If you don't already know, I work at a service station. We have gas pumps and service bays as well as offering a towing service. This keeps us pretty busy sometimes, but not always. Those slow times are when we tend to get into trouble, but also when the stories get told. When we have time to talk about the oddest phone call we've ever received. That would be the lady that wanted to have her neighbor's car towed because it was ugly. When told it couldn't be towed because it wasn't hers and she didn't have possession of it or the keys, she went and "stole" it. Or the time a car went through the intersection, through the parking lot and crashed into the sign for the station, but no one was injured. Of course we can't leave out, the folks who called needing a tow, because they had locked themselves inside (yes, you're reading that right - inside) their car.
Then there are the times when the employees have tortured each other, intentionally or not. These guys are constantly thinking of new ways to hurt each other. People have had fingers smashed, been hit with flying debris or been doused with the water hose or a bottle of soda, just to name a few.
And then the things we do to ourselves can be just as bad. The tow truck driver running through the bay, who stood up too early. Ran into the tire of the vehicle on the lift and knocked himself completely off his feet. Or the cashier who was running to answer the phone and tripped over her own feet. There was some blood involved in that one, as well as embarrassment. (And my head still throbs at the thought of it.)
So while dealing with people having a bad day can be stressful, sometimes there are some laughs.
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