-
Want to remove ads? Register an account and login to see fewer ads, and become a Supporting Member to remove almost all ads.
Brett works his arse off! Also his "associate", Tiffany.
Very happy with what Brett has done for me.
Brett == All American Paint Protection == Brand It Wrap It... in Rockville, MD.
So a couple of weeks ago my wife, who is taking a college class, drives to Ft Worth in her 1 week old M3. We have just returned from a couple of weeks outside the country and she has missed her last 2 labs. After class she stays late to complete her missed work and then, mid-afternoon realizes she is starving so she decided to grab a quick bite before returning home.
She stops at a Whataburger and is waiting in the dining room for her meal. A few minutes go by and the manager walks in and asks if anyone in the dining room is driving a Blue Tesla Model 3. (At this point I would be thinking "Oh God! Somebody hit my car!". My wife on the otherhand is thinking she forgot to turn it off and it is probably driving around on autopilot!.)
Anyway she raises her hand and says that the car in question is hers. He walks over and says "That's AWESOME! How do you like it?".
That went from an Oh "S*&^!" moment to a "Oh isn't that nice"" really quickly!
She stops at a Whataburger and is waiting in the dining room for her meal. A few minutes go by and the manager walks in and asks if anyone in the dining room is driving a Blue Tesla Model 3. (At this point I would be thinking "Oh God! Somebody hit my car!". My wife on the otherhand is thinking she forgot to turn it off and it is probably driving around on autopilot!.)
Anyway she raises her hand and says that the car in question is hers. He walks over and says "That's AWESOME! How do you like it?".
That went from an Oh "S*&^!" moment to a "Oh isn't that nice"" really quickly!
ThisIsTrue
Re-member
This meme provides Context for the story below:
The above meme came out on Friday (here, and posted here with the permission of its creator -- me!), the day I headed from Colorado for the San Francisco peninsula, where I had set up lunch with an old buddy who is in very bad shape with Parkinson's. I had planned to take him for a ride in my Tesla, but had to take it to the SC in Palo Alto for an urgent windshield replacement (thanks, rock...).
When I arrived at the SC the bad news was, no Tesla loaners. The better news once I was all signed in was, he "found one anyway." I had expressed disappointment, but didn't tell him about planning to take my buddy for a ride. The amusing irony: it was a Pearl White S75 -- a clone of the one pictured above (mine's MC Red).
Hadn't told my buddy I was taking him out in a Tesla, so it was a surprise for him to see what was in his driveway. He needed help getting in (because it's low, and a bit cramped), but my brother helped me get him into the front seat.
He was quite interested in the car, and had never been in one, though he certainly knew what it was: after all, he lives in the Bay Area! He lives at the tippy-top of a winding street, and was blown away that we got to the bottom with more energy in the battery than when we left -- and that I never had to touch the brakes, which is so contrary to his experience on that road! But that was nothing compared to what happened next, when we finally got to a wide, straight street.
Gave him a few bursts of rapid 0-40 (city streets and all!), and he audibly chuckled every time. He's only 65, and probably doesn't have many years left (LONG beyond driving himself anymore). He had a lot of questions, and loved hearing the real scoop about The Car of the Future.
It was a true pleasure to give him the opportunity to get a ride in a "future" car, considering he probably won't live to see much of that future. Bittersweet, but what a privilege to do that for him. Thanks, Elon, for making it happen!
The above meme came out on Friday (here, and posted here with the permission of its creator -- me!), the day I headed from Colorado for the San Francisco peninsula, where I had set up lunch with an old buddy who is in very bad shape with Parkinson's. I had planned to take him for a ride in my Tesla, but had to take it to the SC in Palo Alto for an urgent windshield replacement (thanks, rock...).
When I arrived at the SC the bad news was, no Tesla loaners. The better news once I was all signed in was, he "found one anyway." I had expressed disappointment, but didn't tell him about planning to take my buddy for a ride. The amusing irony: it was a Pearl White S75 -- a clone of the one pictured above (mine's MC Red).
Hadn't told my buddy I was taking him out in a Tesla, so it was a surprise for him to see what was in his driveway. He needed help getting in (because it's low, and a bit cramped), but my brother helped me get him into the front seat.
He was quite interested in the car, and had never been in one, though he certainly knew what it was: after all, he lives in the Bay Area! He lives at the tippy-top of a winding street, and was blown away that we got to the bottom with more energy in the battery than when we left -- and that I never had to touch the brakes, which is so contrary to his experience on that road! But that was nothing compared to what happened next, when we finally got to a wide, straight street.
Gave him a few bursts of rapid 0-40 (city streets and all!), and he audibly chuckled every time. He's only 65, and probably doesn't have many years left (LONG beyond driving himself anymore). He had a lot of questions, and loved hearing the real scoop about The Car of the Future.
It was a true pleasure to give him the opportunity to get a ride in a "future" car, considering he probably won't live to see much of that future. Bittersweet, but what a privilege to do that for him. Thanks, Elon, for making it happen!
CuriousG
Active Member
Just saw this - pretty amusing.
Fascinated woodpecker pecks all around a Tesla Model 3 while the nervous owner tells it to stop
Fascinated woodpecker pecks all around a Tesla Model 3 while the nervous owner tells it to stop
whitex
Well-Known Member
Elon sees the video, lightbulb goes on, replaces paint quality assurance workers with a flock of woodpeckers! One step closer to profitability!
SageBrush
REJECT Fascism
Sweet.
I new the ending ahead of time. After all, only a fan would know that it was a Model 3 ;-)
RogerHScott
Active Member
Well, woodpeckers are looking for bugs
OBX John
Autonomous Driving Enthusiast
I haven't had a memorable Tesla Moment in a while, until just the other day when I was driving by our local elementary school, and several girls jumped out into the road, bouncing up and down, screaming "Tesla! Tesla!"
I felt like a rock star. Or at least like I was driving a rock star.
I felt like a rock star. Or at least like I was driving a rock star.
School’s just out and a pre-teen sees my car and starts waving arms and calling out to the other older kids walking away on the other side of the street but they had headphones so did not even look up.
arcus
Active Member
It helps our kids to earn some additional points on the coolness scale, too
tpedwards
Member
aesculus
Still Trying to Figure This All Out
Xenius
Active Member
I was 'coal rolled' today … again. It's just the price you must pay living in oil & gas country. I may or may not have seen "Oil Field Honey Spending Oil Field Money" bumper sticker through the black smoke and soot. Luckily, I was prepared in biohazard defense mode.
Ahhh, that southern charm. I'm sure your thought to this fine, classy specimen was "Thank you, darlin'!"
navguy12
Active Member
RogerHScott
Active Member
Well, they tried "... made in America" -- oops, no -- um, "... under $200k", um, erg -- no, uh, "... that's really loud!"?Read the circled fine print.
Similar threads
