This happened yesterday and I still want to crawl into a hole. I’ve been grinding at work for months, barely taking any days off, eating instant noodles like a champion. Recently I had a little bit of unexpected extra money come in (long story, but I somehow ended up with an extra $2k)) and I decided, hey, maybe it’s time to finally stop living like a raccoon and fix that rattling noise my ancient car does now for past few months.
I book an appointment at this super legit auto shop. I’m feeling proud, like a responsible adult for once. I even washed the car beforehand so I wouldn’t look like a total gremlin.
Anyway, I get there, explain what’s wrong (some weird rattling noise, classic), and the guy nods like he’s seen it all. Says he’ll take a look and I can chill in the waiting room. I sit there scrolling up and down on my phone, minding my business, until about 20 minutes later I hear them call me up.
The guy is trying so hard not to laugh. Apparently, the “rattling” was just a can of coke (that somehow got jammed deep into one of the back panels of my car?? Probably from when I moved apartments 8 months ago and literally threw everything into the backseat without looking.
The fix? They yanked it out in like 3 minutes. No charge. ZERO. I was embarrassed AF
Moral of the story: maybe I’m not ready for wealth yet. Maybe I need to work on basic object permanence first.
TL;DR: Got a random bit of extra cash, tried to responsibly fix my car, turns out I was just driving around with a loose Red Bull in the frame like a genius.
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No charge!? This a win, no TIFU here…. This happens to all kinds of folks. The amount of times I have to go and press the power button on a PC/Printer/TV/Monitor with an educated person sitting in the seat is very high….
Nothing to be embarrassed by, imo. Happens to most in some way or another
I’m still chuckling about the whole soda-in-the-car saga, it’s just so absurd. My cousin once found a bag of frozen peas in her trunk after a grocery store trip, nothing quite as dramatic, but equally confusing, and I keep wondering how that can of coke managed to wedge itself in the back panel of the car for 8 months without anyone noticing, because to be honest, I’m mystified, and I keep asking myself how often people find weird stuff like that tucked away in their cars?
Nah this isn’t a FU. I know so many shops that would have still charged their minimum for labor for that. Enjoy that extra cash man