[BCompy]

To all concerned and anyone else considering this sidepipe improvement. A slight hiccup in my progress others may avoid. Pipes are completed and my rookie welding lines polished out. Off to the coaters, simple right! Wrong , all asprin are not alike and all coaters are not either. Picked one in Bridgeport ( won't type the name because my hands shake) .
Called and asked if silver finish is available. I had seen examples of their work and it looked superior in shine to others. No problem I am told, I get in my long term rent a racer, drop the hammer and 72 miles door to door at arrest me speed and throw away the key. I no sooner walk in the door and I get an" Uh Oh stripping that chrome off the collector and baloney tip is going to be extra". Ok I am in down town who knows where, "How Much", at least 50 no more than 100". Hey superior work, superior prices. This is baby afterall, sky is the limit, hell the kids ate yesterday ,it's a bad habit they are getting into thinking they should eat every day. Ok I didn't ask about the stripping , I had asked all the others .Airborne ,jethot , shame on me. I say ok, do the job.
Seventy two miles home at a sedate 75, troopers don't even look twice. Next morning while heading to the salt mines phone rings. " Hello" , "Are you the guy that came up here with sucker written on your forehead" " Why yes ,yes I am". " Good because we have some more good news, the stripping will be at least 150 bucks and probably more. "Well how much more?" Don't know whatever it takes". "And another thing. that nice sterling silver finish you want, we can't do that either" Why not? "Our polishing bath would get dirty". It is on the tip of my tongue to point out that baths do get dirty thats why there called BATHS! But they have my precious pipes and the weather is almost getting warm.Back in the rent a racer. I make the first trip look like a yellow flag lap at Daytona.(Is all of Conn. 55mph ?) I am hoping to get stopped this time, I want to bring the cop with me and lock this outfit up for Highway robbery. I still won't use their name but they are right off the Highway.
My pipes are at another coater now who can do that nice dull grey that I know I am going to hate and will aggravate me all summer long. But at least I know the price and I didn't get any speeding tickets getting them there.
Thanks for letting me vent I feel better!