A few years ago I visited (in the course of my job) the leading UK
aftermarket supplier of control cables. During the factory tour the
chap told me if I needed any spares for the Spitfire he would be happy
to supply me some FOC 'samples'. I jokingly told him that a new
clutch cable would be very useful. The conversation quickly
progressed and I forgot all about it until a week later he called me
to say that he had searched all of his catalogues but could not find
the dimensions for the clutch cable. After a short pause I told him
it was my little joke, which strangly he did not find funny. My
company did however source several million £££ worth of OE business
with them for cables though.
Pat
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Subject: Re: Dumbest shop assistant
Author: "J.Daley" <jjdd@umds.ac.uk> at Internet-po
Date: 01/05/98 11:38
On Thu, 30 Apr 1998, Bollen wrote:
> So I go into local PeP Boys to see if there's anything I can add to my
> coolant to stop the water pump squealing in the mornings.Don't see
> anything so ask at the counter. Guy wanders over to same shelves, hands
> me a bottle of Dry Gas and says "you may have got some water in there".
> I swear this is a true story,
Next time you go in there ask how much a new water pump for a VW Beetle
would be. If he goes to look it up, leg it !
Julian.
Julian Daley, Dept Phonetics, University College London
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