Posted by RedMF40 on April 30, 2021 at 06:05:27 from (172.58.219.183):
In Reply to: Funny shop stories posted by 37 chief on April 29, 2021 at 20:40:08:
Years ago I worked in an automotive repair shop owned by a husband and wife. They loved putting up these meaningless plaques that proclaimed them the "best automotive shop" in the area. Some old guys would come through and look at the restrooms and the waiting room and see it was all clean and tidy. Didn't mean they knew how to work on cars, but they had a clean waiting area. They loved those plaques, would do anything to make sure they had one every year. One morning I came in and there was the Coke machine lying on its back in the waiting room. Huh??
Turns out the husband and another fella from a neighboring business had tried moving the machine to clean behind it. Totally unnecessary but getting that plaque was the motive behind all this. End result is that the machine fell, the owner lost half a finger and the other fella was nearly crippled for life. He finally recovered.
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