[Fot] Sadly a Sign of the times-

[davehogye]

I recently went into an AutoZone to grab a couple head lights for my TR3 and the fellow asked to look up the car. When he looked it up he said they didn't have them in stock. I said, dude just point me to the head light isle and gee wiz, there they were. 


Dave 

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From: "gasket works" <gasket.works at gte.net> 
To: "FOT" <fot at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:02:36 PM 
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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