Old Enough To Remember?

nicksacco said:
Remember when the parts guy at the auto parts place knew what you were talking about??
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Back when I was rebuilding an early Honda CB450, I needed a point plate and all the hardware. Some PO had stripped out the screw holes. I took the parts, (plate, advance, points and condenser), to our local Honda dealership. The 'new' young man behind the counter had no idea what these parts were. An older employee heard the discussion and spent some time explaining what the parts were for and how to find them. Turns out, they had all the parts, for a reasonable amount.
 
There’s a lady that runs the small engine parts counter at our local Ace Hardware. If you’re holding a part in your hand, while waiting in line, by the time you get to the counter, she already has the part waiting. I swear she can spot a broken primer bulb when you walk in the front door.

John
 
Nashcat said:
There’s a lady that runs the small engine parts counter at our local Ace Hardware. If you’re holding a part in your hand, while waiting in line, by the time you get to the counter, she already has the part waiting. I swear she can spot a broken primer bulb when you walk in the front door.

John
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This reminded me of many years ago I was in Baja Mexico needing a part for my Baja Bug (of course). The local auto partes store, very wisely, used young women for help. A grease nipple had fallen off my front axle and needed to be replaced. My Espanol being toddler level, I looked up the words for grease nipple - grasera pezon - which is what I asked the lovely chica behind the counter. She looked at me very sheepishly and quickly summoned her male boss who patiently corrected my improper Spanish and retrieved the part. Apparently Pezon only means the anatomical nipple so I was asking her for a greasy breast nipple. :eek: :rofl1:
 
Back in the ‘80’s, I was rebuilding a starter on a small block Chevy. It was late on a Saturday, before parts stores staying open til 9:00. I walked in and the only person in the store was a very attractive, tall young lady who was mopping the floor, just before closing time. My first thought was that she wouldn’t have a clue as to the parts I needed. Without looking up from the mop, she asked what I needed and when I replied that I needed brushes and bushings for a SBC starter, she asked, “long or short shaft?” When I replied short shaft, she leaned the mop in the corner, walked to the shelves and pulled 3 boxes. Front and rear bushings and the correct brushes. She never looked in a book and this was before computers, but she knew P/N and prices in her head!

I found out later that she was the owner’s daughter and had been chasing parts since she was old enough to read the numbers.
 
Slammer said:
Old enough to remember tossing a bob in the meter before a trip to the outhouse with a few sheets of the Telegraph after a visit to the chippy for a cod and chip supper, which was drowned in vinegar and wrapped in the Times.
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...If you were lucky it was the 'News of the World'. Maybe you had a posh chippy......?
 
Nashcat said:
Back in the ‘80’s, I was rebuilding a starter on a small block Chevy. It was late on a Saturday, before parts stores staying open til 9:00. I walked in and the only person in the store was a very attractive, tall young lady who was mopping the floor, just before closing time. My first thought was that she wouldn’t have a clue as to the parts I needed. Without looking up from the mop, she asked what I needed and when I replied that I needed brushes and bushings for a SBC starter, she asked, “long or short shaft?” When I replied short shaft, she leaned the mop in the corner, walked to the shelves and pulled 3 boxes. Front and rear bushings and the correct brushes. She never looked in a book and this was before computers, but she knew P/N and prices in her head!

I found out later that she was the owner’s daughter and had been chasing parts since she was old enough to read the numbers.
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I've wondered several times how bad translations have lead to outright war at some points in history. Also what the deaf have gotten from fake signers at political speeches.
 
red one said:
Just seen this today when I passed a high school on the way to getting my coffee. Girls and Boys outside taking gym class together. 50 years ago why couldn't they have done that when I was in high school. Sure would of made Gym a lot more pleasant:biggrin:
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you would have loved my High school, we had co-ed swim :)
 
I started my career in office machine repair in 1973. Went to more than I can remember typewriter repair schools. IBM, Royal, Smith Corona, Underwood etc etc. Now today when most people can Identify a 1950 or 1960 or 70 model cars well I can do that with typewriters. When I watch old shows like Perry Mason or Manix or the Mary Tyler moore shows or really any show I can identify the brand and model of typewriter still after all these years:)
 
Mark B said:
Phil, I think early forty's caddy had filler neck behind tail light
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Mark B said:
Phil, I think early forty's caddy had filler neck behind tail light
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I hated the ones with the gasoline filler caps under the rear license plate when I worked at the service station when I was a teen after school. Some idiot would come in with his car bashed in the rear and you'd have a hell of a time getting the plate lowered down to get the 50cent worth of gasoline in that he wanted:(
 
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