Welcome to the middle of the week: Unless you’re reading this later at which time it will be the end of the week. Or, if you’re reading this much later, it may be the beginning of next week and the greeting will be entirely meaningless. If you’re reading this much, much later (like the middle of next week) let me just say “Hi”.
A friend of mine just took her car to the repair shop. I think I have found an area where the computer may not be an added benefit. You see, the wheel was sorta half hanging off the car. The mechanic called and said “the computer says the car is fine”. She said “Like, the wheel is hanging off, this is OK?”. “Look lady, the computer didn’t find anything wrong with the wheel hanging off!”
At this point, she got upset and asked if anyone test drove the car to see how inconvenient a wheel hanging off the car would be to your everyday getting around kind of driving. The Mechanic solemnly replied “We don’t test drive the cars anymore, the computer tells us what is wrong and how to fix it”. She asked if they could make a special exception for her (She would even pay for it, gas and all, you know). The mechanic became insulted at this and informed her that not only did none of the mechanics have driver’s license, but they also wouldn’t drive this kind of car if they had.
Out of frustration, she went there and drove the mechanic herself, at which point he said “I think you have a broken strut!” “Yes” she said, “That’s what I have been trying to tell you!”. “So, would you like me to fix it, the computer does say this is OK, I don’t think it will be covered under the warrantee”
Anyway, the Disc Space Conservation Society showed up, thoroughly sacked the mechanic, fixed her car, and gave her a skateboard to use in the meantime. Unfortunately, to pay off the DSCS, she had to take a part time job delivering pizza’s to DSCS interrogations. So, delete these off the server and she won’t show up at your place.
By the way, anyone well enough to want off the list, e-mail me and send me the name of a decent Nissan Mechanic. If you know anyone who wants on the list, e-mail me, and let me know if they can replace any struts on old Nissans.
