# Bijou Drains is an idiot **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 23, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007 "2009-02-23T03:25:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/81 "2009-02-24T04:47:51Z")
> [@Santo\_Rugger](#): > > I’m **Rick** ’s friend! Or, at least, **Rick** is my friend… Will you buy me a beer, too? Hell, I’ll buy you a beer. I’ll buy **Quasi** a beer, too. Bartender! A round for everyone, on me! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/82 "2009-02-24T04:55:23Z")
> [@Santo\_Rugger](#): > > I’m **Rick** ’s friend! Or, at least, **Rick** is my friend… Will you buy me a beer, too? Beers all around! 😃 Really! Cameraderie and friends are going to be very important in the days ahead, and we’re gonna have to choose about whose back to cover and whose front to avoid. Q ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/83 "2009-02-24T05:35:25Z")
Let’s start singing “Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall” and see if they’ll move this to Cafe Society! ---
**Author:** ![FarmerChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@FarmerChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FarmerChick)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/84 "2009-02-24T10:54:45Z")
I love a perfect pitting. So while we are on our break, waiting for our brake jobby to be done, who’s turn is it to buy the beer? And not just one, but two break/brake typos! I don’t know why they made me laugh, but they did. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/85 "2009-02-24T16:15:38Z")
I just came in to say thank you to Rick, too, who correctly diagnosed my wheel bearing problem over the Internet. I have been impressed ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/86 "2009-02-24T17:02:06Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Nobody will help me? Well, in that case I better head to the nearest high bridge and take a leap off. The nearest bridge is directly above you. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/87 "2009-02-24T17:23:19Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > The nearest bridge is directly above you. He can’t use that one; it’s a legally designated goat crossing. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/88 "2009-02-24T19:01:40Z")
I am beginning to believe all of you are trying to con me into buying all the drinks at the first world wide mega dopefest. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/89 "2009-02-24T19:02:41Z")
Not _all_ of them. Just the first round. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/90 "2009-02-24T19:11:40Z")
Well, **Rick** , how does it feel? By my calculation, you might be the last Doper _ever_ to start a Pit thread that personally insults another poster. If you had left it a couple of days later, this thread would have been against the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/91 "2009-02-24T20:00:32Z")
Bwaaa??? ::: wanders off to the front page of the pit. ::: Damn, how do you like that shit. I guess I will have to restate my OP to conform to the new rules. Bijou is a fine fellow in my estimation, however someother people might disagree slightly with this statement. Bijou always calls a spade a spade, however problems sometimes arise when he refers to it as a fucking shovel. I think that would be OK under the new rules. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/92 "2009-02-24T22:54:55Z")
Guess who got their money for a brake job refunded from Honda? Guess they are a good company after all. Only took them 3 days to refund the money too. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/93 "2009-02-24T23:07:38Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Guess who got their money for a brake job refunded from Honda? Guess they are a good company after all. Only took them 3 days to refund the money too. Guess you don’t have to jump off that bridge now. It’s safer under it anyway. You’de probably jump in front of somebody with shitty brakes and kill a car load of people. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/94 "2009-02-24T23:11:26Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > Bijou is a fine fellow in my estimation, however someother people might disagree slightly with this statement. Bijou always calls a spade a spade, however problems sometimes arise when he refers to it as a fucking shovel. > [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Guess who got their money for a brake job refunded from Honda? Guess they are a good company after all. Only took them 3 days to refund the money too. Wow. And all it took was **Rick** reversing his view of you. Way to go! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/95 "2009-02-24T23:18:58Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > I’ll buy **Quasi** a beer, too. I’m gonna hold you **to** that one, young lady!😉 As far as the “new directions”, I think we’ll adapt, just as our planet has adapted itself to change for millions of years. **Rick’s** loyalty to his friend will continue to shine as a beacon into the darkest night, and there will always be a dark, angry side (sorry Bijou, but that was just wrong, man) to which we’ll adapt as well. I ain’t no “Grasshoppah” and I can’t tell Ying from Yang, but I do understand friendship and I know what loyalty means, and both are going to be important if we are to survive the dark days that are coming. Now let’s have that round of Brewskis!:D:D:D Bill ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/96 "2009-02-25T04:15:44Z")
> [@brewha](#): > > (FTR I do all my own break service - in case you were wondering) Heh - FTR, I also do all my own BREAK service - make a damn mean cup of coffee does I, and I even know where the bikkies are kept. I’ll normally even do break service for my cube mates if they ask me nicely - but they prefer tea 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gurujulp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ba9def/32.png) [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/97 "2009-02-26T00:31:21Z")
> [@Santo\_Rugger](#): > > Wow. And all it took was **Rick** reversing his view of you. Way to go! Fucking laughed out LOUD at my keyboard- luckily most of the coworkers have already left… ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/98 "2009-02-26T03:59:32Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Guess who got their money Yeah, Lib did the same thing to get another poster to go away. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/99 "2009-02-26T04:04:05Z")
> [@Omegaman](#): > > I called a guy I know at Honda and he says they average about 30-36 thousand miles. He said one model specifally, one with a V6 had issues with poor friction material and would commonly wear out around 10-12 miles. 10-12 miles? That’s better than my 69 VW Microbus that wore out (well actually it blew up) after about fifteen minutes (gas through the rings into the oil pan, which once up to temp . . . KABOOMSKI!). ---
**Author:** ![Fantome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Fantome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fantome)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2009, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007/100 "2009-02-26T05:50:20Z")
No doubt, the OP of the other thread was a douche, however, **Rick** , you did come off a little snotty and condescending even in your first post. > [@](#): > > OK, write this down Starting off like that might leave a bad taste in one’s mouth, no? > [@](#): > > The largest single factor in brake wear is located between the brake pedal and the seat of the car.[sup]1[/sup] This is insinuating that the fault is probably with the OP, even though he has experience with how long his brakes have lasted in the past: _previous Hondas all had front pads that went 80k, back pads even longer"_. Then we look at what the little raised 1 denotes: > [@](#): > > [sup]1[/sup] sometimes referred to in the industry as the loose nut behind the wheel. Here is a real world example of brake life variance. My car has 40,000 miles on it. I had the wheels off the other day for new tires. The front brakes are at about 50%, the rears are at 70%+. Yet on a daily basis, I see the same model car come into the service drive at 15,000 miles that need front brakes and rears at 22,500. Do I have the magic special brake pads? Nope, I just know how to drive. More insinuations and unnecessary snark. Yes, the OP later showed to be a dick, but until that point he was just an angry customer claiming he was “gonna give it to them.” After your post, the OP remains calm with you and explains that he isn’t going to abuse anyone, but just VERY forcefully make his case and he gets this from you: > [@](#): > > [Orly?](http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/orly.jpeg) Were you kind of a dick yourself and seemingly picking a fight? It seemed that way to me. > [@](#): > > As my factory rep is fond of saying, the warranty is on the car, good will (which is what you are asking for) is on the customer. Huh? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007.md?page=6)