Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The Shirtless Mechanic


I received a text message from Bill the Spooky Guy (formerly known as Bill the Google Master.) He asked if I could give him and his crew a hand pushing a car into the paint booth.
I showed up and it was the same old banter. Sergio was there. He was shirtless like usual. He still thinks he’s in the tropical heat of Cuba. Bill has to ask him to put his shirt on when a customer comes in.
Bill was trying to get things done. He was telling Sergio what to do. Sergio doesn’t take orders very well and he’s a back-sasser.
             “Boy you’re grumpy today,” Sergio said to Bill, “let me give you a hug.” He turned to me and said, “it changes his mood.”
             Sergio proceeded to put a bear hug on Bill
             “Get away from me! I’m tired of your abuse!” Bill said.
             “Oh, somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed, come here.”
             Sergio tried to wrap his arms around Bill, which Bill resisted vehemently. Sergio is a big strong guy, so it looks kind of funny when he chases Bill around to give him a hug.
             We pushed the car into the booth and then George the music producer drove up.