I am with ya 100%. I can't stand it when someone walks up to my truck and
says nice truck, and then they kick the tire, or they have to touch it.. I
know but it is my Baby. I like the comments nice truck but the other makes
me mad. Or how bout this, I install the Westin safari bar on my 02 quad cab,
two days later neighbor shows up and says nice bar, then he grabs it and
bounces the front of my truck. Sheeesh whats up with this?? Made me kinda
mad. I am German and I kept my cool
----- Original Message -----
From: <raymond.irons@gm.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 4:37 AM
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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