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  1. 11-29-2006, 08:42 PM #1
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    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.



    *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
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  2. 11-29-2006, 08:43 PM #2
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    yur screwin me up here
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    Rossi 4s. Heh.
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    $70 for a mount? That's some serious bullshit...I hope they have the god damn common courtesy to give you a reach around.
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    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...
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    letting sports authority mount your skis is like jerking off to pics of your gf's mom.

    you just don't do it.
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  12. 11-30-2006, 08:43 AM #12
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    thanks for the offer marsh...

    i'll spend a bit more time looking around, someone has to know how to mount skis around here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by likwid View Post
    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.
    Quote Originally Posted by Alkasquawlik View Post
    So there I was McGoverning down the mountain but I McConkeyed the hell out of a Morrison and landed on my Harrisons. Just then I Skogened off a Tuffelmire but hit my McMurray into a Holmes. As I came to the Burke I Steele Spenced over a Moles and stopped on a Krietler. Then I saw Gaffney, and then two Gaffneys, but they Moseleyed me into a Hall. So I said, "Pep!!" and Saged on out of that Thovex.
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    Quote Originally Posted by likwid View Post
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by squirrelmurphy View Post
    took my girlfriend's auras and s810's to get mounted at sports authority today.
    That was your first mistake.
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    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?
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    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"
    Last edited by PNWbrit; 11-30-2006 at 03:56 PM.
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  18. 11-30-2006, 03:46 PM #18
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    agreed. Any place that sells jock straps, footballs, etc... should not be mounting skis. Run away very fast
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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by dk_alaskan View Post
    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.
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    right. got the skis back, feeling much better.

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