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From: Bod on 21 Apr 2010 08:03 GeoffC wrote: > Bod wrote: >> boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >>> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:55:20 +0100 >>> Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >>>> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >>>> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her >>>> offic, if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they >>>> couldn't do it or that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! >>> They probably figured that as a woman she'd >>> >>> A) Not have a spare or if she did have one it'll be knackered and/or >>> B) Not have a jack and/or >>> C) Not have the locking nut adaptor or not know where it is and/or >>> D) Not have a wheel brace >>> >>> Though none of the above are relevant if she's jaw dropping babe. I >>> take it she isn't. >>> >>> B2003 >>> >>> >> On the contrary, she's quite a good looker. >> > > Well there are 10 blokes in her office who don't agree with you then. > > -- > > Geoff > > They must all be woofters then. Bod
From: Adrian on 21 Apr 2010 08:09 Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > I can't argue with your logic, but at least she watched and learned. So > at least she'll have a clue next time. She'd have learnt a lot better by doing it herself under instruction.
From: Bod on 21 Apr 2010 08:13 Adrian wrote: > Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >> I can't argue with your logic, but at least she watched and learned. So >> at least she'll have a clue next time. > > She'd have learnt a lot better by doing it herself under instruction. > > Yes, that's why I said I agreed with Brimstone's logic. In retrospect, it would've been better. I still find it hard to believe, that out of ten blokes(all drivers), none offered to do it for her. Would YOU have refused? Bod
From: Mortimer on 21 Apr 2010 08:13 "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:8383suFe70U1(a)mid.individual.net... > My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car earlier > this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her offic, if they > would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't do it or that they > didn't want to get their hands dirty! > > Bunch of tarts! If they were worried only about getting dirty when they were wearing smart work clothes, then I suppose that's understandable. But if they were using it as an excuse because they didn't know how to change a wheel, then I agree - "bunch of tarts"! > Took me 15 mins to change the wheel. I'm amazed at the number of people who can't/won't change a wheel - and who assume that I won't either. When I got my new car (second-hand, but new to me) its front tyres were two different types, both unbranded, whereas the back tyres were both branded Michelins. I decided to swap the front and rear tyres to give better handling and less pulling to one side. I was half-way through doing this when my neighbour, a big bloke who I've seen doing DIY etc, so not normally the sort to get others to do things for him, came across to me and said "if you've got a flat tyre, why don't you just call the RAC". When I explained what I was actually doing, and that it entailed six wheel-changes, he looked at me as if I was a nutter. When I last had a puncture, I drove to the garage using the spare and waited while they replaced the punctured tyre. The guy said "I'm afraid you'll have to wait a while till we can get the car up on the ramp to put the new wheel on your car." I said "No problem. I'll do it myself now." And he too looked at me as if I was mad. While I'm happy to let someone else do it if he's got all the tools, it seemed stupid to wait for ages when I could do it myself in a few minutes. The only time I've ever called out the RAC for help with changing a wheel was when I discovered that the bolt which secured the spare wheel cage under the boot had seized and I couldn't undo it because the end of the bolt had a crappy slot into which you put a flattened end of the wheel brace, rather than having a hexagonal head like a wheel-nut, so I couldn't get a decent purchase on it to exert a bit of force. It took the RAC man and me a long time to work the bolt free, but when he'd done it I had the old wheel off and the new one one in no time at all. The RAC guy said "blimey, that's even quicker than I can do it"! I wish that manufacturers would provide proper tools, though: a jack that has enough clearance between the operating nut and the ground so I can turn the wheel brace, and a proper cranked wheel brace (like an old-fashioned starting handle) rather than a right-angled lever that will only turn half a turn before it hits the ground. And I definitely want a proper, fully-serviceable spare wheel that allows me to drive as far and as fast as a normal wheel, so I can complete a long journey and then take the punctured wheel into the garage the next day. It's funny how you always discover punctures on a Sunday or late at night when tyre-repair garages are closed.
From: Adrian on 21 Apr 2010 08:18
Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>> I can't argue with your logic, but at least she watched and learned. >>> So at least she'll have a clue next time. >> She'd have learnt a lot better by doing it herself under instruction. > Yes, that's why I said I agreed with Brimstone's logic. In retrospect, > it would've been better. > I still find it hard to believe, that out of ten blokes(all drivers), > none offered to do it for her. > > Would YOU have refused? To do it for her? Yes. To help her do it? No. |