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No call from c-red so no info yet. Asked if i coyld be there for the dyno run but the guys said sorry :(. Mate of mine said usually reason they dont like people there watching as usually have issues or probs and they just wana get the job done, which is understandable

Some other mechanics do the same. Sometimes I wonder if they don't want people around cause they aren't actually doing anything :glare:

Customers become a liability standing around, if something were to happen they'd get in trouble.

And also customers get in the way, ask a million questions, pull you away from the job etc. Happens a lot here and then they get all shitty cos the job has overrun

Customers become a liability standing around, if something were to happen they'd get in trouble.

And also customers get in the way, ask a million questions, pull you away from the job etc. Happens a lot here and then they get all shitty cos the job has overrun

Yeah i looked at it from this point of view when i asked thats why i was ok with it.

And morning everyone happy tuesday

Yay!, Four hour shift at work, then I need to take the skyline to get the fuels and go out and get some stuff to attach my license plate properly.

Make sure you get with frangipani flowers ok [emoji6]post-139458-14643072023664_thumb.jpg

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Nothing against customers wanting info on their cars, i don't mind it at all. Just makes progress on the cars slow

Totally get that, would rather them tell me that than making an excuse of space and noise and not safe >.> I used to ask customers to go away when I was working at the workshop.

And just like that i jinxed myself. Customer came in guns blazing because we have gone over time

Push the car onto the street and tell him to GTFO!

Fkn MA61 Poopra giving me dramas. Customer supplied brake pads - WRONG! So I ordered some from Veales - WRONG! Ugh, can't take a trick.

In my defence though, the customer supplied EBC pads and I looked at their online catalogue and his part numbers weren't even similar to what was listed. I triple checked my Bendix part with Veales, but nope it was wrong when it got here.

Make sure you get with frangipani flowers ok [emoji6] ImageUploadedBySAU Community1464307201.367454.jpg

Where can I get those? Each flower is +5hp right?

Drove around all arvo Shea running well. I'll see you all at the meet tomorrow night! Bring dem stickers.

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Where can I get those? Each flower is +5hp right?

Drove around all arvo Shea running well. I'll see you all at the meet tomorrow night! Bring dem stickers.

Oh meet and greet tomorrow night 7pm start near Joondalup , might have to catch up with you , Zookey somewhere else after dinner if that's ok ? I'll bring the stickers [emoji41]

Oh I can get you the frangipani plate holder if you like and its for free [emoji13] but you must have it up ok ? [emoji13]

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Where can I get those? Each flower is +5hp right?

Drove around all arvo Shea running well. I'll see you all at the meet tomorrow night! Bring dem stickers.

Honestly bro only 18 bucks for 4 stickers, support trev who went thru the effort of making said stickers. Now im not saying your being cheap but dude your being cheap ;)

(I just feel that trev will offer his fyp in this)

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Oh meet and greet tomorrow night 7pm start near Joondalup , might have to catch up with you , Zookey somewhere else after dinner if that's ok ? I'll bring the stickers [emoji41]

Oh I can get you the frangipani plate holder if you like and its for free [emoji13] but you must have it up ok ? [emoji13]

Yeah thats fine [emoji6]
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