Mum sent her car for servicing, and when she went to collect it, it wasn't washed.
But the three service assistants insisted it was clean, even though her fingers were black when she ran across her fingers across it. They explained that it was due to the rain and blamed her for not collecting it the minute they called an hour ago. Mad, she said that one hour of rain would not cause that much accumulation of dirt on the car. They continued to argue that the car had been washed, and was clean, implying that she was being a hysterical, unreasonable woman, at which time, she said that if it was clean, they wouldn't mind her next action. She then proceeded to wipe her fingers on his white shirt sleeve.
"My shirt!" he exclaimed, trying to brush the dirt off.
"Precisely!" she said responded and insisted on seeing a manager.
When the manager came, she complained about the SAs' ('Service Assistants') attitude and how they insisted an obviously dirty car had been washed. Stating that she personally washes her car, and thus she knows when her car is clean or not, the following snippet ensued:
"I know when a car is clean or not. I think I've been driving and washing cars longer than you have."
Manager looks at her.
"I've been driving for more than 40 years. You?"
"Less, lah" he replied in a small voice.
"You?" She directed at one of the men who implied that she was unable to differentiate between a washed and an unwashed car.
"Also less".
At this point in the story, I burst out in laughter. It was such a teacher thing to say, and I could just picture the whole thing - students trying their best to argue/wriggle their way out of a bad situation, but having everything they presented quashed by the teacher to the point where they had no choice but to admit defeat.
Serves them right. They should not have tried to pass off an obviously unwashed car for one that was, and then blame the dirt on rain and blame Mum for not getting there the second they called.
Anyway, the manager had the presence of mind to send the car for a 're-wash' since it wasn't washed to Mum's satisfaction. They ought to have done that in the first place, rather than argue about how a car with dirt all over it had already been washed.
But the three service assistants insisted it was clean, even though her fingers were black when she ran across her fingers across it. They explained that it was due to the rain and blamed her for not collecting it the minute they called an hour ago. Mad, she said that one hour of rain would not cause that much accumulation of dirt on the car. They continued to argue that the car had been washed, and was clean, implying that she was being a hysterical, unreasonable woman, at which time, she said that if it was clean, they wouldn't mind her next action. She then proceeded to wipe her fingers on his white shirt sleeve.
"My shirt!" he exclaimed, trying to brush the dirt off.
"Precisely!" she said responded and insisted on seeing a manager.
When the manager came, she complained about the SAs' ('Service Assistants') attitude and how they insisted an obviously dirty car had been washed. Stating that she personally washes her car, and thus she knows when her car is clean or not, the following snippet ensued:
"I know when a car is clean or not. I think I've been driving and washing cars longer than you have."
Manager looks at her.
"I've been driving for more than 40 years. You?"
"Less, lah" he replied in a small voice.
"You?" She directed at one of the men who implied that she was unable to differentiate between a washed and an unwashed car.
"Also less".
At this point in the story, I burst out in laughter. It was such a teacher thing to say, and I could just picture the whole thing - students trying their best to argue/wriggle their way out of a bad situation, but having everything they presented quashed by the teacher to the point where they had no choice but to admit defeat.
Serves them right. They should not have tried to pass off an obviously unwashed car for one that was, and then blame the dirt on rain and blame Mum for not getting there the second they called.
Anyway, the manager had the presence of mind to send the car for a 're-wash' since it wasn't washed to Mum's satisfaction. They ought to have done that in the first place, rather than argue about how a car with dirt all over it had already been washed.
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