| Hitting the rewind button Visualised by archtomato On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 0:03 Hrs | Minimum B.S. Ok ok, The other day I was looking out my office balcony and something unusual flashed by on the road. I didn’t get a good look at it but I could tell it was no ordinary car. I wanted a better look, just out of idle curiosity, so I did what anyone would do in that situation: I reached for the remote control so I could rewind and play it back. The only problem, as I soon realized, is that balconies don’t have a rewind feature. It was frustrating. It’s not the first time I have reflexively reached for the rewind button. Sometimes I miss bits of conversation and I think for a brief moment I’ll rewind and listen to that again. If you have don’t have SH or ST TIVO at home, you might be having the same frustration. Reel life still isn’t as good as real life, at least on average, but that gap is narrowing from both sides. Real life is getting worse while the quality of television continues to improve. Case in point, have you taken your car to the dealer for servicing during this crazy COE period? If so, I pity you. You already found out that the dealership is struggling on the sales side and they are trying to make up the difference on the service side. These days the sales staff has no function other than to hold your arms and legs while the service staff screws you. Try taking your car in for some minor service, such as an oil change. You’ll end up paying for fixes that never actually happened, on car components that don’t actually exist. For example, your service agent might tell you that if you don’t get your flumerjib aligned, your kragwalter will oomulated and corrode the maxinflap. In a situation such as that, you know exactly two things: 1. If you take it somewhere for a second opinion, the second guy will screw you too, but maybe in a new way. So you loosen your sphincter muscles, take a deep breath, and agree to let the suspicious stranger service your brains out. Your only solace comes from the knowledge that sooner or later a righteous journalist from CNA will bust your dealership. Yeah Right !!! Cheers.
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