I was kinda getting the pooh-pooh brush off at one shop until I mentioned my Waterford and my Surly. (I was shopping for panniers.)
Then they were a little nicer.
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09-30-2007, 07:19 PM #1
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"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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09-30-2007, 07:54 PM #2
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I mentioned the word Surly to a bike shop, and they rolled their eyes. (You *really* don't want a heavy steel bike. What you need is.......)
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09-30-2007, 07:55 PM #3
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Knotted, my hubby has an alto voice on the telephone and he's been called ma'am on several occasions.
I haven't had the pleasure of being mistaken for a sir.
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