itsmecindi
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I took my television in for repair in (counting on fingers) February, I 'think'. I called first, the guy said sounds like your (television repairman terminology that is way over my head) has gone bad. Should run you twenty five or thirty bucks.
Okay, I toted this hundred plus pound television in there and dropped it off. A week later I get a call.
"I found out that your (more foreign words) is also bad. Want me to fix it, it's gonna be sixty five dollars altogether."
"Woof. Well, yeah, go ahead. But it might take me awhile to come after it."
The man has called me four times in the last sixth months, either I didn't have the money or I couldn't be there when he was going to be there. Finally today he called and said one o'clock? I decided that he had been patient enough. I pulled the money from somewhere else and went and got it. I felt so awful about making him wait so long I didn't really want to face him.
I came in the door apologizing.
"Oh he11, honey. I don't do this for a living. It's just a sideline. I carry the US mail. That's why I can only meet customers on Saturdays. Ain't no way I could make a living offa this. You'd be surprised at how long folks can get by with a thirteen inch black and white t v when the bill comes in for the repair."
I just smiled. I don't think I would be surprised at all, and I've got the squint wrinkles around my eyes to prove it. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Okay, I toted this hundred plus pound television in there and dropped it off. A week later I get a call.
"I found out that your (more foreign words) is also bad. Want me to fix it, it's gonna be sixty five dollars altogether."
"Woof. Well, yeah, go ahead. But it might take me awhile to come after it."
The man has called me four times in the last sixth months, either I didn't have the money or I couldn't be there when he was going to be there. Finally today he called and said one o'clock? I decided that he had been patient enough. I pulled the money from somewhere else and went and got it. I felt so awful about making him wait so long I didn't really want to face him.
I came in the door apologizing.
"Oh he11, honey. I don't do this for a living. It's just a sideline. I carry the US mail. That's why I can only meet customers on Saturdays. Ain't no way I could make a living offa this. You'd be surprised at how long folks can get by with a thirteen inch black and white t v when the bill comes in for the repair."
I just smiled. I don't think I would be surprised at all, and I've got the squint wrinkles around my eyes to prove it. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif