(Opps I hope Chetan Bhagat and Vindu Chopra don’t sue me)
This blog dedicated to “ The Puneri”
8.35 am : Puneri along with his wife drives in my society in his gleaming Ford Ikon
8.45 am: I am happy to get lift to office (@ Wadia College chowk) looking at mere mortals who need to drive to office….
8.46 am: Something burning – me intelligently saying it is from outside not of car & then CAR STALLS !!!!
8.46.52 am: We manage to start car, move from signal, people applauding us by honking…felt first time in life that we are important as traffic stops b’cos of us
9.03 am : Dr. Castrol Ford (one of the onlookers) finally finishes the peeping tom activity at engine and suggests us (free of cost) – One litre of Castrol is required… engine oil is not there !!!
9.05 am: Me (Engineer on Paper), The Puneri (Economist made from mould of engineer), Bosho (Economist, Hopelessly Non Technical) do a quick fish bone analysis and come to conclusion it is AC ka problem, let us drive without AC.
9.06 am : Car again comes to life – back to road… hit the dirt baby ……….
9.15 am : we are near office – decide to take detour---- car stops AGAIN !!!!!! People applauding again… what a feeling
9.16 am : Frantic Calling to everybody !
9.17 am: the garage owner finally answers our prayers and answers Bosho’s call….. help is on the way … Honda City with mechanics
10.05 am : finally car arrives , we were told it would be there in 15 minutes (IST – Indian Stretchable Time). Till then we kill our time looking at Dogs at Garbage Bin….. discussing with every onlookers @ the problem, cursing few people…. Etc etc…
10.15 am: mechanics arrive - analysis complete – water pump gone !!!!! this car was refurbished and sold had six months warranty …… and water pump gone ……… Puneri and Bosho freaks !!!! Puneri says Bosho…. U talk with the guy who sold this car to us… he needs to give us explanation…… (After all Bosho's knows how to get angry... Puneri is sweet guy u see)
10.30 am: Bosho call’s up showroom… blast the guy in front….. the guy replies in some technical language bosho answers “ had I technical knowledge” I would have manufactured car myself !!!!!!!! Me & Puneri fainted…….. nee way settles to some compensation. Garage guys drop us to office in Honda City J. – 11.00 am ....left home in Ikon and reached office in Honda City
The story continues after this also, however Puneri will be telling the details……
5 comments:
hahaah.. i loved the bit where u say we looked at the dogs in garbage bins.. awesome to d core.. i must say u have an eye for detail.loved this article.
thanks pranjal... keep commenting.
Finally! got to c this article n comment on it! Looks like u hav some hidden qualities i stil need to discover.U write well too!!
thanks sheetu for lovely comment...
oh yes.. he writes very well.. i once read this in a book...that the world is full of garbage.. literary garbage.. and you don't want to add to the pile. As the book travels to the climax, the author realizes and shares his thoughts that, it is the exact alchemy of your desire that will shape your world, and therefore no words are big or small to pen down. If you have some thing to tell, the world has some thing to listen to. There is no perfect time to write but now.
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