Pay attention now. This lady knows her stuff. If we treat her nice, she may be able to answer some questions for us. She left out the good part about building frames for that French mystery lady who vanished into thin air. Tell us the story, Jackie. Steve
>From: "renaissance-cycles" <info@renaissance-cycles.com>
>To: <jackieosullivan@worldnet.att.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Brief (maybe not so,,) intro
>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 01:54:05 +0200
>
>Jackie:
>
>Nice intro!.....Welcome aboard!
>
>BC........................I don't get into the talk to much, just fine
>sitting on the sidelines
>or f@@ling around with the bike stuff!
>
>Baron Corpuz............................Holland!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <jackieosullivan@worldnet.att.net>
>To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 1:47 AM
>Subject: [CR]Brief (maybe not so,,) intro
>
>
> > As a newcomer to the list, I thought it would be neighborly to introduce
> > myself before I throw myself into the fray.
> >
> > My name is Jackie O'Sullivan, and I live in Cambridge, MA with my
> > teenaged daughter and two cats. Among many other endeavors, I used
> > to work as a mechanic and shop manager, back in the days when SIS
> > was still a bad idea on some mechanical engineer's drawing board, no
> > one wore helmets (amazing there are so many of us left!) and riders
> > would smile and nod as they met. I was asked to leave my position as
> > shop manager lo' these many years ago, in the wake of some serious
> > differences in customer service philosophy (I worked for a *R*ambling
> > *E*xercise *I*nfrastructure that shall remain nameless ;-), like when
>the
> > customer complained that I wouldn't fleece him 50 bucks for a new
> > derailleur when all he needed was a new 13t cog to replace the one he
> > sharktoothed, and a new chain. "12.00 bucks while-u-wait..." He left the
> > shop screaming. Yikes...
> >
> > I just wasn't fun anymore.
> >
> > After rambling around, I found myself in seminary. I received my
> > Master's degree last month, and am back on my newly overhauled '81
> > McLean custom road bike after an embarassingly long sabbatical. I rode
> > it to the Somerville Wheelworks today and turned heads (the bike, not
> > me) and made Robert of myth and legend a very happy man when I
> > bought some tubies.
> >
> > I also own a '75 Grand Record set up as a fixed gear and a '87
> > Ponderosa ATB, which is actually a fairly pleasant ride for the breed. I
> > like buiding wheels, working on bikes that I can fix, computers,
> > collecting books, and racking up student debt in grad school.
> >
> > I am surprised by the list volume, and have been enjoying the convivial
> > banter that is reminicent of the time I spent in the back rooms of
>shops,
> > where I was the ONLY woman these guys had ever seen change a tire,
> > let alone build a wheel. I worked with some great, very crazy mechanics
> > from whom I learned a lot (including the value of a large ball pean
> > hammer and 12" punch), and who always treated me like one of the
> > guys and not some oddity.
> >
> > Glad to be aboard,
> > Jackie