The great thing about the 80s was that you could wear zebra stripes, big hair, crazy makeup, and other weird clothes and still be taken somewhat seriously.
-Kyle On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 9:20 AM, Creative Residential Designs < [email protected]> wrote: > I was cute and young...it was the 80's...what can I say??? The only > leathers I dare wear now are my riding leathers...LOL! HotrodMamma. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Josh Bowlin <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 17, 2009 5:21 AM > *Subject:* [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Tech Talk > > sounds like we have a cross dresser in training? HAHAHA jk jk > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Creative Residential Designs < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I was cruel to the service center managers. One of them kept promising >> me a job and then wouldn't return my calls. I actually sat on his desk in >> my >> patent leather pants and wouldn't get off until he hired me. It was the >> best >> decision he ever made. >> Another time I showed up on a cool1948 bicycle that was painted with >> zebra stripes. That wasn't the issue however. The issue was that I was >> wearing a matching zebra-striped outfit. The ladies in the maintenance >> department had a fit about that. The managers, especially the big wig paid >> them no mind however. The were too amused by my antics. Without me that >> place was D-U-L-L. >> I showed up in one of my mom's mini skirts another time. It was cute >> with matching undies so that nobody would get offended...except the ladies >> in maintenance that is. Fuddy-duddies they were. >> The big wig finally agreed to pull me into his office for a chat about >> the matter (just to shut up those old girls). I went into his office with >> a >> pad and paper like I was his secretary, perched myself onto the corner of >> his desk, crossed my legs with pen and paper at the ready and chirped "Yes >> Mr. Traska???" He fell into a gale of laughter and forgot what he supposed >> to talk to me about. We chatted for awhile and he sent me back to customer >> service. He lied to the old gals and told them he was stern with me. >> The outfit I wore next put that one to shame. It was Halloween however >> so I got away with it again.....HotrodMamma. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gene Henry" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 3:44 PM >> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Tech Talk >> >> >> > >> > I was a customer Service and Repair Manager for about 30 years at Sears. >> > If >> > a customer at the counter demanded a "man" to answer their question, >> the >> > girls knew I would always ask them to confirm my opinion before giving >> the >> > final decision to the customer, as in "it kinda sounds like the timer >> > motor, >> > don't you think, "Susie counter clerk"? Everyone loved it - except >> maybe >> > the unknowing customer. >> > >> > Gene >> > I woulda' hired you, MSM!!!!!!!! >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Creative Residential Designs" <[email protected]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 4:27 PM >> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: *shakes fist* >> > >> > >> >> >> >> I worked in Customer Service for Sears Service Center in Boise, >> Idaho. >> >> It was standard procedure to go through a step by step tech manual with >> a >> >> customer on their non-working appliances. In many cases of course it >> was >> >> something that the customer did to cause the problem. Most of them were >> >> hysterical though and wouldn't listen to the girls in Customer Service. >> >> They >> >> wanted a technician to talk to and they wanted one NOW!!!! >> >> I have a deep voice and sounded like a dude, so it became "standard >> >> procedure" to put me on as a "technician". I would go through the same >> >> manual, same procedure as the other girls would have and in most cases >> >> would >> >> help them fix their own problem. The only problem would come later (if >> >> the >> >> problem didn't get cured) when they wanted that "technician" that they >> >> spoke >> >> to earlier to be the one to come out and actually fix their appliances. >> >> They >> >> would have been sorely disappointed in my skills. >> >> HotrodMamma. >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
