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09-03-2011, 12:19 AM
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LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz
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I was woundering how long you would hold out
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09-03-2011, 01:26 AM
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Doctor Wtf
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From desire, though decision via research, to ownership, in less than two weeks.
Not bad, really.
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09-03-2011, 10:32 AM
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09-03-2011, 11:01 AM
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still says videotape
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09-03-2011, 11:17 AM
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a beautiful fool
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yup. Here. <<$20 folded in 1/4>> and my key Oh, you don't have to... Keep it. Buy lunch. Thanks. And then I went back to the writer's desk.
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09-03-2011, 11:21 AM
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a beautiful fool
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The key here is to get it in BEFORE he looks at your vehicle. See, the dealer is paying this guy hourly. Probably $20 an hour if he's a good tech. If he gets a tip before he even sees the bike, he's MUCH more likely to help me out by not charging me for the typical bullshit things they stick people with than if I had tipped him after. Afterwards, you might as well not bother, cuz it's unlikely that you'd get the same guy, and that he'd remember a $20 tip.
It may very well be that the bike was fine, and my tip only sped things along. I didn't ask hm to do anything, or even bring up what the bike might or might not need. I just put him in a good mood.
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09-03-2011, 11:24 AM
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a beautiful fool
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You might try bringing a box of donuts for everyone when you go. That's a much more 'no balls' approach. Just try to make sure your tech gets one and knows you brought them. Ask to meet him if you can. Maybe let him pick his donut first?
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09-03-2011, 11:29 AM
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Yeah, I could maybe do that. I'm just always worried I'll get the indignant one, who is offended at such an obvious bribe attempt and makes my inspection results worse than they would have been.
I did bring a box of cookies to our medical lab techs once, but it wasn't because I wanted better service, it was because I knew I was dropping off some 30-ish test samples and didn't want them to hate me for it. |
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09-03-2011, 11:37 AM
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a beautiful fool
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Well, yeah... You have to consider who you're dealing with. This guy was 20 something, thin and hungry looking. lol. The guy in the Lab Coat at the Audi dealer might take offense.
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09-04-2011, 07:14 PM
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a beautiful fool
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Today, I gave my niece her first ever ride on a motorcycle, and my sister her first since ....a long time ago....
Took Ripley on 3 separate rides, and a went out on a couple solo outings too. It's a different bike without the windshield. Right now, I'm playing xbox with Spencer. I don't want him to feel left behind. I'm gonna take ripley home on the motorcycle... by her request, then come back and drive Spencer home in the car with the luggage. Kids are fun.
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