Re: Audi Mechs at Strip Club

[mike posner <posne@cts.com>]

At 05:00 PM 9/1/97 -0500, Gregory L Dutka wrote:
>Stay away from Charles Maund Audi  in Austin Texas.  Took my 91200  TQ
>there last week while in Austin to check when I could get my car looked
>at for a malfunctioning Climate Control fan (any suggestions on what the
>problem could be?).  The Woman behind the Audi Service counter flippantly
>told me they were back up till SEPT 15th and her Mechanics were simply
>too busy to look at my car.  Well Hmmmmm...I drove all the way to Austin
>from Fort Hood (with no a/c mind you) to check with the Audi dealer and
>do a little shopping.  Because it was my day off, my friend and I chose
>to have lunch at a local Upscale Strip Club (I'm sure you Austin listers
>have heard of "Sugars") (It's free to get in...and you can have a steak
>dinner for around 5 bucks..and of course the show)  It was my day off,
>and no... I'm not a pervert.   ANYWAY.  My friend and I got there around
>11AM and and had a few soft drinks and appetizers while waiting for our
>main meal, when who do we see walk in, but a group of 4 mechanics wearing
>the Charles Maund Automotive mech's uniform...with AUDI badges (the same
>guys who work on my car)  For the next 2 hours and 15 minutes my friend
>and I watched as these mechs stuffed dollar bills in the g-strings of
>strippers, and witnessed one mechanic..(.whose name I'll never forget
>cause it was embroidered on the chest of his uniform)...received FOUR lap
>dances from a single dancer   (I believe lap dances cost between $20 and
>$30 bucks a piece)  So where am I going with this rant?
>
>1.  If that AUDI service center has time to give its mechanics 2+ hours
>of lunch time...they certainly have time to work on my F***ing car.
>
>2.  Why am I paying Chas. Maund $65.00 an hour for labor? (obviously to
>fund lap dances at a Strip joint during business hours)
>
>3.  Why should I chance leaving my car (which, besides my house cost more
>than any thing I own), to some sweaty fat mechanic with a hard-on  who
>has his mind on the stripper and everything but the care of my
>investment?
>
>If I offended anyone with my comments (besides the owner and employees of
>Charles Maund imports!!!!) I'm truly sorry.  I just needed a forum to
>vent my anger.
>
>
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>thanks for listening,
>
>
>
>Greg
>
>91 200TQ very hot w/ no fan
>86 300zx fried alternator
>96 Suzuki Bandit 
>92 Mariah (no time to get to the lake)
>
>Greg, If I'm not mistaken ,these mechanics were subjects participating in
a federally funded grant to study the effects of stress reduction work
breaks on
industrial productivity . I think in this particular example, stress was
induced.
.  Hope you got it fixed.Mike