
> but you would think anyone with enough interest to work in the automotive
> field would recognize major British auto manufacturers.
>
> The reality is that all of us have more knowledge about the workings of
> automobiles than 90% of the people working the auto parts counters today.
>
> Craig Leinicke
> Flashback Racing
>
>
> On 3/28/13 3:35 AM, "Spitfire Racing" <spitfire_racing@twcny.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> I can remember when there were some 9 auto parts stores in this area and
>> everyone of them had people that knew their stuff and many were motorheads
>> who contributed expertise and experiences over the counter. On top of
this,
>> they had everything imaginable even if it was on a back shelf under a
layer
>> of dust. Oh, and might I add that everything was Made in USA back then and
>> it always fit. Now there are three "chain" stores that have 35 different
>> smelling dash ornaments, wax and googahs and any part is from some third
>> world country and two days away. There's a 50/50 chance it will fit and
>> function.
>> Welcome to the ugly new world. It's not confined to auto parts
>> stores.........
>> Me, I long for the way it was back 40-50 years ago. On many levels!
>>
>> Russ Moore
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of gasket.works@gte.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 11:03 PM
>> To: FOT
>> Subject: [Fot] Sadly a Sign of the times-
>>
>> I went to my local auto zone today. Behind the counter a clerk perhaps
>> 28y/o asked me what he could get for me. I asked "Where do you have your
>> timing lights?". He looked at me then calmly went to the computer and
asked
>> "What year and model?".
>>
>> I should have known better. I was there a couple of months ago. At that
>> time I asked for rod bearings for a small block chevy. it was a different
>> clerk similarly aged. He asked "What year and model?". I said "1972
>> chevelle 350". He responds "front bearings?"
>> "No- all of them" I say. "Both sides?" He queries. Then I get this "a ha"
>> moment when I seriously believed we are doing an Abbott and Costello
"who's
>> on first". So I tell him " I don't think you understand" - "Engine rod
>> bearings standard size". So he looks at me and says. "What's that?". I
>> look at my son and then back at the clerk and say "I made a mistake I
>> thought this was an auto store". We walked out.
>>
>> I am going to write to their corporate office.
>>
>> M
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