I have to say it makes me laugh every time you give Ron a hard time over
being commercial on the list.

He tries as hard as he can to be helpful, to sharpen his deals, to keep his
prices low, and try to offer us top service and price packages. The fact
is, he is a real asset and probably doesn't deserve to be bashed up too bad.

But it is so much fun reading your impish posts blasting things like
"blatant sales pimping" that I don't want you to stop either.
I wonder how Ron feels about being hit by the cold harsh blasts from the
north? (He'll say he ignores you as a crackpot and that he is too busy
shipping parts, I expect.) Nevertheless, your posts are amusing.

At 01:00 PM 3/12/98 -0400, you wrote:
>At 09:46 AM 3/12/98 -0200, The Bus Depot wrote:
>>> How much do the pop top seals cost from JC Whitney?
>
><snip>
>
>>Furthermore, their quality is slightly lower.  Both JCW and I buy our
>>poptop seals from the same manufacturer, in the U.S.  But mine are slightly
>
><snip>  (blatant sales pimping removed).
>
>
>I believe McMaster-Carr in NewBrunswick, NewJersey supplies these seals, by
>the foot.  Someone posted this a couple of years back, including the part #.
>They have a website,  www.mcmaster.com,  but it is busy/slow. Can order
>online.  This place also sells thermoplastic PS/hydraulics hose with various
>fittings on the ends, and has heater hose in 1/8" increments perfect for
>replacing the '85 and earlier steel pipes.  This is a huge industrial supply
>company. Buy direct and save.
>
>bye, Tim
>
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