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lbister
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AtM @ Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:38 pm wrote: Wait, I found my owner's manual, it was in my wife's desk.
It says on page 3 (there are only 3 pages), that we have the ability to make things look like we screwed them up. It also says that the good ones will feel guilty for doing absolutely nothing. All the user has to do is cry and we stop dead in our tracks.
That's just wrong. Mine comes with an expiration date too on the warrantee. I seem to be out of warrantee.
Oops!
Chuck, not to worry. There are many companies who specialize in providing extended warranties after the fact.
Of course the user is going to have to decide whether the extended warranty is price effective. A rule of thumb is that if she can replace you for an amount that is no more than double the cost of the extended warranty then replacement is the way to go. After all, a new model often has additional features not available when the original model was aquired. Plus there are no scratches or dings in the paintjob and no wear and tear on the moving parts.
Wow, I've really screwed up here. I was trying to make you feel better because a new warranty is available. But I ended up giving Gigi a lot of good reasons for seeking a replacement model. And of course brand loyalty is no longer as important to the user as it once was.
Sorry buddy, but if you've outlived your usefulness it's not my fault. Is it?
Larry
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lbister @ Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:49 pm wrote: AtM @ Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:38 pm wrote: Wait, I found my owner's manual, it was in my wife's desk.
It says on page 3 (there are only 3 pages), that we have the ability to make things look like we screwed them up. It also says that the good ones will feel guilty for doing absolutely nothing. All the user has to do is cry and we stop dead in our tracks.
That's just wrong. Mine comes with an expiration date too on the warrantee. I seem to be out of warrantee.
Oops! Chuck, not to worry. There are many companies who specialize in providing extended warranties after the fact. Of course the user is going to have to decide whether the extended warranty is price effective. A rule of thumb is that if she can replace you for an amount that is no more than double the cost of the extended warranty then replacement is the way to go. After all, a new model often has additional features not available when the original model was aquired. Plus there are no scratches or dings in the paintjob and no wear and tear on the moving parts. Wow, I've really screwed up here. I was trying to make you feel better because a new warranty is available. But I ended up giving Gigi a lot of good reasons for seeking a replacement model. And of course brand loyalty is no longer as important to the user as it once was. Sorry buddy, but if you've outlived your usefulness it's not my fault. Is it? Larry No larry. it's really not.
Don't sweat it though, my baby hates the years of breaking and training involved in newer models.
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:40 pm |
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AtM @ Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:38 pm wrote: No larry. it's really not.
Don't sweat it though, my baby hates the years of breaking and training involved in newer models.
omg ain't that the truth!! I keep waiting for a store to open where you can just go in and order one to spec but so far nothing...when will science catch up with demand?! LOL _________________ [glow=violet] **Sing like nobody's listening...live like there's no tomorrow**[/glow]
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:26 pm |
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[quote="AtM @ Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:38 pm]No larry. it's really not.
Don't sweat it though, my baby hates the years of breaking and training involved in newer models.[/quote]
So maybe you're not obsolete. I think you've achieved "classic" status. Not a bad gig though. No one expects you to perform the way you used to. And if you're missing a part here and there that's understanable. As long as the paint job's okay you've got value. Of course the user will probably only take you for a ride once in a while. That kinda sucks.
Larry
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:38 pm |
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lbister @ Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:26 pm wrote: AtM @ Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:38 pm wrote: No larry. it's really not.
Don't sweat it though, my baby hates the years of breaking and training involved in newer models. So maybe you're not obsolete. I think you've achieved "classic" status. Not a bad gig though. No one expects you to perform the way you used to. And if you're missing a part here and there that's understanable. As long as the paint job's okay you've got value. Of course the user will probably only take you for a ride once in a while. That kinda sucks. Larry And finding spare parts when you wear them out from hard use.....ay yi yi.... 
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Sinnamon @ July 19th 2006, 17:38 wrote: lbister @ Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:26 pm wrote: AtM @ Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:38 pm wrote: No larry. it's really not.
Don't sweat it though, my baby hates the years of breaking and training involved in newer models. So maybe you're not obsolete. I think you've achieved "classic" status. Not a bad gig though. No one expects you to perform the way you used to. And if you're missing a part here and there that's understanable. As long as the paint job's okay you've got value. Of course the user will probably only take you for a ride once in a while. That kinda sucks. Larry And finding spare parts when you wear them out from hard use.....ay yi yi.... No there are stores for that! One here called the Stag Shop  _________________ Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. (I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.)
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:08 pm |
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fierynette @ Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:47 pm wrote: Sinnamon @ July 19th 2006, 17:38 wrote: lbister @ Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:26 pm wrote: AtM @ Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:38 pm wrote: No larry. it's really not.
Don't sweat it though, my baby hates the years of breaking and training involved in newer models. So maybe you're not obsolete. I think you've achieved "classic" status. Not a bad gig though. No one expects you to perform the way you used to. And if you're missing a part here and there that's understanable. As long as the paint job's okay you've got value. Of course the user will probably only take you for a ride once in a while. That kinda sucks. Larry And finding spare parts when you wear them out from hard use.....ay yi yi.... No there are stores for that! One here called the Stag Shop  Now THAT sounds like the kind of shopping I could get into!!!!! Let's gooooo :dancin: _________________ [glow=violet] **Sing like nobody's listening...live like there's no tomorrow**[/glow]
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lbister
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:26 am |
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fierynette @ Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:47 pm wrote: And finding spare parts when you wear them out from hard use.....ay yi yi.... No there are stores for that! One here called the Stag Shop Beware, those are not OEM replacement parts for installation on existing equipment. Those are "stand alone" (pun intended) parts and are used independant of the existing equipment. While they may get the job done, it's not the same.
Remember . . . don't accept substitutes!
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:30 am |
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lbister @ July 20th 2006, 08:26 wrote: fierynette @ Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:47 pm wrote: And finding spare parts when you wear them out from hard use.....ay yi yi.... No there are stores for that! One here called the Stag Shop Beware, those are not OEM replacement parts for installation on existing equipment. Those are "stand alone" (pun intended) parts and are used independant of the existing equipment. While they may get the job done, it's not the same. Remember . . . don't accept substitutes! Larry there was a time when substitutes were all I had  don't knock em til you try em! _________________ Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. (I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.)
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fierynette @ Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:30 am wrote: lbister @ July 20th 2006, 08:26 wrote: fierynette @ Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:47 pm wrote: And finding spare parts when you wear them out from hard use.....ay yi yi.... No there are stores for that! One here called the Stag Shop Beware, those are not OEM replacement parts for installation on existing equipment. Those are "stand alone" (pun intended) parts and are used independant of the existing equipment. While they may get the job done, it's not the same. Remember . . . don't accept substitutes! Larry there was a time when substitutes were all I had don't knock em til you try em! Hmmmm. I guess I hadn't considered that. I don't have any experience in that area.
Most of the substitutes available to guys seem to consist of the inflatable variety. While I can understand that, purely from an intellectual standpoint, I have never quite been able to grasp the practical application. It just seems to me that there might be too many critical failures caused by the occasional errant cigarette ash or by over-enthusiastic use.
Guys egos are fragile enough without exposing them to additional damage as the result of a "failure" with substitute equipment that might be best used as a flotation device.
Larry
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 well see then I am lucky I'm a female _________________ Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. (I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.)
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fierynette @ Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:42 am wrote: LMAO well see then I am lucky I'm a female In many ways, kiddo!
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Now THIS is entertainment!!!!! Carry on!
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lbister @ July 20th 2006, 08:46 wrote: fierynette @ Thu Jul 20, 2006 8:42 am wrote: LMAO well see then I am lucky I'm a female In many ways, kiddo! Larry I'm over 30... no longer a "kiddo" _________________ Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. (I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.)
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fierynette @ Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:58 am wrote: I'm over 30... no longer a "kiddo" Oh man, I never thought I'd say this but, Lisa, I'm 58 so to me 30 seems pretty much like a "kiddo" age.
Wait a minute . . . I see the mailman coming. Maybe he's bring my new issue of "Mature Times".
What I can't figure out is how my body got to be this age and my mind never matured past 17. Ahhhh . . . one of life's little mysteries. I wish someone would tell AARP that their organization is for old people and I'm not ready yet. Maybe they would stop sending me all that crap.
If my "kiddo" remark touched a sensitive nerve, please feel free to read it as "you hot little number" instead. That also works for me!
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no sensitive nerves, I just find it funny when someone calls me kiddo... I have already been through a 13 year relationship and have 2 kids and a stepkid. Feels funny when someone uses the term kiddo. _________________ Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. (I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.)
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:21 pm |
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Ah . . . I guess it all depends on one's perspective. I would have called you a hottie in the first place but I didn't want to rile up Papa Bear; and still don't.
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lbister @ July 21st 2006, 14:21 wrote: Ah . . . I guess it all depends on one's perspective. I would have called you a hottie in the first place but I didn't want to rile up Papa Bear; and still don't. Larry No... if you call me a BAD name that would rile him up...he's not that insecure hehe.
_________________ Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. (I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear.)
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Duly noted you hottie kiddo! Hey I'm an old guy too, I'd have probably said the same thing. :yes: OK, I'll shut up now! 
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You gotta watch out for us old guys. Snow on the roof . . . fire in the furnace and all that.
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