Well all things come to an end and Lulu my boat is sold to the Paris Ecole Militaire so that is another phase in my life ending but another boat has been found and that will be Lulu III more on this after I have had my eye op.
The car and the bike has come up for their MOT but trust me I am a doctor of sorts.
IF YOU watch any of the TV programmes such as ‘Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares’ or ‘The Hotel Inspector’ you will be aware that most of the people featured (as well as the presenters for that matter) appear to be a bit bonkers and were quite possibly chosen for just that reason.
I mean why would anyone in real financial trouble argue with a seasoned professional whose only aim is to rescue the current situation, then endeavour to make the business successful? Would you argue with your Doctor? If he said take these tablets three times a day and your life will improve dramatically you would be a brave person to argue. After hopefully years of intensive training he of all people should have some idea of what the problem is. It may be a worrying new problem for you but having seen the same symptoms more than once in the past and fixed it readily with the same pills he’s recommending you take, who are you, the patient to argue?
So why did I find myself arguing when my car went in for a MOT service recently? After all, these people too are seasoned professionals and should know what they are doing “Your tyres are a little worn, Sir, would you like us to change them for you?” In most situations you would be expected to take the professional’s advice and have them changed, but wait a minute aren’t tyres and brake pads supposed to be a bit worn? As the legal limit is 1.6 ml across the tyre why would I want to change them at 4ml? It’s all about trust and it started when someone at the garage tried to convince me (unsuccessfully as it turns out) that having done 240000 Km's my car was due a 60,000 Km's service as it was now down to timing not miles or Km's anymore.
Now this may well be true and it may now be necessary but I’m still not convinced. My mate down the Pub said they are all in it just for the money and none of them are to be trusted, he even knows a bloke who could do all the repairs at half the price and they’d be better too! Sound familiar? Believe me.
Just because something is expensive does not guarantee that it’s any good and neither does cheap automatically mean bad. Remember that bad advice is always free and good advice can be expensive and problematic as well as hard to find especially if you argue with the professionals.
So did I have the new tyres fitted as well as the brakes fixed? Well yes I did but not from the original garage. Like my attention to detail in my business, I did a bit more homework and finally found a real professional as dedicated to his job as I am who did the work very well and by the way cheaper too.
Well before I sign off with reference to the meet book your hotels now , the pub is near the bus station and train station and the evening meal in the restaurant is with in walking distance.
The shopping mall is not far away and there are a few hotels in the area . I have booked in to the Leeds Mariot as they have a good rate going .
So till next time ,
Toodle pip Magic
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