Mondays at the tire shop

[Oaklevel]

What kind of lunatic would put used air in new tires??

What ??? don't you want to recycle the air why waste new air....

 

[KSH-FRF]

What kind of lunatic would put used air in new tires??

Best one yet, you win today.

 

[aceinspp]

What kind of lunatic would put used air in new tires??

Now that is good. Later RJD

 

[KyDan]

The last few years of my father in law's life he was wheel chair bound. He had a 7-8 ish year old
Chrysler van with
electric ramp which we used to take him out to dinner often as he was in a nursing home... This van had alloy wheels and they started to corrode inside and under the tire beads. This caused multiple slow leaks which I
paid a local tire store to try and fix. I often wondered if those had been filled with actual dry nitrogen maybe
they wouldn't have corroded like that.

 

[wmtire]

I often wondered if those had been filled with actual dry nitrogen maybe
they wouldn't have corroded like that.

Probably not. As far as the bead areaa corroding, that is usually caused by outside factors like dirt and water. The bead flexes somewhat and these contaminants can get to the bead area from the outside. If these rims were chromed covered alloy wheels, the Big 3 have all been having a problem of the chome peeling off allow wheels..internally, externally, bead area especially. It's a wheel, uhh, well known issue.

 

[KSH-FRF]

No puns for you!

 

[wmtire]

No puns for you!

Well that's no phun.

 

[wmtire]

I can't believe myself. I actually was able to respond to a customer without my usual deer in a headlight look. I was mounting up a pair of tires for a customer they had purchased online. They were standing at the bay door conversing with me, and I should have recognized this was not idle chatter......but setting me up.

As I was balancing the second tire, and hammering the weights on, they asked me if all weights cost the same. I said the heavier the weight, the more it cost usually.

This was what they were setting me up for, as he now says he noticed I used a much smaller weight on the first tire than the second, so that one should cost less to balance so he shouldn't have to pay as much. I could tell that he was serious and instead of going into all the parts about the labor, balancer cost, etc...... I countered with yes, but this one costs three times more so it's 3 times the price......or I could just take an average which I already gave you a price doing.

I could see the brain cells exploding behind his eyeballs. He didn't say anything else.

 

[Mr. Dan]

Yeah… take that!

 

[wmtire]

The best story yet is one I cannot share here for language, content, etc. I hacked a telemarketer off so much yesterday, he tried to call back 14 more times after I hung up. I did block the number.

Let's just say I brought his mother into the conversation and leave it at that.

 

[5picker]

The best story yet is one I cannot share here for language, content, etc. I hacked a telemarketer off so much yesterday, he tried to call back 14 more times after I hung up. I did block the number.

Let's just say I brought his mother into the conversation and leave it at that.

Never know... his mother might be one of those Cragars... oh wait... that's a wheel!

 

[wmtire]

Never know... his mother might be one of those Cragars... oh wait... that's a wheel!

Lol. That's wheel funny.

 

[KSH-FRF]

I can't believe myself. I actually was able to respond to a customer without my usual deer in a headlight look. I was mounting up a pair of tires for a customer they had purchased online. They were standing at the bay door conversing with me, and I should have recognized this was not idle chatter......but setting me up.

As I was balancing the second tire, and hammering the weights on, they asked me if all weights cost the same. I said the heavier the weight, the more it cost usually.

This was what they were setting me up for, as he now says he noticed I used a much smaller weight on the first tire than the second, so that one should cost less to balance so he shouldn't have to pay as much. I could tell that he was serious and instead of going into all the parts about the labor, balancer cost, etc...... I countered with yes, but this one costs three times more so it's 3 times the price......or I could just take an average which I already gave you a price doing.

I could see the brain cells exploding behind his eyeballs. He didn't say anything else.

Well done sir, well done.

 

[Edwin Robertson]

I was ordering steaks from a local custom meat shop for a cookout.
I asked the girl behind the counter if I could order about a dozen 3/4-pound steaks, to which she replied. No way, we don't cut anything that big! I got quiet, mulled it over and asked. How about some 12 oz instead, to which she gladly allowed me to order!

 

[Brandoni]

The best story yet is one I cannot share here for language, content, etc. I hacked a telemarketer off so much yesterday, he tried to call back 14 more times after I hung up. I did block the number.

Let's just say I brought his mother into the conversation and leave it at that.

Sounds like it's time to set up that optional extra email list to worthy recipients (hoping that I can be included . . . . ; ) it's stories like these that are the 'sprinkles' that top off your regular 'icing' MATTS stories that we wait for . . .
How's the vote out there from everyone, interested??

 

[TitanMike]

I was ordering steaks from a local custom meat shop for a cookout.
I asked the girl behind the counter if I could order about a dozen 3/4-pound steaks, to which she replied. No way, we don't cut anything that big! I got quiet, mulled it over and asked. How about some 12 oz instead, to which she gladly allowed me to order!

Let's hear it for today's education system

 

[Willhound]

Let's hear it for today's education system

Well....when a 1/3 lb hamburger was introduced in the US, it failed because everyone wanted a 1/4 lb burger .....because 4 is more than 3..... therefore 1/4 must be more than 1/3

 

[Iwritecode]

I've seen several videos where Terrance Howard desperately tries to prove that 1x1=2. And he's completely serious.

 

[reidfo]

Well....when a 1/3 lb hamburger was introduced in the US, it failed because everyone wanted a 1/4 lb burger .....because 4 is more than 3..... therefore 1/4 must be more than 1/3

Sad, but true!

 

[old40ford]

The best story yet is one I cannot share here for language, content, etc. I hacked a telemarketer off so much yesterday, he tried to call back 14 more times after I hung up. I did block the number.

Let's just say I brought his mother into the conversation and leave it at that.

I like to put my Chinese wife on those calls and she really can really mess up their heads?