Sorry guys, not me. I admit guys used to come in and take a nap in some corner once or twice a year during the drugged '60's and '70's. Made the shop kind of interesting. They were harmless, felt safe, and it was common at beach. One guy did come somewhat spacey, and sat down next to the natural carbon finish, no paint beautiful Calfee Carbon. He was very polite, asked if he could sit a while and gaze upon the bike. No problem. After a couple of hours of intense concentration, we'd glance over every once in a while, to see if he was OK. Then at a quiet moment he said in a wistful tone so we could all hear," I think that's Jimmy Hendrix's profile". He then got up casually, walked out, and we never saw him again. Ted Ernst Palos Verdes Estates, CA
> TED!!!! That was you??? Heck, if Tom Sanders and I had known, we'd
> have
> said "Hi"!
>
> Bob Hovey
> Columbus, GA
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>
> In a message dated 8/9/05 3:03:51 PM,
> classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org
>
> writes:
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>
>>
>> Different topic:
>>
>> One time these two "Star Trek-esque" balding guys came
>> in at about 11:00am with their back-packs, sandals,
>> etc. They mused around the stored for a while until
>> they found an old used Motobecane for sale. These
>> Bozos parked themselves on the filthy, non-carpeted
>> floor--one on each side of the Motobecane. They were
>> speaking to each other through the main triangle of
>> the frame. They started off by discussing the bike
>> itself. When noon rolled around, they pulled out
>> rice-cakes, bananas, and soy milk for "lunch on the
>> bike store floor."
>>
>> They finished eating and continued discussion of the
>> $80.- Motobecane. I clearly remember one remark
>> regarding "how many times" the little leaded cable
>> ends (on the derailleur and brake wire ends) had been
>> crimped. At one point (about 3:00pm by now) one of
>> the guys was laying on his back on the floor whilst
>> the other continued with the nit-picking of the
>> bicycle.
>>
>> We did ask them several times if they were interested
>> in the bike, if they wanted to test ride the bike,
>> etc. They kept saying, "No, we're fine."
>>
>> It's 5:30pm now and one guy is eating raisins and his
>> partner is nibbling on trail-mix. We told them the
>> shop would be closing in thirty minutes. They stayed
>> 'till the bitter end. These two guys sat on a filthy
>> shop floor discussing a Motobecane bicycle for 7 hours
>> straight.
>>
>> If memory serves me right, I was "sent home" early for
>> unruly behavior because I was hiding behind a wall and
>> rolling 1/4" ball bearings out to where those guys
>> were sitting. Some would actually lightly hit them
>> and they would pick up the bearings and start
>> discussing those!
>>
>> Ted E. Baer
>> Palo Alto, CA