Unusual Happening
Pedestrians in the vicinity of a certain garage in Tc Awamutu the other day witnessed a rather unusual happening. A well-known man walked into the garage with the request that a "gallon" be put into his car which was standing a short distance away. The customer departed and the garage man went to comply. Concluding as only a gallon was needed if would be oil the mechanic duly drained the engine case and replaced a gallon of nice clean, new oil. In due course the customer returned and he refused to pay for oil, as it was benzine he needed. And so, to the amusement of the lookers-on, who, as usual, saw most of the game, the new oil had to be removed and the old oil replaced, and the petrol tank replenished with a whole, gallon of benzine. After which the customer drove triumphantly away thinking garage men fools, the garage man muttered things about ambiguous customers, anil llio by-slanders! were thoroughly convinced they had i seen the champion mean man. •
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Franklin Times, Volume XIX, Issue 40, 8 April 1929, Page 8
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174Unusual Happening Franklin Times, Volume XIX, Issue 40, 8 April 1929, Page 8
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