Comes round!
Several years ago an employee's cousin had us picking up his vehicles at his home for oil service. After several months, he traded his wife's car for a newer, nicer one. First time it needed service the air filter was dirty, held an additional quart, tires needed rotated, etc. What had been a (approx.) 12.95 service on his old car was, for initial service, $17 or so(like I said, SEVERAL years ago). Employee and I thought we were doing him a favor by treating his ride just as we would want our own done. NO!! ranted, cursed(around, never actually at me),swore to never come back around such "crooks"!
Some time later he went to work for a local fellow installing garage doors just long enough to learn suppliers and best customers, then put in his own garage door company. Has been fairly succesful (with no help from me, certainly).
Then LO-and-Behold!! He pulled up in front of shop couple weeks ago, while his employee grabbed a run flat (destroyed) trailor tire from the back, he came walking up telling me he needed to buy a used trailor tire, cause his trailor was setting on the side of the road, etc. After looking him in the eye for a few seconds, I asked him if he wasn't "Jones" of "Jones" Garage Door Co.? When he said yes, I reminded him of his ranting and cursing the last time he'd been in my place and told him I"m not interested in his business, but if he drove far enough he'd probably find someone who was. From the color change, thought the prig was gonna stroke out right there!! His employee who'd been standing there, trailor tire suspended midway to ground through this exchange threw it back into pickup and was already attempting to get back in truck as his boss turned and stormed back to his truck, yelling that he'd never be back! On his way I couldn't resist shouting "Want to take a guess where I buy my garage doors"? To which he screamed "I don't GIVE a F+$k"!
Made my entire week!!
Bob
Several years ago an employee's cousin had us picking up his vehicles at his home for oil service. After several months, he traded his wife's car for a newer, nicer one. First time it needed service the air filter was dirty, held an additional quart, tires needed rotated, etc. What had been a (approx.) 12.95 service on his old car was, for initial service, $17 or so(like I said, SEVERAL years ago). Employee and I thought we were doing him a favor by treating his ride just as we would want our own done. NO!! ranted, cursed(around, never actually at me),swore to never come back around such "crooks"!
Some time later he went to work for a local fellow installing garage doors just long enough to learn suppliers and best customers, then put in his own garage door company. Has been fairly succesful (with no help from me, certainly).
Then LO-and-Behold!! He pulled up in front of shop couple weeks ago, while his employee grabbed a run flat (destroyed) trailor tire from the back, he came walking up telling me he needed to buy a used trailor tire, cause his trailor was setting on the side of the road, etc. After looking him in the eye for a few seconds, I asked him if he wasn't "Jones" of "Jones" Garage Door Co.? When he said yes, I reminded him of his ranting and cursing the last time he'd been in my place and told him I"m not interested in his business, but if he drove far enough he'd probably find someone who was. From the color change, thought the prig was gonna stroke out right there!! His employee who'd been standing there, trailor tire suspended midway to ground through this exchange threw it back into pickup and was already attempting to get back in truck as his boss turned and stormed back to his truck, yelling that he'd never be back! On his way I couldn't resist shouting "Want to take a guess where I buy my garage doors"? To which he screamed "I don't GIVE a F+$k"!
Made my entire week!!
Bob
