Well done Ray! Man, I bet that was difficult at first to maintain your
temper with that heritage ;) I'm glad you were able to tell him what he did
wrong. Hopefully he will take that info and digest it properly!
Sean
'92 RC Sport 3.9L 5spd - 256,000mi!
'01 CC SLT+ 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD Mobil-1 - 50,100mi!
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/DnuuSncssJujU
-----Original Message-----
From: raymond.irons@gm.com [mailto:raymond.irons@gm.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 7:37 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Need to vent a bit
Morning All,
I feel a need to vent a bit this morning, so I'm asking ya'll to
forgive me in advance. Last night after I got home from work, I went to my
local parts store and got restocked my supplies to change the oil in my
truck. I got home, parked in my driveway and lifted the hood. I decided to
let the truck and the outside temp cool off a bit before I crawled around
underneath it. Just a bit warm after a 45 mile run in 90+ degree heat. I
thought while I was waiting, I would do a favor for one of my neighbors,
and hang a mirror up for her. Mary is like my adopted aunt and since she is
a bit older and has trouble breathing, I try to help when I can. I got my
toolbag and what I thought I'd need and started down the driveway. I had
just stepped out the door and this guy is standing in my driveway, next to
my truck, and starts talking to me about buying this wonder spray cleaner.
He says its supposed to replace every type of spray cleaner I ever thought
of buying and a bunch of my neighbors are buying it. Before I could get a
word in, he starts telling me that this stuff will clean off all the brake
dust on my wheel rims and proceeds to spray this stuff on my trucks front
wheel and wipes it down with a rag he's carrying. Never bothered to ask me
if he could show me how well it works on my truck, never asked if could
spray anything on my truck, never asked me if I minded or anything. Just
started doing it. I held my temper (Welsh/German/Irish and a red head to
boot) in check and politely told him I wasn't interested. At first he
didn't want to take no for an answer and he asked me where he lost me. I
told him no, I'm not interested a bit more forcefully the second time and
he walks away, going to another house. I calmed myself and went over to
Mary's house. While I was finding the wall studs to hang the mirror, he
comes to her door and starts his spiel about how great this stuff is. He
didn't know I was in the house at this time and after a few minutes, Mary
asked me what I thought. I stuck my head around the corner and said I
already told him no. He saw me and his eyes got really big, but he hid his
surprise well. I started to go back to what I was doing and then turned
around and asked him if really wanted to know where he lost me. I told him
he lost me when he sprayed his stuff on my truck without asking me and I
didn't care if he had the last two tickets to the next coming of the
messiah, I wouldn't buy anything from him. He said "geez, you don't have to
get so upset about it." I about came unglued! I informed him in no
uncertain terms that it was my truck, I'm the one making payments on it,
its sitting in my driveway, he was there uninvited, had no business messing
with my truck without asking and I could care less for him or his product.
I told him I only let very few people do anything to my truck. If I can do
it myself, I will and there isn't a whole lot I can't do. I didn't know
what was in his product and I didn't care. I finished what I was doing and
went home. I saw him leave Mary's house and half expected half wanted him
to try to come over to try and apologize to me. I was standing in my
garage, drinking a beer and had a nice piece of 2X4 in the corner just
waiting for him if he set as much as one toe on my property. Luckily,
depending on how you look at it, he never did bother to come around. Sorry
for the rant, just wanted to get that off my chest. And yes. I do feel
better now, LOL.
Ya'll have a nice day,
Ray Irons
Dover, DE
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