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SNOOZE- YOU LOSE.\u00a0 This oft heard phrase is most often in reference to being slow off the starting line in a DRAG RACE.\u00a0 There are also those moments in life where one has ‘thought about it’ for too long.\u00a0 One of those times happened in the last few days.
\nA customer came out to the Chrome N Rust world headquarters last Saturday to have a ‘look around’ for parts.\u00a0 In particular, he was looking for red colored interior parts for a Chevy truck, as he was contemplating an interior color change for a project.\u00a0 I know that it sounds like a sales pressure tactic to remind someone that the parts they are looking at may not be there the next time they come back.\u00a0 Then again…
\nMonday rolls around; the phone rings.\u00a0 The fellow on the line is looking for dark red or maroon door panels for a GM truck.\u00a0 I told him about the red panels I had, but I would need to look to see if they had manual, crank-up handles.\u00a0 Long story short, the customer came out later that day and gladly shelled out my asking price for the panels.
\nThe lesson here is like they often say on the ‘American Pickers’ tv show: “If you see it- buy it.\u00a0 Because you don’t know when the next time (if ever) you will get another opportunity.”
\nONE THING I have been hearing lately is that places like mine don’t exist anymore.\u00a0 One of the biggest reasons is government regulation\/ intervention caused mainly by the encroachment of ‘urban’ people in rural areas. Another factor here is the ‘greying’ of the auto enthusiast hobby.\u00a0 Simply put, some of us are getting old- too old to want to put in the effort and expense to maintain a ‘junk-yard’.\u00a0 Most young people are not into cars\/ trucks, grease, or things mechanical.\u00a0 Therefore, there isn’t another generation to keep ‘places like mine’ going.
\nWHILE I am aware of the economic realities most of you face, I am also in the same boat.\u00a0 Maybe even worse, because what I hope to sell and make an income from is primarily a want <\/em><\/strong>rather than a need.<\/em> I am hoping to complete the restoration of my 1 ton carrier truck so that I can start hauling scrap vehicles again.\u00a0 I will also begin thinning the inventory of boned-out donor vehicles.
\nMaybe then, I won’t have to call in a crusher.
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SNOOZE- YOU LOSE.\u00a0 This oft heard phrase is most often in reference to being slow off the starting line in a DRAG RACE.\u00a0 There are also those moments in life where one has ‘thought about it’ for too long.\u00a0 One of those times happened in the last few days. A customer came out to the… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=776"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":778,"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776\/revisions\/778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chromenrust.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}