That’s How They Get You

So, back in February when I got the new wheels, I decided to pull out all the stops. To that end, I had Roger (at I-Pro) order me a couple of Phil Wood cogs, a 16 and a 17. As luck would have it, the 17 was out of stock, but they were just about to do a production run, so no worries. As the weeks rolled by, Roger was having a hard time getting any sort of time commitment from the folks at PW; or even getting them on the phone.

Finally this past Saturday I decided I’d had enough; gorgeous, shiny, and machined from stainless steel or not, I was sick of waiting. I intended to go by the bike shop after work Saturday morning and have Roger tell them where they could stick ‘em, and order some EAI or Dura Ace cogs from Euro Asia (which are decidedly less ‘pretty’) unless the Phils were either there or on their way. Naturally, I was exhausted when I got off work and went straight home and to bed.

When I got up there was a message from Roger on the machine. The cogs finally came in!
“Yippee!” I thought, “I’ll go pick them up Monday.”
The message continued… “that’s the good news, the bad news is, I’m going to be closed all next week, until the 17th.”
“Gee thanks, Roger.” I said to the machine, “The good news is, your cogs are here, the bad news is, you can’t have them!” I just had to laugh at the ridiculousness of the whole situation. Oh well, I’ve waited this long; another week won’t kill me… damnit!