lickton's gets no more business from me!

Tim McNamara

In article <480e6730$0$30178$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
"Bill Sornson" <askme@ask.me> wrote:

> Michael Press wrote:
> > In article <R9mPj.2600$I55.2080@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net>, SMS
> > <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
> > [...]
>
> >> [...}
>
> >> It's a very unique item not found in any bicycle
> ^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> > I can't resist.
>
> I'm with you on that one. (My father used to rant -- or maybe just
> vent a bit -- on that old malt liquor ad calling it a "completely
> unique" experience. Drilled into my pea brain.)
>
> Bill "that and 'irregardless'" S.

Irrespective of your father's grammatical proclivities, it's better to
sell a totally unique product than a partially unique one- irregardless
of whether English teachers like it. :-D

Tim McNamara

In article
<90746d6a-23fa-4945-a562-cb8c9cc95e71@24g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
Bob <hunrobe@aol.com> wrote:

> On Apr 21, 8:07*pm, SLAVE of THE STATE <gwh...@ti.com> wrote:
>
> > BTW, Walt is a cry-baby who has nothing better to do than waste his
> > time and everyone else's time complaining about some gd sub-$10
> > purchase that went all wrong. *I mean, he could post something
> > about global warming.
>
> I think Walt's offbase but at least he's on topic. Let's see...
> rec.bicycles.misc, rec.bicycles.racing, rec.bicycles.marketplace,
> rec.bicycles.soc. Nope, not a word about global warming or any other
> allegedly impending climate change. There are plenty of offtopic
> threads in these NGs without encouraging more.

LOL. Although I'd disagree about rec.bikes.soc, as the global warming
discussion might fit in there.

SLAVE of THE STATE

On Apr 22, 6:11*pm, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:
> In article
> <90746d6a-23fa-4945-a562-cb8c9cc95...@24g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>,
>
> *Bob <hunr...@aol.com> wrote:
> > On Apr 21, 8:07*pm, SLAVE of THE STATE <gwh...@ti.com> wrote:
>
> > > BTW, Walt is a cry-baby who has nothing better to do than waste his
> > > time and everyone else's time complaining about some gd sub-$10
> > > purchase that went all wrong. *I mean, he could post something
> > > about global warming.
>
> > I think Walt's offbase but at least he's on topic. Let's see...
> > rec.bicycles.misc, rec.bicycles.racing, rec.bicycles.marketplace,
> > rec.bicycles.soc. Nope, not a word about global warming or any other
> > allegedly impending climate change. There are plenty of offtopic
> > threads in these NGs without encouraging more.
>
> LOL. *Although I'd disagree about rec.bikes.soc, as the global warming
> discussion might fit in there.

global warming is on topic in .racing.

Once things heat up we'll have the Tour de Greenland. I hear it has
some great cols. Antarctica? Don't get me started!

ZBicyclist

SLAVE of THE STATE wrote:
>
> global warming is on topic in .racing.
>
> Once things heat up we'll have the Tour de Greenland. I hear it
> has
> some great cols. Antarctica? Don't get me started!

Bicycle tourists in Greenland:
http://www.mountainbike-expedition-..._greenland.html

--
Mike Kruger
"You have to be careful if you are reckless." - Richard M. Daley

Donald Munro

ZBicyclist wrote:
> Bicycle tourists in Greenland:
> http://www.mountainbike-expedition-..._greenland.html

Where else can you descend into a glacier.

DennisTheBald

Only $6.00 for shipping, and I get to keep the box? Man, I'm gonna
start shopping licktons for all my mail order bike thingies, you
bet.
Of course I think I'll be doing mostly window shopping on-line and my
actual purchasing at the LBS, which may sound backwards to a lot of
you but it seems to work for me.

marika

"SLAVE of THE STATE" <gwhite@ti.com> wrote in message
news:3f600ed9-6b3b-49d7-a845-2256928b94a3@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...


He doesn't have to do business with them for any reason or for no
reason.


-----

curious reaction only because he has been performing these
activities all along without warrant and now finally have reason to
be ashamed now they outed him

mk5000

"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to
start."
- John Bingham (No Need for Speed: A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Running)
-------------------

marika

"Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:WmuPj.120351$D_3.90237@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
> "Bill Sornson" wrote: (clip) that old malt liquor ad calling it a
> "completely unique"
>> experience (clip)
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> In the same category: "In order to form a *more perfect* union."
>
> A few of my favorites: "I have a friend of mine." "I own my own home."
> "hot water heater,"


I haven't heard or reacted to the last two
THe first makes me crazy ballistic


I someetimes say gosh he can't be a really close friend or you would have
said my friend

they don't usually get it

sometimes, I ask them what field of mining they are in


mk5000

"She still said nothing and I purposely did not look at her because I did
not wish either to press her or to embarrass her. I was in love with her,
and my heart went out to her as she tried to fathom her own feelings. I felt
like saying: Don't bother to explain, darling. I know it all"
- John Bingham (Five Roundabouts to Heaven)

Tom Keats

In article <8h0q04940f5vmfu31d4oriji7vc08qlela@4ax.com>,
Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com> writes:

[snip Walter's anti-Lickman's rant]

> Tell ya what, Walter, go get me a shiney sharp object from your
> kitchen drawer.

I recommend a grapefruit knife.

I've ridden all over town in my quest for the Perfect
Grapefruit Knife. I want an old-style one, with
wooden scales + brass rivets on the handle, like an
old-style paring knife (of which I have plenty.)

Heck, I'll trade a wood-handled paring knife for a
wood-handled grapefruit knife.

I've temporarily settled for a lumpy, plastic-handled
doomajigger from that up-market kitchen shop in
Oakridge Mall.

Oh, well. The dollar stores are rife with grapefruit
/spoons/, which are the cat's pajamas for grapefruit
afficionados. They also purvey long-handled soda/float
spoons, which can be quite useful.

Actually, I'm not griping. My quest for the Perfect
Grapefruit Knife is largely an excuse to ride & explore.
Same as my quest for the Perfect Teapot. I like headin'
out with at least a goal, if not a definite destination.
I enjoy prospectin'.

Perhaps if Walter had ridden around in search of his
Campy lockring from a bricks-&-mortar shop, he'd be
a lot happier.

What's so special about a /Campy/ lockring anyways?
(I'm assuming bottom bracket, not headset.)


cheers,
Tom

--
Nothing is safe from me.
I'm really at:
tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca

Donald Munro

Tom Keats wrote:
> What's so special about a /Campy/ lockring anyways? (I'm assuming bottom
> bracket, not headset.)

Cassette presumably ?

SMS

Tom Keats wrote:
> In article <8h0q04940f5vmfu31d4oriji7vc08qlela@4ax.com>,
> Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com> writes:
>
> [snip Walter's anti-Lickman's rant]
>
>> Tell ya what, Walter, go get me a shiney sharp object from your
>> kitchen drawer.
>
> I recommend a grapefruit knife.
>
> I've ridden all over town in my quest for the Perfect
> Grapefruit Knife. I want an old-style one, with
> wooden scales + brass rivets on the handle, like an
> old-style paring knife (of which I have plenty.)

"http://www.ablekitchen.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BH-573815&Click=8779"

$34.93 for 12 of them.

Carl Sundquist

"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
news:YulQj.6485$GO4.1184@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
> Tom Keats wrote:
>> In article <8h0q04940f5vmfu31d4oriji7vc08qlela@4ax.com>,
>> Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com> writes:
>>
>> [snip Walter's anti-Lickman's rant]
>>
>>> Tell ya what, Walter, go get me a shiney sharp object from your
>>> kitchen drawer.
>>
>> I recommend a grapefruit knife.
>>
>> I've ridden all over town in my quest for the Perfect
>> Grapefruit Knife. I want an old-style one, with
>> wooden scales + brass rivets on the handle, like an
>> old-style paring knife (of which I have plenty.)
>
> "http://www.ablekitchen.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BH-573815&Click=8779"
>
> $34.93 for 12 of them.

How much is shipping?

dvt

Carl Sundquist wrote:
>
> "SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:YulQj.6485$GO4.1184@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...
>> Tom Keats wrote:
>>> In article <8h0q04940f5vmfu31d4oriji7vc08qlela@4ax.com>,
>>> Zoot Katz <zootkatz@operamail.com> writes:
>>>
>>> [snip Walter's anti-Lickman's rant]
>>>
>>>> Tell ya what, Walter, go get me a shiney sharp object from your
>>>> kitchen drawer.
>>>
>>> I recommend a grapefruit knife.
>>>
>>> I've ridden all over town in my quest for the Perfect
>>> Grapefruit Knife. I want an old-style one, with
>>> wooden scales + brass rivets on the handle, like an
>>> old-style paring knife (of which I have plenty.)
>>
>> "http://www.ablekitchen.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BH-573815&Click=8779"
>>
>>
>> $34.93 for 12 of them.
>
> How much is shipping?

That was *funny*. Laugh out loud funny. Thanks, Carl.

marika

"Tim McNamara" <timmcn@bitstream.net> wrote in message
news:timmcn-9B6ED5.19135021042008@news.iphouse.com...


> Lickton's is a brick and mortar shop that has been in business for at
> least 30+ years, since I first did business with them in 1978 and they
> were well-known then. Bob Lickton is notorious cranky and, from a
> customer service perspective, that's not a particularly good thing as
> you point out. On the other hand, he's managed to be in business for a
> long time and to develop a reputation as one of the better shops in the
> Chicago area. So he's done something right.
>
> I'm baffled by buying a lock ring by mail order and not just riding down
> to the LBS to get one. Unless you only have LBSes with worse customer
> service than Lickton's.
>
> As a customer, of course, you certainly have the right to no longer do
> business with them if their service was unsatisfactory from your
> perspective.

i don't know but this is a good story...but that has no turning point about
animals





----- Original Message -----
From: "marika" <marika5000@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: uk.people.fathers,alt.usenet.legends.lester-mosley
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 9:23 PM
Subject: f 4 takes on the world


>a few weeks ago at about 4:50 they came on the loudspeaker to tell us that
>a
> suspicious package demanded our departure in an orderly fashion
>
> Fortunately I ride the bus with other people so I got the whole as much as
> available to public story
>
> 17th floor mail room, .
>
> They had been silently evacuating the tower
> then came on the loudspeaker and evacuated the other tower
>
> observed -- 7 cop cars, k9 vehicles
>
> and someone digging in the soil, a tried and true method of keeping
> explosives in check
>
> don't know if there was a bomb but it felt like a movie
>
> I love to see movies in theaters but can't bear paying for something I've
> already seen for free
>
> that's the medium that movies were made for anyway
>
>
> This is just a wild ass guess.
>
> mk5000
>
> Sam Savage: What three famous words did he utter?
> Chris Savage: Stop stabbing me! --Complete Savages
>