I once had the rare opportunity, through no fault of my own, to make an ass of myself in front of my congressman not once, but twice in one day on nonconsecutive occasions.
I used to work at a quick oil change place in town (don't ever take a car to one of those) and one of our customers was Congressman Shays. I was working reception that day because I was one of the techs who could be trusted to fill in for the receptionist wihtout scaring off customers. He brought in his car, and our service writer tole me he needed a new serpentine belt and to ask if he wanted it replaced. After I assured him that we had one in stock he agreed, signed the estimate, and the guys in the garage went to work.
Around 45 minutes later, one of them told me that Bill (our service writer) had looked up the wrong belt and didn't actually have one in stock. I had to explain this to the customer, who didn't seem too upset about it, and take the charge off his bill. I gave him the receipt with the "$10 off if you bring another car in the next week" sticker, which motivated him to bring his other car in later that afternoon. This one also needed a belt. I insisted that three people check the belt on the car, check the computer, and check physical inventory (Bill was notorious for putting the wrong part in the system, and I wasn't going to let it happen again) and they all told me it was fine. After 45 minutes of three guys trying to put the wrong belt on, I had to explain once again that our techs didn't cross-reference the right part number, take the belt off the bill, and refund the difference to his credit card.
After he left, I turned to Bill, the manager, and the other tech in the room, and said, "Thanks for making me look like a moron in front of my congressman." The dumbfounded stares let me know that they had no idea who he was. Fortunately, every time I've seen him since then I've been wearing a suit instead of a mechanic's uniform, and I don't think he remembers me as the idiot from the oil change place.
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Originally Posted by hayesDX
I'm Jewish, and I basically agree with what you said. That dude needs to find a new angle.
Except for the part where you liked two of his movies.
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