Car Conversation Episode #1

"Cajun Ginger" (CajunGinger) 01/27/2015 at 19:01 • Filed to: None

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A typical customer comes up to the counter to pay and get keys. My boss goes through checklist of what was done on car. (One item mentioned is air added to tires) Customer nods at everything. They pay. Then the conversation happens. This exact conversation happens several times a week.

Customer: Did you add air to my tires? There was a light on.

Boss: Yes.

Boss shouts to me: How were the tires on car X?

Me: The rear passenger tire was at 18. I filled it and added just a couple of pounds to the other tires.

Customer hears the entire exchange. Customer leaves, gets in there car, turns it on, off, then comes back in.

Customer: The light is still on.

Boss: It will turn off after you drive for a bit. Come back if it doesn't.

Customer leaves. Customer comes back.

Customer: The light turned off.

PS9 > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 19:06

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But...if...if the light turned off like they said...why...but...

Forgetful > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 19:10

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My mom had to call me and ask me what this light was the first time she went to drive on her snow tires which didn't have TPMS. She described it as, and I quote, "a fire with an exclamation mark in it".

Xyl0c41n3 > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 19:13

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Gee! If only there was some sort of vehicle-specific publication that outlined basic functions, maintenance, and information about said vehicle, including how dashboard warning lights work. If only such a thing existed! It could even be called an owner's manual!

*face palm*

Maybe next time your boss should also mention that you guys topped off their blinker fluid as a complimentary service, as well. >:-)

PS9 > Forgetful 01/27/2015 at 19:15

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"Oh. That means that the fire and explosions inside the engine are starting to come outside. You have about 10 sec to abandon the car if you want to live. Tuck n roll, mom!"

Nah, that's too mean to do to a mom. A kid brother though...

Cajun Ginger > PS9 01/27/2015 at 19:17

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yup.

Cajun Ginger > Xyl0c41n3 01/27/2015 at 19:23

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I read the manual for my husband's RX300 before he was even finished test driving it. I think I'm an anomaly though.

DoYouEvenShift > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 19:26

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Rear passenger has a puncture sounds like.

Cajun Ginger > DoYouEvenShift 01/27/2015 at 19:29

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could be a few things. If I notice something that low I mention it to my boss. It's up to him to pass it on to the customer. If I'm asked I do a visual inspection for nails etc.

Lekker > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 19:29

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Whats a manual? My dogs ate my last one, and I've never read one from any vehicle I've owned :) Does your husband ask you stuff about his car? lol

Lekker > Xyl0c41n3 01/27/2015 at 19:30

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Lmao! I was at a gas station this weekend, and a random guy in a motorcycle was just chillin' there. By the air pump station, and he told my buddy who was driving "Hey man, you're leaking blinker fluid!" and pointed at the hood, I literally almost laughed so hard I dropped my taco.

Cajun Ginger > Lekker 01/27/2015 at 19:34

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yes.

Why wouldn't he ask his own little grease monkey questions?

Xyl0c41n3 > Lekker 01/27/2015 at 19:54

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Dude must've been an opponaut! You've should've said hi! After saving your taco, of course. Nothing is more important than tacos. ^_^

Xyl0c41n3 > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 19:59

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If you're an anomaly, then so am I. I read manuals for fun sometimes. Who knew a Nikon strobe could come with a 150 page manual? It does, and I've read it. I mean, seriously, they're helpful things. If you're going to spend a crap ton of money on something, you'd think a person would actually want to know how to use it/care for it/maximize its potential, etc.

Xyl0c41n3 > Lekker 01/27/2015 at 20:02

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Why shouldn't he? I'm the go-to person in my family for lots of technical questions.

Lekker > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 20:06

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Because that'd be too awesome! I bet that could be fun to bring up at gatherings with family to tease around. That's my family tho

Lekker > Xyl0c41n3 01/27/2015 at 20:07

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I actually talked to him and asked him how many people he had gotten with that. He was a cool dude, bikers usually are. And right?! I saved it tho! whew

Lekker > Xyl0c41n3 01/27/2015 at 20:08

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I got used to being the only one of my friends and close ones that goes along to help buy a car and what not, makes me happy to see other people ask! instead of just assuming and choosing wrongly ha

Birddog > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 20:11

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Do you ever become numb to this?

I only ask because I work on the homes of people like this and see it daily.

Cajun Ginger > Birddog 01/27/2015 at 20:20

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yup. Well it does amuse me

Was way worse when I worked in retail.

There are cars that I don't even want to sit in to move because they're that filthy. Ever have houses you don't want to walk into?

Birddog > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 20:34

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Retail damn near broke my spirit. I go out of my way to be nice to people in retail.

I never refuse a job but I have called "landlords" and told them they need "Dale's Dead-Bug" before I do any work. I hate bugs.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Forgetful 01/27/2015 at 20:38

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what it really is, is a pair of tongs grilling a hotdog

Cajun Ginger > Birddog 01/27/2015 at 20:39

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stupid conversation with a family member.

Them: why don't you get a job at a store like you used to have instead?

Me: the pay is the same and I actually like what I do.

I have a coworker that HATES spiders. Sometimes we find one or two when we pop a hood open.

Birddog > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 20:55

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I've had that conversation! It was about a management position in the "multi family" industry though.

I make less money as a Plumber but my hair stopped falling out. Take a win when you can..

Roaches and Bed Bugs freak me out. Spiders, I have no issue with.

Birddog > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 21:19

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A quick ex-wife story. I never do this.

She worked parts at an L-M dealer. A tech slapped a write up from an "advisor" down in front of her and asked "what would you do".

She photocopied it and brought it home.

"Customer states rear wiper only wipes half a wipe"

The Compromiser > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 22:08

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I swapped my snows in and didn't drive far or long enough to set the warning. It was the first time my mechanic changed the tires (brake job and another set of another type of strut...). I usually do it with my father-in-law and the drive home is much, much farther. I thought my mechanic worked some wizardry. I didn't travel far with it for a month. Plus the tires were only a few feet from the car in my driveway, so possibly the sensors were picked up. Then as I drove on a long trip, the sensor went off. I must've bounced off the roof from the sudden bing out nowhere. I maintain there is a dent from my head. My wife maintains that the dent is in my head.

shop-teacher > Cajun Ginger 01/27/2015 at 22:57

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I once helped my friend move into a house like that in college. I was supposed to crash there overnight. But when I saw the place, I decided to drive the 3-1/2 hours back home instead.

kafromet > Cajun Ginger 01/29/2015 at 14:44

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"Next time you can just call to let us know."

kafromet > Xyl0c41n3 01/29/2015 at 14:47

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"Maybe next time your boss should also mention that you guys topped off their blinker fluid as a complimentary service, as well."

It was a pain too, we had to dig around and find our left-handed socket kit to get the reservoir open.

Xyl0c41n3 > kafromet 01/29/2015 at 15:38

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Damn those sneaky southpaw socket sets! (But yay for lots of alteration! ^_^).

kafromet > Xyl0c41n3 01/29/2015 at 16:23

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That was a seriously significant sampling of superior alliteration.

Xyl0c41n3 > kafromet 01/29/2015 at 18:02

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Lol. Thank you! Right back atcha! And of course, I notice now that my autocorrect bungled "alliteration." Heh. Anyway, hope you have a great day. ^_^