Odd-Ball Picture of the Day

"Ace is the place with the helpful hardware man."

 

Not oddball, just cool.

 

Ok, damn, that's awesome. I want a poster size of that to hang up in my reloading room! (AKA, my bedroom closet.)

 

My new Ace is the place for scented candles and tea towels.

 

My Ace is the place to get charged 3 to 5 times what a product is worth.

 

Yeah, I only hit ACE in an emergency because of price differences compared to Lowes or HD. My Ace has done the same with a new look that seems to be geared towards the "modern man" with a bunch of shit that should never be seen in a hardware store (towels, cute ass fake barn wood signs, and such).

 

Our ACE has had the "CrackerBarrel" boutique forever, but when it comes to finding small things like fasteners, kitchen cabinet hinges, authorized Stihl service, house paint, vacuum cleaner bags, toaster ovens, whole house humidifiers, humidifier filters, shop vac filters, and a host of other off-the-wall items necessary to the continued service of a larger product, it can't be beat by Tractor Supply, Lowe's, Home Depot, Sears, Harbor Freight, et al, for inventory. If they don't have what I can't find elsewhere, no one has it.
Plus, our ACE employees consistently know what I'm talking about when I'm looking for something, where to find it and can offer feasible alternatives if they don't have what I want. I don't get all of that from any other outlet.
Some things are worth the price of admission.

 

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_16-50_mk7.php

Click on the picture for a larger size image.

Another good image on wiki:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iowa_(BB-61)#/media/File:BB61_USS_Iowa_BB61_broadside_USN.jpg

 

I'm with Fastfreddie on this^. I know the Ace store of which he speaks, when I absolutely need some weird ass thing they've usually got it and know where to find it.

 

I still kick myself for not getting a picture of the Missouri (BB63) and the Kitty Hawk (CV-63) side by side in 1990 or so. That was some sight.

 

Damn! That's cool.
My dad was on the USS Iowa in the Korean war

 

Our Ace is old school. Price is a bit higher for things, but people are helpful and can be found. I was buying pool sand, and the kid just asked where I was parked, and loaded it for me without me even asking. Bolts/Fasteners, misc anything, they are the place to be. Also, they are the only hardware store that is open on a Sunday due to blue laws that is close, so they are also the go-to on a Sunday.

 

I don't mind shopping at Ace and paying a little extra just so I don't have to deal with the fuck wagons at Lowe's. It also helps that they love my dogs and spoil the shit out of them with treats every time I take them with me.

 

Unfortunately, I have not had the same positive experiences at the Ace I frequented in the last few years. They have a younger crew that is equally unhelpful as those at the big box stores. I recently moved and have a CO-OP close by which is also Ace for hardware. They have a great staff who is very helpful. I do not bring my dogs to stores. I find most people don't think they are as cute as we do I think many people just fake it well like some of our ex-girlfriends.

 

Several years ago I was at HD and a customer was seriously asking for one of these. He said that while he was out at the gun range, his wife hung all the Christmas lights but got them backwards. So he needed this adapter to avoid taking them all down. The HD guy was visibly laughing at him, as was I.

Man up and just admit it; you fucked up the lights. He wasn’t the first guy to do this (and blame someone else) and won’t be the last.

When he said he was at the gun range, I had flashbacks to Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom!