Today I went out with Mom to fix her Kancil. Originally, we were suppose to go to the post office in Tesco to settle my ASB application. I wanted to some what "invest" my money so I can be a little bit prepared for unforeseen events like paying up medical bills and what not. However, since it's really hot and sweaty Mom decided to stop by the workshop to have the air conditioner fixed.
So we went to the near by workshop. Having thought that the gas was out, Mom said it wouldn't take long. However, the foremen told us that it has some leakage problem and later said the cooling coil has been very old and dusty. He took out the bumper, together with the plate number and the signal lights. There were 2 foreman attending the car. From the looks of it, I can tell that one of them was an apprentice and the other was a pro. The apprentice was scrutinized by his mentor and he was learning as he did his job. While the pro took out stuff from the inside of the car. After dismantling,cleaning, air jacking and screwing parts back to respective places, the apprentice then filled the gas tank with R134a gas, while the other checked the pressure and temperature.
It took approximately one hour to finish the service. I've noticed a couple of things during my visit at the workshop - the etiquette of the foremen. I thought there sights were rather interesting.
1. Foremen can't live without the intake of nicotine.
Observation: For that one hour, they consumed 2 3 buds of cigarette per individual.
2. Foremen need leather and thick shoes to work.
Observation: Only the mentor wore sandals while the rest wore black,thick and leathered shoes, stomping here and there as they work.
3. Foremen wear big baggy pants with lots and lots of pockets.
Observation: Everybody there wore the same type of pants except for the mentor aka retired foreman perhaps.
4. The skillful foremen has less black oil and smudges on their hands and attire.
Observation: just by looking at the apprentice and the pro.
5. Foremen have very fancy hair dos.
Observation: The apprentice has his hair dyed and slightly brushed to the side with one studded ear and the latter has his all spiked up and dyed dark brown.
6. Foremen have all the nice poses while fixing the car.
Observation: Just by screwing a few tight area, many actions were performed. I was rather amused by their poses.
7. Foremen cleaned up all the mess after they've finished their work.
Observation: One of them took out a broom and later throw out the rubbish.
By just that one hour, I've seen much to conclude that foremen work with style, though they work with machines and oils. It was a nice visit to the workshop =)
