ho-hum!

Boy does this theme get repeated a lot!

ZZZZZzzzzzzzzz!

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

phil stanhope wrote:

> Today is May 3rd and I just got my SA Radiator, ball
> joint, CV boot kit and window rollers that I ordered
> April 24th from the BD....not bad, thats pretty good
> timing IMO
>
> BUT! the radiator is all banged up and has a crack in
> it becouse someone at BD tried to stuff all the other
> parts in with the radiator which was in a box ONLY big
> enough to fit a radiator. The lower Ball joint/Cv
> boot+bolts were both out of their boxes(loose) and had
> been rolling over the fins of the SA
> radiator......what a waste. The guy that packed all
> this only stuffed 6 crunched up newspaper sheets!
> WHATS UP wit dat Ron?
>
> So Im driving the HEll out of my old mini cooper(not
> complaining here:) but I never intended it to be my
> daily driver in Flori-DUH (PLEASE Pray for me)
>
> Im glad Ron reads this list and hears the
> feedback/pros and cons, it can only help us all get
> better business+service.
>
> Phil
>
> --- Ward Smith <wsmith@SAN.RR.COM> wrote:
> > FYI Terry:
> >
> > Perkiomenville is near Philidelphia. approx. 742.8
> > miles from you. Sheesh.
> > You still use an atlas? Get with the times. Try
> > Yahoo.com.
> >
> > Maybe the guy from Volkscafe would like to chime in
> > and give his responce?
> > Hello. Hello? That's odd, Ron spends a lot of time
> > answering questions on
> > this list (On the clock, of course, right Ron?).
> > Doesn't every supplier?
> >
> > No.
> >
> > Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems Ron has already buried
> > this horse. Stop
> > beating it.
> >
> > I am lucky enough to live in Southern California, so
> > I have my pick of half
> > a dozen parts stores within walking distance that
> > have just about every part
> > in stock I could need to restore my bus(es). I still
> > appreciate the
> > companies that are out there to cater to our hobby,
> > and I think they all
> > need our support if we are to expect theirs.
> >
> > Hey, they don't call it the Keystone state for
> > nothing....
> >
> > GL Ron,
> >
> > Ward
> >
> > We Are....
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List
> > [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> > Of Terry K.
> > Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:47 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Bus Depot order line?
> >
> >
> > Ron--
> > You are most absolutely correct on the last
> > order----
> >
> > Which was placed, as I was searching for the order
> > which was made on the
> > 5th of April---and received it in the afternoon of
> > the 25th----
> >
> > Look---
> >
> > I am not here to bum rap anyone---
> >
> > And I don't say a word about much, unless something
> > is wrong---
> >
> > And I do believe 20 days to get parts to the Chicago
> > area, from PA. is
> > really crazy---don't you Ron?
> >
> > If several of your supplier's, published as well as
> > promised reasonably
> > fast delivery-- 7 to 10 day's--- and it wound up
> > being double that--you
> > most certainly would be a bit miffed also---
> >
> > And I'm sure it does happen occasionally but not
> > almost every time you
> > place an order---
> >
> > And again, I am not pissed--but here is the real
> > kicker----
> >
> > I won an auction at E-Bay--for some rotor's and
> > brakes, from the
> > volkscafe---
> > I added to that auction--bearings, and seals---
> >
> > This all happened on Saturday the 20th---
> >
> > The stuff was shipped on Monday the 22nd, and got a
> > verification of
> > shipment E-Mail message, and a thanks---and received
> > the order on Friday
> > the 26th---
> >
> > And here is the best--If I had wanted the same
> > service from the BD--I
> > would have had to ask for it--payed a premium above
> > and beyond the cost
> > of the parts and shipping, to get the order in the
> > same amount of
> > time----
> >
> > And remember, the other place is in
> > California--about 2500 miles
> > away----
> >
> > How far is Perkiomenville PA. from the Windy--?
> >
> > Wait a minute --I'll go look-------
> >
> > OK--I'm back
> >
> > It isn't even in my Atlas---
> >
> > But Pittsburgh is 458 miles---so let's give it a
> > round number---500
> > miles---
> >
> > How is it possible to get parts from another parts
> > house 5 times the
> > distance, in 1/3rd of the time?
> >
> > Is this right?
> >
> > Just doesn't make any sense to me----
> >
> > Anyway-- am not bitching about anything--just trying
> > figure this out---
> >
> > I didn't get any calls as promised on the prior
> > order, after me taking
> > the time to inquire after 2.5 weeks, and the calling
> > again on the
> > 22nd--and then on the 25th----the day the stuff got
> > here---
> >
> > I know your electronic equipment went down--but not
> > until the week of
> > the 15th----
> >
> > You can't please all of the people all of the time
> > ---but I would like
> > to get a little belly rubbing just once in
> > awhile---:>)
> >
> > Now don't go responding tho this message, acting the
> > part of the
> > honourable Mayor Richard J Daley----in volume's, and
> > not really saying
> > much----
> >
> > Just be a straight up guy--and make it short, sweet,
> > and to the
> > point----and above all else--shoot straight from the
> > hip----
> > No going around the block to get to the point----
> >
> > Oh---
> >
> > Thanks for getting the shocks out in a
> > fast,reasonable amount of
> > time---I appreciate it--
> >
> > I do hope things improve for you, in your processing
> > department---
> >
> > Later,
> >
> >             ______________
> >            |[  ] [  ] [ ]\
> >            |    |    |    |
> >      ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-|
> >
> > Terry--
> >
> >        "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom"
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/TerrysHighOnLife
>
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