The Grand Junction HD Economic Stimulus Plan

Doesn't look like much of a stimulus plan does it?

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Here's the story, my front tire was starting to show some serious wear. The tire was not new at the start of our trip and nearly three weeks of riding two up with all our gear on windy mountain roads had seriously worn the tire. The next Harley Davidson shop would be in Reno, 700 or more miles away, and through some harsh landscape as well. So I went to Grand Junction Harley Davidson.
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Things were not smooth from the start. I run Dunlop 402 PT tires, the parts guy was not sure if he could sell me one because the police use them. After he determined that it was not a crime to buy a tire in Colorado, he told me to be sure to arrive early at the service department as it was first come first served. I said, "I'm here now can't you put me on the list." He said, "That's service, this is parts, Come back tomorrow."
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The next day I'm there at dawn, when they open I'm there. When I come back to pick up the bike, the Service Rep that I had been dealing with sees me and slips away. I suddenly get nervous thinking maybe I'm about to get hit. I've seen The Godfather so I know.

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The new Service Rep is a tall serious looking guy, who frowns a lot, he was the hit man. He said, "We've had a problem with your bike, have you repainted the fairing?" "It must have had a stone chip." "After all the bike has 67K miles." He said some paint came off the fairing while they were washing it and it is all my fault. He offers me $15 off the price of the tire to compensate me and to allow me to paint the bike and maybe have dinner at the Ritz. Really.

Turns out the guy who washed the bike, used a pressure washer and blew the paint off the fairing. I finally talked to the owner and I settled for far less than I should have, oh well, stupid me.

So that's the economic stimulus plan. I stay at a hotel and get a tire in Colorado, have paint work done in California, spread money around, stimulate the economy, everybody, wins sort of.

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Oh yea, one more thing.

Why would a Harley Davidson Dealer even own a pressure washer?