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Originally Posted by TomC
I was rather disappointed that the local "neighborhood" garage basically told me to take a hike. This could have been one of those "good guy garage stories", but instead i'll never be able to recommend them. A shame...
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Sure sounds like a put down to me. The ONLY reason you have to Not recommend Cliffords is out of spite. Because they wouldn't drop what they were doing and fix your car. If they had fixed it incorrectly, then you would have a legitimate reason to "not recommend" them.
Those of us who live and work year round here, are all grateful for the income that comes our way from the out of state seasonal residents and the tourist trade and none of us like to or want to turn away work. Sometimes it is the only proper thing to do when your plate is currently full. Trying to take on a job you know you Really don't have time for, but you agree to it because the person is in a bind, isn't being honest to the person in the bind nor is it fair to customers with previously booked work.
Even a 30 minute repair, which in reality will probably burn up an hour, means that everything else previously booked and promised now gets shoved back an hour. As Greens Basin Girl already said. I to would be mad, if I went to pick my truck up, needing it for work etc., assuming it would be ready per agreement, only to find out that it isn't ready because the mechanic walked away from my job so as to accommodate somebody who drifted in off the street wanting and needing his car fixed right away.
Chris ( yes I have known him for 20+ yrs.) was not telling you to take a hike. He was being honest and up front.
Would you have preferred him to say, Sure I can fix it, Come back in an hour. Then when you return you find out he hasn't touched it yet because he was trying to help out Another person in off the street ? I don't think so.
Sometimes you just have to say No I can't do it, I just don't have time. I am glad you were able to get your repair made. I am also sorry that you now have a poor opinion about a local business that did nothing wrong.