One of our piece of shit cabs broke down on me AGAIN yesterday. An almost weekly occurrence at this point. This time it was a blown hose. I was just driving and all of the sudden noticed my temperature gauge indicator was in the red – not a good sign.
Perhaps I could have been alerted if the check engine light had not been covered up with a business card. Actually, I guess it wouldn’t have mattered, since it is always lit. That was surely the thinking behind putting the business card there. I think every car that I have driven so far had a check engine light the was permanently illuminated. To be fair, I’m sure that some of the cars have check engine lights that aren’t illuminated though – but only because they were left on so long that the bulb burnt out.
At any rate I thought it would be in my best interest to pull over right away. There was steam shooting up from the hood, which is what actually alerted me to the problem initially. Upon further inspection I saw that one of the hoses going to the radiator had blown and was spilling coolant into the street. I called the office and arranged for a replacement cab for the remainder of the day.
Today day I gave the office a call to check on the status of my car.
Julie: Cortez Cab
Me: Hey Julie, can I speak with Victoria?
Julie: Hold on.
Victoria: Hello, Victoria speaking.
Me: Hey Victoria, it’s *****. I was calling to see if there was any word on my cab.
Victoria: Hmmm, uh let me see, uh, which cab do you drive?
Me: Cab 44
Victoria: Yeah, it looks like you will be driving Cab 98 for the res--------
Catherine: Victoria I got it, I’ll take it from here.
Catherine: Hey *****. Yeah, right now your cab is in the shop. Were looking at it right now. Were checking the engine right now to see if we can save it.
Me: Ok, I’ll check back later on it. Thanks.
Catherine: Teeennnn Fooouuuurrrr
Why the guilt trip? There was no way that I could have foreseen that hose bursting. These things just happen. Actually most times when something does break on an automobile it’s completely spontaneous. I did exactly what I should have done by pulling over and letting the cab cool down.
And for the eavesdropping. I have no idea what the reason for that was. And could it been overdramatized anymore? I think not.
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