[AT] semi tractor related POLE SAW

[charlie hill]

Dittos!  There is a joke that I like to tell when the opportunity
presents.  My neighbor is a plumber.  I told it to him and he didn't think
it was too funny but I enjoyed laughing at his reaction.

It seems a Dr. had  leaking faucet.  It drip, drip, dripped all night on
Saturday night and he could take it any longer so he called his plumber
to come over on Sunday and fix it.  It took the plumber about 10 minutes
to tighten up the washers in the faucet and no parts.  He charged the Dr.
$300 bucks.

The Dr. nearly had a stroke.  He said $300.00 for 10 minutes.  I realize 
it's Sunday
but I'm a doctor and I don't make that kind of money.

The plumber said:  .................  " I DIDN'T EITHER WHEN I WAS A 
DOCTOR"!!!!

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike M
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2016 8:05 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] semi tractor related POLE SAW

I have a neighbor who owns a HVAC company, he has a friend that lives 45
miles away. They were talking last January and the friend mentioned his
furnace had gone out overnight. The guy called a local company to fix
it, not wanting to bother my neighbor. He said they diagnosed it as a
bad circuit board controller. He said the guy was down in the basement
for 15 minutes, the charge $700. When my neighbor got home he looked up
the part, his cost, $90. Nice payday for 15 minutes work and a $90 part.
And that's why I do whatever I can myself.

Mike M


On 8/1/2016 5:06 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> Larry,  you are correct and I don't really blame the guys for
> charging what they charge and having the attitude they often
> have.  I just can't afford them when I can often do it myself.
> I give as an example the appliance repair RACKET.   There is a
> web site that will show you the repair manuals for virtually every kind
> of appliance that has been manufactured in the last 50 years, allow
> you do download the manuals and sell you the parts wholesale.
> They'll even FedEx them to you next day if you want them that bad.
> Typically I can fix something like a washing machine or clothes dryer
> for a price cheaper than the local repair guy is willing to drive to my
> house and
> look at it.  Let alone do the work.
>
> I feel for them but I can't reach them.  No matter, there are plenty of
> retired folks
> that moved here from off somewhere on a nice retirement check that don't
> mind
> paying them.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rlgoss at twc.com
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2016 2:44 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] semi tractor related POLE SAW
>
> It IS a rough business, Particularly if you are doing warranty repair as a
> part of the franchise.  It is not uncommon to have a million dollars-worth
> of parts setting on shelves just waiting for someone to drop by who needs 
> a
> two-dollar item, and the customer will complain about the cost of it and
> claim they can get it cheaper down the street.  BTDT, and when the company
> refuses reimbursment for warranty service to the dealership, things get a
> little dicey.  The big box stores like Lowes, Home Depot, and Wal-mart, 
> get
> away with selling promo items to their customers by carefully limiting the
> types of repairs that they do. Under normal conditions, they are barely 
> able
> to un-crate the item so that it's serviceable.
>
> Larry
> ---- Dan Glass <dglass at numail.org> wrote:
>> Around here that happens with all lawn and garden dealers.   It must be
>> a tough business.
>>
>>
>> On 8/1/2016 12:34 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>>> Thanks Dan,   I have been to the dealer locator page.
>>> There are a few dealers here within about 50 miles but
>>> the one's I've tried to contact are either out of business
>>> or small mom and pop places that don't stock much inventory.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
>>>
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