Broken Athearn Genesis right out of the box

[andrechapelon]

Andre,Having work part time in a hobby shop another question cross my mind..

 

Did the OP drop it on the way home?

 

I also worked part time at a hobby shop more years ago than I'm willing to admit. As to whether or not the OP dropped the engine, we'll probably never know. It would, however, be unfair to the OP to make an assumption that he did.

 

I have seen "damage" locomotives returned that I know was OK when it left the store.However,by Ohio law we had to offer a replacement or refund the customer's money..90% of the time it was a cash refund which left a lot open for jokes after the customer departed the store..

 

Apparently the customers in those instances didn't want the locomotive that much, or they would have taken a replacement. That raises the question of why they bought the item in the first place. It's not directly hobby related, but a few days ago I bought a snake from Home Depot to de-clog a sink. The trap was clear, so the clog was further down the line. When I got the snake home, I found the housing was cracked in several places, so I turned right around and went for a replacement rather than a refund (I still needed the thing). The second time, I thoroughly inspected the housing for any kind of damage. I should have done that in the first place before leaving the parking lot. Oh well, the sink drains just fine now.

 

Such as:Momma gave him a choice..Return the locomotive or face the rolling pin..

 

Not much of a choice, although I wonder how many people still have rolling pins and actually know how to use them either for their intended purpose or as weapons.

 

That reminds me of a screwup I made. My wife was scrubbing the shower and was out of cleaning solution. She asked me to go get some WD-40. My mind must have been off in la-la land because I did just what she asked. When I got home and handed her the can, she asked me why in the world I bought the stuff. I told her that WD-40 was what she asked for. She then held up the empty can of tile cleaner which was clearly marked "X-14" and told me that was what she meant. I then opined that if X-14 was what she wanted, that's what she should have asked for since I wasn't a mind reader (and my mind apparently was in neutral anyway).

 

A few weeks later, though, I had the last laugh. She dumped half a box of mashed potato flakes in the garbage disposal, turned the water and the disposal on and was totally flabbergasted that the sink started backing up. When I pulled the things apart, I started quite literally to ROFLMAO. I still chuckle about that one.

 

Sorry 'bout getting off the subject.

 

Andre

[tstage]

I think we've managed to batter both the topic and the OP with enough speculation.  Can we move on?  Thanks.

Tom