Good wrecker's around Welly?

[F5 Dave]

Ouch. My only guess is he mistook your voice for one of the regular wasters. Either that or pre coffee.

[Hitcher]

Not to say that 'ten years younger than Hitcher' doesn't still qualify as decrepit, of course.

Damned with faint praise?

[Kickaha]

Ouch. My only guess is he mistook your voice for one of the regular wasters. Either that or pre coffee.

Yeah I've done that before,only to find it wasn't the guy I thought it was,some serious grovelling was required to fix that stuff up

[jrandom]

Damned with faint praise?

Praised with faint damnation, I'm afraid.

[jrandom]

Yeah I've done that before,only to find it wasn't the guy I thought it was,some serious grovelling was required to fix that stuff up

You think *that's* good?

I telephoned a KBer at work today, asked for 'im by name, I hear 'rustle rustle' and then his dulcet tones belt down the line, "Hi, honey...!"

I gotta work on my soprano.

[toads]

You think *that's* good?

I telephoned a KBer at work today, asked for 'im by name, I hear 'rustle rustle' and then his dulcet tones belt down the line, "Hi, honey...!"

I gotta work on my soprano.

or mebbe he'd been watching queer eye for the straight guy too!! lol

Coming back to the subject of rude customer service at the local wreckers/dismantlers, I have found it to be quite common for males in the automotive industry to be quite rude to females generally. They tend to be either, quite condescending not expecting any kind of understanding of mechanical issues at all, or alternatively completely non compliant, one guy refused to order a gasket set until he had spoken to Pete! The upshot of that was, I wouldn't buy anything from their shop even if it was the last one in Gisborne, ( the gasket set was for an outboard motor).
Computers techs tend to be similar when speaking to women also, I have discovered, and there are cavemen everywhere. I hope you got your bits sorted Jazbug, twas it the indicator?, I have had a lot of gn indicators go west

[James Deuce]

Computers techs tend to be similar when speaking to women also, I have discovered, and there are cavemen everywhere.

Umm, no, we talk to everyone like that. Like the Comic Book Guy on the Simpsons, talking down to someone about our area of speciality is the only time we feel superior to anyone.

[vifferman]

I've had very little success with trying to get parts from wreckers for the bikes I've owned; you'd think they'd never wrecked a VFR750 or VTR1000. Mebbe I was the only person who ever crashed one?

I did OK with the VF500, in both Christchurch and Tauranga. The first time, my front right disk was knackered, and the guy I talked to at the brake place suggested buying secondhand from a wrecker. First one I went to, he said, "Nah - never had anything like that!". Second one said, "Hmmmm... I reckon an NS250 one'll fit that." And he was right; obviously knew his bikes. Plus he checked them for trueness on a steel plate, discarding several before finding a couple of gooduns. At $80 for two, it was a good deal.
The wreckers at Mt Maunganui managed to find me a mirror for the VF. I can't remember if it was him or me that realised a CBX (?) one fitted, but that was a bargain too.

I suspect that fronting up and looking through boxes of bits or whatever is often more fruitful than phoning and making enquiries, and emailing is an absolute joke (apart from Victorian Motorcycle Wreckers, who were really on the ball).

The best service I've had was from Mt Eden M/C, when Mike rang around, including phoning his contact in Japan to find a part for me, and was honest enough to recommend I go elsewhere for a part when his price was higher. I always get the impression from him that customer service is more important making a buck.

Conversely, the feedback from many wreckers I've dealt with seems to convey the distinct impression that customers are a bloody nuisance, and the suspicious unfriendly attitude to your enquiries is almost as if you've interrupted them in the middle of some nefarious and dodgy activity.

[Mr Skid]

I dealt with Spencer at Atomic Bike Wreckers yesterday, and he seems like a top bloke.

Emailed him a description of the part I was looking for, and he emailed back a pic of the part to confirm we were talking about the same thing. Went to pick it up and spent a few minutes discussing streetfighter potential for the bike, and he helped me price out the options.

Best service I've found so far from a wreckers.

[toads]

Umm, no, we talk to everyone like that. Like the Comic Book Guy on the Simpsons, talking down to someone about our area of speciality is the only time we feel superior to anyone.

Only the males ones do Jim, sorry but I never talk down to anyone no matter how thick they are!!

[James Deuce]

Only the males ones do Jim, sorry but I never talk down to anyone no matter how thick they are!!

It was a JOKE.

I've worked in this industry for years, and always spend time establishing the knowledge base of the person on the other end of the phone, or the person I am dealing with face to face. I often spend time discussing why I don't think someone is thick if they don't know anything about computers, though a large part of that problem could be fixed if both employers and users took responsibility for training and learning.

You're either yanking my chain or generalising horribly, and I for one am a bit tired that it is alright to mercilessly take the mickey out of males and IT techs, but heaven (and a lawyer and large bank account) help you if you dare to publicly make a general comment about "Wyminkind" in jest.

[jazbug5]

Wymin...

(c'mon, someone..!)

[Ms Piggy]

Wymin...

(c'mon, someone..!)

Well Jim I know you was jokin' but wyminkind have been pretty much f*cked over for a number of years and we still are. Still no equity in pay

But I'm a man fan & I also think there are a lot more confusing messages out there for man and wyminkind generally. A lot of the time boys are chided for being too macho and male and not senstive enough and wymin are called aggressive or hard hearted for not being nurturing and loving. And before you point it out - I know I am generalising and I also know things are changing, ever so slooooooowly changing. I get confused about it all, I really do.

Oooo - I think this might be Sorry.

[toads]

It was a JOKE.

I've worked in this industry for years, and always spend time establishing the knowledge base of the person on the other end of the phone, or the person I am dealing with face to face. I often spend time discussing why I don't think someone is thick if they don't know anything about computers, though a large part of that problem could be fixed if both employers and users took responsibility for training and learning.

You're either yanking my chain or generalising horribly, and I for one am a bit tired that it is alright to mercilessly take the mickey out of males and IT techs, but heaven (and a lawyer and large bank account) help you if you dare to publicly make a general comment about "Wyminkind" in jest.

Yeah Jim, I'm yanking ya chain just a little, but suffice it to say, I get a lot of women clients based on the FACT they feel intimidated and belittled by male computer techs, it's something I'd encounter at least once a week.
I'm sure at the end of the day it is something that won't go away, Pete's a mechanic and often gets me to order parts. I've found it's predominantly something men tend to do more in the 40-60 age group than the younger ones.

[Hitcher]

Still no equity in pay

(Friday afternoon, rises like a trout to a fly)

Explain yourself please, CSL!