67Dart273
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WAY WAY back in the early? 80's I worked for a large auto parts/ some truck/ logging/ chokers/ wire rope/ chain/ hydraulic hoses/ welders/ supplies/ repairs AND THEN THE BOSS started the town's first really dedicated fastener supply. With real bolts. All kinds of 'em
After he retired and that joint (sadly) died, the fastener store changed hands a couple times, then got involved with a 'glomerate, which has now been eaten up by ANOTHER glomerate. BUT UP UNTIL recently, it was still on the same site as the old parts store. "I guess" real estate happened. Now they've moved out N. of town, and instead of being "in" town and 1 mile from the house IT IS NOW A TWENTY MILE round trip. And no fun, either, because this is congestion alley. Must be 20 stop lights between then and there.
I am depressed. There is a local ACE and not only does the selection and stock suck, but the prices are just "dandy." I don't have to tell you how bad HD and Lowe's is for bolts, they SUCK unless you are building the kids a swing.
Yesterday I broke the last of the 1/4 X 3 and 3 1/2 bolts used in my balancer puller to yank off outboard flywheels.......they are grade 8................
This was the building before Fastenal moved. This building take up the entire block The Fastenal building is perhaps only 20 years old. At one time it was "the new breed" of chain parts stores, I forget (after I left). The REST of the building was the parts store. Before that newest addition, the fastener store was a stand alone building "about where" this new one stands. At one time it was the Les Scwab tire store. It is a sad end to a "dirty hands" era
After he retired and that joint (sadly) died, the fastener store changed hands a couple times, then got involved with a 'glomerate, which has now been eaten up by ANOTHER glomerate. BUT UP UNTIL recently, it was still on the same site as the old parts store. "I guess" real estate happened. Now they've moved out N. of town, and instead of being "in" town and 1 mile from the house IT IS NOW A TWENTY MILE round trip. And no fun, either, because this is congestion alley. Must be 20 stop lights between then and there.
I am depressed. There is a local ACE and not only does the selection and stock suck, but the prices are just "dandy." I don't have to tell you how bad HD and Lowe's is for bolts, they SUCK unless you are building the kids a swing.
Yesterday I broke the last of the 1/4 X 3 and 3 1/2 bolts used in my balancer puller to yank off outboard flywheels.......they are grade 8................
This was the building before Fastenal moved. This building take up the entire block The Fastenal building is perhaps only 20 years old. At one time it was "the new breed" of chain parts stores, I forget (after I left). The REST of the building was the parts store. Before that newest addition, the fastener store was a stand alone building "about where" this new one stands. At one time it was the Les Scwab tire store. It is a sad end to a "dirty hands" era
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