Hows yer holiday weekend going?

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Jayneflakes

ride it with the forks on backwards, causing the dis brake to break off, that is you fault and not mine.

[Jayneflakes]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Sadly true YC.

I built the bike for them and it was running sweet, despite only being a £100 bike. The customer then asked me to turn the handle bar sideways for them so they could fit it in their small car. I did so and explained that the bar must be turned back and tightened before riding.

They got home and turned the fork the wrong way, putting the disk on the wrong side. On cheap and nasty bikes, the disk carrier is simply screwed on to the hub and if turned the wrong way, it will unscrew.

The disk unscrewed and stripped its threads, cut a chunk out of the bottom of the fork and broke off. The customer returned after an hour claiming I had done a bad job building their bike. The look on their face when I told them it was not a warranty issue, but due to stupidity will haunt me. They deflated once I had proved my point, but if they will come in shouting abuse, they deserve it.

I had a bad day, but at least I was not an idiot. I expressly told them how to turn the bars, but after all I am just a woman, so what do I know?

I get this a lot. One customer asked one of my lads to check the bike for them because it had been built by me, a woman. The lad just smiled and told the customer I was a better mechanic than him.
I have had customers ask to speak to one of the lads about their bike rather than ask the woman a technical question. I love the look on their face when the lads then come and ask me right in front of the customer.
Sexism sucks. I will have to grow a beard and see if that changes things!

Fri....chilled out with a few beers
Sat...took eldest son to karate,sat night took OH out to a mexican restuarant
Sun...bike ride up to squires
Mon...bank holiday sleep in,working out what to do for the rest of the day(bike ride maybe)

[yorkie_chris]

I am revalving forks

Working another weekend/bank holiday, as per the norm these days, sun - weds then poss thurs and fri overtime night shifts, fed up , never out of me work clothes it seems.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Couldn't have put it better myself

Some people are stupid.

So-so. Spent a fair proportion of the weekend running around after my parents. Mum was admitted to hospital with heart pains on Saturday evening and discharged after a night of obs. Dad can't drive because a week ago he dislocated his one good shoulder when he tripped in the garden and landed square on his face (his other shoulder is useless due to an old bullet wound from army days), so it was up to me to run him and mum around. He looks like he's taken a serous beating with bruises all over his chops and arm in a sling.

All three of my sisters are out of town, and my lil brother has learning difficulties so it was all down to me to muck in and sort the oldies out.

I was meant to be attending my son's GCSE results party but was with my mum at the hospital all night, so feel a bit bad about that.

I may relax with a drinky tonight before an early night, I have to be up at 4-30 tomorrow morning

Friday - Finished work at 5, got home at half 6, went to music festival at half 7, legless and memory loss from 11pm Friday to 6am Saturday - Very Good.
Saturday - Music Festival, up at half 7, bacon roll, on the beer at 8. Watched some good bands, got plesantly pished, bands finished, was up listening to some guys playing guitar till 6.30am. Good
Sunday. Up half 8, home at half 10, feel rough, eat bacon, sleep till 6pm. Drive back into Aberdeen at half 8. Sleep until 8am. Bad.
Monday- Up at 8am, made bacon, feel hungover, Work 9-4(i love training days), home, made pizza and chips. Sitting in the flat bored. Bad.

Wish it was a bank holiday today here!
Mad, mental day at work.
Boss phoned in sick. A ten hour day with no breaks. Stressed out my tree.
Gotta do the same all over again tomorrow! Ahh!
Roll on the weekend! Dx

Friday, packed up car and drove to Bala.
Saturday, woke up in a lovely field next to the lake and watched our sailors fight the wind.
Sunday, actually got to sail, in about a force 6, exhilarating!
Monday, watched several capsizes before packing up and driving home.

Fab weekend, with lots of socialising (which I don't usually do) and drinking!