Non-car People

[joehalford01]

do you ever get drawn into a technical discussion with a non-technical person? I try really hard not to but I got into a discussion about gasoline with a lady at my office; god that was a mistake. It turned into a 20 minute conversation about how her brother in law owns a shop with 30 employees and how he says that 91 octane is all she should run in any of her cars becuase it makes the car last longer blah blah blah blah . It ended with her saying, well joe, i'll check into it with my brother in law and let you know if what your saying is true or not. ughhhhhhhhhh, drives me nuts- I wasn't even being combative, just passing along information.

 

[Tripper]

he says that 91 octane is all she should run in any of her cars becuase it makes the car last longer blah blah blah blah .

Hummmm... a chemist?!

 

[hotrodron]

Is her brother-in-law's shop a gas station by chance?

 

[gassersgarage]

I don't know, it could be a female thing. I was down at my friends shop. One of the mechanics took a customers car for a test drive. School was letting out, down the street. A female in an SUV stopped in the middle of the street to pick-up her kid. The mechanic couldn't get around the SUV and just shook his head. When the female took off, she rolled her window down and screamed at the mechanic.

She then took off down the street to the shop. She jumped out of the SUV, cursed at everyone, then took off squealing the tires. A short time later, her husband showed up demanding to see the mechanic that cursed at his wife. We told him his wife was wrong for blocking the street, driving like a maniac, cursing at everyone, then peeling out. Then the mechanic told him he only shook his head. Man, was that idiot embarrassed. He apologized and said he had to talk to his wife.................

 

[Willowbilly3]

I make it a point not to have discussions with ill informed people. I just nod my head and smile as some 17 year old kid tells me how his uncles stock snetwagon can break the spead of sound or whatever. Like the old saying goes, never argue with an idiot, some bystander may not be able to tell which one of you is the idiot.

 

[Onequick26]

The big problem around here is almost ever one you talk too has a 10sec ride......and you say huh I've never seen you at the track before.....and they say uh.....well.......I've never made a pass but my friend has a 11sec car and I beat him on the street so I gota run 10's.......

 

[gassersgarage]

The big problem around here is almost ever one you talk too has a 10sec ride......and you say huh I've never seen you at the track before.....and they say uh.....well.......I've never made a pass but my friend has a 11sec car and I beat him on the street so I gota run 10's.......

Now that's funny.

We got a guy around here. He teaches auto mechanics, has a blown 31' Model A Coupe and a Porcshe. He claims his Coupe runs 10's. Everyone calls him "Bandini". Can you guess why?

 

[Onequick26]

Ha ! That's great Gasser......

 

[joehalford01]

yeah, i think i just need to nod from now on and let it go. i got into an argument about religion with the her a while back too, could just be her i guess.

 

[Onequick26]

yeah Joe I've figerd out too just say huh...ok and walk away.

 

[35Mastr]

This is kinda funny.We were camping one night waiting for another coach to show up.So we are bench racin and this guy comes over and he has been hiiten the bottle pretty good and we were talikg about the new rigs that were coming out (Deisels).This guy starts at the mouth how is V10 in his coach has no spark plugs.I ask him,Do you put gasoline in that rig.He says yes.I then go onto explain to him that it has plugs.You just cant see them.He starts arguing with me that I have no idea what I am talking about and puts his hand out to bet.Well long story short.I had to take his 1K for his stupidy the next day when he sobered up and I pulled a plug from his brand new coach to let him know that it had them.Been around this all my life.When there tongues start waggin I just shake my head.Then when they start talkin real trash is when I reach in my pocket and let them know if there money is where there mouth is then they tend to cringe.

This is a true story.
Boy was his wife ****ed when I pulled that plug.

 

[cycledog]

I work with a guy that has done everything, lived everywhere, invented everything, knows everybody, and either owns or has owned one of everything. Its very entertaining to get him going on some subject that he is an expert at and obviously knows nothing and doesn't know he's being played like a dime store guitar.

 

[Bonehead]

I had the Bonehead truck at a car show one time and this guy comes over to me and and says, "What, 9's?". I said, "Huh?". He says, "about 9 seconds in the quarter?", I asked him if he had noticed the truck 4 speed. And general lack of speed parts. He had been looking at the drag chute on the back. (which currently is full of shop rags because thats probably what I need more that a chute). It is nice to know that it looks fast anyway.

 

[wyattjosh43]

I also like to talk to people with "bored out motors" , cut out to an unbelievable level of inches. like a 305 "bored out to a 327 or 350" , I absolutly love that, a majic crankshaft just jumped in to their bottom end. Its great to see 30 over stock stroke 305's with 400hp. lol lol lol haa

 

[Willowbilly3]

I used to get into a few no win discussions over snowmobiles. I had done some test rides for a magazine and a lot of radar runs. Back then a sled that read 100 would generally be going about 85-90. There was no end to the snow-gomers that claimed thier fan cooled 440 could do 100+
I usually don't respond but sometimes you just get tired of some goofball with diarah of the mouth hogging in on a bench racing session.