Used part found in Philadelphia

Woot! good news, Allyson.

So i was all set to call the National Marine Fisheries Service about a project I have, but I can't because their website is down: [link]

I'm like, seriously? You're a federal agency and you can't do it more professionally than that?

Allyson, I've been away from the computer for most of the day. Remind me of your Twitter name so I can go find your posts and retweet them.

I hope all of our east coasters are okay.

Don't you remember Paul Dooley's character (a used car dealer) in Breaking Away having a heart attack when his son gives the money back on a used car?

I have worked in various permutations of customer service since I was15. If it was piece of meat at the grocery store, a peice of clothing or furniture at JC Penney, or a ticket to the theare, or a class for you or your child at my university.-- that is what I would do. Probably without calling my manager (except for that it is a car). It is like the root of all customer service-- there is a point where keeping the customer happy is worth more than the money you use to do so. If they did that, they would not only most likely gain Allyson as a customer for life, but she would also talk to many of her friends,perhaps not to the extent she is now that she is mad, but "Chevy gave me a car because they couldn't find a $50 part would warrant some talking about. And a bad situation would actually turn out for the benefit of everyone.

I missed the earthquake! I was in the car and didn't feel a thing. Now I'm kind of disappointed.

Used part found in Philadelphia.

Tell me where & I'll go loom over it until they ship it to you.

We felt the earthquake. Local rail is still down. It also goes down for sleet, snow, and too much caffeine. HKF didn't notice because she was talking about Fred Weasley (new crush, book 2) and knitting at the time.

I have worked in various permutations of customer service since I was 15. If it was piece of meat at the grocery store, a piece of clothing or furniture at JC Penney, or a ticket to the theater, or a class for you or your child at my university.-- that is what I would do.

Admittedly all I'm going off are movies like Breaking Bad, Used Cars and The Woman Chaser (which goes into excellent detail on the subject), but I don't gather that customer service has traditionally driven the used car business.

Wow, it may just be a coincidence, but when I got home tonight I found my Little Miss Sunshine poster cattycornered on the wall. If that was tremor related, it's pretty impressive.

I don't gather that customer service has traditionally driven the used car business

Well, maybe it should!

Aren't you supposed to stand underneath doorways, or something?

In doorways or under heavy, stable furniture.

Neither of these are especially true. If it's a doorway on an interior wall, you are better off. Under heavy furniture is only useful if the furniture itself doesn't have spindly or small legs.

What you should do, is crouch behind something like a couch or a file cabinet, something that should the ceiling fall, it will create a triangle of safety. You want something that won't compress a lot. But you should cover your head and hold on to whatever you are hiding beside.