The Significance of the Passage of Time...
"WAY Too Long In The Hardware Business" Edition 😏
15 years ago...
Customer: Can I put this 10" rip cut saw blade on my 4" angle grinder to cut moulding?
Me: No, sir. First of all, you'd have to take the shroud off the angle grinder to accomadate the 10" blade, which is unsafe. And it's a different size arbor, specifically so you don't use an improper blade, because it won't fit right or hold in place properly, which is also unsafe. Also, some angle grinders can operate at speeds up to 30,000 rpm, which is way faster than a saw would operate, so you'd cause an excessive amount of friction and cause burning on any wood surface that you tried to cut with it. Let's take a few minutes and see if we can't figure out the proper tool for the project you're working on
Now...
Customer: Can I put this 10" rip cut saw blade on my 4" angle grinder to cut moulding?
Me: Suuuure! Do whatever the faack ya like. Go slice your freakin' scrotum off. See if I care.
My business that I started in 2003 was custom picture framing that soon became an awards and framed military memorabilia and gifts store because of our proximity to Fort Drum. Soldiers would come to me with sketches on the back of napkins, etc. totally out of proportion and hideous. I would look them sternly in the face and tell them that we didn't do "ugly" here and would guide them to a much more appropriate design for their gift to their commander and they were grateful for the help. Private customers from the general public, were determined that they knew what was right, we would spend hours picking the right matting and it would, invariably, be what I had suggested in the first place. I don't care at all what millennials pick, I just take their money.
As a screw merchant veteran myself....."the customer is always right but they WILL be punished for their arrogance!"
We need a sound track for Kackles.
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