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viet nam vet.

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Oct 30, 2008, 5:12:20 PM10/30/08
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I ran into a scam at the local chain saw shop.
You walk in and a woman checks me out with some questions to see if I
knew a damn thing about chain saws.
I don't. and I looked too much like a hippie.
so they sold me a bar for my saw, $35 not the chain just the bar.
but , I did learn not to go back there.
Western Chain Saw. Eureka,CA I think they vote republican.
Fool me once...
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Money; What a concept !

Al Bundy

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Oct 30, 2008, 7:34:12 PM10/30/08
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If you don't know a bar from a chain, you should have looked at the
paperwork with the saw or checked on the Internet. The story doesn't
make sense. They hand you a bar and you don't know it from a chain?
Why can't you return it? A chain saw is extremely dangerous. Accidents
happen quickly. I urge you to get some training from a qualified user
(of chainsaws) before continuing.

Steve Daniels

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Oct 30, 2008, 8:48:37 PM10/30/08
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:12:20 -0800, against all advice, something
compelled "viet nam vet." <george...@humboldt1.com>, to say:

> I ran into a scam at the local chain saw shop.
> You walk in and a woman checks me out

I walk in and a woman check you out? And your problem with this
is . . . ?

> with some questions to see if I
> knew a damn thing about chain saws.
> I don't. and I looked too much like a hippie.
> so they sold me a bar for my saw, $35 not the chain just the bar.

That seems reasonable. Why do you think you were scammed?
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viet nam vet.

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Oct 31, 2008, 1:14:33 PM10/31/08
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In article
<georgewkspam-2BE8...@sn-ip.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>,
"viet nam vet." <george...@humboldt1.com> wrote:

and this up-date.

Ever get taken advantage of by a "service' org.?
Lenny Bruce wanted to write a book of phrases that you could use when
getting
an estimate on some repairs, like a stereo or your car.
Like if the stereo went out, you could use a phrase from the book ,
Well, I don't
have time to fix this stereo because I'm busy putting in a Microwave
tower on the hill.
and the "Car Talk Guys" always warn you against getting your car fixed
when the mechanic's boat payments are due.
Really, sometimes you just are at the mercy of these petty criminals.
My advice , getting an estimate or two.three? Or deal with a friend's
reccomendations
and Good Luck !

meow...@care2.com

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Nov 1, 2008, 4:50:24 AM11/1/08
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On Oct 31, 5:14 pm, "viet nam vet." <georgewks...@humboldt1.com>
wrote:
> In article
> <georgewkspam-2BE8BB.13122030102...@sn-ip.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>,

>  "viet nam vet." <georgewks...@humboldt1.com> wrote:

> and this up-date.
>
> Ever get  taken advantage of by  a "service' org.?
> Lenny Bruce wanted to write a book of phrases that you could use when
> getting
> an estimate on some repairs, like a stereo or your car.
> Like if the stereo went out, you could use a phrase from the book ,
> Well, I don't
> have time to fix this stereo because I'm busy putting in a Microwave
> tower on the hill.
> and the "Car Talk Guys"  always warn you against getting your car fixed
> when the mechanic's boat payments are due.
> Really, sometimes you just are at the mercy of these petty criminals.

If you are, youre doing it wrong.

>  My advice , getting an estimate or two.three?

bad idea - always get quotes.


> Or deal with a friend's
> reccomendations

many such recommendations come from one or few purchases, sometimes
from sellers with a very high incidence of complaints.

This is all very basic stuff that shoild be taught in schools.


NT

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