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13th October 2016, 05:55 PM
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You know what really grinds my gears...
Fucking Johnstone Supply.
Not like just today either, but anytime I walk in whoever is behind the counter yells over to me as I walk in the door 'what company are you with?'. I tell them, they go back to what they're doing. I never really gave it much thought, I mean, I know they only do B2B, so whatever. So does Grainger, they just don't yell at you when you walk in. A few years back I was talking to someone and I mentioned that I was on my way to Johnstone to pick something up and he said he won't go there because of that, I told him it didn't bug me that much. I have an account and as long as I go in knowing what I need, they're (usually) way cheaper than Grainger. Cheaper like a $100 part at Grainger might be $60 there. So, anyways, I get to work today to find our HVAC guy doing something. Apperently one of our coolers was warm or something (odd that they didn't wait for me to come in, but that's another story). He finishes up, gives us the bill and says he put 13# in it for $210. I'm like, well hell, I'm pretty sure I can get an entire 25# cylinder for about that. Don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that his labor would have magically cost more if he used our refrigerant, but it's always convenient when we have it on hand. It save the 'I have to go and get it, you know I can't carry every kind' or 'It's 6 on Friday, you're going to be warm until Monday morning' problems. I call up Johnstone, all I said was 'I'm looking for a price on something', without missing a beat, like he does it all day long, he barked back 'we only deal with contractors, we don't sell to just anyone'. I just nicely said 'I have an account with you and I've been buying from you for years, but if you're going to act like that, I'll just get it from Grainger' and hung up. TBH, I sorta kinda hoped he'd grab my number/name from his Caller ID, see that I do, in fact, have an account and do buy stuff and call me back. He didn't. I called another Johnstone, they couldn't find my account even though I kept assuring them I have one (I'm wondering if my accounts are specific to each store), but just as I was about to say 'well, pretend like I do have one or lets assume I set one up..how much is a tank of Nu-22b', he gave me the price. It was so far below Grainger's price that I almost wondered if he was quoting me on the wrong item, but I don't think he was, I think they're just that cheap. For anyone that cares, Johnstone was $193, Grainger was $265. (So Johnstone is 27% less (or $72 or almost $3 a pound), it's worth it to put up with some assholes for 5 minutes). Anyways, wondering if it's just me, I Googled them, it seems many of their stores have their own Yelp and/or Facebook pages and they all have the same reviews. People walking in and getting barked at, rude counter staff, unhelpful employees. Don't get me wrong, I understand that they don't sell to random people off the street (and that can be good, they don't want to undercut the contractors), but they really don't have to be assholes just answering the phone or yell at you when you walk in. [/rant] So, what to fix next.... I have a very small reach in freezer that drips condensation on to the floor. I need to caulk the inside of the box, hopefully without emptying it and leaving it warm overnight. I do want to check to make sure the drain isn't clogged, but my plan is to unplug it, caulk around the edge, put a fan on it for an hour or two to at least somewhat cure the caulk, then plug it back in and hope for the best. IIRC, the caulk I picked up does say it can be applied in cold weather, but I still want to give it the best chance I can. Also, I'd prefer if the cooler didn't reek of caulk in the morning. Also, my lawnmower went from starting super easy, like I could start it on a half a pull to...not so much. Now it takes three or four pulls with the first few doing nothing at all (Regarding the engine, it still spins when I pull it, just no noise). I'll start with the easy stuff like swapping out the spark plug (don't remember if I did that in the last year), checking for spark, cleaning the air filter etc. I know it has fresh gas. After that, I'll have to tear it down a bit more and see if the carb needs a cleaning or any of the fuel lines are dirty or cracked. Hopefully the $4 spark plug does the trick. It's been working flawlessly for 10+ years. Oh...and I was recently informed that on one of our work vehicles 'sometimes' the radio doesn't turn off when you get it (it's supposed to stay on until the door is opened). I haven't looked into that too much yet other than realizing that I can't for the life of me find the little button that knows when the door is open or closed, which I suspect/hope is the issue and told my employees that when that happens, open and close the door again to turn it off so you don't have a dead battery in the morning. If it just thinks the door hasn't been opened, it'll probably shut off on it's own after a set amount of time, but if it's a computer or radio or other electronic issue, who knows. So glad I really like fixing stuff. 
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14th October 2016, 03:43 AM
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