Ceachtanna Seirbhíse do Chustaiméirí ó Dhaideo
Ag deireadh na 1990í, mo sheanathair, Gilbert Ellis, bhí cónaí orm le mo aintín Maureen agus Uncail Dale. Gur chinn siad go bhfuil garáiste mór / chaillfidh suiteáilte, mar sin bheadh Grandpa agus mo uncail a bheith ceardlann. Bhí siad an chaillfidh le chéile agus d'fhostaigh cuideachta leictreach áitiúil chun leictreachas a reáchtáil go dtí an cheardlann.
Uncle Dale had to run some errands on the day that the company was going to perform the work, so Grandpa waited for the electricians. They did not show up. A week or so later, Bhí Daideo sa bhaile agus thaispeáin na fir suas chun an leictreachas a rith. About half way though the job, thuig na leictreoirí nach raibh páirt acu.
Grandpa and Grandma Ellis, Aunt Maureen and Mom from the 1980s.
Dúirt na leictreoirí le Daideo go mbeidís ar ais tar éis lóin chun an jab a chríochnú. Grandpa had planned to go to the casino that afternoon but he wanted the workshop operational, so he told them to get the part and come back. Níor fhill na leictreoirí riamh.
An lá a d'fhill an chuideachta, Bhí Daideo ag iarraidh a chur in iúl dóibh cé chomh míshásta agus a bhí sé lena seirbhís ach ní raibh Uncail Dale ag iarraidh Daideo freisin.
Uncle Dale lived in a rural area of Jefferson County and told Grandpa, “Daid, you are used to things in St. Louis. It’s a different lifestyle out here. People don’t mind waiting.”
Grandpa was not satisfied but he was supposed to pay for the job, so he just bided his time. After a couple hours, my uncle came back to get Grandpa. He told Uncle Dale, “Anois, I am going to talk to those guys.”
Grandpa addressed the foreman and said, “The first time that you guys were supposed to come out here, you didn’t. And I waited up here all day for you. The second time you came out here, you forgot a part. I changed my plans, so you could finish the job but you didn’t come back and you didn’t call me.”
He summed up by saying, “So since you made me wait, you are going to get to wait. You send me a bill. I’ll send you a check.” He turned to my uncle and said, “It’s a different lifestyle out here, Dale. They don’t mind waiting.”
Grandpa Ellis from the 1990s
Is é an scéal seo Daideo íon agus ceann de mo is fearr leat as an dara cuid dá shaol. Bhí sé sna 80í luatha ach fós chomh géar ó thaobh meabhrach agus a bhí sé i gcónaí.
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