[Shotimes] Re: AutoZone

[Dave]

Hey I love that NAPA. Frank is a friend of mine and mention my name get 
a discount how great can that be???
Dave

MonsieurBoo@aol.com wrote:

>RonP:  "I have a NAPA nearby (Dave Pillsbury's favorite shop here  in 
>Oxford), plus there is an Autolite parts store nearby.....a typical,  old-school 
>grimey shop that has oddball stuff I need, like the drain plug for my  '99 AX4N 
>tranny pan, oil pan drain plugs (std & magnetic), and bins of  metric 
>bolts/nuts/washers."
> 
>I love those greasy old places.  After moving to DC from Hawaii where  
>everyone works on their cars out in front of the house, I have a theory that the  
>higher the average annual income of the community, the crappier the auto parts  
>places will be.  The ones in this county all have 20 kinds of carnauba wax  
>and a window full of spinner rims.  Asking about, oh let's say, Grade  8 bolts 
>is only good for a blank stare from the counterdude.  They are  clueless if it 
>doesn't have a part number in the computer.  I gotta go  over to the low-rent 
>county next door to find anything close to a real parts  shop staffed by 
>people who actually know something about 'em, thankya  kindly.  It's like a breath 
>of fresh air to go in there.
> 
>Mark LaBarre
>94 atx 130k
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