Given that it was San Francisco, what kind of
*conversion* (sic) did you think he had in mind?
;-)
Craig
--- SIASTUNING@aol.com wrote:
> Maybe he was just tring to start a conversion and
> maybe ask you out or something??? ;-)
>
> Vic
>
> In a message dated Thu, 15 Feb 2001 3:42:21 PM
> Eastern Standard Time, "Kelly, Katie"
> <kkelly@spss.com> writes:
>
> << So Lucy (Miata) and I were driving home from my
> Russian tutor's house in San
> Francisco last Tuesday. I stopped by the Chevron on
> 19th to get some gas,
> and also some air for Lucy's tires.
>
> First, I must say that keeping your tires inflated
> is indeed a "good" thing.
> I was amazed by the difference when I pulled out of
> the parking lot. I can
> steer again!
>
> But what really stumped me was one of Chevron's
> employees who was walking
> around, making sure we were all happy customers. I
> pulled up to the air
> thingamabopper, I grab the hose, I've got my tire
> gauge, I'm filling the
> tires, and he says, "You sure you know what you're
> doing?"
>
> I looked around, confused, wondering if I forgot
> something. "Oh, am I
> supposed to pay or something?"
>
> "No ma'am. By law, all air and water must be free
> for the customer."
>
> Huh, okay, so I continue with my tire filling.
>
> "You're sure your tires need air?"
>
> "Uh, yeah, I'm pretty sure."
>
> Well, he just kept hovering over me, offering more
> useless advice, or at
> least advice I was ignoring. "Sure you don't need
> any help?"
>
> "No, really. I'm fine."
>
> "Your tires look fine to me. I don't know if you
> really need to fill 'em
> up."
>
> Given that my Brookstone tire gauge said they were
> down to twenty pounds, I
> knew he was just plain wrong. "No, they're pretty
> low," I said.
>
> "Well, which gauge are you going by?"
>
> "Mine works pretty well."
>
> "Are you sure?"
>
> "Yes."
>
> "You know, after you've driven a mile, you won't get
> an accurate reading."
>
> "Look!" I said. "I race cars, ALL RIGHT!"
>
> "Oh, okay, take it easy. So you know what you're
> doing then."
>
> Days like this I can't wait for the next autocross.
>
> Shees!
>
> Katie K.
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