Originally Posted by
TiHabanero
If you find yourself doing this, please stop it! You upset everyone around you as well as yourself when the wrench denies your immediate request and takes care of those who came before your arse arrived.
I have stopped it. Now I get my work done by a former shop mechanic working out of his home. I make an appointment, either when it's convenient for me or the next slot he has open to do the work; he begins work when I drop the bike off; and I can either wait if it's a short job or pick it up after it's ready. In either case, unlike leaving it at a shop, it minimizes the time I'm without the bike. I don't know why shops can't do this kind of scheduling, but until they do, they won't have to worry about my asking for a quick turnaround.