tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post1427851177299067774..comments2024-03-09T05:53:46.954-08:00Comments on Bernard's Blog: BrowbeaterBernardLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-23936981480861209892008-10-02T09:01:00.000-07:002008-10-02T09:01:00.000-07:00Thanks for stopping by, Writtenwyrdd. Classics are...Thanks for stopping by, Writtenwyrdd. Classics are an open-maw bear-trap waiting for their next victim. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-4324769367140334302008-10-02T06:39:00.000-07:002008-10-02T06:39:00.000-07:00Amen on the don't buy a classic unless you plan to...Amen on the don't buy a classic unless you plan to work on it! I'll have to stop by more often!writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-63987424851876879682008-09-26T05:52:00.000-07:002008-09-26T05:52:00.000-07:00Thanks, Barbara, the encounters can get very funny...Thanks, Barbara, the encounters can get very funny, and I've had a lot more fun knowing I can run back to my notebook computer and chronicle them. I do weave a lot of the dialogue from my shop interaction into the fiction I write. In 'Layla', the Djinn book I wrote on line, ABC auto repair reflected my shop's real life action, using Layla as the service manager. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-64206179986547806482008-09-25T22:14:00.000-07:002008-09-25T22:14:00.000-07:00Bernard, have you ever considered putting all thes...Bernard, have you ever considered putting all these mechanic experiences together and writing a non-fiction book about them. They are quite interesting, and some of them very funny.<BR/><BR/>Although you are telling these people the truth about your services, it comes off like very dry humour. Love it.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-44059101196354649072008-09-25T13:39:00.000-07:002008-09-25T13:39:00.000-07:00Yea, auto repair and the public are a volatile mix...Yea, auto repair and the public are a volatile mix, Vesper. :) We have plenty down here too, servicing European vehicles, but as my friend with the Porsche found out, they are not rightfully not cheap.<BR/><BR/>A penny? Wow, it sounds like the ad worked the first day, and she decided to try for a freebie, Sandra. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-53728334102961183902008-09-25T13:16:00.000-07:002008-09-25T13:16:00.000-07:00One of our classified sales reps received an email...One of our classified sales reps received an email from a customer who requested a withdrawal of her ad and a refund on her credit card account because our incompetent accounting system charged her an extra penny.<BR/><BR/>She said next time she deals with us, she wants to speak to a manager.Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-69458323368156439672008-09-25T09:08:00.000-07:002008-09-25T09:08:00.000-07:00Nice post, Bernard... You need a lot of patience.....Nice post, Bernard... You need a lot of patience... :-)<BR/><BR/>There are plenty of repair shops in Montreal specialised in European cars.Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-78839595084999428212008-09-25T06:40:00.000-07:002008-09-25T06:40:00.000-07:00Although I've always been a point A to point B guy...Although I've always been a point A to point B guy, I respect the time and skill in restoring a vehicle... as long as I'm not the one doing it. :) Hobbies are for aesthetic pleasure, and it's always super when a husband and wife can share one. Thanks, VL.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-66181792537493789902008-09-24T18:10:00.000-07:002008-09-24T18:10:00.000-07:00Oh that last bit of advice was well said, Bernard!...Oh that last bit of advice was well said, Bernard! I can't tell you the number of times people say they wish they had a car like one of my several interesting ones. Our '64 Chevy Corvair Greenbrier is the current popular one. I always look at them and pause as I think of how to answer. These people use cars to get from point A to point B, not because they enjoy dealing with them.<BR/><BR/>We play with cars. ALL the time. Every week, every month, every year. Tinkering, fixing, repairing, making them pretty, what-have-you. And when we drive them, we DRIVE them. <BR/><BR/>Nothing wrong with point A to point B. Bought some newer vehicles for just that purpose since we have kids and jobs and all, but our lifestyle is built around working on those other cars, those 'classics', as often as possible. They don't go into a shop, they go into our carport and we get to them when we can.<BR/><BR/>And that's also why my hubby doesn't work as a mechanic for employment. It's his hobby, and mine too really, though I prefer the making things pretty aspect more. :-)Virginia Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16641613214603672322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-91721788920250996022008-09-24T08:43:00.000-07:002008-09-24T08:43:00.000-07:00Exactly Bernita, we mechanics must share all the m...Exactly Bernita, we mechanics must share all the mechanical dreams out there; and if we don't, we, not they, are uncouth louts. :)BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-41086731489675527132008-09-24T07:29:00.000-07:002008-09-24T07:29:00.000-07:00"To turn down the opportunity of actually touching..."To turn down the opportunity of actually touching the blessed chariot of the Gods makes Browbeater apoplectic."<BR/><BR/>Nailed it. Some mechanics are SUCH barbarians they don't appreciate the honour!Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-41320118900172564172008-09-24T06:50:00.000-07:002008-09-24T06:50:00.000-07:00Your husband is very wise, Jordan. My wife has alw...Your husband is very wise, Jordan. My wife has always wanted a 1968 Pontiac Firebird, and yet we don't have one, and I own a repair shop. :)<BR/><BR/>I understand what they did and why reality is making them crazy, Charles. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Miladysa. Once they begin pouring money into their 'project', they rapidly reach the point where they can't stop. So much has been spent, it becomes impossible to write their investment off.BernardLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09722619048888613647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-56365492990973163602008-09-24T06:12:00.000-07:002008-09-24T06:12:00.000-07:00A most enjoyable post Bernard! I had a clear pict...A most enjoyable post Bernard! I had a clear picture of the both of you and the wicked part of me enjoyed the way you played with him a little. How we reap what we sow ;-DMiladysahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065128196666157541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-56980526129219366682008-09-23T21:48:00.000-07:002008-09-23T21:48:00.000-07:00Trying to get something for as little as possible,...Trying to get something for as little as possible, even though they made the choice to get the car they have. you've got more patience than I have.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405576651020920367.post-63368031612568756412008-09-23T19:16:00.000-07:002008-09-23T19:16:00.000-07:00***My friends, it has been my experience, if you a...***My friends, it has been my experience, if you are not a vehicle repair shop owner, buying a ‘Classic’ without the intent of doing all repairs needed yourself, is a very bad idea. It may seem like a dream come true; but it’s really a heartbreaker.***<BR/><BR/>That's exactly what my dh says to me every time I start drooling over the 'classic' GTO's. :) I just wish it stopped me from wanting one. *g*Jordan Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437563784716604402noreply@blogger.com