NAPA.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> Ordering parts online is a great deal except if you live in Hawaii or
> Alaska or Puerto Rico - a lot of places won't deal with these foreign
> countries.

I ordered parts from US sources while I lived in Norway. Saved literally
$1000s.

No matter where you live, when a man's gotta pee, a man's gotta pee.

On 1/12/2010 1:05 PM, hls wrote:
>
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Ordering parts online is a great deal except if you live in Hawaii or
>> Alaska or Puerto Rico - a lot of places won't deal with these foreign
>> countries.
>
> I ordered parts from US sources while I lived in Norway. Saved literally
> $1000s.

I had a couple of brake rotors send to Hawaii. They used two flat rate
boxes and saved me a ton of money on shipping. They also sent me a set
of brake pads. I was charged $25 for the whole deal - I couldn't believe
it. That was a smart shipper.

>
> No matter where you live, when a man's gotta pee, a man's gotta pee.

As this nation's population gets older, this gets truer. :-)

> wrote in message
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> Last Wednesday, an old buddy was hauling me around in his pickup truck
> to some auto parts stores.I was looking for a carburetor rebuild kit for
> my Carter Thermo Quad carburetor.
>
> I drink a LOT of coffee and in cold weather that coffee runs right
> through me, if you know what I mean.At the NAPA store they would not let
> me use their restroom.It was an ''emergency''.
>
> I left the NAPA store, I went to a nearby Kentucky Fried Chicken place
> so I could relieve myself.I will never ever go to a NAPA store ever
> again!
>
> In fact, I am thinking I will complain to NAPA's corporate office.
> cuhulin
>

NAPA stands for No Alien Peeing Allowed.

On Jan 12, 9:19*pm, "Bob Jones" > wrote:
> > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Last Wednesday, an old buddy was hauling me around in his pickup truck
> > to some auto parts stores.I was looking for a carburetor rebuild kit for
> > my Carter Thermo Quad carburetor.
>
> > I drink a LOT of coffee and in cold weather that coffee runs right
> > through me, if you know what I mean.At the NAPA store they would not let
> > me use their restroom.It was an ''emergency''.
>
> > I left the NAPA store, I went to a nearby Kentucky Fried Chicken place
> > so I could relieve myself.I will never ever go to a NAPA store ever
> > again!
>
> > In fact, I am thinking I will complain to NAPA's corporate office.
> > cuhulin
>
> NAPA stands for No Alien Peeing Allowed.

OR it stands for No Automotive Parts Available.

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:57:28 -0500, "Runk" > wrote:

>I've lived a long time , been in a lot of NAPA's in a lot of different towns
>. Every one of them have been Asshole's . !!!! Just my observation
> wrote in message
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>> Last Wednesday, an old buddy was hauling me around in his pickup truck
>> to some auto parts stores.I was looking for a carburetor rebuild kit for
>> my Carter Thermo Quad carburetor.
>>
>> I drink a LOT of coffee and in cold weather that coffee runs right
>> through me, if you know what I mean.At the NAPA store they would not let
>> me use their restroom.It was an ''emergency''.
>>
>> I left the NAPA store, I went to a nearby Kentucky Fried Chicken place
>> so I could relieve myself.I will never ever go to a NAPA store ever
>> again!
>>
>> In fact, I am thinking I will complain to NAPA's corporate office.
>> cuhulin
>>

Don't know their bathroom policy but the local NAPA I use has always
had friendly service and was willing to go thru their parts book to
find the right two U-joints I could combine parts from to make one
U-joint with two different sized end-caps.