Ducati Monster Forum

Kitchen Sink => No Moto Content => Topic started by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 06:51:33 AM

Title: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 06:51:33 AM
I notice today that Google celebrates the inventor of the zipper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Sundback (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_Sundback)

which leads to the Talon Co in my hometown - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_Zipper (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_Zipper)

which caused tons of tool and die shops to spring up here in Meadville and a training center to open (just the one back in the day, more now) which I found my way into after being fired from my line cook job at Applebee's

[laugh]

So I guess I owe it all to the zipper.

Funny how things go.
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 06:55:53 AM
You got fired from Applebee's?  [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: zooom on April 24, 2012, 06:57:23 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 06:51:33 AM
So I guess I owe it all to the zipper.

Funny how things go.


so I guess you are winning one for the Zipper! (loosely paraphrased of course-thank you Leslie Neilson and Zucker bros.)
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: lethe on April 24, 2012, 06:58:04 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 06:55:53 AM
You got fired from Applebee's?  [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
probably had to do with the zipper too [cheeky]
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 07:46:27 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 06:55:53 AM
You got fired from Applebee's?  [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]

The GM wasn't quite right in the head.  I never did find out the reason.  I was out back with the smokers.  I suspect it was because i wasn't actually smoking but I was there.

Who knows.

I later became friends with a guy who turned out to be related to Mr Nutty and he confirmed the nutty-ness.

I'm cooler than him anyhow

8)
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ZLTFUL on April 24, 2012, 08:38:28 AM
For some reason, I picture ML as the Dane Cook character in "Waiting..."

I wonder why that is... ???
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 09:18:35 AM
Don't mess with people who handle your food.

That is all.
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducatiz on April 24, 2012, 09:24:20 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 09:18:35 AM
Don't mess with people who handle your food.

That is all.

Don't mess with people that food your handle.

That is extra.
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: fastwin on April 24, 2012, 10:04:57 AM
Yes. Don't EVER mess with people who handle your food! One of the top 5 rules of life! [thumbsup] ;)
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: r00tchick on April 24, 2012, 11:20:20 AM
Yay zippers!

;D
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ZLTFUL on April 24, 2012, 11:26:24 AM
ML invented zippers??!?


;D
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: lethe on April 24, 2012, 11:27:38 AM
Quote from: ZLTFUL on April 24, 2012, 11:26:24 AM
ML invented zippers??!?


;D
no, but he will invent one that explodes and sends objects 50 feet into the air
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 11:30:32 AM
Quote from: r00tchick on April 24, 2012, 11:20:20 AM
Yay zippers!

;D
I bet he was cute in his chef's hat.  ;)
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 11:39:37 AM
8)

You ever see a 10 egg cheese omelette or a 2 pound bacon cheeseburger?

I have.

On my plate :D
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: KnightofNi on April 24, 2012, 12:42:32 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 11:39:37 AM
8)

You ever see a 10 egg cheese omelette or a 2 pound bacon cheeseburger?

I have.

On my plate :D

what? was the whole dozen eggs just too gluttonous?
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 12:44:59 PM
Quote from: KnightofNi on April 24, 2012, 12:42:32 PM
what? was the whole dozen eggs just too gluttonous?
He made them over easy for r00tchick.  ;)
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: r00tchick on April 24, 2012, 01:04:39 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 12:44:59 PM
He made them over easy for r00tchick.  ;)
[thumbsup]
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 02:13:56 PM
Quote from: KnightofNi on April 24, 2012, 12:42:32 PM
what? was the whole dozen eggs just too gluttonous?

They came on flats of 60 or so :)
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 02:15:53 PM
Quote from: r00tchick on April 24, 2012, 01:04:39 PM
[thumbsup]

Over easy eggs are my job
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 02:16:40 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 02:15:53 PM
Over easy eggs are my job
Same in my house. ;)
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 02:20:02 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 02:16:40 PM
Same in my house. ;)

Then I shall raise my spatula in recognition my fellow egg preparer [thumbsup]
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 02:21:09 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 02:20:02 PM
Then I shall raise my spatula in recognition my fellow egg preparer [thumbsup]
Pretty sure you've seen me do it and partaken of the breakfast sammiches. ;D
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 02:23:23 PM
You're not 100 percent certain?
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 02:38:09 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 02:23:23 PM
You're not 100 percent certain?
I'm fairly certain, but DIMBY does make things somewhat IZ_. ;D
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 03:50:39 PM
You noticed that, did you?
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 04:07:52 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 03:50:39 PM
You noticed that, did you?

(http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff167/kngtofni/dimby%202010/DSC_0552.jpg)

I don't think I've ever been blurrier. ;) ;D
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 04:14:55 PM
That was a rough morning.

Many of you had sweat that wouldn't have needed distilled

;D
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 04:17:43 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 04:14:55 PM
That was a rough morning.

Many of you had sweat that wouldn't have needed distilled

;D
I seriously considered just going into a corner to die. ;D
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 04:31:43 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 04:17:43 PM
I seriously considered just going into a corner to die. ;D

It was that bad?

OT for the liver.
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 04:36:33 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 04:31:43 PM
It was that bad?

OT for the liver.
If you recall my bike acted up a little...it didn't like the fuel being shut off... [bang]

It was fine after we got moving. [thumbsup]

Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 04:49:04 PM
Funny how that works :)
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: herm on April 24, 2012, 05:55:39 PM
/skipping to the end....



i prefer Velcro..
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 06:17:58 PM
Heathen
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: kopfjäger on April 24, 2012, 06:26:42 PM
Quote from: herm on April 24, 2012, 05:55:39 PM
/skipping to the end....



i prefer Velcro..

Ironically another Swede invented it as well in 48.
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: KnightofNi on April 25, 2012, 06:55:28 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 24, 2012, 04:07:52 PM

I don't think I've ever been blurrier. ;) ;D

i believe that pic summed up the following morning quite nicely. i'm kinda surprised that nobody horked on the ride.  [laugh]
I thought I had one of you sitting on the edge of the barn looking like you were dying though.
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: ducpainter on April 25, 2012, 12:29:42 PM
I wanted to die. ;)
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: KnightofNi on April 25, 2012, 12:50:20 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on April 25, 2012, 12:29:42 PM
I wanted to die. ;)

lol, we could tell.

vodka to the rescue!
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: brimo on April 25, 2012, 03:56:55 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on April 24, 2012, 09:18:35 AM
Don't mess with people who handle your food.

That is all.

Don't mess with people that handle your zipper.
Title: Re: How my shop got started, in a round-about way
Post by: Monsterlover on April 25, 2012, 04:39:33 PM
There's that too ;D