21 Aug
2004
21 Aug
'04
3:06 p.m.
On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 11:43:35 -0400 (EDT)
William Donzelli <aw288(a)osfn.org> wrote:
Hey, if they had implied in any fashion that I should buy the
screwdriver, I would have. It would have been a failure of ethics if
they'd expected me to buy it and I'd refused. I buy things in there
often enough. They're the only place I know of to buy bulk seed
(measured out by the ounce) for instance.
I carried one
of my SE/30's directly into the (independent, locally
owned) hardware store last summer in pursuit of a long Torx
screwdriver to back out those deep screws in the handle hole.
I ended up settling for the longest handle small flat-blade
screwdriver, which had a blade width perfect for wedging into the
'torx' screwhead hole. I carefully maintained forward pressure
while turning the screwdriver and was able to back the screws out
with no problem. I always bag and save those screws on an SE/30 and
put in phillips screws of the same size.
The real kick was, I didn't even have to buy the screwdriver. There
was no visible damage to the screwdriver tip from my careful work,
so it went back on the shelf.
It's nice living less than a mile away from that hardware store,
with it's friendly clerks.
And you don't have any problems with this failure of ethics? Of all of
the hardware stores out there, the "locally, independently owned" ones
are the ones you should be supporting, not abusing. Most of these guys
are in trouble from the chains, and could really use that ten bucks.
Shame on you.