Thought I'd share a moment from my day.
A guy wanders into the yard, glancing at all the cars then comes into the garage. "D'ya work here" he says
"uh hu" says I, unenthusiastically (this must happen 100 times in an average week, it gets to be a pain to the point where, if I'm busy, I lock the gate)
"Can I borrow a couple of numberplates off you?"
"What??"
"I'll bring them back...."
"Why?" (I had to ask...)
"Me and ma pal, see, whe've got this ole car to shift and it don't have any plates. The fella we're gettin' it from wants it legal like, so he wants some plates on before we move it. Have you got any?"
"No."
"what about that one there? with the plates in the windscreen? I'll bring them back in 10 mins, sure I will.."
"Look mate. all these cars are registered to ME. The plates are staying on the cars, end of."
"Ah, sorry pal , I thought they were scrap, I'll ask next door"
Now I must admit, no-one ever tried that before. Do you have any spare batteries/catalysts/alloy/oil or wanna buy a leather 3-piece (or "you buy DVD?? I have poooorn...") thats more the usual craic.
Blooming pikies
A guy wanders into the yard, glancing at all the cars then comes into the garage. "D'ya work here" he says
"uh hu" says I, unenthusiastically (this must happen 100 times in an average week, it gets to be a pain to the point where, if I'm busy, I lock the gate)
"Can I borrow a couple of numberplates off you?"
"What??"
"I'll bring them back...."
"Why?" (I had to ask...)
"Me and ma pal, see, whe've got this ole car to shift and it don't have any plates. The fella we're gettin' it from wants it legal like, so he wants some plates on before we move it. Have you got any?"
"No."
"what about that one there? with the plates in the windscreen? I'll bring them back in 10 mins, sure I will.."
"Look mate. all these cars are registered to ME. The plates are staying on the cars, end of."
"Ah, sorry pal , I thought they were scrap, I'll ask next door"
Now I must admit, no-one ever tried that before. Do you have any spare batteries/catalysts/alloy/oil or wanna buy a leather 3-piece (or "you buy DVD?? I have poooorn...") thats more the usual craic.
Blooming pikies