grrr. worthless tech rant

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11-29-2006, 08:42 PM
squirrelmurphy

grrr. worthless tech rant

took my girlfriend's auras and s810's to get mounted at sports authority today. got a call just now

tech: "the bindings can't be mounted on the skis"

me: and why exactly is that? i checked the list, they're indemnified still

tech: no thats not it, the skis are too wide.
*pause while i ponder what he's trying to tell me. its like another language*

me: um... how is this a problem? as far as i can tell, that gives you even more room to work with. do you have a fat jig?

tech: no, i only have the jigs for the newer skis, the newer skis are all skinnier

me: .....um, where to start?... first off, these are new. they came out this fall. second, just so you know those rossi 4s you had in the shop are not the "newer skis". are you sure you don't have a fat jig in there somewhere? or maybe just clamp it and measure?

tech: nope, sorry, there are all kinds of test i have to run and that would mess them up.

:cussing: :cussing: :cussing:

*sigh* probably for the best, if he tried he probably would have fucked them up. the nearest ski shop wants $70 for a mount. fuck this shit
11-29-2006, 08:43 PM
train07

yur screwin me up here
11-29-2006, 09:01 PM
train07

do it yurself squirrel
11-29-2006, 09:33 PM
beaterdit

:nonono2: :nonono2: :nonono2: :nonono2: :nonono2:
11-29-2006, 09:35 PM
GapersGoHome

Sports Authoritah = screw you guys, i'm going somewhere else. Over.... hmyah. Maybe.... hmyah.
11-29-2006, 09:45 PM
ShawnB

Rossi 4s. Heh.
11-29-2006, 10:50 PM
stuckathuntermtn

4s KAAAAAY!
11-29-2006, 10:56 PM
GBB

$70 for a mount? That's some serious bullshit...I hope they have the god damn common courtesy to give you a reach around.
11-29-2006, 10:59 PM
ShawnB

The K is for kevlar. Kevlar skis.

Kevlar is faaast.
11-29-2006, 11:20 PM
marshalolson

dude, it'd be cheaper to ship them to me, let me mount 'em, and have me ship 'em back. which is totally fine, if you are interested...
11-29-2006, 11:27 PM
Free Range Lobster

letting sports authority mount your skis is like jerking off to pics of your gf's mom.

you just don't do it.
11-30-2006, 08:43 AM
squirrelmurphy

thanks for the offer marsh...

i'll spend a bit more time looking around, someone has to know how to mount skis around here.
11-30-2006, 10:52 AM
GapersGoHome

Quote:

Originally Posted by likwid

letting sports authority mount your skis is like jerking off to pics of your gf's mom.

you just don't do it.

What if you're dating the girl to get to her mom? As in, a hot, older woman with money, who loves buying you bros and praxis, and then letting you ravish her on the kitchen counter, all while making a home-cooked meal for you? (As in my fantasies.... boy, I hope my girl doesn't read this.)...
....I think that would be allowed.
11-30-2006, 11:01 AM
PNWbrit

Quote:

Originally Posted by likwid

letting sports authority mount your skis is like jerking off to pics of your mom.

you just don't do it.

Refined that for you.
11-30-2006, 02:24 PM
Plakespear

Quote:

Originally Posted by squirrelmurphy

took my girlfriend's auras and s810's to get mounted at sports authority today.

That was your first mistake.
11-30-2006, 02:51 PM
squirrelmurphy

just got another call, the dude who i talked to when i dropped them off (not the tech) says he bought a wide jig and the tech can mount them tomorrow morning.

should i get the skis back from them and run the fuck away? the dude thought the skis were 10 years old, because they were fat, i'm not sure i want him drilling those babies.

basically, if he knows how to mount skinny skis and has a fat jig, is it hard enough for him to fuck it up that i shouldn't worry, or should i find somewhere else to do it?
11-30-2006, 02:57 PM
PNWbrit

Did you read any of the answers?

Don't let Sports Authority touch your skis. Ever.

edit: and don't refer to their employees as "techs"
11-30-2006, 03:46 PM
trblmkr01

agreed. Any place that sells jock straps, footballs, etc... should not be mounting skis. Run away very fast
11-30-2006, 03:57 PM
dk_alaskan

if they fuck up your skis, you SHOULD be getting a free pair out of the deal....i would DEFINITLY look around a bit more though before you had to have SA do your mounts
11-30-2006, 04:52 PM
Trashcan

Quote:

Originally Posted by dk_alaskan

if they fuck up your skis, you SHOULD be getting a free pair out of the deal....i would DEFINITLY look around a bit more though before you had to have SA do your mounts

If they fuck them up? If the so called "tech" does not know a fat ski he will fuck it up. Go get them NOW. It's pretty easy to do yourself if you measure it all carefully.
11-30-2006, 09:58 PM
BlUerUnBaNDiT

gHetTo MoUNt y'ALL!!!

goTZ to bE cEnTRe tHo!
11-30-2006, 10:03 PM
squirrelmurphy

right. got the skis back, feeling much better.

FuCK CeNTeR i'M puTtINg ThE Shitzzzz oN BaCKwArDs soNNNNN!!!