On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:51:47 -0600, Rex B
wrote:
Tom Miller wrote:

There must be some scientific principle which
relates to the fact that hardware stores close
five minutes before a piece of metal fractures.
Any explanation would be appreciated.

Same thing works for auto supply stores.

Back when I had stores, I typically closed up around 8:00, then had a
beer or two to wind down, knowing that within a few minutes someone
would show up to rattle the door, frantically hoping I would be be still
around to bail them out of their last-minute automotive crisis, big or
small. They usually needed a beer too, and sometimes some advice or
sympathy.

A hearty "Thank You" from all us Evening People who could never get
into that 'Start work at 6 AM bright and eager with a smile on your
face and a song in your heart' crap.

6 AM? If nobody's dying, it can wait. Call back at 9.

You think you have everything you'll need with you on the truck
already, and at 4:50 you find out someone used the last mumble
without telling you, or put a bad breaker back in the drawer - even
after you marked a big X on it as "Condemned Bad" and tossed it in the
trash bucket...

-- Bruce --

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Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
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