well, not as it would first appear it seems, but i'm sure there is a ceredit crunch tale buried in here somewhere

i do all the fleet stuff for my depot, from accidents to windscreen wipers to servicing to bodywork and everything inbetween, that's my domain and, until recently, there was a garage aroudn the corner who used to do all the normal work, ford who used to do the warranty work, and kwik fit who did the tyres

ford, of course, i didn't get anything out of for free, nor would i have looked for it, so no loss there

the garage around the corner couldn't agree terms on the lease so that was mechanical and bodywork place up the wall (but no great loss there either as when they got taken over last year everything i used to get done stopped getting done and it was all "at mates rates" rather than "you've put so much business our way i'll do it at a quiet time")

but now, the manager at kwik fit has gone, so my oil changes, my filters, my tyre deals, etc have all gone with him, replaced with "surname sir? vehicle reg sir, initial sir? that'll be £27.50 sir"

that'll teach me for not going to the end of my road and getting it done for a tenner

oh well, it was good while it lasted eh

on the plus side, i didn't have to pay to park near woolworths, but i should have saved my time and shoe leather as it had more people that product inside