Thursday 9 July 2020

bitter be good, eh

I dropped by a local donut shop yesterday, I always thought it was a wholesaler so I haven't been there before.
The car park was narrow and there was a very large truck parked at the side of the main thoroughfare. That was ok, I parked, bought my donuts and came back to the car. I had to do a little bit of manouvring to reach the "Exit" ramp and the truckie was watching. I drove part way down the ramp and discovered it wasn't an exit at all, there was a locked gate at the bottom.
Hmm, it was going to need some concentration to reverse up the ramp and then get into a good position to leave.
The truckie was still watching, a broad faced Pacific Islander looking guy who I guessed would be quite laid back. He came over to speak to  me and I hoped against hope that the dodgy electric window would actually open before I looked more incompetent.
It worked.
He spoke with a slight New Zealand accent "I think y' need to reverse out"
I didn't want to, preferring to do a tricky turn than reverse that far "No, I want to turn around and drive out forwards"
"Ok, If you wanna do that, I'll direct ya"
I knew I could do it but it was his truck I would hit if I stuffed up so I swallowed my pride.

"Go over there.....further.....turn, turn....turn more......"

I was getting closer to the truck and he'd put the lifter down where I couldn't see it, I was feeling the pressure so I made a joke "they better be good donuts!"

He was so tickled and his face broke into a generous laugh "hehehe bitter be good, eh?"

He watched as I turned the wheel hard in my final manouvre to get straightened up

"sorry, eh" he said

"no worries, you do this stuff every day"

he started to laugh again as he waved me off "bitter be good, eh?!"

I suspect we both laughed about it for the rest of the day


30 comments:

  1. Well they certainly LOOK good. :)

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  2. The donuts made for a good story.

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  3. Big smiles - and I am glad that they were good. Nearly as good as the story that came with them...

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  4. Those look delicious. I hate it when men help me unbidden to drive!

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    1. I usually don't appreciate driving instruction but I also don't like being watched!

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  5. Ack. I am hopeless at reversing - after all that manouvering I'd need twice as many donuts!
    Sx

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  6. I'm terrible at reversing too. I once had to reverse all the way down a side street as there was no place to turn. I did it incredibly slowly to avoid all the parked cars. It took me about ten minutes!

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    1. I'm not terrible but I'd rather do a difficult 15 point turn and then go forwards!

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  7. I haven't had a donut in about a year. They sound good now.

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    1. They were delicious and my daughter's were excited at the surprise

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  9. They look blissful and sometimes we have to work really hard to earn something really good. Still smiling.

    XO
    WWW

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  10. Isn't it wonderful when a complete stranger enjoys an exchange as much as we do! It really brightens the whole day.

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    1. Yes, his laugh was just so enthusiastic, I had to love it

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  11. This was a great story! I would appreciate the directing, even if I didn't need it. And I love the "bitter be good!"

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  12. I was almost transported back to New Zealand for a bit there.

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    1. I wish I could write the accent better but I'm sure your imagination helped!

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  13. And were they good? They look good. Nothing worse than making a prat of yourself in the car whilst someone watches!

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    1. They really were good! And yes, my thoughts exactly

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  14. Did you pass the doughnut driving test? "Performing this manoeuvre entails rotating the rear or front of the vehicle around the opposite set of wheels in a continuous motion, creating (ideally) a circular skid-mark pattern of rubber on a carriageway and possibly even causing the tires to emit smoke from friction.

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    1. I've never done a doughnut and I'd want a lot of room to try but I am familiar with the burnout

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