EXCALIBER
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So I put in my second order of toys...ahem...tools, almost slipped there, to Bailey's since they have their free shipping until Feb 28. I ordered a new woodland pro spinner and breaker with the chain chart, a shiny new speed sharp star grinder (hopefully its a good one), a hundred foot roll of woodland pro 30RC, three carb kits for a buddy, two for a husky 359, and one for a 51 husky, five 3/8x7 rim sprockets, and two 3/8x8 rim sprockets. I was sure I had everything I needed to order, ordered, so I confirmed the 800 dollar order and went to work. I no more left and realized, oh yea, oil pump for my 55 rancher, duh! I am going to have to order yet again from Bailey's, what a bummer, right? Now I will have to pay shipping since I don't have an order over 200 dollars, wait, hmm I will just have to order another 170 dollars worth of stuff to save money! Yeah that's it, order more to save on that huge shipping cost! Brilliant!!!!
Anyhow I can't cut any wood until I get a new rim sprocket as my old one is toast. I thought I would go to stihl shop and get one sounds simple, right? Well I walked into Stihl with the rim sprocket in hand, sure I could get one from the professionals at stihl, since we do not have any saw shops around here besides stihl. I show the guy at the counter my sprocket and he says "what is that"? I say a rim sprocket off a chainsaw, he says "oh I thought it was off a weed eater or something". At this point I'm thinking, yeah, I always weed eat in the winter when its -20F, blowing 30mph, and have a foot of snow, doesn't everyone? Stihl guy passes me off to someone with more knowledge. Yep you guessed it, this guy had no clue either!:bang:Two villages somewhere are missing their idiots. I ask if he has one and he says what saw is it off of? I say its not a stihl. He says "oh well I can't possibly look up any parts without being able to look it up in the book"...arugh! I explain its a frequent wear item and he should have plenty in stock, he finally agrees to go look for one. After 20 minutes he comes back with one in his hand..whoo-hooo!! Back to making saw dust and filling my pockets with chips! Not... the one in his hand is a small spline not a standard spline. At this point I can no longer bite my tongue any longer and decide to leave before my mouth starts saying what my brain has been thinking this whole time.
Here I am, waiting and looking out the window every five minutes for my new best friend dressed in brown, the UPS guy! I can not cut any wood till he gets here with my new toys..ahem tools..oh hell who am I kidding, TOYS!!!:msp_thumbsup:He should be here in the next week or so, and I am starting to sound like the verizon comercial but instead of "can you hear me now", I am asking "do you see the UPS guy yet, do you see him yet, where the hell is he anyway"!:msp_biggrin:I am running out of comfort beer, oh wait is that the ups guy?
Anyhow I can't cut any wood until I get a new rim sprocket as my old one is toast. I thought I would go to stihl shop and get one sounds simple, right? Well I walked into Stihl with the rim sprocket in hand, sure I could get one from the professionals at stihl, since we do not have any saw shops around here besides stihl. I show the guy at the counter my sprocket and he says "what is that"? I say a rim sprocket off a chainsaw, he says "oh I thought it was off a weed eater or something". At this point I'm thinking, yeah, I always weed eat in the winter when its -20F, blowing 30mph, and have a foot of snow, doesn't everyone? Stihl guy passes me off to someone with more knowledge. Yep you guessed it, this guy had no clue either!:bang:Two villages somewhere are missing their idiots. I ask if he has one and he says what saw is it off of? I say its not a stihl. He says "oh well I can't possibly look up any parts without being able to look it up in the book"...arugh! I explain its a frequent wear item and he should have plenty in stock, he finally agrees to go look for one. After 20 minutes he comes back with one in his hand..whoo-hooo!! Back to making saw dust and filling my pockets with chips! Not... the one in his hand is a small spline not a standard spline. At this point I can no longer bite my tongue any longer and decide to leave before my mouth starts saying what my brain has been thinking this whole time.
Here I am, waiting and looking out the window every five minutes for my new best friend dressed in brown, the UPS guy! I can not cut any wood till he gets here with my new toys..ahem tools..oh hell who am I kidding, TOYS!!!:msp_thumbsup:He should be here in the next week or so, and I am starting to sound like the verizon comercial but instead of "can you hear me now", I am asking "do you see the UPS guy yet, do you see him yet, where the hell is he anyway"!:msp_biggrin:I am running out of comfort beer, oh wait is that the ups guy?
, stock up on comfort beer and hope that by the time your new best friend gets there it will have warmed up just alittle.....
