Heathpack 

I have the impression he’s given his broker a run for his money. Everyone else involved is your standard yachting whitebread type of person who pretends money doesn’t matter to them.

WhyFi

Absolutely.

Trsnrtr

Oddly enough, my gastro guy tells me that I can eat most melons EXCEPT watermelon. Not sure why but I try to do what he says. I think it's a high FODMAP food which means bloating, cramping, and increase in IBS symptoms.

seedsbelize 

My wife called to inform u me that the air conditioner is falling off the wall. So I called the installer and, while awaiting his arrival, went up on the roof to service the solar water heater in preparation for shutting off the gas heater for the summer.

G

The same guy can do both jobs

bampilot06

I will eat the hell out of applesauce. Throw some cinnamon on there and I’m set.

WhyFi

Cultural haggling can be fun if you're in the right mood, but can also be a huge ******' pain in the ass if you're not.

Than again, what doesn't fit that description?

seedsbelize 

No matter how many times, and how forcefully I tell my phone that I can type my own words, it insists it knows better

WhyFi

The new chain (factory lube) was so lovely quiet and smooth on the fake ride this morning. If I get that every ride *and* a clean drivetrain, waxing will be worth faff. Worth all the fafffs.

WhyFi

You can turn off auto-correct, no?

big john

I worked in a garage where if customers were like that my boss would add 10% to the bill and let them negotiate him down when they arrived. It was fun to watch and I think some of the customers knew what he was doing but the whole thing became a ritual. Most were actually good customers and didn't mind spending the money as long as they got their "discount".
I also worked for an Armenian guy and he hated dealing with other Armenians, for the most part. Some of them were great but others had the idea that they should get a bro-deal just because they were Armenian. Like dealing with family.

MoAlpha

OTOH, some of the richest guys I've crewed for were the cheapest.

big john

I can't imagine. It's hard enough for me to wipe the chain and drip some chain lube once in a while. I have lots of time but don't do much maintenance on my bikes, and they need it.
Might have to do with working on 1000s of cars for 40+ years.

WhyFi

Most people that actually wax cite lower maintenance as one of the benefits. I guess I'll find out soon - wax should be here tomorrow, which means I'd better do some Crock Pot shoppin' today.

big john

When I rode dirt bikes the cheapest guy made more than the next 3 of us put together and had less responsibility. One guy lost his job and was selling his stuff out of desperation. Cheap guy low-balls him for his helmet and tells me how proud he was to beat the guy down on the price. I shamed him into giving the other friend the money he was asking for.

big john

I'll have to take your word for it.

datlas 

Done. It's delicious BTW. I especially like the black bean so I asked for two scoops.

rjones28 

Excellent

MoAlpha

Just consider the likely baseline maintenance effort for people with enough OCD to consider waxing a bicycle chain in the first place.

MoAlpha

Copper chewing squirrels?

LAJ

Bump it up 20, knock it down 10.

There was also an add on fee when the customer parked in front of a bay.

WhyFi

You don't have to take my word for it. Ask Heathpack - her waxed chains are so maintenance-free it's like magic!

WhyFi

Oh, I know - I had a sofritas burrito on Sunday. It was good.

WhyFi

I'm telling ya - I'm not OCD, and the amount of work that I have to go through to have a not grungy drivetrain - we're not talking clean, but merely not grungy - is considerable. Hell, one of the reasons that I wanted the camo shoes was to hide the smudges.

bampilot06

life hack, use an old shoe lace to floss your cassette.

datlas 

Better life hack, get your spouse to wax your chains!