Posted by northernwench on Tue 1 May 07, 11:46 AM to northernwench's blog.
This has just restored my faith in human nature: just this minute popped into local garage as exhaust has been blowing a bit for a couple of weeks and dad had wagged my finger to get it sorted. The guy at a garage near my dads had said I needed a new manifold-looking at about four hundred quids worth of work, in which case I was going to get a new car.
Just popped in to my LOCAL garage however, and a whistling fella came out, popped up the bonnet, and did a bit of fiddling with my nuts (ooer)
From entering garage to leaving-five minutes, problem sorted.
I said my god, how much do I owe you?
He said love, my wifes just had a baby, the son is shining and Im bollocked if Im going to charge you for tightening your nuts...and no you dont need a new manifold.
Im dropping a four pack off for him tomorrow-what a diamond geezer..Im still grinning now!!
| 1 May 07, 12:00 PM Mel_SnM UK(BA), 7 yrs |
thats lovely! | ||
| 1 May 07, 12:05 PM northernwench 7 yrs |
Innit! Next shock story; Taxman says 'oh bollocks, have it back-we dont need it'
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| 1 May 07, 12:06 PM Mel_SnM UK(BA), 7 yrs |
I dont think theres enough babies or beer for that to happen! | ||
| 1 May 07, 12:08 PM druidic UK(DD), 12 yrs  |
Bless him  FIFE & TAYSIDE MUNCH | ||
| 1 May 07, 12:57 PM Dollface UK, 6 yrs  |
Wow, what a guy! Christ, I get the "you're a silly little girl with a silly little car" treatment every time I visit a garage, if only more were like him! | ||
| 1 May 07, 1:26 PM karena UK(CW), 6 yrs  |
And he's got a repeat customer when there is (although hopefully not) a bigger problem.
"Missing someone gets easier everyday because even though you are one day further from the last time you saw them, you are one day closer to the next time you will." | ||
| 1 May 07, 1:29 PM franky58 UK(TF), 5 yrs £ |
I bet you went to Kwik-Fit first. If you don't ask you will never know, try I don't bite | ||
| 1 May 07, 7:27 PM lucky_1 7 yrs |
Yeah I get that all the time. I usually let them prattle on for a bit before explaining that I am rather familiar with the workings of the internal combustion engine having rebuilt several cars and bikes. Good on wenchies chap though, not often that happens. Do you think he can cope with all the females from IC turning up at his garage?
The more that pleasure turns into pain, the more inclined I am to stand and take it. Texas 2005 | ||
| 2 May 07, 1:34 AM krystle UK(NE), 8 yrs |
What a star that man! 5 weeks ago, i did try and ignore the loon in the car behind who was waving at me and flashing merrily. After waving back for the fourth time, i realised i had a flat tyre, and he wasnt trying to pull. So i stopped at the nearest garage, asked them if they could help change the tyre? 10 minutes later all done, i went to pay, and they refused to accept a bean. A tip? nerp, so i left £10 on the bench with a postit on, recommending drinks after work. They are few and far between xx | ||
| 2 May 07, 8:03 AM Dollface UK, 6 yrs |
Christ, I think I envy him if he's getting a mass visit from the IC femmes!
"I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does not doubt my courage or my toughness, who does not believe me naive or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman." |
