Nearly smacked a guy today . Chap comes in with his sons Gin and Tonic upchucker as the left crank arm had come off and the bolt was long gone . Apparently we had fitted it back on a month or so ago , I'd never seen it before . I think right fair enough someone else had done a crap job . Looked it over and it was ruined , not a come loose and bring it in kind of ruined but a it's loose so I'll carry on riding it ruined :x . Isis too so it was all fooked . Comes back half hour later because today isn't stock day and I wasn't already busy with other peoples shit bikes and wonders why it wasn't done and the tyres he wanted weren't fitted . I start to explain how the damage to the arm wouldn't have left us in that state and he starts moaning . I who was already pissed off at this point due to being there since 8.30 ( I start at 9 and do double my contracted hours ) and having no break all day nearly lost it
I wasn't prepared to touch it as I don't intend to be responsible for what could be dangerous stuff so he asks for a bolt -
" no "
" can I buy a bolt "
" no "
" can I buy a bolt "
" no "
" can I buy a bolt "
" no "
" can I buy a bolt "
A minute later I give in , I could only hold back so far so gave him a bolt .
I also had a phone call today where a chap had bought a cycle computer and while riding it had come off , I say " oh , did we fit it ?? " " no I put it on myself , is there anything you can do ? " ; I then realize it's one of those phone calls where I can't just tell them to fook right off but instead just have to wait for them to stop talking
Oh and we sell reebok bikes now :x while the work experience lad was putting one together someone said were they any good " I wouldn't waste my time hitting it with a hammer "
shh , don't tell anyone but I reckon I'm going to steal the shops spare bottom bracket tap
I would have bought a shirley steamroller this week but a wisdom tooth is pissing me off so that's going to set that back a bit
I plan on putting a rack on it and a small pannier , I like the idea of just putting some miles in , i don't care about immense speed so it'll suit me just fine ; ride off to some fields somewhere and eat some sandwich's