Paintball

[i_luv_strats]

Sad thing is tech's are few and far between yet we get treated like crap sometimes :/

[ta2maki]

Originally Posted by EgoPossum

...There are very few markers that I can fix in 5 minutes.

Wow, you suck. My friend's brother's uncle's daughter's boyfriend's monkey can fix it in 3 minutes.

Ok jokes aside. This is the flyer a local paintball shop puts up everytime they have a private game. Made me laugh the first time I read it.

[komikaze]

Excellent rules EgoPossum!!

Gonna have to make some admendments and post on our local PB shop!

[Butch]

Though to be 100% honest with all this. If you do something dumb with your gun, if you happen to tip the tech, even a soda or something, you will most likely get a smile ear to ear. Always made my day.

[HClark]

I have never been a tech at a field, but I have purchased several markers for peanuts that were non-functional just because they had NEVER been cleaned, and were then thrown in the closet to be forgotten for who knows how long.

So far, I haven't needed any assistance from a professional tech. Not into electronic markers though, either.

[sniperfan]

...or people that bring you another 'smiths work to straighten out. Or worse, take YOUR work to another smith to have him crtique it.

..or people that use "Just". "Oh, that's easy- *just* chuck it up in the mill and cut that there, and that there, and shorten everything else, and then time it.." blah blah blah. Then YOU do it, bunkie.

Or people that change their mind on the color they wanted their gun anodized after it's on the way.

[C_losjoker]

Originally Posted by i_luv_strats

Had a person bring me a piranah covered in old nelson paint goo with plenty of cat hair stuck all over it. Smelt like cat pee as well. Called the guy and told him to come pick up his gun. So #4 gets me every time. IF you only could see some of the things I've seen nothing would every surprise you, ever.

now this would make a great picture thread. "nightmare markers Tech's have had to work on/fix"

[magmoormaster]

I agree. I haven't been a gun tech for long (maybe 6 months) and the only thing I've gotten was people not cleaning their guns. I mean, I found paint shells in the RAM on an Etek. And you wonder why it's leaking?

[Butch]

Originally Posted by C_losjoker

now this would make a great picture thread. "nightmare markers Tech's have had to work on/fix"

Well honestly, doc's comic is a decent parallel to that. His shop strips are DEAD on.

Edit: for the record, I had several of the strips printed and attached to me various gear I had around the shop. Gave me a smile when a customer got pissed about something they caused.