What is it with the people in Boulder?

[Mlarsen]

Man, this is very discouraging. I was planning on driving down with my friend next week to Boulder because he is moving there. I've been thinking of moving and was going to check the place out and kind of make a decision when I was down there. IDK now kind of sounds like Portland and I fucking hate Portland.

[quikveedb2]

Liberals.

also, come to wings. I'll be there. And def move back to WP so we can get free rentals and half price tickets.

I'll probably show up for wings, I've got nothing else going on, and yes, I'm planning to be at the ski shop in WP again this winter.

[Roland H]

Now that I think of it, there was a guy selling an M3 in Boulder for $7K. When myself and several others contacted him, we didn't get a response. Later the guy shows up on S14 saying that the car is still available but he's not willing to ship anywhere and if you've already inquired but didn't get a response don't bother trying again. WTF??? what a douchebag.

That guy was a flake. He was trying to sell that car for years, took me 2 months to actually get a chance to look at it after the first time he listed.

But yeah, pretty typical Boulderite.

[reelizmpro]

Now that I think of it, there was a guy selling an M3 in Boulder for $7K. When myself and several others contacted him, we didn't get a response. Later the guy shows up on S14 saying that the car is still available but he's not willing to ship anywhere and if you've already inquired but didn't get a response don't bother trying again. WTF??? what a douchebag.

[iamsam]

why there seems to be such a high level of people with a sense of entitlement
/rant.

Liberals.

also, come to wings. I'll be there. And def move back to WP so we can get free rentals and half price tickets.

[Bimmerman325i]

Beer is wonderful. Tonight is also $2 pints at Old C's after 9pm.

[quikveedb2]

Definitely in for that. I :heart: beer.

[Bimmerman325i]

Mmmm southern sun. I think a r3v delicious beer night needs to happen there before I go off to kalifornistan.

[quikveedb2]

Boulder Cycle Sport, we've got 2 stores 1 on N. Broadway, and 1 at S. Broadway and Table Mesa. I'm usually at the South store, it's right next to Southern Sun. The shop is great, I like my co-workers, but I've been a mechanic for 8 years and never have I seen so many people complain about such ridiculous shit.

[Bimmerman325i]

TimR was totally right about Boulder.

:weak:

[Roland H]

TimR was totally right about Boulder.

[Bimmerman325i]

Unfortunately, the bulk of my customers are well-to-do professionals in their 30's or older. I can fully understand a college kid trying to save some money as much as possible. Actually, most college kids who come in are more than happy to pay for something we fix for them while they wait. Conversely, if your in your early 40's, drive a newer Audi/Merc/BMW/whatever, have a second home in the mountains, and just came back from a trip to Europe, I don't really want to hear about how you don't have the funds to repair your $6000 bikes clapped out drive-train, or bitch about labor charges for tuning, cleaning, installation, and so on.

Last week we had a fellow come in, ask to borrow a tool (against shop policy), bitch about labor charges until we finally let him use it, he broke said tool while using it, refused to pay for it's replacement, and left the shop pissed at US. He told us it's a part of the "cost of doing business." There is a reason we don't lend tools, and that is pretty much it, in a nut shell.

Wow, yea, that's shitty. I hate lending out my own personal tools, I totally understand why a shop wouldn't.

Where do you work btw?

[quikveedb2]

Don't extrapolate the actions of spoiled people (I'm assuming you are meaning more of college age folks) on the whole city population. Just like not everyone owns a subaru or prius or votes democrat, not all people in boulder lack common decency, sense, and tact.

Unfortunately, the bulk of my customers are well-to-do professionals in their 30's or older. I can fully understand a college kid trying to save some money as much as possible. Actually, most college kids who come in are more than happy to pay for something we fix for them while they wait. Conversely, if your in your early 40's, drive a newer Audi/Merc/BMW/whatever, have a second home in the mountains, and just came back from a trip to Europe, I don't really want to hear about how you don't have the funds to repair your $6000 bikes clapped out drive-train, or bitch about labor charges for tuning, cleaning, installation, and so on.

Last week we had a fellow come in, ask to borrow a tool (against shop policy), bitch about labor charges until we finally let him use it, he broke said tool while using it, refused to pay for it's replacement, and left the shop pissed at US. He told us it's a part of the "cost of doing business." There is a reason we don't lend tools, and that is pretty much it, in a nut shell.

[blefevre]

I only work in Boulder. I have no desire to live there and can't really see why anyone would want to. It's not even pretty, too packed, people drive slow, and apparently lots of them are jerks. No thanks.

[Bimmerman325i]

^wings is a definite possibility. Thanks for letting me know it's not just me being overly sensitive.

I didn't say that. You have a legitimate complaint, but you're also being a bit sensitive about it. Next time someone acts like an ass towards you, say what you wrote up there in response, that you provide a service they cannot do themselves and you are entitled to payment for the labor and time spent on said service. If they are too dense to understand that, they're a useless person.

Don't extrapolate the actions of spoiled people (I'm assuming you are meaning more of college age folks) on the whole city population. Just like not everyone owns a subaru or prius or votes democrat, not all people in boulder lack common decency, sense, and tact.