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Old 06-23-10, 12:43 PM
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Last time someone patched a flat for me was near 40 years ago & was actually agaist my will. I was in college & riding with a friend & he got a blow out. We had irons & patches but no glue or pump. There was a gas staion about 50 feet away & attempted to buy/borrow glue & use the air pump. Remember air was free back then. The guy in the gas staion says he'll fix it. We want to keep riding so we agree. When he's done he charges us $2.00. This is 1971 so $2.00 is more than minimum wage at the time. Bummer for him 'cause all we had between us was less than 50 cents. Took it & told us not to come back. So we didn't...
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