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March 12, 2009
Old School
The folks at PJ's sent me to PECO on 2nd St to get my brake hoses made. Doing so would speed things up and eliminate the middle man. I guess I spend enough there that they showed me a little kindness.
Anyway, I went over to PECO on my lunch break, forewarned by a colleague that I might be in for one of those "What is this off of?" conversations. Invariably those discussions are longer than they need to be since if the person has to ask they do not encounter much custom work.
Fortunately, I did not have such a conversation with the fellow behind the counter. Instead, he disappeared into the shop with my hoses. While I wondered what he was doing with my hoses, I struck up small talk with PECO's proprietor Tom Stewart. We shot the bull for a while, talking Trail 90's, R69 US's, and Aermacchi's until the Martin emerged from the back with a brand new pair of hoses, made while we chatted. Tom knows many of the old school vendors in town, including my neighbor at the welding shop. Old school vendors like Tom are the best thing about living in an urban environment: Folks who know their s*** and know the other folks in town who are just as well-informed. I am looking forward to becoming better acquainted with this community.
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