Everybody Give Me Wrong Battery, Even When I Give Them My Ownership

Bobo said:
the last one always being “Does it have air conditioning?”. WTF does that have to do with brake shoes.
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I worked at Canadian tire in the early 90s, and as much as this is a running joke there was actual scenarios where seemingly mindless questions like this were actually valid – for example some cars at the time where optioned in ways that an upbadge that included options like air conditioning automatically also came with other “sport” features like beefed up suspensions or bigger brakes.

They needed to be some critical thinking involved in the process however – for some things it actually mattered even when one wouldn’t think it would, but if a customer came in asking for something as mundane as windshield wipers for one example, well, obviously it didn’t matter at all….but some employees would still ask. And probably do to this day considering Canadian tire is still using some of the systems to this day that they were back when I worked there lol, as well as the reality that things like critical thinking skills are becoming a lost start.
 
PrivatePilot said:
I worked at Canadian tire in the early 90s, and as much as this is a running joke there was actual scenarios where seemingly mindless questions like this were actually valid – for example some cars at the time where optioned in ways that an upbadge that included options like air conditioning automatically also came with other “sport” features like beefed up suspensions or bigger brakes.

They needed to be some critical thinking involved in the process however – for some things it actually mattered even when one wouldn’t think it would, but if a customer came in asking for something as mundane as windshield wipers for one example, well, obviously it didn’t matter at all….but some employees would still ask. And probably do to this day considering Canadian tire is still using some of the systems to this day that they were back when I worked there lol, as well as the reality that things like critical thinking skills are becoming a lost start.
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Some but not all. I haven't seen a green screen at the parts counter in years... made self-serve easier when they left them unattended, I don't know how to work the new ones. Though these days I mostly buy parts from Rock Auto so I guess it doesn't matter
 
TwistedKestrel said:
Some but not all. I haven't seen a green screen at the parts counter in years.
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Aha, ok, maybe they finally upgraded the parts lookup systems at least.

But, I deliver to Canadian Tire stores on occasion and that oldschool text based greenscreen system is still in active use back there for receiving, with just a few tweaks I've noticed to show a picture of each item they scan.

I guess if it's not broken, don't fix it.
 
Pegassus said:
What's going on here? Why can't anybody get their sh!t together?
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Because we are now living in the X, Y, Z generation where nobody gives a ****. They all want to be CEOs upon graduating with some useless degree.

Bottom line, trust no one and do your own homework. Pull the original battery out, get the battery number off it and also take its dimensions. I needed a YUASA YTX-14S and amazingly it fit.

I need a dentist and a doctor. I do my own everything else (vehicle maintenance and repair, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, concrete pouring...) and it is done right the first time. Trust no one!
 
MCT said:
Because we are now living in the X, Y, Z generation where nobody gives a ****. They all want to be CEOs upon graduating with some useless degree.

Bottom line, trust no one and do your own homework. Pull the original battery out, get the battery number off it and also take its dimensions. I needed a YUASA YTX-14S and amazingly it fit.

I need a dentist and a doctor. I do my own everything else (vehicle maintenance and repair, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, concrete pouring...) and it is done right the first time. Trust no one!
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Hey man, leave X-ers out of this. We are still multi-talented problem solvers that are not afraid of hard work and getting our hands dirty.
 
Lots of problems with this company. Would not even do anything with a Cardo. Brand new. Send it back to the States. Could not care less. Disgusting. Talked to me like I was a 5 year old.
 
JZ67 said:
Hey man, leave X-ers out of this. We are still multi-talented problem solvers that are not afraid of hard work and getting our hands dirty.
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You might be right there. I have four friends with vehicle problems calling me in the last two weeks and they are all my age. Sorry, I got no time, sort it out yourself. Then I have other acquaintances that you only hear from when they have problems. Well eff them!
 
If you can’t figure out a motorcycle battery… perhaps a bicycle is a better fit for you.
 
Pegassus said:
Why can't anybody get their sh!t together?
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And the Federal government (or any level of government) is the perfect example of useless aka grossly overpaid, grossly underworked and with benefits that the private sector would die for.

For over 2 weeks, I've been going to the CRA web site to figure out what my TFSA limit is. You'd think the CRA would have some qualified IT people there so that when you do get a TFSA, it would appear on the CRA site the next day or two then telling you how much room you have left or no room at all. Duhhh.

This is the screens I get...

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Oh yeah, "try again later"....in what effing century?


So then you go to the on-line CRA virtual agent and what do you get "Unfortunately, the queue is unavailable". Probably because they are working from home and walking the dog or doing laundry but anything but doing real work.

The incompetence in the Government is mind boggling.

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Priller said:
Since pretty much every Japanese manufacturer uses Yuasa as their OEM battery, I always go off that then find an equivalent:

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Looks like a YTX14-BS or equivalent (assume TX14 in the Energizer chart above?) fits all ER-6 models...
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And by the way, the YTX14-BS is a taller version of the YTX14 S. I take the latter but if I remove the factory spacer in the bottom of my battery box, I can install the YTX-14BS.

You would think this is rocket science.
 
If the battery is too tall I would just cut it to make it smaller. Don't be stupid... cut it from the bottom not the top. The top is where the terminals are and if you cut it there you won't have a place to connect up the wires!




:ROFLMAO:
 
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