On Sat, 21 May 2011 13:07:26 -0700, Winston
wrote:

Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 20 May 2011 23:14:36 -0700,
wrote:

(...)

I have no experience with Motion Technologies.
However, please check out Applied Industrial Technologies:
http://www.applied.com/
http://applied.findlocation.com/

I buy bearings and other parts from them in tiny quantities.
Their prices are always very reasonable and the folks at
the counter are friendly and knowledgeable.

Exactly the opposite of what I found up here, both in price and
attitude. Weird. (see my rant posted earlier)

Roger the rant, Larry.

Management can make all the difference. At some point
it just isn't the counterperson's fault if their
manager insists on employing them in a position to
which they are not suited.

Ayup.


I have plenty of examples of that in my area so
I am grateful when I stumble across a place that
apparently really wants me to spend my money there.

Ditto. Someone who is enthusiastic about their business also gets
more business from me. It's catching. Kudos go to the guys who
suggest other projects when they see what I'm doing.

--
The great thing about getting older is that
you don't lose all the other ages you've been.
-- Madeleine L'Engle