My weirdest parts purchase ever

[Jimbug57]

About 20 years ago I was getting my parts from a guy that had a garage out in the country. He actually had a large inventory of parts, and good prices.

One day my wife and I (still married) went out without calling first which I usually did. I walked in the garage (wife decided to wait in the car) and he was working on a bug dressed in full pink ballerina outfit complete with tights and a tutu.

After a quick embarrassed look he explained he was busy could I come back later. I said like ummm oh sorry I needed a bunch of parts, ummm sorry I'll come back later.

But he must not have wanted to miss out on a sale so he had me follow him upstairs to where his inventory was. I gave him a pretty good sized list, he assembled my order and took my cash and I left. Very few words were exchanged and it was awkward.

I called ahead the next time I went out and he was dressed in his normal shop coveralls.

To each his own. I'm totally non judgmental anyway. Hey, whatever floats your boat, err umm, Bug, right?

- Jim
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[kingkarmann]

You saw the elusive Empi Fairy ?
Impressive

[Manfred58sc]

Awesome! Colorado is just so freek friendly. Having been a junkman off and on for 30 years I've also met some great characters. My favorite of all time is "Sooly" Rodriguez , who operated Rodriguez Auto Salvage in Colorado Springs. Super Big hearted guy that helped the poor keep their crappy cars running ( with the understanding that when they no longer function, he got em'). Being in the poor category at the time, I was working of some needed parts when he came over to check on me. He got a call on his super greasy cordless phone while talking to me and, right in front of me, whips out his Johnson and takes a mighty piss without missing a beat. It wasn't a come on or anything, just amazing multi-tasking with fear or judgement in his own little kingdom.

One of the happiest guys I ever met.
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[minger]

I was the guy talked about when I drove off with a complete rear axle assembly off a 72 F-series truck in the passenger seat of my Ford Contour. They told me to pull my truck around. I said, "No, the blue sedan is me." Oh did they laugh. I told them I measured and it just fit. Whole yard waved goodbye and laughing as I headed out.