If it was a snake...( What does That Mean?)

[AirgunSavant]

A guy emailed me about making him some special parts.
I told him that I have a part matching free service on my website and to try that first as it would be cheaper if we already have something that specs out- which I often do..

He thanked me and said " If it was a snake..."

That was it??
What do you get from that. My guess was he didn't see the link to the matching service???
But he never came back???

Thanks all!

 

[SpecM]

"... it would have bit me"

it means he was very close but didn't see it

he meant no ill, its just an old silly expression (a southern one)

 

[OneEyeJack]

...and very true.

 

[larryinnewyork]

I heard that once.

They said,
"If I was a snake, it would have bit me,,,,, I would have been dead by now"

Like when I'm in a Store and ask an employee where an item is located,
and it's right on the shelf behind me.

 

[AirgunSavant]

Thanks guys.
I hear it often but forgot since he didn't say "... it would have bit me" Duh on me

I don't kill snakes but I don't like them. Just like you said.. I never find them until I am actually standing next to them....

 

[TooManyWheels]

An alternate unsaid ending is "I (or you) would have stepped on it" - Implying "Be Careful".

 

[Bud]

Heard that said all my life. I still use it when I ask someone in a store where an item is and it ends up being right where I was looking.